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Pict Up The Pieces: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Roberto Cassani...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to double bassist and returning guest Roberto Cassani to hear all about the album...
Apr 29, 20252 min read


Ode To Joy: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Carrie Marshall...
Photo of Carrie Marshall - credit: David Marshall For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer and musician Carrie Marshall to talk about...
Apr 25, 20252 min read


Dunoon Film Festival 2025: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Festival Director Ann Campbell...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to Ann Campbell who is the Festival Director of the Dunoon Film Festival which moves to...
Apr 11, 20252 min read


The Lives We Live: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Jess Orr About Paisley Book Festival 2025...
Jess Orr For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke once again to Jess Orr, the Associate Programmer for the Paisley Book Festival...
Apr 1, 20252 min read


It's A Family Affair: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Katy Lironi...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to musician and writer Katy Lironi to talk all about her memoir Matilda In The Middle...
Mar 21, 20252 min read


What's The Story? Mourning Glory: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ewan Morrison...
📸 - credit Angela Caitlin, 2025 For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer Ewan Morrison to talk about his latest novel For Emma , which is available for pre-order and which will published on the 25th March with Leamington Books . Ewan gives an overview of the novel before talking about Robert Louis Stevenson, his choice of quotations which are the book's epigraph, the structure of the novel, the central characters, and the sense of paranoia which ru
Mar 18, 20252 min read


Bright Life, Big City: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Karen Campbell...
Karen Campbell - 📸 credit Kim Ayers For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer Karen Campbell to talk about her...
Mar 11, 20252 min read


There She Goes: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Esa Aldegheri...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Show Ali spoke to writer and academic Esa Aldegheri to talk about There She Goes: New Travel Writing by...
Mar 4, 20252 min read


A Sort Of Homecoming: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Chris McQueer...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer Chris McQueer who was last a guest back in 2018. Since then Chris has...
Feb 25, 20252 min read


Something For The Weekend: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To David F. Ross...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali caught up with previous guest, Saltire Prize shortlisted author David F. Ross to hear all...
Feb 18, 20252 min read


Animated Conversation: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To MANIPULATE Festival...
Dawn Taylor For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up once again with Dawn Taylor, the Artistic Director & CEO at MANIPULATE...
Feb 4, 20251 min read


Tommy The Bruce: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To James Yorkston...
📸: credit Ren Rox For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to singer-songwriter and author James Yorkston to talk about his...
Jan 28, 20251 min read


Celtic Connections: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Clare Stewart From APOLLO 5...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to musician Clare Stewart who is a founding member, and artistic director, of the vocal...
Jan 23, 20251 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2024 Podcasts – Films…
For the latest SWH! podcast, and the last of our Best of 2024 pods for this year, Ali is joined once more by our longest serving...
Dec 24, 20241 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2024 Podcasts - Music...
For our latest roundup of 2024 we look at the year in music, with Ali joined once again by musician and righteous supporter of Scottish...
Dec 20, 20242 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2024 Podcasts – Books...
As is traditional, the first of our Best of 2024 podcasts is all about books, when once again Ali is joined by Publishing Scotland 's...
Dec 13, 20241 min read


Living La Bella Vita: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Carina Contini...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to restaurateur and writer Carina Contini about her new book The Contini Cookbook ,...
Dec 6, 20242 min read


A History Of Scottish Drama In Six Plays: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Fergus Morgan...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with journalist, critic, and presenter Fergus Morgan to talk about the excellent...
Nov 29, 20242 min read


Capital Conversation: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Alan Taylor...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and journalist Alan Taylor to talk about his latest book, Edinburgh: The...
Nov 26, 20242 min read


Open Book: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Verve Books' Jenna Gordon...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to Jenna Gordon, who is the editorial director for Verve Books , to talk about all...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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