Two Mancunians chat about film, football, life and other less important things.
Scotty and Motty Two Mancs One Barnet
The overturning of Roe v Wade has led to millions of women across the US and beyond taking to the streets to protest against the decision which has led to abortion being banned in many states. Despite promises by several Supreme Court Justices that they would never take away a woman's right to choose, they voted to do just that, a move which has angered millions of people across the US and posed the question what's next when it comes to rights? Scotty and Motty chat about this and the rest of the latest news.
Love Island returns to our screens and Real Madrid have won the Champions League, what a time to be alive!
Scotty and Motty return! The Mancunian pair chat about Michael Jackson, England, David Beckham, dart boards and Dave Chapelle!
England win! Gareth Southgate becomes a national treasure while Jermaine Jenas continues to infuriate the entire country. Meanwhile Keir Starmer gets a rare win, Michael Gove joins Tinder (possibly) and James gets his palm read via video. Scotty Motty, Youngy and Joe chat about this and much more!
England's footballers continue to upset a minority of fans by daring to take the knee to highlight racism and the need to stop it, but are the fans boos justified? Should Gareth Southgate's men stop it and why on earth has Didsbury been listed as a no go area for white people by a national newspaper? Scotty, Motty and Youngy take a look at all the latest news, football, political and otherwise!
Has Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had a good season? United lost the Europa League final to Villareal, went out of the Champions League in the group stages, lost the Carabao Cup semi final to City and were dumped out of the FA Cup by Leicester. It wasn't all doom and gloom though, a second place Premier League finish equalled the Reds' best position since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. There were also some memorable results along the way, including wins over Man City, PSG, Leipzig and Liverpool. Was it a success though? Scotty, Motty and Youngy give Solskjaer is end of season report - with a grade!
Piers Morgan has left Good Morning Britain after he claimed Meghan Markle was lying about her suicidal thoughts. Meghan and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey was the talk of the nation - on both sides of the Atlantic and Morgan's reaction to it caused outrage with over 41,000 complaints to OFCOM. Scotty and Motty are joined by James as they chat about Morgan, Meghan, Harry, Oprah and the fallout.
Rishi Sunak is sent to announce his budget this week but will he be labelled Superman as he was previously by certain media outlets or super stingy? Also Donald Trump has been addressing CPAC with his usual charm and decorum! Scotty and Motty take a look at all this and the rest of the week's news.
Is the Wire the greatest TV show ever? Well, if it's not it's certainly in the top two! Scotty and Motty take a look at their favourite scenes from the iconic Baltimore crime opus, with everything from Omar Little showing his smarts to Jimmy McNulty showing his narcissism. Let us know your favourite moments from the Wire in the comments!
The United States of America has a new president, finally! The UK still has the same Boris Johnson who's been on the phone to Joe Biden trying to become his new bezzie. Scotty and Motty discuss this and more including the news about the vaccine and how Brexit isn't quite taking back control.
With Boris Johnson and the Tories making a mess of things, Keir Starmer being about as inspirational as a bag of spanners and Donald Trump burning down Washington as he leaves, some people feel politically homeless. Scotty and Motty chat to Alex Mays who was that fed up with it all he decided to start his own political party. Check them out here: https://twitter.com/BThroughParty
Donald Trump is facing a second impeachment, having now been banned from Twitter permanently (before this was recorded) it's not been a good week for the President or the US with violent scenes as a mob stormed the capitol buildings. Scotty and Motty chat about this and why 11 more days of a Donald Trump Presidency may be 11 days too many.
Boris Johnson announces a new UK lockdown as the Tier system is abandoned and the country braces itself for more restrictions, but does the government have a clue?? Scotty and Motty discuss this as well as Trump's latest taped chat that could land the outgoing US President in hot water.
The greatest footballer of all time passed away last week and the world will be a much sadder place without Diego Maradona in it. Scotty and Motty take a look at one of the true icons of sport as well as the latest Tier pandemic shambles from the government and why Meghan Markle deserves better treatment.
Priti Patel has been found to be a bully but it was unintentional according to Boris Johnson who is standing by 'the pritster' while others quit in protest. Scotty and Motty look at the latest Tory shambles, plus get into a heated debate over Jeremy Corbyn's legacy.
Dominic Cummings has left Downing Street while Donald Trump is refusing to leave the White House. Scotty and Motty chat about the latest news stories doing the rounds both here in the UK and over the pond in the US.
Joe Biden is the US president elect but Donald Trump vows to fight on with legal challenges to the result, regardless of the fact he has zero evidence of any wrongdoing. Trump has even ordered Attorney General Bill Barr to instruct the department of justice to investigate the non-existent election fraud. Meanwhile even Fox News has turned its back on Trump with Kayleigh McEnany's press conference being ignored by the network mid flow.
