Episodes
A discussion with Dr. Mel Tonkin, director of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Saving Red Squirrels Project
Published 09/10/21
Published 09/10/21
Trees for Life is a charity organization working to restore the Caledonian Sorest that once stretched across the top of Scotland covering some 15,000 square kilometers. Today less than 1 percent of this massive woodland remains. Efforts to rewild the Scottish Highlands includes planting trees, soil conservation, land management, reintroduction of critical species and more.
Published 07/14/21
Once a favorite of Scots going "doon the water" for summer holidays, the Explore Kintyre and Gigha Tourism and Marketing Group hope the new Kintyre 66 will encourage increased tourism and economic recovery for the region.
Published 06/17/21
An interview with Brian Binnie, born in the USA and raised in Scotland who piloted Spaceship One to 70 miles above the Earth in 2004 and captured the $10-million Ansari X Prize and ushered in commercial space flight.
Published 05/20/21
Alicia MacInnes is a Glasgow-born artisan who works in fused glass and whose designs are often tartan inspired.
Published 04/06/21
A discussion of how the Scottish bespoke travel experience company, Away From The Ordinary, was able to pivot to online activities to survive the shutdown of international travel by Covid-19.
Published 03/25/21
An interview with Scottish travel blogger Kathi Kamleitner about her new podcast for travellers to Scotland.
Published 03/08/21
The Eriskay Pony is the last of a native Scottish pony breed and is currently listed as critically endangered. We discuss the breed's history, heritage and efforts to save it with a member of the Comann Each Nan Eilean - The Eriskay Pony Society.
Published 02/14/21
Two Scottish entertainers, Ainsley Hamill and Anna MacDonald discuss their coming together to form an association (company) to share their love of Scottish culture, music, dance, and language with a worldwide audience.
Published 01/31/21
A profile of Anna White, founder of ScotlandShop offering tailored tartan fashion.
Published 01/17/21
Dacre Stoker, the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker discusses his famous relatives life and the influence that his time spent in Cruden Bay Scotland had on his writing of Dracula.
Published 12/09/20
Author Mike Shepherd shares his insights and memories of how Bram Stoker came to right his Gothic horror Classic "Dracula" in the Aberdeenshire fishing village of Port Erroll (Cruden Bay) in northeast Scotland
Published 10/31/20
Kim Kjaerside plans, trains, and completes the 96 mile West Highland Way walk as both the trail and he turn 40 years old.
Published 10/06/20
Daniel Williamson, curator of the Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Center in Franklin, North Carolina, USA , discusses the museum's history, its collection, and it's future.
Published 09/15/20
An interview with Russell Dalgleish, Chairman and co-founder of the Scottish Business Network about the organization, its goals and objectives in aid to the Scottish business community and worldwide diaspora.
Published 08/30/20
Lorna Macaulay, CEO of the Harris Tweed Authority, discussed the history, production and future of this iconic Scottish woven cloth.
Published 08/19/20
An interview with the Assistant Director of the BHRR about the work they do to care for, rehabilitate, and release injured birds back into the wilds in the Scottish Highlands.
Published 07/17/20
An interview with the Director of the wildcat captive breeding program at the Aigas Field Center in the Scottish Highlands to examine efforts to save the Scottish wildcat from extinction.
Published 07/02/20
Jenny Johnstone is a cartographer working in forestry, qualified in environmental science. Annie Gilfillan is an archivist currently doing a PhD at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Highland folk memory and culture. Together they are the creative duo behind this new Scottish history podcast.
Published 01/19/20
An interview with Rab Lennox, host of the Big Rab Show on radio and podcast of the same name.
Published 12/30/19
Exploring the history of the establishment of the Ulster Plantation in Northern Ireland and the further migration of lowland Scots into the New World with the eventual establishment of the Scotch Irish community in America.
Published 12/11/19
An interview with Michael Sinclair, a woodturner and an Orkney native, whose artistic creations are heavily influenced by the region's neolithic history.
Published 11/22/19
The current and former pipe major of the Texas pipe band, the Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums, discuss the band's coming trip to Scotland in Summer 2019 to compete at the World Pipe Band Championship.
Published 07/13/19
Highland Whisky Festival Project Manager Kirsten Cameron talks about the event's features, objectives, and expectations to promote whisky tourism in the highland region of Scotland.
Published 05/02/19