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Latest Episodes

Kevin Mclean - I AM LOUD Productions
December 01, 2023

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Kevin Mclean, the creative director of I AM LOUD Productions (previously LOUD POETS) which, as well as continuing to host their legendary poetry nights, is now also a multi-disciplinary production and en

Denzil Meyrick - Murder at Holly House
November 17, 2023

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to returning guest, the writer Denzil Meyrick.Denzil has a new novel 'Murder at Holly House' out, published on the Bantam Press imprint of Transworld Publishers.It's been described by some as

David Manderson & Ricky Monahan Brown - Carl MacDougall - Already, Too Late
November 09, 2023

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writers David Manderson and Ricky Monahan Brown to talk about the late, great, Carl MacDougall and his wonderful memoir Already, Too Late: A Boyhood Memoir. Both men talk about their relationship, and fr

Elisabeth Schilling & Louise Ahl - Hear Eyes Move: Dances with Ligeti/Skunk without k is Sun
October 12, 2023

The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is an interview with two choreographers and theatre makers, Elisabeth Schilling & Louise Ahl, about their respective new shows 'Hear Eyes Move: Dances with Ligeti' and 'Skunk without k is Sun'. First

Ron Butlin - So Many Lives and All of Them Are Yours
October 06, 2023

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 Many Lives and All of Them Are Yours' the surprise sequel (& prequel) to 1987's 'The Sound of My

Paul Dalgarno - A Country of Eternal Light
September 26, 2023

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 'A Country of Eternal Light' (published with Polygon Books). Paul sets out how he describes the book to others

Nancy Baughen - CrimeCon UK 2023
September 14, 2023

For the latest podcast Ali spoke to Nancy Baughen about this year's CrimeCon UK which is on Saturday 16th in Glasgow. Nancy talks about the beginnings of this international true crime event, what people can expect - and what it definitely isn't. S

Bloody Scotland - The McIlvanney Prize Shortlist 2023
September 12, 2023

For our third and final Bloody Scotland podcast Ali spoke to the shorlisted writers for this year's McIlvanney Prize which is for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year.First of all he caught up with Calum McSorley (Squeaky Clean), Craig Russell (The D

Bloody Scotland - Alison Belsham: Pitch Perfect
September 10, 2023

For the second of our Bloody Scotland podcasts Ali spoke to writer Alison Belsham to learn about the Pitch Perfect strand of the festival. A previous winner herself who is now involved in the selection process, Alison is perfectly placed to talk about the

Bloody Scotland - Debut Prize Shortlist 2023
September 08, 2023

For the first of our Bloody Scotland podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - Ali spoke to four of the five shortlisted authors for this year's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year. They include Heather Critchlow (Unsolved), Kate F