Best Wee Dram Podcasts (2025)

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TTH: A Wee Dram Episode 1 58:34

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19d ago58:34

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Grab a dram and settle in for the very first episode of A Wee Dram—our new monthly slot, where Scott and Steve dive into a wide-ranging chat that starts with the flu and somehow ends up at quantum physics, Scottish weather trauma, deep-fried Mars bars, football heartbreak, world-changing medical breakthroughs, and the mystery of why Scotland produc…

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TTH Blueprint Episode 11: Phillippa Mole 47:05

4d ago47:05

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Philippa Mole joins Scott Hamilton on The Third Half for an energising conversation about curiosity, reinvention and following what makes your heart sing. From studying sport and art at York to a masters in sports psychology at Loughborough, Philippa's career has been refreshingly unconventional—sports psychologist, broadcaster, bobsleigh brakewoma…

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TTH Blueprint Episode 10: Bryan Redpath 45:11

8d ago45:11

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Bryan Redpath joins Scott Hamilton on The Third Half for a compelling conversation that spans rugby legends, business lessons and the honest realities of transitioning from elite sport to the working world. The former Scotland scrum-half and captain shares stories from his decade representing his country, playing under coaching greats like Jim Telf…

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TTH: Blueprint Episode 9: My Girl The River 43:40

14d ago43:40

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My Girl The River joins Scott Hamilton on The Third Half for a warm, funny and deeply honest conversation about music, creativity, family and surviving the modern music landscape. Kris and Joe share the story of how they met, how their multi-genre sound refuses to fit into industry boxes, and why that has been both a blessing and a challenge. From …

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TTH Blueprint Episode 8: Phil Pavitt 46:45

22d ago46:45

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Scott Hamilton with Phil Pavitt at The Third Half starts with light humour before shifting into a candid conversation about Phil’s career, leadership journey, and the reality of stepping away from full-time executive life. Phil reflects on building his reputation across government, technology, and global organisations — and what it truly feels like…

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TTH Blueprint Episode 7: Richard Davies 41:26

1M ago41:26

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Scott Hamilton sits down with Richard Davies on The Third Half to talk the real stuff behind “transformation.” Consumer pull vs corporate push, AI hype vs delivery, hyperscalers and lock-in, why Scandinavia nails citizen trust, and what digital sovereignty should actually mean. We also veer into sustainability, small modular reactors, RNLI night sh…

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TTH Blueprint Episode 6: Martin Metcalfe 43:06

2M ago43:06

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Scott Hamilton sits down with Martin Metcalfe in The Third Half to talk life as a singer, guitarist, producer, artist and full-time gear humper. They get into The Skids, The Rezillos, Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, Filthy Tongues, and the Angelfish reunion for children in Gaza that sold out in minutes. Expect deadline truth bombs, Bowie and Eno studio lore,…

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TTH Blueprint Episode 5: Rashik Parmar MBE 39:10

2M ago39:10

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In this episode of The Third Half, Scott Hamilton sits down with Rashik Palmer to unpack responsible computing, real-world resilience, and community-led media. We cover why outages (Vodafone, AWS) expose hidden fragility, how to engineer reliability from day one, and Rashik’s A→E “future-ready” mindset: Ambition → Bold → Capable → Determined → Entr…

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Blueprint Episode 3 Part 2 34:00

2M ago34:00

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CIO, board advisor, and global IT leader Steve O’Donnell joins The Tech Ledger to talk about life after billion-pound estates. From being let down by Google’s weather AI to building data centres in the desert, Steve shares how fractional leadership cuts through politics, why continuous learning matters, and what it really takes to break into NED ro…

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Blueprint Episode 1 27:23

2M ago27:23

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We’ve just kicked off Ledger Entries – our new talking community project. Not a podcast, not an interview show, definitely not polished. Just straight-up conversations with people who’ve actually got something to say about tech, sustainability, sport, music, and yes… occasionally cheese. Our debut guest? Andy Gomarsall MBE – Rugby World Cup winner,…

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Blueprint Episode 3 Part 1 21:38

