Podcasts about Glasgow

We will have with us this week, Scott Creighton to talk about his latest book, The Secret Chamber of Osiris: Lost Knowledge of the Sixteen Pyramids. We discuss Egypt, the history of secret chambers, Howard Vyse, what the pyramids may really have been for, and much more. Scott Creighton is an engineer whose extensive travels have allowed him to explore many of the world's ancient sacred sites. The host of the Alternative Egyptology forum on AboveTopSecret.com, he lives in Glasgow, Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We head back to May 2010 and to the area of Wishaw, near Glasgow in North Lanarkshire for the tale this time around. It was the hottest weekend of that year so far, and an off-road motorcyclist named Stuart Bell was about to make a chilling discovery that he will take to his grave with him....The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Mountain Song – Jane's AddictionNew York, Let's Do Nothing - King HannahThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - available upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Zoe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rootless are a Glasgow-based collective of Romani and Indian musicians united by a shared mission: to honour the deep historical bond between Roma and Indian cultures through music. The band was created by producer Janos and Sodhi, drawn together by the ancient migration story that connects both communities. Their sound fuses Bhangra rhythms with Romani instrumentation, blending folk, Sufi and South Asian influences into something entirely their own. Their debut single "RakiTakitaNana" was covered by EarMilk, Plastic Magazine and Magnetic Magazine among others. Their new single "Dam Mast Qalander" releases June 19th, 2026.Born of the Ando Glaso Collective. Follow @ando_glaso and @rootless64We spoke to Janos Lang - Founder of the band (AG Productions - Roma led multicultural production company), Sarmad Ghafoor - British - Pakistani Music Producer for Rootless, and Matus Jaco ( Guitarist ) .The Romani crushes for this episode are Lulo Reinhardt, Tcha Limberger, Taraf de Haidouks, Roby Lakatos, and Gipsy Kings.Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast. Please subscribe, rate, + review, + share with your friends! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast. Subscribe to our Patreon to join the conversation and our private community for just $5 a month. Or donate any amount to Ko-fi.com/romanistan. We depend on your support to keep going. You can book readings and events and take workshops with Jez at jezminavonthiele.com, and book readings and holistic healing sessions with Paulina at romaniholistic.com. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. Get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling wherever books are sold. If you love it, write us a review. Visit us at romanistanpodcast.com and email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasMusic by Viktor PachasArtwork by Elijah VardoSupport the show

In February 2018, 47-year-old Julie Reilly was captured on CCTV inside an Aldi supermarket on Paisley Road West in Glasgow. Originally from Auchinleck in East Ayrshire, Julie had spent years rebuilding her life after enduring unimaginable personal tragedy, battling addiction and recovering from a serious brain injury that left her vulnerable. A devoted mother of four and grandmother, she was determined to live independently and remained a familiar face throughout Glasgow's south side. When she suddenly stopped attending medical appointments and vanished without explanation, her family knew something wasn't right.As concern grew, Police Scotland launched a missing persons investigation spanning Govan, Cardonald and the wider Glasgow area. Detectives examined CCTV footage, followed reported sightings and appealed directly to the public for information, while Julie's family desperately searched for answers. What initially appeared to be a routine missing person enquiry soon became far more troubling, leading investigators down a path that exposed a disturbing betrayal of trust and one of the most shocking murder cases Scotland had seen in recent years.In this episode of British Murders with Stuart Blues, we examine the murder of Julie Reilly and the investigation that followed her disappearance. We explore Julie's difficult but resilient life story, the growing concerns that led to her being reported missing, the extensive search efforts across Glasgow, the forensic breakthroughs that transformed the enquiry, and the man who would ultimately admit responsibility for her death. We also look at the impact Julie's murder had on her family, their determination to bring her home, and the remarkable detective work that finally provided the answers they had spent more than a year searching for.Exclusive content:Patreon - Ad Free, Early Access, Exclusive EpisodesFollow the show:British Murders with Stuart BluesDisclaimer:The case discussed in this podcast episode is real and represents the worst day in many people's lives. I aim to cover such stories with a victim-focused approach, using information from publicly available sources. While I strive for accuracy, some details may vary depending on the sources used. Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is advised. Thank you for your understanding and support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we say farewell to the Melbourne Mavericks in the title race after their loss to West Coast Fever in the minor semifinal, we still have three teams in contention for the Super Netball trophy. The Adelaide Thunderbirds have secured their grand final spot after beating the Melbourne Vixens by 14 points in the major semifinal; so the Vixens will face the Fever in an upcoming do or die preliminary final. We analyse the weekend's games and discuss the recently named 12 player Diamonds squad, who will travel to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.

Billy is feeling the winter chill, and JB must've had a brain freeze - that's the only way we can explain the meltdown he had to start the show. BIlly picks us up with the All Sports Report, then a bumper edition of World Cup Fat - including a commentator who might still be yelling, and a French boundary rider in Philadelphia. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sam Williamson is in studio as he prepares to go to Glasgow, but he's also brought in a homemade Lasagna for Billy to try. BIlly has a quick wrap of footy news, then his favourite moments from the weekend on Triple M Footy, before JB has a message for young people with their heads buried in their phones. Socceroos goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne calls in and tells us how the Aussies can beat Paraguay on Friday, then Billy has a very fruity joke about a deli worker to close the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark is joined by brilliant Glaswegian comic Susie McCabe for a hilarious and heartfelt conversation about Glasgow pubs, estate boozers, working-class culture and the strange beauty of chaos. From naked men singing Dexys Midnight Runners in Birkenhead pubs to old women confronting police officers outside Glasgow bars, this episode is packed with incredible stories, brilliant observations and a huge amount of affection for the people and places that shaped them. We're currently sponsored by BT - behind brilliant things!  Search 'Why BT' to find out more or click on the following link: https://www.bt.com/broadband/why-bt You can hear the second part of the interview in next week's episode – but if you can't wait, why not join us on Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen or watch the whole interview straight away. www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpod For media, press & guest enquiries please email mikey@carouselstudios.co.uk Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Instagram @wtfisgoingonpod  Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel   Follow Susie @susiemccabecomic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We Are a Community of Refuge and Hope For ALL People. That will always and forever include YOU. Join us in person on a Sunday morning at any one of our campuses! Bowling Green (8AM | 9:30AM | 11AM), Glasgow (9:30AM | 11AM), or Morgantown (9:30AM | 11 AM)! SERMON RESOURCEShttps://www.crossland.tv/resources

We Are a Community of Refuge and Hope For ALL People. That will always and forever include YOU. Join us in person on a Sunday morning at any one of our campuses! Bowling Green (8AM | 9:30AM | 11AM), Glasgow (9:30AM | 11AM), or Morgantown (9:30AM | 11 AM)! SERMON RESOURCEShttps://www.crossland.tv/resources

