We are very lucky to have the participation of all our guests who give up their time to chat through the week's topics. Today we are ally pleased to welcome back Alison and Catriona. Recommendations: Alison Why We're Polarized (Paperback) - Ezra Klein America's political system isn't broken. The truth is scarier: it's working exactly as designed. In Why We're Polarized , Ezra Klein reveals the structural and psychological forces behind America's deep political divisions, revealing how a system f...
Oct 31, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 246
Recommendations: Angela The Wild Robt - film From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown's beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot--ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short--that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gos...
Oct 23, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 245
Episode 244 of Talk Media discusses the media coverage following the sudden death of Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, who in 2014, took our country within touching distance of Independence. Eamonn, joined by Catriona Stewart and David Pratt, have a frank discussion on the media coverage , a look at the horrors taking place in the Middle East and the frankly strange news of Labour pushing weight loss drugs in an attempt to cut back the welfare bill. Recommendations: Eamonn The War Room- do...
Oct 16, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 244
This week we are in sync with our listeners with all 3 topics matching questions submitted. Thanks to all! We have our fingers crossed that we can have Stuart back with us next week. Recommendations: Angela Hounded: Women, Harms and the Gender Wars - Jenny Lindsay The last decade has seen countless cases of women being fired, disciplined, protested or no-platformed for their views on sex and gender. Whether high-profile celebrities or previously unknown feminists, such women’s vocal non-belief i...
Oct 09, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 243
We are still missing our big pal Cosgrove so we're really grateful to Simon and David for getting the TM jersey on and getting stuck in to the day's subjects. Recommendations: Eamonn In Vogue - the 90's Disney+ The '90s was the decade when high fashion walked off the runway and into mainstream culture. Featuring an A-list cast from the worlds of fashion, film and music, alongside Vogue’s Anna Wintour and Edward Enninful, this landmark series reveals the inside story of the 90’s most celebrated f...
Oct 02, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 242
Hopefully we will have Stuart back with us next week, but in the meantime we are delighted to have two of Scotland’s best commentators on the show - welcome back Angela Haggerty and hot from the Labour Party Conference - Catriona Stewart . Recommendations: Eamonn The Seige - Book - Ben Macintyre On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London. There they took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors, and three Brit...
Sep 25, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 241
Stuart is off this week so we have brought in the wonderful Angela Haggerty and David Pratt to discus this week's topics with Eamonn at the helm. Recommendations: Angela Darren McGarvey's trauma industrial complex Royal Society of Edinburgh Darren McGarvey – author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between Us – began his new project, “The Trauma-Industrial Complex”, by delivering a Signature Lecture at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on Tuesday this week. Youtube David Mozart - Rise of a ...
Sep 18, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 240
This week we're talking about yesterday's big Labour vote , the candyfloss royal pop video and discussing what might be the one and only debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. We took as many questions as we could get through and have kept submissions from Lorraine Kerr, Edward Docherty and Gill Blair for next week. RECOMMENDATIONS: Paddy Colin from Accounts - iplayer Two single(ish) people, brought together by fate, a car accident... and an injured dog. Warm-hearted Aussie rom-com about...
Sep 11, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 239
This week we've given the dynamic duo a chance to talk over this week's headlines by themselves. Recommendations: Eamonn From the Vine - Film - Amazon Prime A downtrodden man experiences an ethical crisis and travels back to his hometown in rural Italy to recalibrate his moral compass. There he finds new purpose in reviving his grandfather's old vineyard, offering the small town of Acerenza a sustainable future, and reconnecting with his estranged family in the process. Stuart Sing Sing - Film -...
Sep 04, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 238
If you like this trailer, come and join us @ www.patreon.com/talkmedia for the price of a cuppa coffee each month. A lively show today with our pal David who brings us up to date on Ukraine and Gaza, then it's off to the business of "propaganda"....... Enjoy! Recommendations: David Tangier: City of the Dream (Paperback) 'A dream concealed in stone...sky supersonic, orgone blue, warm wind...Such beauty, but more than that, it's like the dream is breaking through.' William Burroughs No city in the...