2M ago21:38

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CIO, board advisor, and global IT leader Steve O’Donnell joins The Tech Ledger to talk about life after billion-pound estates. From being let down by Google’s weather AI to building data centres in the desert, Steve shares how fractional leadership cuts through politics, why continuous learning matters, and what it really takes to break into NED ro…

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Blue Print Episode 2 34:02

2M ago34:02

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CIO and Global CIO 100 inductee Louise McCarthy Leavey joins The Tech Ledger to talk about why technology is not a cost center. From reprofiling a multi billion outsourcing contract in the Substack blurb to cutting through wasted IT spend, Louise shares how to drive real change, measure ESG (not just market it), and turn “transformation” into conti…

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Blueprint Episode 4 47:47

3M ago47:47

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Alan Young—aka Serious Child—joins Scott Hamilton to trace a wild path from Cambridge maths & 20 years at PA Consulting to storytelling songwriter. He previews “Dusk on the 33,” shares the moving story of his brother Dave’s frontline evacuations in Ukraine (with Times footage), and talks touring, community, and making art that actually reaches peop…

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Incubus or Sleep Paralysis?? TERRIFYING Ghost Encounter in a Scottish Castle!! 1:04:11

2y ago1:04:11

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Well, it's been a while!!! Today we talk to our friend Mandi, who stayed at Lickleyhead Castle with us recently on one of our art retreats, and encountered a super scary encounter with a castle ghost!! She was certainly braver than us sleeping in that same room afterwards!! We also chat about some other spooky encounters that happened while we were…

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Real TERRIFYING GHOST sounds CAUGHT ON iPhone!?! 1:37:07

2+ y ago1:37:07

1:37:07

We are BACK! (well, kind of, we are never regular let's face it!!) Karen and Lucy spent a few weeks together in June and have lots of ghostly goings on to recap with you all, including a super TERRIFYING video with strange sounds, and more ghostly goings on in the castle they stayed in! (and yes, it's taken them that long to record and edit this ep…

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Interview with Brett Manning: Lots of fairy, folklore and art chat! 1:30:24

3y ago1:30:24

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In this episode Lucy and Karen interview the amazing artist Brett Manning, and talk about her book "One Foot in the Green" which is jam packed full of folklore creature artwork! We chat about her inspiration and art process, as well as spooky happenings! If you want to find out more about Brett on social media you can find her here: https://www.ins…

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Charleston Ghosts and disembodied voices! 53:22

3y ago53:22

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In this episode we are joined again by our very special paranormal expert Ginger! and Karen tells us a stateside tale this time about her recent trip to Charleston, and the strange happenings there! How do ghosts communicate if they don't actually have voices? To find out more about us, including our very own Celtic Collective art club, go to https…

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FAIRY MUSIC! (and to be honest, a whole lot of other ramblings!!) 1:20:38

3y ago1:20:38

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In this episode Karen reads out some stories about fairy music to Lucy, but before that (and during, and after...) we chat about a whole host of random paranormal (or even non paranormal!) things including some theories on fairy origins, where you might get stuck as a ghost, fairies caught on camera on tiktok, our NEW art book, and a rant about mod…

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Our Scottish Castle Road Trip! 35:05

3y ago35:05

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Lucy and Karen were actually together in Scotland! We went on a Thelma and Louise style road trip (minus Brad Pitt unfortunately!) and toured round some castles together searching for a new venue for our Scottish Castle art retreats. A Scottish castle road trip would not be complete without some spooky goings on though! So in this episode (that we …

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Learning about TAROT Cards with Lory: Part 2! 1:07:33

3y ago1:07:33

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This is part two of our dip into the world of tarot with our good friend Lory! In this episode she reads Karens' cards and then we even go into a wee bit of numerology! To find out more about the Celtic Collective Art Club, merch and more to to: https://www.1scot1not.comBy Karen Campbell & Lucy Brydon

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Learning about TAROT Cards with Lory: Part 1! 48:41

3y ago48:41

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In this episode we go a little off topic (when were we ever totally on topic!!) to meet our special guest Lory! She is going to read our Tarot cards, do a bit of numerology on us and generally spook Lucy and Karen out with how accurate she is! This is part 1 of 2 episodes, in which Lucy gets her cards read and learns all about her magic number! Joi…