Marcus Rashford's free school meals campaign has mobilised the nation as thousands of people, businesses, councils and charities show their support by offering to feed kids over Christmas. One man who wasn't happy with the outpouring of generosity was Tory MP Ben Bradley who took a swipe at Rashford and claimed free school vouchers could fund crackdens and brothels?! Scotty and Motty take a look at the madness from another moronic MP and even more madness from across the pond ahead of the US election.
Andy Burnham continues his fight against the government against the government whilst Michael Gove took to the airwaves to defend the Tories! It's Manchester vs the Conservatives and Scotty and Motty are all for it in the latest episode of their podcast.
Manchester could face more hospitality restrictions without the safety of a proper furlough scheme under government plans and mayor Andy Burnham is leading the fight to protect jobs, the economy and the nightlife of Greater Manchester. Scotty and Motty chat about 'Super' Andy, bumbling Boris Johnson and whether Dr Fauci has risked Donald Trump's ire yet again.
Donald Trump has only gone and caught the 'China Virus' or the disease he said would 'just disappear' and you have to wonder if he's injecting himself with bleach right now? Meanwhile in a series of car crash interviews Boris Johnson reminded the entire country that no matter where you live in the UK, the Prime Minister simply doesn't have a clue about your Covid restrictions or his own government's policies. Scotty and Motty chat about the omnishambles taking place on both sides of the Atlantic and also look at how Inspector Morse's sidekick's sidekick, part-time singer and full time racist Laurence Fox is boycotting Sainsbury's because they support the one month a year where we celebrate Black History, the pair also chat about Priti Patel's new travel agency business, which involves shipping asylum seekers off to a prison island thousands of miles from our shores.
Donald Trump has tax problems - if you can call not paying them a problem! Right Said Fred remind us all they're still alive by attending an anti-lockdown protest encouraging us not to stay alive. Scotty and Motty chat about this and all the other news doing the rounds!
Noel Gallagher has joined Ian Brown as the latest (formerly) Mancunian rockstar to decide to take up medicine and tell us all not to wear masks. Scotty and Motty chat about why the less charismatic of the Gallagher brothers is wrong and also ask who is Dido Harding and why are we listening to her, plus a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Matt Hancock keeps lying, but thankfully for him, so does Boris Johnson as the government continues to put a spin on anything and everything. Breaking international law, blaming young people for the latest covid numbers, it's all in a day's work for this
Ian Brown and Matt Le Tissier have decided to take up medicine and advise us all on how best to tackle the pandemic, while Tony Abbott has been given a role advising the government, despite having a record of misogyny and homophobia! Scotty and Motty take a look at this and all the latest news.
Chadwick Boseman's death shocked the film world and Scotty and Motty pay tribute to the iconic actor who's legacy will live on forever, from Black Panther and beyond. The lads also take a look at the latest government polls which show Boris Johnson is no longer the popular figure he was while on the other side of the pond, Donald Trump could be taking his first steps towards another US election victory.
Harry Maguire's arrest in Mykonos left Manchester United fans shocked, while Boris Johnson had to cut short his holiday for different reasons. Scotty and Motty chat about this and the government's latest u-turn this time over exam results.
Ed Miliband's handshake isn't strong enough, shaving your balls is risky, the name Wayne is legendary (sort of) but soiling your trousers on stage isn't. Scotty and Motty fire questions at each other in the latest podcast!
Michael Gove's wife has been firing shots at the public so Scotty and Motty fire back as they discuss Sarah Vine, Donald Trump and why Prince Andrew is the teflon Prince?
Is Tony Soprano the GOAT? Will Paulie Walnuts go down in history as one of the best things to happen to television? Jay and Scotty take a look at their favourite New Jersey mafia family and ask which characters made it such a classic.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's interview has turned the Fresh Prince of Bel Air into a meme, Scotty and Motty ask if Jada was right when she said William, it was really nothing, also why we Stan with Britney and fighting at gigs!
Manchester United emerged from the weekend's games as the real winners as Leicester and Chelsea were both beaten comfortably leaving the door open for the Reds to take top four. Arsenal's loss to Spurs in the North London derby continued Mikel Arteta's patchy form post lockdown. Liverpool failed to Burnley and Norwich were relegated. Scotty and Motty discuss this and more.
Kanye West's on/off run for the Presidency has opened up questions as to whether it's mental health issues or ego that drives Mr Kim Kardashian? Scotty and Motty take a look at this and the fallout from Kasabian's Tom Meighan's admission of domestic abuse.
