Vince Tracy Podcasts

Mbappe, Messi and Haaland show up at World Cup with graham Smith 17.6.26@vincetracy  and @grahamsmith discuss #worldcup #var #weather  #mbappe #technology #france  #messi #argentina #stadium #waterbreaks #heatadvantage #tunisia #harrykane #capeverde #spain #scotland #haiti #climate #gretathunborg #waynerooney #thomastuchel #waterbreaks #panellists

@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #weather #children #spain #rape #police  #punishment #police #manchesteracademy #gramsci #hegemony #drink #ideology #judiciary #ryanair #uk #justice  #discrimination #illegals  #saudi #sudan #knives  #fabians #artificialintelligence 

UK Ghost Ships, Horse Therapy and Big Cats with Graham Smith 15.6.26@vincetracy and @grahamsmith discussed #weather #wales #uk   #englishchannel #labour #government #tanker #russia #starmer #geofreyepstein #reform #inigelfarage #ghostships #immigrants #weymouth #socialmedia #plaidcymru #bbc #journalism  #culturalhegemony #gramsci  #panther #lynx #bbc #horsetherapy #rogercookreport #investigativejournalism #reporter #lafayette

 with Matt King 15 june 2026@mattking and @vincetracy discussed #mary #christianity #mothers #thebible #god #religion #birth #animals #mothernature #morality #teachers #artificialintelligence #culturalhegemony #humans #church #politics #spain #marriage #wedlock #aiChatBot #socialresponsibility #respect #bible #environment #quran #parents #thecommandments  #animals

 with Graham Smith 10.6.26@vincetracy  and @grahamsmith discuss #worldcup #var #weather  #thenews #technology #christianeriksson  #uefa #flags #var #icd #heatadvantage #defibrilators #arneslot #westham #ireola #sundaysport #davidsullivan #lionesses #jackiecharlton #rooney #thomastuchel #waterbreaks #tacticaldelays

UK Media Has Cultural Hegemony Rampant @vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #weather #migrants #charity #labour #police  #antisemitic #bankofengland #churchill #gramsci #hegemony #ww2 #ideology #judiciary #jaecoo #spain #justice  #electriccars #illegals  #gwent #southampton #transgender  #fabians #artificialintelligence 

@vincetracy and @grahamsmith discussed #weather #wales #uk   #uknews #jilldando #crimewatch #nickross #journalism #starmer #danwootton #reform #nigelfarage #children #respect #sheep #usa #fleece #police #journalism  #culturalhegemony #gramsci  #spelling #aberfan #bbc #culture #menaibridge #rafridgewell #technology #controls

@mattking and @vincetracy discussed #spirituality #tencommandments #value #truth #god #religion #religiouseducation #values #friendship #school #teachers #socialmedia #culturlhegemony #truth #gratitude #freedom #mass #spain #meaning #purpose #peace #judgement #God #HolySpirit #workethic #honesty #innerfeelings #thepopesvisit #godliness #religions #indoctrination #teaching

 Discussed with Graham Smith 3.6.26@vincetracy  and @grahamsmith discuss #Premierleague #Liverpool #weather  #Arsenal #technology #championship  #uefa #flags #var #worldcup #heatadvantage #managers #arneslot #arteta #ireola #newcastle #kevinkeegan #kennydalgleish #sirkenny #dixiedeanl #throwin #waterbreaks #tacticaldelays

@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #weather #migrants #scottishnationalistparty #labour #nicolasturgeon  #nigelfarage #tories #andyburnham #gramsci #hegemony #NATO #brexit #poland #supermarkets #spain #justice  #youthrehabilitation #drugs  #boxer #southampton #crime  #fabians #artificialintelligence 

 with Neil Colbourne 12th May 2026@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #weather #migrants #andyburnham #labour #localelections  #nigelfarage #reform #conservatives #gramsci #hegemony #zakpolanski #greenparty #gordonbrown #ideology #spain #footballhooliganism  #medicine #thegreens  #bbc #socialmedia #spain #placebo #artificialintelligence 

@vincetracy and @grahamsmith discussed #weather #wales #uk   #ukelections #labour #government #london #andyburnham #starmer #kemibadenoch #reform #inigelfarage #asylum #immigrants #localgovernment #tedheath #plaidcymru #centralgovernment #journalism  #culturalhegemony #gramsci  #muscularsclerosis #bravery #bbc #celebralpalsey #hedgehogs #aberfandisaster #disability #davidattenborough

with Matt King 11th May 2026@vincetracy and @mattking discuss #voting #weather #elections #politicalparties #parties #values #language #policies #traditions #councillors #workers # #hegemony #parents #greens #police #traffic #costofliving #democracy #zackpolanski #drugs #communityspirit #prostitution #defence #nato #traditions #bankholidays #nigelfarage #reform #internationalcommunism #unemployment #prices  #respect #politicians #control #discipline