Aug 28, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 237
It was a pleasure to welcome Alison to the podcast. We hope you enjoy it - we did. Recommendations: Stuart Radio WHUR Eamonn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2KYZ1BritY Alison Listen to a cd - from top to bottom!
Aug 21, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 236
Both social and print media gets the going over today in this episode as the dynamic duo, in the company of oor pal Catriona Stewart talk over the weeks talking points. Recommendations: Stuart White Robes and Broken Badges Infiltrating the KKK and Exposing the Evil Among Us In this shocking memoir, a former FBI informant reveals what he learned from successfully infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the backwoods of the Sunshine State, uncovering details about the hate group’s structure and its moder...
Aug 14, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 235
Stuart is back!!!!!! We've missed him in the studio and our setting the world to rights chats pre show. Again, we've tried to answer all your question in the topics themselves so forgive us for not reading out all your questions. We tried to address them in the discussions but of course will have missed a few opportunities. Recommendations: David Jungle Novels - B Traven B. Traven’s legendary Jungle Novels series, which begins with Government , details the oppression of the Mexican indigenous pe...
Aug 08, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 234
Eamonn is back at the helm with a show packed full of great observations. At the end of the show we had more questions lined up but no time to fit them in so apologies to you that missed the cut. This week's recommendations: Angela Women on Death Row. Of the nearly 3000 inmates on death row in America, only 51 are women. This documentary series examines these women's stories. Part of True Crime on Channel 4. Presumed Innocent A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's' office wh...
Jul 31, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 233
To hear the whole episode go here ! Nothing much to talk about this week.... aye right! Always good to have Angela and Paddy on the show - good insights. At the end of the show we had lined up a huge listener question section but due to time constraints we had to edit it a bit. Recommendations: Angela Dark Matter - Apple TV Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life; to get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe im...
Jul 24, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 232
It's girl power this morning here at Talk Media Control. Eamonn is hopefully safe and well in Spain this week and not being chased down a cobbled street by a bull!!!!! At the end of the Show a question from Ian MacKinnon. Recommendations: Ruth Homecoming: The Scottish Years of Mary, Queen of Scots - Rosemary Goring In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary’s Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took pla...
Jul 17, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 231
Today's episode of course looks at the election results and the huge win for Labour all over the mainland. This week we have David Pratt joining us, so it is a great opportunity to get his specialist insights in to the continuing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. We've missed having Stuart with us so to welcome back Stuart and to celebrate, we've let him talk about one of his bugbears in "Why so Trivial?" At the end of the show a question from Paul Hampton regarding the Labour result. Recommendatio...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 230
In this pre ballot day podcast we've gone for a slightly different format designed to give us more time for your questions. Of course, we got carried away, so what you've got here is a 90 minute episode! Thanks to Eamonn, Angela and Catriona for managing to stay with us for that length of time. Recommendations: Angela Sacked in the Morning From transfer windows to formations, from man-management to getting the sack. Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore what it takes to survive as a football manage...
Jul 03, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 229
To hear the full episode go HERE ! The boys are in great form today. Recorded just before the SNP manifesto. At the end of the show a question from Roger Hyam. Recommendations: Stuart Mercedes-Benz Museum Porsche Museum Eamonn The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties - Netflix...
Jun 19, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 228
If you want to hear the full episode got to https://www.patreon.com/posts/douglas-ross-and-106068960?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link It costs the same as a cup of coffee a month!