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The Ghosts of Wardhill Castle: With Special Guest GINGER!! 1:26:58

3+ y ago1:26:58

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Well lovely listeners, we've had quite the break! But we are back with a super jam packed episode! This may be 1.5 hours long but its 1.5 hours FULL of real life ghost stories from our recent trip to Scotland! Karen and Ginger joined Lucy in her homeland and we stayed at Wardhill Castle for a week. Ginger is our special ghost whisperer!! In this ep…

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The Stone of Destiny! Scotlands very own extra special...STONE!!! 1:11:30

3+ y ago1:11:30

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This week Lucy tells Karen all about the strange and bizarre history of this special stone that has been used by CENTURIES of Scottish Kings as a coronation stone, before it was stolen by the English, then stolen (or should we say reclaimed?) back again! Join us for an episode that includes biblical symbolism, intrigue, stealth plots and conspiraci…

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The Nuckelavee! The most TERRIFYING Scottish creature?!! 53:38

3+ y ago53:38

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Today Karen tells Lucy all about the most TERRIFYING and EVIL monster in all of Orcadian mythology!! Responsible for heaps of trouble and physically just absolutely BEYOND grotesque, this is an episode you won't want to miss!! Lucy even added sound effects ...LOL!!! To catch up on past episodes and see what other antics we are up to visit https://w…

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The Fascinating life of Robert Kirk; The FAIRY MINISTER!! 1:25:33

3+ y ago1:25:33

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Centuries before the esteemed fairy folklore and researcher, Katherine Briggs came onto the academic scene, Robert Kirk was a minister in the mid-1600's who dedicated his life to researching and recording, and spreading the word to the world of all things Fairy. Tune into this week's exciting episode as Lucy tells us all about it! Then head over to…

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GLAMIS CASTLE: 13 insanely spooky fun facts!! 1:05:31

4y ago1:05:31

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In today's podcast episode Karen tells Lucy the 13 PLUS INSANELY SPOOKY things that still go down at Glamis Castle!!! From ghosts to monsters to VAMPIRES, fairies, Shakespeare, and even the Queen Mother HERSELF, this one is one you will not want to miss!!! For more info visit our website at 1 Scot 1 Not…

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The Celtic Wheel of the Year! 1:30:24

4y ago1:30:24

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This week Lucy tells Karen all about the Celtic Wheel of the Year! We discuss some of the festival rituals that took place in Scotland to celebrate the various key points in the year: What festival could you use as an excuse to try out new partners/ditch old ones? Just how far do you need to leap over the fire to get good luck, what's with all the …

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CASTLES! Let's nerd out!! 1:20:21

4y ago1:20:21

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Join us to nerd out a bit all about CASTLES! Karen teaches Lucy about the different constructions through time, and we learn lots of fun facts like how to trap your enemy, dye cloth blue, and how to go to the toilet in one!! to learn more about us, and find out about merch, our Celtic Collective Art club and more! go to 1scot1not.com…

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He's Sexy and a Poet! Fun Facts about Rabbie Burns, Scotlands Favourite Bard! 1:30:35

4y ago1:30:35

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Get yourself prepared for Burns night by finding out all about our nations favourite poet! (well maybe not ALL about - but the juicy and interesting bits that's for sure!) Karen and Lucy are back after our winter break and we kick off by discussing New Year (or that's Hogmanay if you are Scots) celebrations and customs, and then diving into the nex…

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MORE GHOST stories with Special Guest GINGER!!! 1:08:32

4y ago1:08:32

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We welcome back our resident ghostie expert Ginger! She is joining us again with some more personal ghost stories, including some Lee encounters (Lee is her resident ghost!) Join us to chat with her, be a wee bit spooked (Karen and Lucy certainly are!), and try to get to the bottom of what all this ghost stuff is about anyways! Apologies for the sl…

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Schiehallion: The FAIRY Mountain of Scotland!! 47:29

