You don't have to like weird food to listen to the pod! we have plenty of episodes about beer/pubs, wine, spices, cheese; interviews with spectacularly knowledgeable guests, such as @goingmedieval.bsky.social @petebrownbeer.bsky.social @cheesetastingco.bsky.social @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social

Thank you!

NUNS ON THE RUN!!!

This month's Cheese of the Month: Single Gloucester: bit.ly/SingleGloucester

Invitation to friends in the arts. I'm part of a group organizing a project called Fall of Freedom. We want artists and orgs of all kinds (whether you're an Indie bookstore, a cinema, gallery, whatever) to come together to resist authoritarianism. Starting November 21st... www.falloffreedom.com

Words of wisdom from the early modern Pamflyt Compiled of Cheese, now available in a new transcription online. This and other vital items of cheese news can be found in my new Substack series, Ned's Cheesy Nuggets. No. 1 out now: bit.ly/NedsNuggets

Ned's Cheesy Nuggets, No 1: September 2025 open.substack.com/pub/nedpalme...

Morning all! Summer Burden open.substack.com/pub/wildiris...

A Day in the Life of a Freelance Cheesemonger open.substack.com/pub/nedpalme...

I've spent the past few months researching and writing (what I think is) the biggest pub guide ever published by a national newspaper (50,000 words!) - and today its been published! www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/best-...

Cheesemonger's Odyssey, Cheese of the Month: Beemster's Gouda Selection. open.substack.com/pub/nedpalme...

Cheese is cool: open.substack.com/pub/nedpalme...

Freelance Writing Jobs: BBC, Talking Wales, Curtis Brown open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...

Read this! This is good! Madame Fromage madamefromage.substack.com?r=71nf1&utm_...

Completing my little flurry of Substack posts today: nedpalmer.substack.com/p/adventurou...

A Cheesemonger's Odyssey...is my new Substack, where I will mostly be talking about cheese... nedpalmer.substack.com?r=71nf1&utm_...

A Cheesemonger's Odyssey - Cheese of the Month Issue One, fresh off the press... nedpalmer.substack.com/p/cheese-of-...

My new Substack, A Cheesemonger's Odyssey, is now live. And here is the first post! nedpalmer.substack.com/p/first-prin...

I'm sad to say that since leaving Twitter/X my sales for live shows have dropped quite a lot - it turns out that even though it's a dreadful place it was still useful for getting the word out about events. So any shares / RTs of my posts about live shows are hugely appreciated!

Today in @thetimes.com I taste Aldi’s beers so you don't have to! I managed to find six that I would happily rank alongside the best beers from anywhere else. (Paywall) www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...

Hooray! Congratulations Annie! A great book!

Eclipsing the West by Vince Cable Wild for Austen by Devoney Looser Folklore by @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social & @odavies9.bsky.social Songs of Seven Dials by Matt Houlbrook Into being by @lilydunn.bsky.social Drifting north by @dominicmhinde.bsky.social Courting Disaster by @thezhm.bsky.social

FEEL THE BENEFIT: Pre-Order A Cheesemonger's Tour de France and get 25% off - you can spend that on cheese!https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-cheesemonger-s-tour-de-france/ned-palmer/9781788166942

At the National Geographic Traveller Food Festival this weekend, serving up French and British cheese, saw my books out in the wild, which is always nice, met lots of lovely cheese fans, and food professionals, which is also nice. We've all done very well!

YES

This weekend I shall be mostly talking about cheese at the National Geographic Travel Festival! Tastings of French and British cheese, a glass of wine, books on sale, FEEL THE BENEFIT: natgeofoodfestival.seetickets.com/event/nation...

Summer Cheese with Little Brown - Seven lovely delicate cheeses, two sparkling rosés, golden-hued Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, gently aromatic Agiorgitiko from Nemea in Greece. FEEL THE BENEFIT.

Hi all, Please give this a read, consider signing the petition and writing to the mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman ([email protected]). TLDR: Tower Hamlets have raised the rents on the shops near Arnold Circus by 300% and threatened them with eviction. spitalfieldslife.com

This is an excellent, thoughtful article.

It was Colston Goes Splash Day yesterday and I missed it, but for anyone still celebrating a couple of very kind people have recommended my book Fallen Idols, which is about pulling statues down and was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. There’s a whole chapter on Colston and his statue!

Some news...

Calling cheese lovers! @cheesetastingco.bsky.social‬ 's #ACheesemongersCompendium is back and better than ever! The new paperback guide to the best artisan cheese of British Isles is updated with new cheeses for an even more delectable reading experience 🧀 Out now: tinyurl.com/BritishAndIrishCheese

Oooooooh! TWENTY SEVEN YEARS! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

It me! I was on @historyextra.bsky.social! Talking about cheese, which will come as no surprise...You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Ooooooh! Can’t wait to read this!

Cracking book!

This is an absolutely smashing book, by AWARD WINNING AUTHOR Jonny!

Jesus. This might at last be the final straw for me.

So this was fun!

Oh BTW I’m going to be on Times Radio tonight at 8:10, talking about #CheeseMongersTour and cheese and all that. Apparently I’m Man of the Week, which is nice.

Great news! This is a smashing podcast!

LOOK AT THIS!!! 1580. This is incredibly exciting!

Cheesemongers of the UK! I have paperbacks of Cheesemonger's History and hardbacks of Cheesemonger's Tour on sale exclusively to cheese shops. Don't give your money to Jeff, give it to me! And I can sign them. DMs are open for orders. Feel the benefit!

Praise for #Cheesemonger'sTour from the Standard, 27th March. Monomaniacal.' Yep. 'Big cheese' eh? I'll have that too.

Bless you all! Will update fully tomorrow.

A Greek Gourmand, travels through time... (or rather a very hungry curious person wants to eat history? I don't know you decide) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... #podcast #food #history