Our weekly Scottish sports podcast look back at this weeks European action and preview this weekend's football. There is also an update on the British Lions tour and the Olympics. You can follow and contact the Locker Room team on twitter @LockerRoomIndy The team desperately needs some women's voices to take part in the discussion, so get in touch if you've always fancied being a sports presenter on an online radio station!
Indyliveradio team is grateful to the Aberdeen Independence Movement for sharing their excellent event called A Global Blueprint for Scotland with guest speaker Anthony Salamone tackling some excellent questions from the audience
James E interviews Scottish author , Scots language advocate and sociologist Colin Burnett about his first book "A Working Class State of Mind" . The central character Aldo has been described as "Begbie for the twitter generation" and the book is written in Scots. A Working Class State of Mind is published by Leamington Books and is available at all good bookstores.
Dr Mark McNaught's guest for this episode of Building the Scottish State is Dr Tim Ridout who answers questions from the audience on the subjects of Scottish Currency, Modern Monetary Theory , the relative merit of EFTA vs EU membership and much more. This is the podcast version of a Youtube video which is also available to watch in the "Building the Scottish State" playlist on our Youtube channel
The Indylive.radio team is grateful to Aberdeen Independence Movement for sharing their event on the vexed question of "what's next for the fishing industry?" Recorded in Feb this year, Karen Adam (now) MSP is in conversation with Elaine Whyte of the Clyde Fisherman's Association and taking a range of questions from the audience
This week's Commonweal Policy Podcast called Building for Folk First Find out more about Commonweal's work including how to support them on their website at www.commonweal.scot
James E interviews Evelyn Laurie, a Scots singer who is bringing a jazz twist to some Scottish classics. Evelyn's new album I know where I'm going is out on 5th August 2021. You can listen to Evelyn's music on spotify here https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MSbN... Find out more about Evelyn from her website here https://www.evelynlaurie.com/ #evelyn laurie #scottish singer #jazz...
For fans of Scottish sports, the Locker Room is back from their summer break - and this time, they're LIVE!!
Indylive.radio team are grateful to GrassRoots Oban for sharing their fascinating event with Dr Paul Gillespie from University College Dublin considering the similarities and differences between Scotland and Ireland as we stand on the brink of independence.
Inflation is useful as a way to stimulate an economy. But too much inflation and real-world harm can be done. So should we all still fear inflation? Or has the modern economy changed so much that it is no longer an issue? In episode FOUR of SCOTONOMICS we speak to John Harvey "the Cowboy Economist" https://twitter.com/john_t_harvey? John T. Harvey is an English-American professor of economics at Texas Christian University. Links to articles mentioned in the post: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joh...
We are grateful to the Clean Currency Group for allowing us to feature one of their meetings in our Yes Group Spotlight programme today. As we know, currency is one of the hot issues for debate as we approach the next indyref and in this meeting the Clean currency group are taking stock of progress to date and next actions required. If you have any comments or suggestions for this group, please let us know at studio@indylive.radio and we will be happy to pass them on....
This week Dr Craig Dalzell discusses timing and tactics with Gillian Mair and Alison Watters, the co-conveners of Now Scotland, a members-led, grassroots organisation campaigning for Scottish Independence as soon as possible. Find out more, including how to join at www.nowscotland.scot You can find all of Commonweal's podcasts on www.commonweal.scot/podcast #indyliveradio #commonweal #NowScotland...
The guests on this week's Friday daytime show are artist and writer Terry Howson chatting about her new book and much more, and Lorna Robertson, discussing her many years involvement with the Offshore Industry Liaison Committee in the wake of the tragic Piper Alpha disaster, which happened 33 years ago this month. #IndyLiveRadio #ScottishAuthor #PiperAlpha
In this third chat with author and broadcaster Frank McGroarty, the discussion covers How Do You Get the Donkey Up the Stairs, the final book in the Butlins, Ayr trilogy. A former ballroom dancer as well as Butlins Redcoat, Frank also went on to develop a career as a full time print journalist writing for major news publications. He is also to be found on Indlive.radio hosting his weekly music show The Late Lunchtime Experience which you can listen to every Tuesday at 4pm on indylive.radio, or l...
James E interviews Tommy from North Dakota band The Negatrons, who have just released their debut album Stumblebum which has been 22 years in the making! James E finds out why it took so long and what's next for the Negatrons. #indyliveradio #theNegatrons #jamesEinterviews www.thenegatrons.com...