4y ago47:29

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This week we are on a time crunch! If you are sick of our babbling then this is the episode for you! Lucy tells Karen all about the fairy hill of the Scotland - Mount Schiehallion! Not only do we hear some funny tales recounted from Scottish folklore books we also discover a scientific connection to this sacred place (well, we don't really, as the …

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The CAILLEACH: Scotlands original goddess! 59:39

4y ago59:39

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Before there was Christianity and the Celtic world became dominated by men, Scotland was under the full influence of a most powerful female Goddess who was responsible for the creation of the Celtic World as well as the weather. You may know her only as "The Hag" but the Cailleach is so so much more than that! So buckle up your buskins, strap on yo…

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Let's go Guising! it's SAMHAIN in Scotland! 1:54:20

4y ago1:54:20

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And no, we are NOT late! as you will find out, you've all been dressing up and dooking for apples on the WRONG DAY!! This week, we discuss the serious topic of Samhain in Scotland, and as usual, we are a laughing, ridiculous mess! Come hang out with us as Lucy schools Karen in all things Samhain. From how to say that gosh darn word to how it relate…

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Listener ghost stories! 1:05:40

4y ago1:05:40

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Get Halloween ready by listening to our listener stories of spooky goings on! Plus Karen reads us an article about why we should be empathetic to ghosts feelings. Learn why Karen is more scared of the jump scare while Lucy is freaked out by the idea of a ghostly voyeur! To watch uncut episodes visit our YouTube channel on 1 scot 1 not To find out m…

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THE SPOOKY EDINBURGH VAULTS! 1:37:51

4y ago1:37:51

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Join us on a spooky haunted tour of the Edinburgh Vaults, as Lucy FREAKS Karen out (and herself in the process actually!) recounting tales of murder, witchcraft, fires (Yes sorry Karen, there was a great fire in Edinburgh!) and more importantly a hell of a lot of ghostly activity! Karen is promising that next week will be all rainbows, unicorns and…

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The EVIL EYE: Scotland Style!! 1:35:12

4y ago1:35:12

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Well friends, we've hit a new low on the 1 Scot 1 Not Podcast! Definitely keep your little ones out of the room while you're watching/listening to this episode. In an unexpected twist we are covering everything from penis necklaces to sexual positions and NOT ON PURPOSE! WE promise! Karen had no idea what she was going to uncover when researching f…

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THE GLAISTIG: ghost or faerie creature? 50:57

4y ago50:57

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We are having a green lady ghostie experience and Sean Campbell (Karen's husband) is NOT invited! This week both Karen and Lucy recount some stories of this strange faerie/ghost creature of Scotland. Find out why we think they may actually be poltergeists, why you wouldn't want to piss them off (dust in your food anyone?!) and whether Karen is team…

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POLTERGEISTS are FAIRIES, you're welcome. 1:19:09

4+ y ago1:19:09

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As much as we are terrified of Poltergeists and have absolutely ZERO interest in discussing them, that's ALL we seem to talk about his week! The upside is that by devoting our time and attention and our super wise and expansive scientific knowledge of all things supernatural (we did read 2 whole Wikipedia pages, thank you very much) we have come to…

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TOP 10 FUN FOLKLORE FACTS from "Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland" 1:19:00

4+ y ago1:19:00

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Today Karen tells Lucy her TOP 10 FUN FOLKLORE FACTS from "Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland" - a very well-known book by respected Folklorist John Gregorson Campbell. While Karen and Lucy weren't (sadly) drinking this episode, you DEFINITELY may want to consider pouring a wee dram and settling in for some real fun as…

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The Cat Sith!!! Big and Black and Actually kinda REAL!! 1:27:04

4+ y ago1:27:04

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Today's Episode of the 1 Scot 1 Not Podcast is all about the fairy cat of Scotland! Lucy tells Karen all about these feline fairies, and reveals some gruesome ceremonies connected with them! eeek!! For more fun and antics visit us at 1scot1not.com!By Karen Campbell & Lucy Brydon

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URISK: Unpacking this complicated creature from Scottish Folklore! 1:24:02