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This week we're chatting about a high-heeled getaway gran, Gary Barlow raising the bar and The Agency Unfiltered drops a new season! Join the chat every week and send your stories, dilemmas and topics to 07428957885. Enjoy and we'll see you on WEDNESDAY for Confession Sessions on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/GirlsOverheardGrab your tickets for our next LIVE SHOW at the o2 academy in Glasgow! https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/girls-overheardWATCH ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/GirlsOverheardWATCH OUR WEEKLY VLOG: https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOverheardVlogsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aOtGuxPxIenVDwmUwWjOhGirls Overheard Insta: https://www.instagram.com/girlsoverheardGirls Overheard TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlsoverheard Ash: https://www.instagram.com/mamareid/Eilidh: https://www.instagram.com/eilidhwells/Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/lauren.fairbairn/FAQHow do I send a message in to you guys?The best way is to WhatsApp or message us on 07428957885! You can send us a text, a voice note or even any TikToks you want us to chat about! And don't worry, we will always keep you anonymous!How many episodes do you release every week?We put out our main episode on a Monday and our bonus episode, Confession Sessions goes out every Wednesday! This one has even more stories and juicier gossip so it's available for our Patreon Rat Pack. Join us over there and you'll get access to our forums, first access to live show tix and more! When is your next live show? Our next live show is in May 2026! Grab your tickets here - https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/girls-overheardWhere can I find you on socials?We're on Instagram and TikTok as @girlsoverheard so come join us! Email: girlsoverheardpodcast@gmail.comGrab your tickets for our next LIVE SHOW at the o2 academy in Glasgow! https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/girls-overheardWATCH ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/GirlsOverheardWATCH OUR WEEKLY VLOG: https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOverheardVlogsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aOtGuxPxIenVDwmUwWjOhGirls Overheard Insta: https://www.instagram.com/girlsoverheardGirls Overheard TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlsoverheard Ash: https://www.instagram.com/mamareid/Eilidh: https://www.instagram.com/eilidhwells/Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/lauren.fairbairn/FAQHow do I send a message in to you guys?The best way is to WhatsApp or message us on 07428957885! You can send us a text, a voice note or even any TikToks you want us to chat about! And don't worry, we will always keep you anonymous!How many episodes do you release every week?You'll find a new episode every Monday and Friday on Spotify and Youtube and your bonus episode Confession Sessions, every Wednesday on Patreon. This one has even more stories and juicier gossip so it's available for our Patreon Rat Pack. Join us over there and you'll get access to our forums, first access to live show tix and more! When is your next live show? Our next live show is in May 2026! Grab your tickets here - https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/girls-overheardWhere can I find you on socials?We're on Instagram and TikTok as @girlsoverheard so come join us! Email: girlsoverheardpodcast@gmail.com

Communication under pressure is one of the most critical and most fragile skills in pre-hospital care. When it fails, the consequences can be immediate and profound. In this episode, we explore why communication breaks down in high-stress environments, what that costs us clinically, and, crucially, what we can do to improve it. Joining me is Dr Stephen Hearns, one of the most influential figures in emergency and retrieval medicine. A consultant in emergency and aeromedical retrieval medicine, he is the founding force behind Scotland's Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS), a government-funded critical care organisation delivering advanced pre-hospital care across some of the UK's most remote and challenging environments. With over 30 years of experience spanning HEMS, mountain rescue, expedition medicine, and medico-legal practice, Stephen is a globally recognised authority on human performance under pressure. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, has published extensively on human factors in acute care, and has played a key role in developing postgraduate education in retrieval and transfer medicine.Further reading relevant to this episode from Stephen can be found here:⁠ https://corecognition.co.uk/performance-infographics/8-tools-to-improve-communication-under-pressureLearn more about Core Cognition:⁠https://corecognition.co.uk/⁠

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Former undercover police officer and Crime Time Inc host Simon McLean joins fellow author and former Deputy Chief Constable Tom Wood for a fascinating discussion at the official launch of his new crime thriller, Kintyre, held at Hillhead Library in Glasgow on 24 May 2026.Hosted by former Rangers and Scotland footballer Davie McKinnon, the conversation explores the real-life experiences that inspired the novel, including undercover policing, major crime investigations, cold cases, forensic breakthroughs, organised crime, human trafficking and the challenges of writing crime fiction grounded in reality.Simon discusses how his years in policing influenced the creation of Kintyre's central characters and explains why the story's themes of exploitation, modern slavery and people trafficking remain as relevant today as ever. Tom Wood shares insights from his work on some of Scotland's most notorious murder investigations, including the World's End murders and the pioneering forensic case of Buck Ruxton.The event also features reflections on Scottish policing, crime investigation, cybercrime, football culture, Paul McCartney, book publishing, and the enduring impact of unsolved and historical crimes on families and communities.Topics covered include:• The inspiration behind Kintyre• Undercover policing and covert operations• Crime fiction versus real investigations• Cold cases and modern forensic science• The World's End murders• Human trafficking and modern slavery• Cybercrime and organised crime networks• Scottish policing then and now• Football stories from Davie McKinnon's career• Writing memoirs and crime novels• Adapting books for television and podcastsRecorded live at Hillhead Library, Glasgow, on 24 May 2026.Crime Time Inc is hosted by Simon MacLean and Tom Wood.#Kintyre #SimonMacLean #CrimeTimeInc #TrueCrime #ScottishCrime #CrimeFiction #ColdCases #HumanTrafficking #UndercoverPolice #TomWood #WorldsEndMurders #Forensics #PolicePodcast #ScottishAuthor #BookLaunchAbout Crime Time Inc.Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.Two crime worlds. One podcast.New episodes released regularly throughout the season.Our Website: https://crimetimeinc.com/If you like this show please leave a review. It really helps us.Please help us improve our Podcast by completing this survey.http://bit.ly/crimetimeinc-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre isn't a name many will recognise — despite an opera that reached the Paris stage in 1694, two books of biblical cantatas published three years apart, in 1708 and 1711, and a career that ran for decades either side of those dates. The point this episode seeks to highlight is that legacy isn't always guaranteed. You'll need more than talent writing and managing business, but history needs to preserve your role and if it doesn't you'll need some champions further down the line. Taken into Louis XIV's court in her teens, she went on dedicating nearly everything she published to the king, managing the patronage as deliberately as she wrote the music. But history has to a large extent still buried her achievements. This podcast episode highlights a forthcoming run of stage settings of three of these biblical cantatas in a production entitled ‘Belly of the Beast' It is the work of writer and producer Toria Banks (Hera) and director Jennifer Fletcher, who working with Mahogany Opera and Dunedin Consort stage Jonah, from the 1708 book, and Adam and Jephtha, from 1711. None of them has been performed in English before. Adam, as far as anyone in the room can establish,  hasn't been performed at at all since the eighteenth century.Banks wrote the English text — her second outing with de la Guerre's biblical cantatas, after staging two others from the 1708 book, Susanna and the Elders, and Judith, in 2023. This distinctive production will run in six venues in Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Spitalfields, Perth, Glasgow, Whitehaven.

Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Politics and Society at the University College London and a founder of the Global Informality Project. Her research focuses on informal practices, and she has written several Russia-focused books, including Russia's Economy of Favours, How Russia Really Works and Can Russia Modernise. The Global Informality has also published 3 volumes of its Global Encyclopaedia of Informality. Alena is here today to talk about her new book Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns (UCL Press, 2026), which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Pushkin House Book Prize. Adam Quinn is a Glasgow-based researcher whose work focuses on activism, social movements and state-society relations in the Post-Soviet space.  Alena's new book: art, music, text in a new UCL Press book in open access: Russian Pendulum: here The accompanying music: Delphian Records classical album The System Made Me Do It composed by Benjamin Woodgates: here And a brilliant review of the music: here Plus, a nice mention in the BBC sounds for dark: here Enjoy the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Send us Fan MailOn a recent trip to Glasgow, Scotland, Shawn rode a city tour bus. On that bus was a live guide named Craig. Through conversation, Shawn discovered Craig made an independent movie. Shawn called up Chris Goffredo and made him watch it too. Wanting to support a young artist and help get word out about his movie, we decided to record a BONUS episode about it.  And why not ask the Director, Craig Andrew Robertson, to join us for the call even though he's been out partying with his mates all night?And  here we are.The movie, 'The Thistle In The Kiss', is just about as independent as it comes. A cast of three, 2 locations, thoughtful conversation, beautiful locations, and sheep. Here's a synopsis:"Declan has had no luck with the holidays: his girlfriend Stephanie broke up with him on the way to Christmas dinner.He's managed to keep it secret until New Year's Day, when his car breaks down and his sister Rachel shows up to help him fix it.Crumbling under her relentless curiosity, Declan is now on a crash course to confront the poor decisions of his life."The movie is available in North America through Amazon Prime or Apple TV. Look for the movie on Social Media @thethistleinthekiss or at www.thethistleinthekiss.com Why not go check out a movie you've never heard of? And why not join us for a conversation with the director of an independent movie?5 Star reviews help drive us up the charts. Please take a minute and review us.If you would like to contact us: iusedtolikethisone@gmail.comWebsite: www.iusedtolikethisone.comInstagram: @iusedtolikethisoneTwitter: @iused2likethis1Facebook: I Used To Like This OneBluesky: @iusedtolikethisone.bsky.socialHosted by: Shawn Wells and Chris Goffredo Edited by: Shawn Wells    Created by: Shawn Wells and Colin Stewart Original Music by: Lindon Carter (look for his band 'Carter & the Capitals' on all music streaming platforms)Sponsorship Corner sponsored by movieposters.com *****With over 100,000 titles to choose from, movieposters.com is the #1 destination for posters from your favorite films + stars. Use LIKETHISONE at checkout for 15% off your purchase. *****Special Thanks To: Tracy Sheremeta, Lindon Carter, David Son, Aaron Knowles, Chris Goffredo, Kris Wells and Graham Wells for their contributions to the show.©️2026 And Sometimes Why? Productions.

Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Politics and Society at the University College London and a founder of the Global Informality Project. Her research focuses on informal practices, and she has written several Russia-focused books, including Russia's Economy of Favours, How Russia Really Works and Can Russia Modernise. The Global Informality has also published 3 volumes of its Global Encyclopaedia of Informality. Alena is here today to talk about her new book Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns (UCL Press, 2026), which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Pushkin House Book Prize. Adam Quinn is a Glasgow-based researcher whose work focuses on activism, social movements and state-society relations in the Post-Soviet space.  Alena's new book: art, music, text in a new UCL Press book in open access: Russian Pendulum: here The accompanying music: Delphian Records classical album The System Made Me Do It composed by Benjamin Woodgates: here And a brilliant review of the music: here Plus, a nice mention in the BBC sounds for dark: here Enjoy the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Stuart Maconie sets up camp at Borders Book Festival in the Scottish Borders.Comedian Daniel Sloss continues his world domination with his latest show Bitter which is helping him tick off 60 different countries.She perhaps can't claim 60, but Helen Watson visited an incredible list of countries when she cycled 15,000km from Glasgow to China along the Silk Road in 2009. Her book Tea and Grit dives back in to memories of that expedition.Actor Darren Brownlie's latest project takes us on another journey, to Cumbrae on the west coast of Scotland where musical Crocodile Rock tells a beautiful story of coming out and finding out who you really are.Dan Richards adventures have been very much in the dark, as his book Overnight explores the many wonders and workers of the nighttime, from the high seas, to the top of a crane.Plus, singer-songwriter Horse fills the tent up with glorious music, picked from her decades-long back catalogue.Presenter: Stuart Maconie Producer: Caitlin Sneddon Technical Producers: Andrew Hay and Fraser Jackson Production Co-ordinator: Lauren Stewart

Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Politics and Society at the University College London and a founder of the Global Informality Project. Her research focuses on informal practices, and she has written several Russia-focused books, including Russia's Economy of Favours, How Russia Really Works and Can Russia Modernise. The Global Informality has also published 3 volumes of its Global Encyclopaedia of Informality. Alena is here today to talk about her new book Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns (UCL Press, 2026), which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Pushkin House Book Prize. Adam Quinn is a Glasgow-based researcher whose work focuses on activism, social movements and state-society relations in the Post-Soviet space.  Alena's new book: art, music, text in a new UCL Press book in open access: Russian Pendulum: here The accompanying music: Delphian Records classical album The System Made Me Do It composed by Benjamin Woodgates: here And a brilliant review of the music: here Plus, a nice mention in the BBC sounds for dark: here Enjoy the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Politics and Society at the University College London and a founder of the Global Informality Project. Her research focuses on informal practices, and she has written several Russia-focused books, including Russia's Economy of Favours, How Russia Really Works and Can Russia Modernise. The Global Informality has also published 3 volumes of its Global Encyclopaedia of Informality. Alena is here today to talk about her new book Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns (UCL Press, 2026), which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Pushkin House Book Prize. Adam Quinn is a Glasgow-based researcher whose work focuses on activism, social movements and state-society relations in the Post-Soviet space.  Alena's new book: art, music, text in a new UCL Press book in open access: Russian Pendulum: here The accompanying music: Delphian Records classical album The System Made Me Do It composed by Benjamin Woodgates: here And a brilliant review of the music: here Plus, a nice mention in the BBC sounds for dark: here Enjoy the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