Thrilling Champions League Games with Graham Smith 6th May 2026@vincetracy  and @grahamsmith discuss #Premierleague #Liverpool #Spurs  #Arsenal #tottenham #championsleague  #michaelcarrick #spurs #tottenham #chelsea #burnley #managers #simeone #arteta #commentators #newcastle #var #europaleague #europaconference #chelsea #astonvilla #manunited #mancity  

 with Neil Colbourne 5th May 2026@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #weather #migrants #smuggling #labour #unitedkingdom  #kemibadenoch #tories #conservatives #gramsci #hegemony #zakpolanski #greenparty #jackgrealish #ideology #spain #snooker  #crucible #thegreens  #bbc #socialmedia #spain #influencers #artificialintelligence 

Hantavirus, Weightloss Jabs, David Attenborough and Sir Alex Ferguson!@vincetracy and @grahamsmith discussed #weather #wales #uk   #hantavirus #oil #government #london #iran #starmer #antisemitic #cruise #illegal #asylum #immigrants #straitsofhormuz #tedheath #plaidcymru #trump #journalism  #culturalhegemony #gramsci  #oxygentherapy #weightloss #bbc #cyprus #winstonchurchill #weightlossjabs #alexferguson #davidattenborough

with Matt King 4th May 2026@vincetracy and @mattking discuss #progress #weather #childhood #upbringing #tradition #values #language #valenciano #traditions #mayday #workers # #hegemony #parents #altea #police #traffic #costofliving #democracy #family #france #communityspirit #revolutions #maypoles #usa #traditions #bankholidays #parades #nationalholidays #internationalcommunism #unemployment #prices #civilwar #respect #politicians #control #discipline

 with Graham Smith 29.4.26@vincetracy  and @grahamsmith discuss #Premierleague #Liverpool #Spurs  #Arsenal #tottenham #championsleague #arsenal #hairstyles #spurs #tottenham #chelsea #burnley #managers #financialfairplay #pullinghair #calvertlewin #newcastle #psg #harrykane #bayernmunich

@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #weather #scotland #wales #labour #unitedkingdom  #banter #woke #advertisingflats #gramsci #hegemony #zakpolanski #greenparty #assault #ideology #spain #drugs  #lawyers #thegreens  #bbc #socialmedia #spain #influencers #artificialintelligence #biggamehunters

 with Graham Smith 27 April 2026@vincetracy and @grahamsmith discussed #weather #wales #uk   #theking #trump #assassinationattempt #anglesey #thepress #starmer #hoteldinner #wales #starmer #media #callcentre #spokenenglish #hedgehog #rnottingham #suffolk #maidmarian  #culturalhegemony #gramsci #fabians #snp #northernireland #haroldwilson 

@mattking and @vincetracy discussed #weather #commonsense #breaks #eu #taxes #religion #poems #skin #stories #blackrock #logic #artificialintelligence #culturalhegemony #politicians #church #politics #phone #tv #birth #pollution #disability #housework #power #pets #motorhome #visitingfriends #walking  #working

@vincetracy  and @grahamsmith discuss #Premierleague #Liverpool #Spurs  #Arsenal #brendanrogers #championship #arsenal #leicester #promotion #tottenham #arneslot #burnley #managers #financialfairplay #chelsea #ipswich #newcastle #wrexham #promotion #coventry 

Who's Lying? Could it be a Trusted Politician? with Neil Colbourne 21.4.26@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #weather #rachelreeves #budget #labour #illegalimmigration  #morrisons #woke #ollyrobbins #gramsci #hegemony #zakpolanski #greenparty #waitrose #ideology #spain #stealing  #lawyers #thegreens  #bbc #sanchez #spain #youthunemployment #artificialintelligence #Ministryofdefence

 with Treflyn Jones 16.4.26@vincetracy and @treflynjones discuss #christianity #parents #thenativity #idols #programmes #lpopidolss #madonna #ladygaga #yricsl #hymns #teaching #oldtestament #learning #blackandwhiteminstrels #chatbot #stigmata #hypnotherapy #burningcrosses #stress #lovethyneighbour #herod #thebible #christianteaching #religiouseducation #thenativity #wars #herod #culturalhegemony

