One of the great outcomes of the indy referendum experience has been the outpouring of non-text new media (we’re thinking of these dudes here and here and here). But top amongst them is Michael Greenwell’s Indy Podcast. We used to… Read More ›
Podcast
For A’ That 30 – Full Frontal
For episode 30 of the For A’ That podcast I was joined by former Scottish Socialist Party MSP and member ofWomen For Indy, Carolyn Leckie and New Statesman contributor and co-editor of Bella Caledonia, James Maxwell. Andrew wasn’t with us as he had some wetlands… Read More ›
For A That – Baby Special
This from our friends Mr Greenwell and Mr Worrier over at Scots Indy Podcast …”A special podcast for this most special royal event…” As usual, this is the direct download link (right click and save as) You can listen to… Read More ›
For A’ That 28 – Dons, Docus & Duress
So we’re back from our two and a half week break and this time Andrew and I had Callum McCormick as guest. Callum is a contributor to Bella Caledonia and a PhD student. Up for discussion were the SNP and Mark McDonald’s victory last night in… Read More ›
For A’ That 27 – The Old Man And Hoy
For this week’s episode of For A’ That Andrew and I were joined by Robin McAlpine of the Reid Foundation. Up for discussion were the accusations of abuse being aimed at Chris Hoy. What constitutes verbal abuse and what constitutes… Read More ›
For A’ That 26 – Shamrocks And Weddings
For the 26th episode of For A’ That,Andrew and I were joined by Peter McColl, who is the Rector of Edinburgh University and a member of the Green Party. Up for discussion were the recent moves in the Church of Scotland over… Read More ›
For A’ That 24 – Charade, Hope & Charity
For episode 24 of For A’ That Andrew and I had THREE guests for the first time, namely Natalie McGarry, Doug Daniel and Ruaridh Waddell. It was a busy week in Scottish politics and that was reflected in the number of subjects we had to get… Read More ›
Scottish Indy Podcast 50
FIFTY episodes! Yes, I know it says 24 up there but if you count For A’ That and the couple of little specials, this one makes fifty. That being the case I’d like to say thanks to all the guests,… Read More ›
The Scottish Independence Podcast 23 – Jonathon Shafi
For episode 23 of The Scottish Independence Podcast I spoke with Jonathon Shafi. He is a co-founder of the Radical Indy group and a contributor to different sites, including Bella Caledonia. We talked about the opportunities that the left see in Independence, more… Read More ›
For A’ That 19 – Wholly Rude In Holyrood
For the 19th episode of the For A’ That podcast Andrew and I were joined by Stewart Lochhead of the 3 Men In A Blog This week there was a lot going on down Holyrood way, from the usual shenanigans at First Minister’s Questions to… Read More ›
For A’ That 11 – Under The Iron Fist
It’s been a busy week by any standards in Scottish politics and in this week’s For A’ That Andrew, Osama Saeed and myself tried to get through as much as possible. Firstly, we had a discussion about how the Independence show is going… Read More ›
For A’ That podcast: Episode 10 with Dominic Hinde
For our first episode of the 2013 Andrew and I spoke with Dominic Hinde who is part of betternation.org and spends his time between Scotland and Sweden. He was able to give us a good idea about the Scandinavian model that is so often… Read More ›
The Scottish Indy Podcast Episode 16 – Clare Galloway
by Michael Greenwell Back after the little break over the period, episode 16 of the Scottish Independence Podcast is here. This time I spoke to Clare Galloway who is an artist that has been involved in some notable projects, at… Read More ›
Scottish Indy Podcast Episode 15 – Krys Kujawa
The most popular sport in our country is still football by far and whether we like it or not, there are strong political undercurrents to what goes on in the stadiums. Although players certainly get too much publicity, fans are… Read More ›
Scottish Indy Podcast Episode 14 – with Veronika Tudhope from Scottish CND
For the 14th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast Michael Greenwell spoke with Veronika Tudhope of Scottish CND.They talked about their recent decision to join the Yes campaign , about the history and aims of the organisation, some of the actions they are… Read More ›
George Gunn performing at Neu! Reekie! this Friday
Venue: Summerhall, Edinburgh Time: 7pm-10pm, Friday 30th November Caithness poet and Bella Caledonia columnist George Gunn will be appearing at the final Neu! Reekie! show of the year in Edinburgh this Friday. George will perform a new music-film-spoken word collaboration… Read More ›
Scottish Indy Podcast #11
by Michael Greenwell Episode 11 is up and this time I spoke with Doug Daniel who is an SNP (in)activist from the Aberdeen area and we had a chat about the challenges that face the Yes campaign in that part of Scotland…. Read More ›
For A’ That – Episode 1 (30mins)
by Michael Greenwell & Lallands Peat Worrier Delighted to announce the beginning of a new companion podcast to the Scottish Independence Podcast. The For A’ That podcast isn’t an interview format, it’s more of a discussion of the week’s events, issues,… Read More ›
No. 9
Podcast 9 is up. This time I speak with former Scottish Socialist Party MSP and founder member of Women For Indy, Carolyn Leckie. We talked about the Women For Indy group and what its origins and aims are and how… Read More ›
Indy Podcast 8
Podcast 8 is up and it is pretty packed. The way BBC News behaves is often a cause of dismay/fury/disappointment/surprise (delete as applicable to last story you read or watched). Instead of attacking the latest thing on Newsnicht, Newsnight or… Read More ›
Scottish Independence Podcast 6 & 7
By Michael Greenwell Podcast number 6 is online and ready to listen. This time is with Mike Small from Bella Caledonia and we talk about media strategy for the Yes campaign, Johann Lamont, the concept of Universalism, and JK Rowling… Read More ›
Scottish Independence Podcast 3
The third Scottish Independence Podcast is a little departure from our regular programming and is a run through some of the speeches at Saturday’s Rally For Independence. The next podcast will be back to the normal format. Hope it is… Read More ›
Scottish Independence Podcast 2
This is the second Scottish Independence Podcast. This project is an attempt to discuss some of the real choices coming up for Scotland without the jingoism and, frankly, the silliness, that surrounds much of the debate at the moment. It… Read More ›