In 1954, hundreds of Glasgow schoolchildren armed with makeshift weapons stormed the Southern Necropolis, hunting a towering, iron-toothed vampire they believed had already claimed two victims.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/GorbalsVampireREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4xtvswmmFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: What caused hundreds of Scottish children in the 1950s to suddenly become vampire hunters? (The Gorbals Vampire) *** Over the years, from ancient to more modern times there have been a number of incredible cases of mass hysteria. Some are so unbelievable it's difficult to understand how they happened at all. (Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria) *** Zachary Davis had a history of mental disturbance, but no one could have predicted the horrors he was truly capable of. (The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis) *** When poor travelers are found dead in the frozen winter, could it be that there is something more to their story? Could they have been killed not by the cold, but by a demon of the snow? (Demon of the Snow) *** Southwest of Tombstone, Arizona are the remains of a simple adobe cabin nicknamed ‘the bloodiest cabin in Arizona'. (Brunkow's Cabin) *** Oscar Beckwith was a hermit who lived in the woods, in a small, squalid shack with no furnishings but a bunk, two stools, and a stove… on which he cooked human flesh. (The Cannibal of Austerlitz)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:02.525 = Show Open00:03:13.218 = The Gorbals Vampire00:07:54.447 = Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria00:23:57.158 = The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis ***00:32:13.121 = Demon of the Snow00:38:22.972 = Brunkow's Cabin ***00:43:01.745 = The Cannibal of Austerlitz00:48:36.810 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Gorbals Vampire” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: (link no longer valid)“Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria” posted at Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2Iw12SX“The Disturbing Story of Zachary Davis” by William DeLong for All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2UOxLd6“Demon of the Snow” by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2UlTX97“Brunkow's Cabin” by Amanda Penn: http://bit.ly/2GojnOB“The Cannibal of Austerlitz” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2ZjADwV(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2019Weird Darkness moves from a 1950s Scottish vampire panic and centuries of mass hysteria through a Tennessee teenager's matricide, the vengeful Japanese snow demon Yuki-Onna, the bloodiest cabin in the Arizona desert, and a New York hermit who cooked the man he murdered.It opens on the evening of September 23, 1954, when hundreds of schoolchildren poured into the Southern Necropolis cemetery in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Scotland, armed with sharpened stakes and knives to hunt a creature they called the vampire with iron teeth, blamed for abducting and killing two missing boys. Police could not clear the children from among the headstones, and only the rain finally drove them home, though the hunt resumed over the next two days. Although no children were actually missing, newspapers and Parliament blamed American horror comics such as Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, a panic that drew in Labour MP Alice Cullen and led to the 1955 Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, while others traced the iron-toothed monster to the Book of Daniel or to the Glasgow Green bogeywoman Jenny Wee. From the Gorbals the episode widens into centuries of mass hysteria: the first recorded case on an Egyptian papyrus dated to 1990 BC, children in a 1676 Dutch orphanage who barked and crawled like dogs, the 1374 dancing plague known as choreomania that seized the German town of Aachen, the Swedish witch panic of 1664 to 1676 and its children flown to the devil's meadow of Blakula, and French convent nuns who meowed in unison until soldiers threatened them with rods. The same survey takes in the 1630 poisoning terror of Milan that sent the barber Mora to torture and execution, the 1771 Okage Mairi pilgrimage that drew five million Japanese to the Ise Grand Shrine of Amaterasu Omikami, Richard A. Locke's 1835 Great Moon Hoax describing winged bat-men called Vespertilio-homo in the New York Sun, the Salem witch trials of 1692 that hanged nineteen people after the slave Tituba's confession, and the Hammersmith ghost of 1804 that ended when Francis Smith shot the plasterer Thomas Millwood dead in the dark.From there the focus shifts to Sumner County, Tennessee, where on August 10, 2012, fifteen-year-old Zachary Davis killed his sleeping mother, Melanie, striking her nearly twenty times with a sledgehammer he had carried up from the basement, acting on what he believed was the voice of his dead father. His father, Chris, had died of ALS in 2007, after which Vanderbilt psychiatrist Dr. Bradley Freeman diagnosed the boy with schizophrenia and depression before Melanie pulled him out of therapy. After the killing Davis doused the family game room in whiskey and gasoline and set it ablaze to kill his sixteen-year-old brother Josh, who woke to a smoke alarm and escaped while Davis fled on foot and was found roughly ten miles away. He told investigators he felt nothing when he killed her, laughed during a televised interview with Dr. Phil McGraw as he described the weapon and the wet sound it made, and was sentenced to life in prison after Judge D. David Gay told him he had gone to the dark side, with parole possible only after fifty-one years.Next the episode crosses into Japanese folklore and Yuki-Onna, the Lady of the Snow, a vengeful Onryo spirit said to have begun as a pregnant woman left to freeze in a mountain storm and to return on snowy nights as a tall, pale figure with blue lips and long black hair who floats over the drifts without leaving footprints. Her most famous tale follows two woodcutters, the old Mosaku and the young Minokichi, who shelter in a mountain hut where Yuki-Onna breathes a killing cold over Mosaku but spares Minokichi on the condition that he never speak of her. Years later Minokichi marries a woman named Oyuki who never seems to age, and when he finally recounts his strange night in the hut, Oyuki reveals that she is the snow demon herself and vanishes, sparing his life only for the sake of their children.After that the episode turns to the desert of Cochise County, southwest of Tombstone, Arizona, where the ruined adobe Brunckow Cabin earned its reputation as the bloodiest cabin in Arizona through at least twenty-one deaths. The German miner Frederick Brunckow built it in 1858 to work a San Pedro silver claim and was murdered there by his own laborers, killed with a rock drill driven into his abdomen alongside the chemist John Moss and the miner James Williams. The owners who followed met similar ends: Milton Duffield, the first U.S. Marshal of Arizona Territory, was shot dead at the cabin by James T. Holmes during an eviction, N.M. Rogers was killed by Apaches, and five thieves who hid there gunned one another down in a quarrel over stolen loot. Ed Scheifelin used the cabin as a base camp in 1877 before he founded and named nearby Tombstone, and visitors today report an apparition that fades when approached and the phantom sound of mining machinery drifting through the ruins.The episode closes with Oscar Beckwith, a seventy-two-year-old hermit living in a squalid shack in Austerlitz, New York, who on January 10, 1882, killed his mining partner Simon Vanderkoek over a soured gold claim near Alford, Massachusetts, then dismembered and cooked the body. A neighbor named Harrison Calkins smelled burning flesh at the shack and was told Beckwith was only frying pork rinds, but he returned the next day to find the mutilated remains, a blood-stained axe, and charred bones in the stove. Beckwith fled to Canada and evaded capture until the detective J.B. Gildersleeve tracked him to Bracebridge, Ontario, in 1885, by which time rumor had branded him the Cannibal of Austerlitz. Six trials sent him to the gallows in Hudson, New York, on March 1, 1888, where at seventy-eight he became both the oldest man and the last person hanged in the state, struggling at the end of the rope for eighteen minutes before he died.

