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May 19, 20162 min read
Not Burns – Dunbar!: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Roy Moller About The Dunbar CoastWord Festival&
Dunbar CoastWord Festival. Starting in 2013 as Dunbar’s Wee Festival of Words, in just three years it has grown to be an arts festival...


Apr 19, 20162 min read
Errant Souls: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks Music & More With Errant Media…
This first episode sees Ali head down Leith Walk to talk with Sean Ormsby and Stephen McLaren from Edinburgh record label Errant Media,...

Jan 25, 20162 min read
Ayr & Graces: It’s The 3rd Scots Whay Hae! Burnscast…
After a year off, the Scots Whay Hae! annual Burnscast returns in style with Ali & Ian joined by our very own Dr Ronnie Young to talk all...


Jan 13, 20165 min read
When They Ruled The School: A Review of Stuart David’s In The All-Night Café*
Add to this the (fictional?) liner notes which accompanied the early releases, and you couldn’t shake the feeling that this was a band...


Dec 23, 20152 min read
That Was The Year That Was: It’s The Best Of 2015 Podcast…
Willie, Chris, Wesley and Ali For our “Best of 2015” podcast, Ian and Ali were joined by regular pod guest, Chris Ward, and Scottish...


Dec 8, 20152 min read
Contraband Of Brothers: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks to Graham Lironi & Graeme Macrae Burne
Graeme Macrae Burnet & Graham Lironi In the latest podcast, Ali talks to writers Graham Lironi and Graeme Macrae Burnet about their...


Nov 16, 20152 min read
A Book At Lunchtime: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Kirstin Innes…
The latest podcast sees Ali in conversation with writer and journalist Kirstin Innes. The primary reason was to discuss her terrific...


Oct 13, 20152 min read
Soul Man: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Stuart Cosgrove…
The talk touches upon the astonishing rise and fall of Detroit and the city’s links with Scotland, Berry Gordy’s business model, the...


Aug 27, 20151 min read
Dr In The House: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Doug Johnstone…
Johnstone is one of the best thriller writers around, with a style which is deliberately lean and plot driven. The For anyone interested...


Jul 23, 20151 min read
New Lanark, New Music: Scots Whay Hae! At The Live At New Lanark Music Festival…
This podcast is the result of what turned out to be a memorable day. New Lanark is the village built by enlightened cotton mill owner...

Jun 30, 20152 min read
Past & Present: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Stuart & Karn David…
In the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast, Ian and Ali are joined by Looper’s Stuart and Karn David. It’s a timely chat as we discuss...

May 30, 20151 min read
That Guy Fae The Corries & So Much More: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ronnie Browne̷
For the latest podcast, Ali and Ian took a trip to the edge of Edinburgh to talk to one of Scottish music’s great voices and characters,...

May 5, 20152 min read
Northern Exposure: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Andrew Raymond Drennan…
Andrew is one of Scotland’s most interesting and engaged writers, and if you haven’t read his previous novel, The Immaculate Heart then...


Mar 21, 20152 min read
Shared History: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Historian Dr Stephen Mullen…
Last year, held during the Commonwealth Games, The Empire Cafe was the name given to a week of cultural events looking at Scotland’s role...


Feb 20, 20151 min read
Inside Out There: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Zoe Strachan + Live Readings…
The latest podcast is one of two halves. In the first, Ali talks to writer Zoe Strachan, (wearing her editor’s hat), about all things Out...


Jan 25, 20152 min read
Yer Supper’s Oot: Some Memories Of Burns’ Nights Past…
It’s Burns’ Night tonight, and in previous years we have recorded special Burnscasts to celebrate the life, poetry and music of the Bard....


Nov 21, 20141 min read
The Sound Of His Voice: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ron Butlin…
Summerhall Arts Venue in Edinburgh to talk to Ron Butlin, one of Scotland most acclaimed writers, and one of Ali’s favourites, as he will...


Nov 12, 20132 min read
RLS With Ronnie, Louise & Scots Whay Hae!: The Podcast Celebrates The Life & Work Of Robert
The latest podcast is yet a further celebration of all things Stevenson on the day of his birth, as if that were needed. By now I hope...
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