Something a little different this week with the second episode of our cultural exploration of indigenous people around the world - Tus! This episode Adhamh MacLeoid chats with Dr Hana O'Regan from the Kai Tahu tribe of Te Waipounamu/ South Island Maori, New Zealand. TÙS is an hour-long chat about life, language and lore. Each month, we'll welcome an indigenous guest from somewhere else on Planet Earth and learn about how they and their people see the world. Hosted by Scottish Gael Àdhamh MacLeòi...
We are grateful to Glasgow North West for sharing their excellent event with Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp discussing the Wellbeing Economy and Winning Indyref 2. #indyref2 #indyliveradio #wellbeing
A summer special episode from Charles Fletcher
A wonderfully musical daytime show this week, as Val and Marlene chat to Big Noise orchestra volunteer Jane Mallinson and we hear about Sistema Scotland, an initiative which originated in Venezuela which brings the experience of playing music to children in deprived areas #indyliveradio #sistemaScotland #BigNoise
In this episode, TNT host John Drummond puts listener questions to Michael Russell, recently retired MSP and Minister for Constitutional Affairs, Mike is now President of the SNP and has been appointed political director of the SNP's Independence Unit. He is also a Professor in Scottish Culture and Governance at the University of Glasgow. #scottishindependnece #SNP #Mikerussell The video version of this interview is also available on independence.live's Youtube Channel and on Indyliveradio's You...
The change in Economic policy since the inauguration of President Biden will be transformational for the American economy. Huge fiscal stimulation ".... is a once-in-a-generation investment in America” shows that the US is very comfortable working with a large fiscal deficit. The US has also rejoined the Paris Agreement as the current administration highlights the importance of tackling climate breakdown. Globally the US is forcing low tax jurisdictions to reconsider their position. Where the US...
Indylive.radio are very grateful to Yes West fife for sharing their excellent event entitled "What progress has been made since the Holyrood election". Attempting to answer that question plus Q and A from the audience is journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch #yesGroupSpotlight #yeswestfife #lesleyriddoch
This week James E interviews Clint Slate and Iona James. This French musician and Scottish nurse who had never met were thrown together by chance as the result of a radio competition to bring performers together to write a song. The results of this modern day reworking of the Auld Alliance is a musical collaboration which has been released as an EP called The Silent Sea. ‘The Silent Sea EP’ showcases a true team at work, each song being co-written by Iona James and Clint Slate to encapsulate all...
Indylive.radio is always delighted to support Scottish culture and this week, James E is chatting with Scottish author Donald Nicolson about his novel "For a chance to forget". In a wide ranging discussion they cover what led to the idea for the book, the challenge of writing a novel during a pandemic and much more. Set in the Netherlands, For a Chance to Forget is uniquely told through emails, diary and travelogue entries, letters, SMS, and newspaper publications, as a means to show how relatio...
Independence Live recently hosted an online conference looking at several aspects of an independent Scotland's defence requirements. This podcast brings together the main speakers and discussion sessions held by a variety of experts including former members of the armed forces. Topics covered include tackling common myths and misconceptions, three proposals for future Scotland's defence requirements and relationship with others, the pros and cons of joining Nato, the removal of Trident and how t...
Host John Drummond enjoys a wide ranging discussion with Laura Moodie, of the Scottish Green party who narrowly missed out on being elected to the Holyrood Parliament last month. Laura is an environmentalist, third sector administrator and runs a small holding. #scottishgreens #indyliveradio #johndrummond
AS COP 26 gets closer and the climate emergency is very much on our minds, in this week's daytime show hosts Val and Marlene and guests discuss how ethical Strathclyde's Pension Fund is and the topic of Calling out polluters. With guests Geraldine Clayton from Divest Strathclyde,Cllr Ken Andrew from Glasgow CC and Scott Tully from Glasgow Calls Out Polluters #indyliveradio #cop26 #climateEmergency...
James E interviews author and broadcaster Frank McGroarty about the second book his trilogy based on his time as a redcoat at Butlins in Ayr. But the big question is - just how DID they get the donkey up the stairs? #indylvieradio #frankmcgroarty #scottishauthor
16. Random Scottish History - 'Treaty of Union Articles' - Scottish Ballads and Their Appropriation Podcast versions of Articles of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, as ratified at Edinburgh, 16th January, 1707 by kind permission of Jenny Eeles of Random Scottish History You can follow Jenny on Twitter https://twitter.com/FlikeNoir You can become a Patron and support the Random Scottish History work here : https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=941750 Treaty of Union Articles on RSH....
We are grateful to Yes Kirkintilloch, Lenzie and the Villages for sharing their excellent event exploring the very hot topic of pensions in an independent Scotland. This was a big area of concern and controversy in 2014. As the UK has the worst state pension provision in Europe, one of the driving forces behind the independence campaign is to improve the state pension to at least the EU average.