Engineering Global Socialism: Ownership, Non-Alignment, and Corporate Culture in a Bosnian Company (Indiana UP, 2026) chronicles the journey of the Bosnian global corporation Energoinvest and its workers from its Yugoslav socialist ideals through decades of dissolution, reconstruction, and post-socialist transformation. Author Anna Calori provides a company-centric window into the business history of socialist globalization during periods of national development, destruction, and rebuilding. Contrary to popular perceptions of "centralized" socialist states, Energoinvest actively shaped trade relations with the Global South, driven by a socialist corporate culture that encouraged competition as well as collective decision-making. Even after Yugoslavia's disintegration in 1992 ended its dreams of a socialist path to globalization, these core characteristics shaped Energoinvest's adaptation to capitalist transformations and made it a key player in the struggle for Bosnia's post-war economic reconstruction. Through oral histories and archival research, Calori reveals how Energoinvest's workers paired the promise of a new model of global integration with their own visions of a working world in which they set the rules of engagement—and how, upon its sale to mostly foreign owners, the marginalization and ethnic homogenization of employee shareholders mirrored changes around citizenship in Bosnia. Now, in the twenty-first century, Energoinvest offers new promises of a post-industrial future, but its often hazy parameters leave workers to rely on the memory of "what could have been" to make sense of change. Tracing the long trajectory of a Yugoslav enterprise through decades of large-scale social change, Engineering Global Socialism presents a historical and sociological moment in which workers' ideas about social and corporate enterprise offered the possibility of a more democratic path to globalization. Anna Calori is Lecturer in Contemporary Economic History at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow. Filippo De Chirico is a Ph.D. Candidate in Energy History at Roma Tre University. His research focuses on the history of the Italian natural gas sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

King of the North, By-Election Blues, and Tartan Army JoyWell, the by-elections were well worth waiting for. In this delayed "wait for it" by-election special, Lesley and Fraser digest a massive week in UK and Scottish politics. Andy Burnham has secured a predictable but comprehensive landslide in Mackerfield, leaving everyone wondering how quickly he might challenge Keir Starmer for the keys to Number 10. Meanwhile, the SNP faces a disappointing loss in Aberdeen South, prompting questions about energy policy, land taxes, and rural trust. Plus, the Tartan Army takes over America with an incredible display of joy and cultural diplomacy.In this episode, we discuss:Burnham's Path to Number 10: Andy Burnham defeated Reform, Restore, and the Tories combined with 55% of the vote in Mackerfield. We look at his victory speech, the rumors of cabinet resignations, and why Keir Starmer is stubbornly hanging on despite plummeting popularity.Aberdeen South & SNP Frustrations: The SNP lost the Aberdeen South by-election to the Conservatives, the first Tory by-election win in Scotland since 1973. We discuss how Stephen Flynn's move to Holyrood triggered the vote and whether he will take a hit for it. We also dive into the Scottish Government's lack of action on community wealth-building opportunities like onshore wind repowering and land taxes.Tartan Army Takeover: From securing Haggis approvals in Massachusetts to twinning with Glasgow, the Scotland fans are outclassing everyone with their energy and charity work. We contrast their joyful behavior in Boston with the rather more hostile chants coming from England fans in Dallas.Highland Clearances on Film: Lesley shares updates from a poignant filming trip to the clearance site at Rosal in Strathnaver. We discuss the rich oral traditions kept alive by the community, the struggle to find authentic black Highland cows, and how crofters actually lived in longhouses the size of modern three-bedroom bungalows.Upcoming Schedule: There will be no podcast next week as Lesley heads off to an island in Donegal with her bike, panniers, and absolutely no Wi-Fi or potable water. LinksHighland Clearances Interview: Watch the interview with Professor James Hunter on the main Lesley Riddoch YouTube channel.https://youtu.be/U5dCbYELJa8Equitable Energy research about communities taking on repowering contracts -   https://ruralsehub.net/onshore-wind-re-powering-report/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Scotland's second World Cup group stage game ends in defeat, after Ismael Saibari's second-minute goal gives Morocco an early lead, and enough to hang on for all three points. Andrew Maclean, Gordon Dalziel and Alex Rae are live from Braehead Arena in Glasgow, reacting to whether or not Scotland should have hand a penalty (or penalties?!), who shone for Steve Clarke's side, and what changes need to be made for the Brazil fixture on Wednesday – plus, you have your say in the arena and on the phones.Find us on X: https://x.com/ClydeSSBInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyde1ssbTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clydessbFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/clyde1Check out our YouTube channel & subscribe via: https://www.youtube.com/@Clyde1SSBPrevious shows: https://hellorayo.co.uk/podcasts/superscoreboard/

Andrew Maclean, Gordon Dalziel and Alex Rae are live from Braehead Arena in Glasgow, for one of the biggest nights in Scotland's history. The national side take on Morocco, knowing a win would cement them in the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time ever. Gabriel Antoniazzi is live from the Boston Stadium, with Callum McQuade, Molly Tullett and Dave Galloway reporting from fanzones around the country.Find us on X: https://x.com/ClydeSSBInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyde1ssbTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clydessbFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/clyde1Check out our YouTube channel & subscribe via: https://www.youtube.com/@Clyde1SSBPrevious shows: https://hellorayo.co.uk/podcasts/superscoreboard/

Andrew Maclean, Gordon Dalziel and Alex Rae are live from Braehead Arena in Glasgow, for one of the biggest nights in Scotland's history. Gabriel Antoniazzi is reporting from the Boston Stadium, as Scotland take on Morocco in their second World Cup group stage game. Reaching the knockout stages for the first time ever could be 90 minutes away.Find us on X: https://x.com/ClydeSSBInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyde1ssbTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clydessbFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/clyde1Check out our YouTube channel & subscribe via: https://www.youtube.com/@Clyde1SSBPrevious shows: https://hellorayo.co.uk/podcasts/superscoreboard/