Scotty and Motty relive 1997 with BBC's Man United Sports Commentator Liam Bradford. Man Utd, Oasis, DIY Predator Boots... and erm, Naked Russian Unorthodox Priests!?! We was all in tears throughout, hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did chatting.
Richard Pryor? Dave Chappelle? Or maybe even Peter Kay? Who makes the list for the top 5 comedians of all time? Scotty and Motty chat about their favourite comedians and why they're so good at making us laugh.
Mason Greenwood's brace against Bournemouth made him the talk of the Premier League this weekend. Scotty and Motty chat about Manchester United's boy wonder and take a look at the other important PL games.
David Starkey's racist rant to Darren Grimes has made headlines, Scotty and Motty take a look at the historian's moronic comments and much more!
Caroline Aherne's The Royle Family was one of the most iconic comedies in British television history and she's still sorely missed to this day. Scotty and Motty take a look at five screen legends who we always look back on with fondness in their latest podcast.
White Lives Matters banners, Kier Starmer sacking Long-Bailey and beaches being full. It's all been happening this week and Scotty and Motty try to make sense of it all as they chat about the latest stories hitting the headlines over the past few days.
1968 was a year to remember as United won the European Cup for the first time, The Beatles released the White Album and America went through one of it's most turbulent spells ever. James from The Oasis Podcast chats to Scotty and Motty about why 1968 was so memorable.
The 1980s was a decade which gave us some of the most iconic films in movie history with directors such as Joel Schumacher, who sadly passed away this week, creating some classics. Scotty and Motty pick their top five 80s movies, with Schumacher's vampire flick The Lost Boys amongst their choices. Films by Gene Wilder, Spike Lee, Marty Brest and Francis Ford Coppola are some of those which make the list as the decade that gave us Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Rosie Perez, Bruce Willis and many more is remembered. SHOW LESS
Katie Hopkins is finally banned from Twitter which is a step in the right direction from the social media giant! The permanent ban comes after Twitter also started flagging up Donald Trump's tweets that were deemed to be spreading lies. Scotty and Motty take a look at all this plus tell us why they're the people Scandinavian news channels turn to in times of crisis! The pair also give us their take on Manchester United's draw with Spurs and whether Roy Keane's rant was a bit too much plus why the UK government continues to make them both angry.
Television presenter Alex Winters joins Scotty and Motty to talk about his favourite year and despite being a Cardiff City fan with an allegiance to Manchester United 2012 is Alex's choice. With artists such as Alabama Shakes and Kendrick Lamar at the top of their game, plus the Searching for Sugarman released it was a very good year.
Riots on the streets of London - again, as so-called football lads defend statues nobody is trying to harm. While hundreds of thugs embarrassed themselves on man gave us all someone to be proud of. Patrick Hutchinson rescued a far-right protester from getting seriously beat up, despite him being part of Black Lives Matter, the very group the man was protesting against. Scotty and Motty chat about this, plus why some jokes on old tv shows are not okay and whether Blackpool or Sunderland is the UK's worst place to visit.
Scotty and Motty take a look at the top 5 debut albums of all time as Oasis's Definitely Maybe, The Stone Roses, by the Stone Roses and Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle are among the albums the lads discuss. Reminiscing about how certain albums shaped their lives, Scotty and Motty also chat about being told to f*** off by Amy Winehouse, taking a dump in Jimi Hendrix's toilet and trying to interview Liam Gallagher!
Edward Colston's statue in Bristol ended up in the harbour as Black Lives Matter protesters decided to take action over the slave owner being immortalised in their city. Could this be a seismic moment? Could Winston Churchill's statue be next? Are voices such as Anthony Joshua and John Boyega's the ones we should be listening to? Jay and Scotty discuss all this and more.
Sports films are often cheesy, far-fetched nonsense and that's why we love them! Dave Scott and Jay Motty take a look at their top five sports films taking us from fighters in Philadelphia to PE lessons in Barnsley!
With protests across America following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, Scotty and Motty take a look at one of the most turbulent weeks in recent years. Even by Trump's standards he seems to be losing his grip on America (and reality) the burning question is can he get it back? This was recorded before Trump addressed the nation, not that he said anything remotely helpful. Scotty and Motty discuss the state of America, the lies coming from the British government, whyThe Thick of It is still hilarious and tuna fishing - obviously.
Is Don Corleone really the don? Are the Goodfellas all that good? Scotty and Motty take a look at their top ten gangster films of all-time.
How do you choose films during lockdown? Is cancel culture going too far? Is Tarantino overrated? Do we believe Woody Allen deserves to be cancelled and why was Purple Aki at the football last weekend? Jay and Scotty discuss this and more.