This is the man Eric Clapton is supposed to have has described as  the fastest guitarist in the world

Give Mankind a Chance with Terry Whitehehad 24.2.26@terrywhitehead and @vincetracy discussed #spain #weather #UK #socialmedia #emergencyservices #iberdrola #starmer #electricity  #valencia #taliban #gender #hospitals #internet #abortion #therian #specialneeds #amnesty #fabiansociety #democracy #communistpartymanifesto

This first-hand account of Debbie’s teen years frequenting and eventually helping to run the original Cavern Club is the authentic inside story of the Beatles launch pad, full of triumphs and failures – and surprise celebrity encounters. Debbie's tale is a fascinating journey from the birth of the Beatles at this famous Liverpool Club.

It's a long time ago but I was really privileged to meet Chubby Checker over the airwaves. Obviously, we talked about the origins of the twist!

Currently, about 372 million people (around 5.7 percent of the world's population) receive artificially fluoridated water in about 24 countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, the US, and the UK. Since the 1950s, there has been relentless debate over whether there's any real reason to do this. 

The Birth of The Beatles Story: Our Time with The Beatles and How We Became the Founders of the Most Successful Beatles Exhibition in the WorldGreat podcast with Mike and Bernadette Byrne from the early days when Bernadette knew George and Paul and Mike sang with Them Grimbles and The Roadrunners to their dream about a Beatles Tourist attraction in Liverpool

@axelsteller and @vincetracy discussed #water #quality #nature #natural #control #regulations #healthy #tapwater #plastic #poison #toxins #fluoride #minerals #plants #vegetables #agriculture #vortexer #toothpaste #thepill #oxymel #organs #liver #kidneys #detox #distilled #chemicals  #skin #health #values #education #medicine #honey

@vincetracy and @[email protected] discussed #medicine #illness #wellness #nerves #health #oxygen #water #light #bigpharma #cellularhealth #selfhealin #brain #vegusnerve

Frank Ifield's first UK single, "Lucky Devil" (January 1960), reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. His next six singles had less commercial success, but he had his first UK number-one hit with a cover version of a 1941 composition "I Remember You" (May 1962), which topped the charts for seven weeks. Known for Ifield's falsetto and a slight yodel, it was the second highest-selling single of that year in the UK, and became the seventh million-selling single. I was fortunate to meet Frank over the airwaves on my radio show

Is there a connection between the first Electric cars, our current scenario and the UK miners strike and all the attendant problems in the years in-between? This is a podcast in which we look to see where the dots can be joined.

Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London), often referred to as 'El Tel', is a football manager and former player. He most notably played for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England. He has been employed as the manager of both England and Australia, as well as management stints at Barcelona and various clubs in England.Vince spoke with TERRY VENABLES from the studios of OCI, Altea, Spain

@mykalmoziah and @vincetracy look at various aspects and implications from the music and influences of #BobMarley #RayCharles #NinaSimone and #StevieWonder #Jamaica #Liverpool #Wirral #TheSpinners 

Helen Kate Shapiro is a British pop and jazz singer and actress.  While still a teenager in the early 1960s,  she was one of Britain's most successful female singers. With a voice described by AllMusic as possessing "the maturity and sensibilities of someone far beyond their teen years", Helen Shapiro recorded two 1961 UK chart toppers, "You Don't Know" and "Walkin' Back to Happiness", when she was just fourteen years old.  It was a real pleasure to talk with Helen about her Gospel Outreach. Helen gave us a great insight to her early days and a priviliged insight to her beliefs. It is always so interesting to see how famous people find their faith and Helen was open and honest in what she developingafter such a great career in music

Len Barry had those great hits 1-2-3 and Like a Baby and he joined Vince on the line from his home on 1st September 2008 .OCI radio didn't have a budget for these activities so I looked for artistes whose work I had enjoyed and worked hard to set up the interviews. Len Barry had some very important things to tell us about prejudice and racism in this podcast.