Dave's back again this week but this time with a special live mix recorded at the very last Skyline party in Glasgow a couple of months ago. Billed as ‘One Last Dance In The Sky', here's an hours excerpt from his closing set at the end of the night. Enjoy! Tracklist.. 1. Ivory ‘Keep Moving On' [Spectrum] 2. Frankey & Sandrino ‘Matar' [Sum Over Histories] 3. Yunus Guvenen ‘Space 6AM' [Bedrock] 4. Dave Seaman ‘Nightfalls' (Cioz Remix) [Selador] 5. Dave Seaman feat. Polaroid 'So Damn Beautiful' [Selador] 6. Fordal ‘Luminize' [Selador] 7. Monojoke & Amaare ‘Departure' [Univack] 8. Quivver & Dave Seaman ‘Cowbells Of Nuneaton' [Sudbeat] 9. Shameka ‘Solune' (Weird Sounding Dude) [Solivara] 10. Bicep ‘Apricots' (Baunder) [Ninja Tune] 11. Danny Howells & Lloyd Barwood ‘One More Sky' [Mango Alley] 12. Butch ‘When I Was Young' [Mahool] 13. Zuccasam ‘Jomi' [Selador] This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Engineering Global Socialism: Ownership, Non-Alignment, and Corporate Culture in a Bosnian Company (Indiana UP, 2026) chronicles the journey of the Bosnian global corporation Energoinvest and its workers from its Yugoslav socialist ideals through decades of dissolution, reconstruction, and post-socialist transformation. Author Anna Calori provides a company-centric window into the business history of socialist globalization during periods of national development, destruction, and rebuilding. Contrary to popular perceptions of "centralized" socialist states, Energoinvest actively shaped trade relations with the Global South, driven by a socialist corporate culture that encouraged competition as well as collective decision-making. Even after Yugoslavia's disintegration in 1992 ended its dreams of a socialist path to globalization, these core characteristics shaped Energoinvest's adaptation to capitalist transformations and made it a key player in the struggle for Bosnia's post-war economic reconstruction. Through oral histories and archival research, Calori reveals how Energoinvest's workers paired the promise of a new model of global integration with their own visions of a working world in which they set the rules of engagement—and how, upon its sale to mostly foreign owners, the marginalization and ethnic homogenization of employee shareholders mirrored changes around citizenship in Bosnia. Now, in the twenty-first century, Energoinvest offers new promises of a post-industrial future, but its often hazy parameters leave workers to rely on the memory of "what could have been" to make sense of change. Tracing the long trajectory of a Yugoslav enterprise through decades of large-scale social change, Engineering Global Socialism presents a historical and sociological moment in which workers' ideas about social and corporate enterprise offered the possibility of a more democratic path to globalization. Anna Calori is Lecturer in Contemporary Economic History at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow. Filippo De Chirico is a Ph.D. Candidate in Energy History at Roma Tre University. His research focuses on the history of the Italian natural gas sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Nancy Heley is the editor and creative director of Sandweegies magazine, and she has a passionate love for print, and food, and her adopted home of Glasgow. In this episode she explains how one transcendent chicken sandwich led to a magazine idea, and how it's fast growing beyond its original remit.

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Dave's back again this week but this time with a special live mix recorded at the very last Skyline party in Glasgow a couple of months ago. Billed as ‘One Last Dance In The Sky', here's an hours excerpt from his closing set at the end of the night. Enjoy! Tracklist.. 1. Ivory ‘Keep Moving On' [Spectrum] 2. Frankey & Sandrino ‘Matar' [Sum Over Histories] 3. Yunus Guvenen ‘Space 6AM' [Bedrock] 4. Dave Seaman ‘Nightfalls' (Cioz Remix) [Selador] 5. Dave Seaman feat. Polaroid 'So Damn Beautiful' [Selador] 6. Fordal ‘Luminize' [Selador] 7. Monojoke & Amaare ‘Departure' [Univack] 8. Quivver & Dave Seaman ‘Cowbells Of Nuneaton' [Sudbeat] 9. Shameka ‘Solune' (Weird Sounding Dude) [Solivara] 10. Bicep ‘Apricots' (Baunder) [Ninja Tune] 11. Danny Howells & Lloyd Barwood ‘One More Sky' [Mango Alley] 12. Butch ‘When I Was Young' [Mahool] 13. Zuccasam ‘Jomi' [Selador] This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration

Scotland fans visiting the city for the World Cup have been decorating its statues with bright orange traffic cones, much to the bemusement of locals. The practice is familiar to anyone from Glasgow, where the Duke of Wellington statue at the Gallery of Modern Art has been wearing a cone at a jaunty angle since the 1980s. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning, Store Nation.   Welcome back to the Hacking Self Storage podcast.   Today, we're diving into the monthly figures for Wrexham and Glasgow, including quotes, reservations, move-ins, occupancy, and revenue.   We also discuss why being too full can create its own challenges, and how revenue management becomes critical when space is limited.   Hope you enjoy this episode.   Give it a listen.   Masterclass: (No sign in needed): https://www.mrselfstorage.com/self-storage-investing-academy Program Information & Application: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u-XTpsyeNLjf_AVbbHxmQ2difx71vQ9NmCPaV-1_lSI/edit?usp=sharing Mr Self Storage Newsletter: https://www.mrselfstorage.com/ Mr Self Storage YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mrselfstoragedotcom

Yang Hyun-jun arrived in Glasgow as an intriguing prospect, but he finishes the 2025–26 campaign as an award winner, a fan favorite, and a history maker. The South Korean winger's explosive pace and fearless directness have made him a vital weapon in Celtic's relentless domestic machine, culminating in a record-breaking season for the Hoops.In this episode, we break down Yang's steady, undeniable rise and look ahead to his biggest stage yet:Inside Celtic's white-knuckle, final-day comeback against Hearts to secure a record-breaking 56th Scottish league title, officially pulling ahead of rivals Rangers.A look at his standout 9-goal campaign across all competitions, which saw him sweep both the supporter-voted Celtic Young Player of the Year and Goal of the Year awards for a spectacular Old Firm derby strike.Analyzing his year-on-year statistical climb from a single goal in his debut year to becoming one of the most consistent and devastating wide players in the division.Dissecting his inclusion in South Korea's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad and how his ability to drive at defenders in tight spaces offers his national team a dynamic tactical edge.Tune in as we discuss Yang's long-term future at Parkhead under his contract through 2030 and why his best footballing chapters are still to come. Yang Hyun-jun, Celtic FC podcast, Scottish Premiership 2026, South Korea World Cup, Old Firm derby.Yang Hyun-jun arrived in Glasgow as an intriguing prospect, but he finishes the 2025–26 campaign as an award winner, a fan favorite, and a history maker. The South Korean winger's explosive pace and fearless directness have made him a vital weapon in Celtic's relentless domestic machine, culminating in a record-breaking season for the Hoops.In this episode, we break down Yang's steady, undeniable rise and look ahead to his biggest stage yet:Inside Celtic's white-knuckle, final-day comeback against Hearts to secure a record-breaking 56th Scottish league title, officially pulling ahead of rivals Rangers.A look at his standout 9-goal campaign across all competitions, which saw him sweep both the supporter-voted Celtic Young Player of the Year and Goal of the Year awards for a spectacular Old Firm derby strike.Analyzing his year-on-year statistical climb from a single goal in his debut year to becoming one of the most consistent and devastating wide players in the division.Dissecting his inclusion in South Korea's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad and how his ability to drive at defenders in tight spaces offers his national team a dynamic tactical edge.Tune in as we discuss Yang's long-term future at Parkhead under his contract through 2030 and why his best footballing chapters are still to come. Yang Hyun-jun, Celtic FC podcast, Scottish Premiership 2026, South Korea World Cup, Old Firm derby.

