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That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…
This year was such a great one for Scottish writing that we had to split our Best Books of 2020 podcast into two parts to fit in...
Dec 4, 20202 min read


Dangerous Waters: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Anthony Baxter…
The latest SWH! Podcast is an interview with filmmaker Anthony Baxter who talks to Ali all about his latest documentary Flint, which...
Nov 30, 20201 min read


Obsessive & Compulsive: A Review Of Tom Gillespie’s The Strange Book Of Jacob Boyce…
With Christmas hoving into view, we’ll be posting reviews of some of the best books of 2020, (a few of which have appeared in different...
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Carefully Orchestrated: The SWH! Podcast Talks To The Bathers’ Chris Thomson…
For the latest SWH! Podcast Ali spoke with The Bathers’ founder and frontman, Chris Thomson, initially to discuss the remastered and...
Nov 21, 20202 min read


Real Life Story: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Angela Hughes & Paul Docherty…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Angela Hughes and husband Paul about her memoir My Heart’s Content: A Journey to Transplant....
Nov 17, 20202 min read


Melody Maker: A SWH! Podcast Extra With Calum Jones…
The latest podcast is more of a ‘podcast extra’ – it’s the uncut version of an interview Ali recorded for the Scots Whay Hae! Show on...
Nov 9, 20202 min read


The Big Scottish Book Club: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Damian Barr…
For the latest podcast Ali caught up with writer and presenter Damian Barr to talk all about the second series of The Big Scottish Book...
Oct 23, 20201 min read


The Sensual World: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Jenny Sturgeon…
Image credit: Anne Campbell For the latest SWH! Podcast Ali spoke to Jenny Sturgeon about her latest project The Living Mountain, which...
Oct 20, 20202 min read


Artistic Freedom: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Kirsty Law…
For the latest SWH! Podcast Ali spoke to singer and songmaker Kirsty Law about her latest project, Helm Arts – the multi-disciplinary...
Oct 13, 20202 min read


Once Upon A Time: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Lachlan Goudie…
Lachlan Goudie: Pic Credit – Paul Stewart For the latest podcast Ali spoke to artist, writer and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie about his...
Oct 2, 20202 min read


The Music Man: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Robert Kilpatrick
For the latest podcast Ali catches up with Robert Kilpatrick who tells us about his role as General Manager at Scottish Music Industry...
Sep 28, 20202 min read


Intimate Voice: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Graeme Armstrong…
Pic Credit – Robin Farquhar-Thomson For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Graeme Armstrong about his novel The Young Team and a...
Sep 22, 20202 min read


A Matter Of Death & Life: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Peter Ross…
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali was joined by writer and journalist Peter Ross to talk about his latest book A Tomb With A View. It was...
Sep 2, 20202 min read


Talk The Walk: The SWH! Podcast Talks To John Scott…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer John Scott about his re-published memoir To The Woods: A Journey Along The Appalachian Trail,...
Aug 19, 20202 min read


The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival…
Usually for SWH! August means Edinburgh, and especially the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Of course this year there will be no...
Aug 14, 20205 min read


Holding Court: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Kirstin Innes…
Pic credit: Becky Duncan For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Kirstin Innes about her acclaimed novel Scabby Queen. The two discuss...
Aug 11, 20202 min read


Down To Earth: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Paul McGeechan…
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with the composer and producer Paul McGeechan to talk about the latest Starless album...
Aug 4, 20202 min read


A New Decade: The SWH! Podcast & The Music Of The 2010s…
For the last of the Braidwood Brothers podcasts Ali caught up once more with brother Andy, this time to discuss their favourite music of...
Jul 30, 20201 min read


Tales Of The Unexpected: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Tom Gillespie…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to the writer Tom Gillespie about The Strange Book of Jacob Boyce, which is published today (21st July,...
Jul 21, 20202 min read


Telling Stories: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Reyah Martin…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Reyah Martin, who was the winner of the Canada & Europe region of the 2020 Commonwealth Short...
Jul 15, 20202 min read
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