A sad Farewell to the Enigmatic Don Woods who was laid to rest on his beloved Wirral Peninsular last Friday 11th November 2022.   Don had always been very fit and healthy until fate struck his lungs a fateful blow about 8 weeks ago. I phoned Don early one Monday morning as was our arrangement. We loved to sit and chew the fat over the airwaves then remember an aspect of Don's songwriting. Don was struggling for breath for a few weeks before he suddenly went into hospital and here I am writing our blog after his death and subsequent funeral. As his illness progressed it became obvious that Don was feeling the loss of his wife Cynthia very deeply. It had only been a few weeks before all this happened that I had produced a podcast with Don recounting various aspects of his life and remembering how we had first met in the early days of BBC Radio at Radio Merseyside. I am still finding this a little overwhelming and the podcast will allow Don to tell you about his life and our friendship.  He was talented, successful, versatile, enigmatic and fun to be around. Thanks for the memories Don and thanks for your valued friendship. You will be missed by many people who admired your love of music, your love of Wirral and your love of Wales. Our thoughts and prayers are with Don, Don's son, Steve, and all his family and friends. RIP Vince and Anne in Spain xx

RickyT always bring us weird facts and today he brings us news of #flyingcars which are now available plus some weird facts regarding #microscopicmites that live on our faces #eigengrau and #petrochor

There is a huge debate about Fluoride and I have been taking fluoride all my life. Should I be worried?  We look at what Fluoride is and how it has been used and why there is still a debate as to its efficacy. How reliable is the scientific evidence?

Jean Alexander, was a British television actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played from 1964 until 1987, and also as Auntie Wainwright in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1988 to 2010. For her role in Coronation Street, she won the 1985 Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance, and received a 1988 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Actress. via Wiki

Emile Ford was first and foremost a sound scientist and secondly he was a Number One hit-maker. He lived his life trying to create the best sound in the world and he had been involved with some of the biggest names in the business. I first met Emile in Cornwall around 1990 and he became a personal friend. Vince met up with Emile Ford on Wednesday 8th July 2009 when Emile explained that he had been creating his wonderful sound for such great stars as Michael Jackson, Abba, Bruce Sprinsteen, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and the artistes who competed in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. His destiny has been to create his wonderful sound.  The podcast is an insight into his wonderful life.

Tommy James discussed his long and illustrious career with me. Tommy proved to be a really great story and a fabulous interview experience. It is clear to see that Tommy has been a visionary within the music industry who was saying things long before they happened.

Is there a connection between the first Electric cars, our current scenario and the UK 1972 miners strike and all the attendant problems in the years in-between? This is a podcast in which we look to see where the dots can be joined.

A great memory for me was meeting the wonderful Brenda Lee over the airwaves from my radio show in Spain.Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which has become a Christmas standard.At 4 ft 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite" in 1957, after recording the song "Dynamite" when she was 12, and was one of the earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following.

Sir Henry Cooper was a British southpaw heavyweight boxing champion, best remembered for a 1963 fight with a young Muhamed Ali who was then known as Cassius Clay. Sir Henry gives us his version of a very dodgy tampering episode when he was on the verge of winning but which he lost lost when the fight was called off due to a cut. Cooper was the undefeated British and Commonwealth  heavyweight champion for twelve years, and held the European heavyweight title for three years. In 1966 he fought Ali, by then the World Champion a second time and was again stopped due to a cut. Cooper twice was voted BBC Sports Personality of the year and after retiring in 1971 following a controversial loss remained a popular public figure. He is the only boxer to have been awarded a knighthood.

Teddy Taylor, aka Kingsize Taylor, was the man who taught the Beatles how to rock n roll It's always a pleasure to talk with Ted and we refer in this podcast to a Facebook group to which we both subscribe.

Jet Harris is a legend. Jet has had an illustrious career as an original member of TheShadows, as Jet Harris with Tony Meehan and as the first musician to play an electricbass in the UK. Jet played on most of the early Shadows hits including the wonderfulApache and has re-issued his great hit Diamonds on his new album.

In August 1966 Mike joined Manfred Mann, an established chart-topping group, as replacement for Paul Jones, who was leaving to start a solo career. Comparisons between d'Abo and Jones became a media preoccupation at the time of the switch, butd'Abo wasted little time dwelling upon it. "I enjoy being with the group," he told Pete Goodman. "We really do have anenormously wide range of musical tastes among us."D'Abo's first big hit with Manfred Mann was "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James". It was nearly recorded with "Mr Jones" in the title before it occurred to the group that it might beinterpreted as being an implied reference to Paul Jones. D'Abo first recorded the As Is album (with the attaching single "JustLike a Woman"). He composed and produced Chris Farlowe's "Handbags and Gladrags", a hit single which was also notably recorded by Rod Stewart and Stereophonics and subsequently became the theme music to the BBC television show The Office.