The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral (St Mungo's Cathedral). The cemetery is in an area bordered by the Townhead and Dennistoun districts to the north east of the modern city centre. Fifty thousand individuals have been buried here. Typical for the period, only a small percentage are named on monuments…and not every grave has a stone. Approximately 3,500 monuments exist here!!!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EI4eJgqRpZg&ra=mhttps://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/glasgow/necropolis.shtmlhttps://www.myhighlands.de/en/glasgow-necropolis/https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/glasgow-necropolis/https://brocarde.com/glasgow-necropolis-ghosts-haunted-statues-and-the-legend-of-the-gorbals-vampire/https://vocal.media/horror/the-real-haunted-story-of-glasgow-hotel

There is no alternative. The End of History. Climate Apocalypse. It seems that our contemporary moment is defined by the idea that things can only get worse or, in the most optimistic reading, perhaps stay as they are. Ideas for things getting better, utopian ideas, seem in short supply. It is this which Joe Davidson confronts in his book Saving Utopia: Imagining Hopeful Futures in Dystopian Times (MIT Press, 2026). Davidson links this apparent decline in utopian thinking to a change in ‘time consciousness', the ways in which our sense of the future seems less open to possibility than it once was. Despite this he notes the persistence of utopianism in a new form, the ‘postdystopian utopia' which takes account of the assumption the future will be worse and uses this as a spur to utopian thinking. He then explores how this manifests itself in various utopian works in different traditions, from Black utopianism considering the tragedy of the slave trade, feminism mining the nostalgia of previous battles to consider how things could be different and climate change utopianism confronting catastrophe. In our discussion we explore the changing fortunes and forms of utopianism over time, the value of ‘utopian studies', why Silicon Valley tech-bros might be as utopian (or dystopian) as they make out and think about why it is important we all imagine the possibility of different worlds. Joe also makes a number of reading recommendations for postdystopian utopian novels. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and co-editor of The Anthem Companion to Henri Lefebvre (Anthem Press, 2026) along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

There is no alternative. The End of History. Climate Apocalypse. It seems that our contemporary moment is defined by the idea that things can only get worse or, in the most optimistic reading, perhaps stay as they are. Ideas for things getting better, utopian ideas, seem in short supply. It is this which Joe Davidson confronts in his book Saving Utopia: Imagining Hopeful Futures in Dystopian Times (MIT Press, 2026). Davidson links this apparent decline in utopian thinking to a change in ‘time consciousness', the ways in which our sense of the future seems less open to possibility than it once was. Despite this he notes the persistence of utopianism in a new form, the ‘postdystopian utopia' which takes account of the assumption the future will be worse and uses this as a spur to utopian thinking. He then explores how this manifests itself in various utopian works in different traditions, from Black utopianism considering the tragedy of the slave trade, feminism mining the nostalgia of previous battles to consider how things could be different and climate change utopianism confronting catastrophe. In our discussion we explore the changing fortunes and forms of utopianism over time, the value of ‘utopian studies', why Silicon Valley tech-bros might be as utopian (or dystopian) as they make out and think about why it is important we all imagine the possibility of different worlds. Joe also makes a number of reading recommendations for postdystopian utopian novels. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and co-editor of The Anthem Companion to Henri Lefebvre (Anthem Press, 2026) along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Coven of Awesomeness Podcast! We've been making this podcast for 5 whole years! And we're starting off as we started back then with What ya eatin'? Renee has been trying out a new brunch spot near her, and Louise is making chicken soup for the soul.And just like that, The Coven of Awesomeness Podcast is 5 years old! As is our podaversary tradition, we answer some of your listener questions. We talk about what we've learned in 5 years of podcasting, our top 5 witchy supplies and the challenges that we use witchcraft to overcome.And, as always, we finish with awesomeness. Renee is recognising that grief comes in different forms, and Louise is facing the universe's challenges head on.For complete show notes and links, go to awesomeon20.com/episode262Follow Renee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Renee_awesomeon20/Follow Louise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Louise_awesomeon20Support the showIf you're able, give this podcast your support by joining the International Coven of Awesomeness on Patreon so we can keep sharing witchy content for that's free for all.Get your free ebook How to Work with the Moon to Get Things Done.Check out the latest workshop offerings from the STC Witchcraft Academy for both online workshops and in-person circles in the Glasgow, Scotland area.Find all your favorite recipes and witch tips at Awesome on 20 Kitchen Magick.Book a tarot reading with Renee at Sagittarian Tarot & Coaching. Join the Moon Magic Membership coven to receiving ongoing support in your witchcraft journey. Join our Coven of Awesomeness Facebook group open to everyone.

There is no alternative. The End of History. Climate Apocalypse. It seems that our contemporary moment is defined by the idea that things can only get worse or, in the most optimistic reading, perhaps stay as they are. Ideas for things getting better, utopian ideas, seem in short supply. It is this which Joe Davidson confronts in his book Saving Utopia: Imagining Hopeful Futures in Dystopian Times (MIT Press, 2026). Davidson links this apparent decline in utopian thinking to a change in ‘time consciousness', the ways in which our sense of the future seems less open to possibility than it once was. Despite this he notes the persistence of utopianism in a new form, the ‘postdystopian utopia' which takes account of the assumption the future will be worse and uses this as a spur to utopian thinking. He then explores how this manifests itself in various utopian works in different traditions, from Black utopianism considering the tragedy of the slave trade, feminism mining the nostalgia of previous battles to consider how things could be different and climate change utopianism confronting catastrophe. In our discussion we explore the changing fortunes and forms of utopianism over time, the value of ‘utopian studies', why Silicon Valley tech-bros might be as utopian (or dystopian) as they make out and think about why it is important we all imagine the possibility of different worlds. Joe also makes a number of reading recommendations for postdystopian utopian novels. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and co-editor of The Anthem Companion to Henri Lefebvre (Anthem Press, 2026) along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

There is no alternative. The End of History. Climate Apocalypse. It seems that our contemporary moment is defined by the idea that things can only get worse or, in the most optimistic reading, perhaps stay as they are. Ideas for things getting better, utopian ideas, seem in short supply. It is this which Joe Davidson confronts in his book Saving Utopia: Imagining Hopeful Futures in Dystopian Times (MIT Press, 2026). Davidson links this apparent decline in utopian thinking to a change in ‘time consciousness', the ways in which our sense of the future seems less open to possibility than it once was. Despite this he notes the persistence of utopianism in a new form, the ‘postdystopian utopia' which takes account of the assumption the future will be worse and uses this as a spur to utopian thinking. He then explores how this manifests itself in various utopian works in different traditions, from Black utopianism considering the tragedy of the slave trade, feminism mining the nostalgia of previous battles to consider how things could be different and climate change utopianism confronting catastrophe. In our discussion we explore the changing fortunes and forms of utopianism over time, the value of ‘utopian studies', why Silicon Valley tech-bros might be as utopian (or dystopian) as they make out and think about why it is important we all imagine the possibility of different worlds. Joe also makes a number of reading recommendations for postdystopian utopian novels. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and co-editor of The Anthem Companion to Henri Lefebvre (Anthem Press, 2026) along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua has revealed her squad for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen with the details.