Jun 12, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 227
Listen to our Talk Media May Compilation for free. To hear more go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia On the show: 🟡Humza Resigns with Catriona Stewart 💩Podcasts Are Shit - With Stephen Gethins 🇮🇪 Irish Right Wing Parties on the Rise with the Dynamic Duo 🇮🇱🇵🇸 ICC Send Arrest Warrant for Leaders with David Pratt 🤫Leadership, The Things They Keep Quiet with the Dynamic Duo
Jun 07, 2024•57 min•Season 7Ep. 226
If you want to hear the full version go to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/election-debates-105633791?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link At the end of the show a question from ian Currie Recommendations: Eamonn Fiennes Return to the Wild - National Geographic Sir Ranulph Fiennes, ‘the greatest living explorer’, and his cousin, actor Joseph Fiennes, revisit Ran’s 1971 expedition of Canada’s British Columbia. Catriona Night...
Jun 05, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 225
Thank you all for your questions. We will be revisiting some that we didn't have time for in the coming weeks. Recommendations: Stuart Rebus BBC iplayer Eamonn Josh Taylor, Portrait of a Fighter - bbc iplayer
May 29, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 224
Here's a wee look back at April on Talk Media. Autism Awareness Month - 10th with Paddy Duffy UK Jets Defend Israel - 17th with David Pratt English Patriotism & Keir Starmer - 24th with Ruth Wishart Listener Question - 'BBC Understands' (10th with Paddy) If you want to keep up to date with the podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia
May 24, 2024•58 min•Season 7Ep. 223
At the end of the show a question from Neil. Recommendations: Stuart The Richard Burton Diaries - Book Chris Williams (editor), Richard Burton (author) Irresistibly magnetic on stage, mesmerizing in movies, seven times an Academy Award nominee, Richard Burton rose from humble beginnings in Wales to become Hollywood's most highly paid actor and one of England's most admired Shakespearean performers. His epic romance with Elizabeth Taylor, his legendary drinking and story-telling, his dazzling pur...
May 22, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 222
Today the boys consider Sunak's extremist claims, Labour flying in candidates for Scottish seats, anti-immigration attitudes in Ireland and the latest polls for Trump/Biden in the USA. At the end of the show a question from James Doonan. Recommendations: Stuart Every Move You Make - Book - C. L. Taylor Keep your friends close and your enemies closer… Alexandra, Lucy, Bridget, River and Natalie. Five friends who wish they’d never met. Because the one thing they have in common is the worst thing i...
May 15, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 221
At the end of the show 2 listener questions from Niall MacKay and Paul Hampton. Recommendations: Stuart Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - book - Sly Stone One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female, funk and rock; penned some of the most iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s, from "Everyday People" to "Family Affair"; and electrified audiences with a persona and stage presence that s...
May 08, 2024•54 sec•Season 7Ep. 220
An action packed episode taking a look at the SNP/Scottish Government developments and the SNP leadership reporting. At the end of the show a listener question from Ian Currie. Recommendations: Stuart: Fragile Animals - book - Genevieve Jagger When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront the memories that haunt her religious past. Struggling to deal with the familial trauma of her Catholic upbringing, hotel cleaner, Noelle, travels to the Isl...
May 01, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 219
At the end of the show a question from Roger Hyam Recommendations: Ruth The Glasgow Girl (Paperback) - Aasmah Mir A Glasgow Girl is the coming of age story of Aasmah Mir's childhood growing up in 1970s Glasgow. From a vivacious child to a teenage loner, Aasmah candidly shares the highs and lows of growing up between two cultures - trying to fit in at school and retreating to the safe haven of a home inhabited by her precious but distant little brother and Helen, her family's Glaswegian guardian ...
Apr 24, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 218
At the end of the show a question from John Daly. Recommendations: Stuart Riley - Netflix Scott’s Tom Ripley is a grifter scraping by in early ’60s New York. He’s hired by a wealthy industrialist to travel to Italy to try to convince the man’s dilettante son, Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), to return home. Accepting the job is Tom’s first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud, and murder. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81678765 Eamonn imagine... Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now - BBC Pet Shop ...
Apr 17, 2024•6 min•Season 7Ep. 217
