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Apr 12, 20242 min read
Futuristic Folktales: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Charlotte Mclean, Nelly Kelly & Malin Lewis...
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is all about the new experimental work Futuristic Folktales, and Ali caught up with Dance-theatre...

Apr 10, 20242 min read
Paisley Book Festival 2024: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Alan Bissett & Brian Conaghan...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast - the second relating to this year's Paisley Book Festival - Ali spoke to writers Alan Bissett and...


Mar 29, 20242 min read
Imagine Something Different: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Jess Orr About Paisley Book Festival 2024...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Jess Orr (right), the Associate Programmer for the Paisley Book Festival, to learn...


Mar 15, 20242 min read
Psychic Glasgow Gumshoe: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Martin Stewart...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Martin Stewart about his new novel Double Proof, a Glasgow-set crime thriller...


Feb 20, 20242 min read
Band Of Brothers: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Hue And Cry...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Greg and Pat Kane, better known as Scottish musical legends Hue And Cry, to hear all...


Feb 2, 20242 min read
In My Mind There's A Room: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Colin MacIntyre - Mull Historical Society...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and musician Colin MacIntyre, better known to most as Mull Historical Society,...

Jan 29, 20241 min read
Vision On: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To MANIPULATE Festival...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Dawn Taylor (right), the Artistic Director & CEO at MANIPULATE Arts, to learn all...


Jan 12, 20241 min read
Scotland 101: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Tom Brogan...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and podcaster Tom Brogan to learn all about his book Scotland 101: An...


Jan 8, 20242 min read
Jekyll & Hyde: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Forbes Masson...
For the first Scots Whay Hae! podcast of 2024 Ali spoke to actor and writer Forbes Masson to talk about his starring role in a new...

Dec 24, 20231 min read
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Films…
For the latest SWH! podcast, and the last of our Best of 2023 pods, Ali is joined once more by regulars Chris Ward and Wesley Shearer to...

Dec 22, 20232 min read
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts - Music...
For our latest roundup of 2023 we look at the year in music, with Ali joined once again by musician and righteous supporter of Scottish...


Dec 15, 20231 min read
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Books (Part II)…
This is the second of our Best Books of 2023 podcasts, with Ali once again joined by Publishing Scotland's Vikki Reilly, and in this...


Dec 13, 20231 min read
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…
As is traditional, the first of our Best of 2023 podcasts are all about books, and there were so many books and book-related things to...


Dec 5, 20232 min read
Top Brass: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Martin Green...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to musician and composer Martin Green about all things brass banding including the audio...


Dec 1, 20232 min read
Loud & Proud: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks to Kevin Mclean of I Am Loud Productions...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Kevin Mclean, the creative director of I AM LOUD Productions (previously LOUD POETS)...


Nov 17, 20232 min read
Christmas Crime: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks to Denzil Meyrick...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to returning guest, the writer Denzil Meyrick. Denzil has a new novel Murder at Holly...

Nov 9, 20232 min read
In Praise of Carl MacDougall: The SWH! Podcast Talks To David Manderson & Ricky Monahan Brown...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writers David Manderson and Ricky Monahan Brown to talk about the late, great, Carl...

Oct 12, 20232 min read
Dance Away: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Elisabeth Schilling & Louise Ahl...
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast has interviews with choreographers and theatre makers, Elisabeth Schilling and Louise Ahl, about their...

Oct 6, 20232 min read
Friends Reunited: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ron Butlin...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with previous guest, novelist and poet Ron Butlin, to talk about his latest book So...


Sep 26, 20231 min read
Heavenly Pursuits: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Paul Dalgarno...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Paul Dalgarno - live from his home in Melbourne - to hear all about his novel...
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