Andrew Maclean, Tony Watt and Richard Foster are in the studio, with Gabriel Antoniazzi live from Boston.The phone lines are dominated by the news that Hearts boss Derek McInnes is taking over at Ibrox after Danny Rohl's departure from Glasgow was officially announced, with the news of the next manager's unveiling breaking during the show.And we have more build-up with two days until Scotland's second World Cup group match against Morocco on Friday night.Plus Beat the Pundit!X: https://x.com/ClydeSSBInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyde1ssbTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clydessbFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/clyde1Check out our YouTube channel & subscribe via: https://www.youtube.com/@Clyde1SSBPrevious shows: https://hellorayo.co.uk/podcasts/superscoreboard/

There is no alternative. The End of History. Climate Apocalypse. It seems that our contemporary moment is defined by the idea that things can only get worse or, in the most optimistic reading, perhaps stay as they are. Ideas for things getting better, utopian ideas, seem in short supply. It is this which Joe Davidson confronts in his book Saving Utopia: Imagining Hopeful Futures in Dystopian Times (MIT Press, 2026). Davidson links this apparent decline in utopian thinking to a change in ‘time consciousness', the ways in which our sense of the future seems less open to possibility than it once was. Despite this he notes the persistence of utopianism in a new form, the ‘postdystopian utopia' which takes account of the assumption the future will be worse and uses this as a spur to utopian thinking. He then explores how this manifests itself in various utopian works in different traditions, from Black utopianism considering the tragedy of the slave trade, feminism mining the nostalgia of previous battles to consider how things could be different and climate change utopianism confronting catastrophe. In our discussion we explore the changing fortunes and forms of utopianism over time, the value of ‘utopian studies', why Silicon Valley tech-bros might be as utopian (or dystopian) as they make out and think about why it is important we all imagine the possibility of different worlds. Joe also makes a number of reading recommendations for postdystopian utopian novels. Your host, Matt Dawson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and the author of G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and co-editor of The Anthem Companion to Henri Lefebvre (Anthem Press, 2026) along with other texts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Presented by HBO Max | For Your Consideration – HALF MAN – Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)Production Designer Emer O'Sullivan joins Decorating Pages to discuss the production design of the HBO/BBC limited series Half Man, created by Emmy-winning Richard Gadd and starring Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell.Emer breaks down the design of Half Man, including Laurie's house, the boys' bedroom, the kitchen, the hospital room, the prison visiting room, the wedding locations, and the Glasgow architecture that grounds the story across multiple decades.In this conversation, Emer talks about using social realism photography, fashion photography, mood boards, hand drawings, wallpaper, pattern, color, and Scottish municipal architecture to create a world that feels emotionally truthful. She also discusses the responsibility of portraying working-class homes with warmth, pride, and specificity, rather than reducing them to gray or downtrodden spaces.Kim and Emer also discuss the “cozy claustrophobic” design of Laurie's house, the pistachio and pink palette, how domestic spaces change over time, building the upstairs of the house, transforming a rough location into a major set in eight days, and designing the prison visiting room with glass, brutalist influence, and controlled discomfort.This episode is a must-listen for fans of Half Man, Richard Gadd, Jamie Bell, HBO dramas, production design, set decoration, Scottish television, character-driven interiors, and anyone interested in how sets carry emotion, memory, trauma, and story.Half Man is now streaming on HBO Max.For Your Consideration: HALF MAN — Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)

The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, is widely regarded as the man who helped the band break through. He's inspired plays, films, and even an artistic installation by the Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller. He's now the subject of a new biography, Mr Moonlight, by Philip Norman.A Unesco-listed cathedral in Kyiv went up in flames on Sunday night after an intense Russian bombing attack. The Ukrainian government sees the attack on the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery complex as part of a sustained campaign to destroy the nation's cultural landmarks and identity. And in Kharkiv, workers at the state art museum have just moved its collection after a bombing raid caused fires. The Baltic republic of Estonia, which has an Eastern border with Russia, say it is planning for such attacks too. Samira Ahmed talks to its culture minister, Merilin Piipuu.Tributes have been pouring in for the Oscar-winning special effects pioneer Brian Johnson, who's died at the age of 87. He worked on the British television shows Thunderbirds and Space:1999, the latter taking him to Hollywood, and The Empire Strikes Back. One of those who has been influenced by his craft is the visual effects designer and filmmaker Paul Franklin, who explains why Brian Johnson changed the sci-fi landscape.What is it like to grow up in a town which lost its industry decades before you were even born? That's the story of Effie o Blaenau, Effie in Blaenau, a Welsh language film about a young woman looking for love to escape her weekly routine of unemployment and drinking. Lead actor Leisa Gwenllian joins Samira in the Front Row studio to discuss her role. When the Barbie film was released in 2023, it made over a billion dollars in just 17 days – making director Greta Gerwig the first ever woman to reach that milestone as a solo director. Now an exhibition charting the evolution of Barbie from her creation in 1959 to the present day is opening in Glasgow. It was first shown at London's Design Museum, where it proved one of the venue's most popular ever shows. Senior curator Danielle Thom and writer and fan Sara Sheridan discuss Barbie as art. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Andrea Kidd

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Ahead of next week's Royal Highland Show being held at Ingliston just outside Edinburgh, Rachel catches up with farmer Anna Mitchell, who is one of this year's vice presidents. This year's presidential team are representing Aberdeenshire and Anna tells Rachel what visitors can expect from the show.Mark is in Newport-on-Tay with author Dr Erin Farley whose most recent book, Lighthouse Lives, tells the stories of the last generation to work on manned lighthouses across Scotland. She tells Mark about the experiences of some of the keepers and their families who she recorded with for the book.Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone meet Allan MacKinnon of Highland Bird Control Services, to see how he's tackling the issues that gulls are causing at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.Two volumes of Birds of America by renowned artist and ornithologist John James Audubon are currently on show to the public at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. The College has owned the art treasures for two centuries, and Mark went to meet their heritage lead, Claire McDade to hear a bit about their origins and take a look at the impressive books.Rachel is in Ayrshire meeting some of the farmers involved in the women in dairy initiative.As Scotland fans descend on Boston, Massachusetts in their thousands, we hear about the different birds that the discerning football supporter might be able to spot during their stay in the city. Erin Kelly from conservation charity Mass Audubon tells Rachel a bit about Boston birdlife and where to see it.The Glasgow Tandem Club has members who are both vision impaired and sighted. They are based in Ballahouston Park in Glasgow and Rachel went along to meet some of the members and chatted to founder, Anne Fraser.Mark heads to Cullen to meet the founder of Blue Lighthouse surf club, which was set up to offer tangible support for the health and wellbeing of members of the emergency services and care workers.And in this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast, Mark visits the Taliesin Community Woodland in Dumfries and Galloway which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. We hear an excerpt.

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