4+ y ago1:24:02

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Come hang with Lucy and Karen as we take our time and unpack the complicated URISK of Scottish Folklore! Was he just, quick simply, a lonely a**hole who sometimes helped or sometimes harassed lonely travelers? Or was he acting out because he didn't have access to modern therapy to help him process the troubles of his parent's horrible marriage and …

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SEXY SELKIES! The Friendly (mostly) Fairy Seals of Orkney and Shetland! 1:30:22

4+ y ago1:30:22

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This week Lucy educates Karen all about these better-looking, better-behaved, and better camouflaged FAE neighbors of the foul-faced Fin Folk that we learned about in Episode 7 (Season 1)! So strap into your high-speed elevator and speed down to the underwater palace with us (stop thinking so hard and just press play already, we'll explain everythi…

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What role did FAIRIES play in the Scotland WITCH TRIALS? 1:25:39

4+ y ago1:25:39

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Today Karen explores the roles that Fairies and superstition played in the Scottish Witch Trials that was responsible for the murder of over 4,000 innocent people (mostly women) in the 16th and 17th century. What, and more specifically WHO she discovers during this dark period in history, may very well surprise you! To share your own witchy or fair…

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The LEGEND of SAWNEY BEAN: Murder, Incest & Cannibalism in a Cave!! 1:26:18

4+ y ago1:26:18

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Today is Episode 19 of the 1Scot 1Not Podcast where Lucy tells Karen all about the insanely disturbing and infamous of all Scot's legends: The Legend of SAWNEY BEAN!!! The most murderous, incestuous, cave-dwelling cannibal (and family!) of the 16th century! Upon some reflection, we think this may actually be the most gruesome tale the WORLD has eve…

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Are Fairies Really just Ghosts?! Or are Ghosts really Fairies?! 1:24:47

4+ y ago1:24:47

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Today Karen, with the help of famed folklorist Katherine Briggs, is doing a folklore deep dive to try and make sense of the varied fairy and ghost sightings that have been so common throughout Scottish (and Celtic) history. We discuss all manner of supernatural creatures in this in-depth episode! From Hobgoblins, Dobies, Brownies to Boggarts, Silki…

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BEWARE!!! The FAIRY RING! 1:27:05

4+ y ago1:27:05

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In this very special episode, Lucy tells of her own surreal encounter with a Fairy Ring right in her hometown! If you come away with anything from this episode it's this: DO NOT ENTER A FAIRY RING...Not unless you want to play a game of dizzy ducks, lose your mind, or lose years (or even decades) of your life! If you don’t listen to us then you hav…

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Are Fairies Real? Where do they come from? Why are they here? All Fairy Talk today! 1:37:48

4+ y ago1:37:48

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Today Karen talks about one of her all-time favorite fairy books, "The FAIRY-FAITH in CELTIC COUNTRIES" by Walter Evans-Wenz. Although published way back in 1911, the research, human and historical analysis, together with a HUGE collection of first-person testimonies of fairy sightings throughout all 6 Celtic Countries (Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall,…

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SPOOKY SCOTTISH STORIES! With Special Guest! 1:45:05

4+ y ago1:45:05

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From the very first episode, our art student, Nikki Web has been relaying us some of her spooky ghost and family stories from growing up in Scotland. Today she has graced us with her presence and is here to tell us these fun stories in PERSON! Pour yourself a wee dram, sit back, relax and listen with us recount some of her super cool ghosty sightin…

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WTF?! The weird mini COFFINS of Arthur's Seat 1:55:09

4+ y ago1:55:09

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In this episode, Lucy tells Karen all about the fairy coffins of Arthur’s seat and discusses whether they are witchy rituals or evidence of murderers' guilt? Buckle your seat belt for this long ride everyone as in addition to the weird-ass coffin story we also get a wee listen to Karen's son Max's sweet Scottish accent and delve into the main (and …

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MAGICAL Fairy Botanicals! 1:33:03

4+ y ago1:33:03

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Join Lucy and Karen as they run down a huge list of magical plants, flowers and trees from Scotland's gorgeous, enchanted landscape! From warding off evil spirits to curing madness, you'll be shocked and all the magic there is to be found in otherwise seemingly ordinary plants and trees! For information about the Celtic Collective, our wee journals…