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• Err, is there anyone here either?...
  on Oct 10, 2014 in charles docherty glasgow glasgow generations glasgow guide scott docherty wee glesca
  So here's the thing:You'll see that we finished up our little podcast in February of this year. It's now closing in on the end of 2014. That's a ferr bit later."What's the relevance of that", you ask?Well I'll tell you, seeing as how you asked. It's...
• The Twelfth - "Potatoes"
  on Feb 5, 2014 in finnan haddie glasgow maw broon
  The Twelfth: "Potatoes".Coming only 18 months following our last venture into cyberspace, Faither and I bring you our promised episode about football. Well, except it's actually about food. Stealing excerpts from Maw Broon's nutritious cookbook we ma...
• Return of the beast
  on Feb 3, 2014
  Hello again, remember us?You may remember us from such podcast episodes as Speedway, Rabbits and Muscular.  Classic episodes! Well, for those of you wondering where we've been since August 2012, wonder no more, because we've dusted off the old m...
• on Aug 14, 2012 in speedway denny pally celtic shawfield dogs scotsport crossmyloof glasgow hibs
  The Eleventh: "Speedway". In our new show recorded surprisingly soon after the last one (we must have been confused and thought another year had passed), Faither sets forth on another aimless trek along the dusty annals of his withering memory. This...
• The Tenth: "Rabbits"
  on Jun 22, 2012 in glasgow
  The Tenth: "Rabbits". In this, the tenth instalment of our regular fortnightly podcast, Faither yaps about holidays in and around Glasgow. So as you can imagine, this involves stories about hunting for small change on the beach, skinning rabbits at...
• The Ninth: "Muscular"
  on Jun 6, 2011 in no mean city muscular arms razor gangs maggie bell chain gang glasgow burns howf swanney gang
  The Ninth: "Muscular". This one was supposed to be all about Glasgow's unfortunate tag as the "No Mean City", but as expected, we digress into the usual nonsense including the Burns Howf and the Muscular Arms, Maggie Bell and Stone the Crows, playin...
• The Eighth: "Dizzy"
  on Nov 10, 2010 in cliff richard oh boy off the record 6 5 special empire majestic glasgow locarno radio luxembourg
  The Eighth: "Dizzy". In an embarrassing family meltdown of an episode, Faither takes us through his drunken exploits at the Majestic, the Locarno and various other haunts from ol' Glesca in the 50s and 60s, including what happened when the dance hal...
• The Seventh: "Beatstalkers"
  on Sep 6, 2010 in radio caroline maryland jazz club dancette tommy steele the poets the beatstalkers victor silvester eglington plaza 6.5 special radio luxembourg
  The Seventh: "Beatstalkers". So after six episodes bursting with many droning tales of lacklustre 'lore in ye olde Glesca, Faither finally gets into his stride. This one marks the start of no doubt twenty shows about his life in music. We start off...
• The Sixth: "C'moangetaff"
  on Aug 9, 2010 in tenements the steamie coal fire argyle street glasgow
  The Sixth: "C'moangetaff". Out of the depths of silence and the choppy seas of disinterest, comes our new instalment of rambling Glasgow folklore, proving that after a truly unearned Summer break, we're finally back to work. And this one's all about...
• We're still alive...
  on Jul 28, 2010 in microphone podcast father and son
  Yes that's right, despite many hopes to the contrary, we've not ended our little Father and Son venture into cyberspace yet. In fact, my Dad and I will be sipping more coffee at the microphone tonight to record our Sixth episode, and I should have i...

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