About Mayors: Andy Burnham on expensive trains, and 'the' Joy Division

What does a mayor actually do apart from wear chains and cut ribbons? Well, when we were in Manchester for the tour, we met up with Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, and it turns out he doesn't actually do either of those things much. In this episode, we discuss how to make changes in a city, why it costs more to get the train to Manchester from London than to fly, and what Joe would do as the mayor of Heathfield. There is also a lot of music chat, and Joe offends Andy by calling one of Manchesters most iconic bands 'the Joy Division'. Come and see us in Clapham on November 1st? Tickets for our next live show are on sale now: https://link.dice.fm/B708c6703331 New JMS caps and hoodies available here: joemarler.co.uk/shop To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xR On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/joemarlershow To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/joemarlershow  To get official show socks, click here: https://www.stand4socks.com/products/joe-marler-show-sock To grow the show on socials, look for @joemarlershow on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok  Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices