Podcast appearances and mentions of Irvine Welsh

Colin is on the pod as we discuss his journey from the islands of Scotland to supporting The Strokes on their first UK tour and much more.Colin MacIntyre AKA Mull Historical Society releases a new album on May 29th. It is his 10th LP and the second in his collaborative author series following on from previous record “In My Mind There's A Room” in 2023. This brand new collection of songs, “In My Mind There's A Photograph', will feature lyrical contributions from a panoply of world-leading authors, all of whom were asked to reflect on a single significant photo to them. With Colin playing the ‘Elton to their Bernie', coupling his musical idiosyncrasies to their affecting words, together they have created 12 songs of vivid photographic realisation and a very real emotional resonance.The author collaborators on ‘In My Mind There's A Photograph' are best-sellers, Pulitzer, Booker, Costa, Women's Prize & Saltire Award-winners, including: Irvine Welsh, Sir Alexander McCall Smith, Dan Richards, Ali Smith, Len Pennie, Jehan Bseiso, Louise Welsh, Irenosen Okojie, Paul Lynch, Colum McCann, Yiyun Lee & Alan Johnson.Alongside the album's release in May, 2026 finds Colin in the most creative and prolific form of his career. An established author in his own right, MacIntyre's fifth book, and the second in his Mull Mysteries Crime series, ‘An Island Burning', came out in April on Black & White Publishing/Bonnier Books. Elsewhere, his multi-genre musical, ‘Culloden', for which he has written the script, book and music, also goes into pre-production this year. Plus, with the 25th anniversary of his Gold-selling, album-of-the-year-polls-topper, debut ‘Loss' coming around, expect further news on some special anniversary plans…In the meantime, to support the release of “In My Mind There's A Photograph” and his new novel - Colin recently announced “An Evening With…” tour, which will include songs, stories, readings and Q&A with special guests as follows:AN EVENING WITH… MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETYJUNE4 - LONDON St Pancras Old Church10 - TOBERMORY, ISLE OF MULL Aros Hall11 - STIRLING Tolbooth12 - GLASGOW King Tut's13 - EDINBURGH La Belle AngeleSEPTEMBER11 - HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades15 - BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds 216 - READING South Street Arts Centre17 - MANCHESTER St Michael's18 - CAMBRIDGE Storey's Field Centre19 - SOUTHAMPTON The Joiner's Arms22 - BRISTOL The Wardrobe TheatreTickets on general sale now from:http://mullhistoricalsociety.com/------22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpodOff the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.My Favourite 00's Songs: Inviting patrons and other guests to come on the podcast to talk about their favourite songs, albums or moments from back in the day.Legend or Landfill: We go through NME's top 10 albums of each year and see if we think they are indeed Legendary or for the Landfill.Fans Stories: Talking to people about their memories and opinions on all things 00's.Unsigned Stories: Chatting with bands that didn't quite 'make it' in terms of signing that elusive record deal.Patrons will also get early access to any main pod episodesMerch etc: https://www.redbubble.com/people/22grandpod/shop?asc=uAlso check the YouTube channel for extended video versions of the interviews and much more: https://bit.ly/3Ts7Wu1And 22 Grand Pod on Islington Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/playlists/22-grand-pod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canadian author Rachel Reid talks to us about the the phenomenon which has followed the publication of her books about the romantic relationship between rival ice hockey players.We speak to author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King, the author and translator of this year's International Booker Prize winning book, Taiwan Travelogue. And Mull Historical Society's latest album In My Mind There's A Photograph sees singer-songwriter Colin Macintyre work with lyrical contributions from a panoply of world-leading authors. He reveals his collaborative process with the likes of Irvine Welsh, Ali Smith, Irenosen Okojie, Yiyun Lee, and Sir Alexander McCall Smith, and performs a track live in the Front Row studio. Presenter: Kirsty Wark Producer: Mark Crossan

En Huelva ha finalizado la misa funeral por los dos guardias civiles fallecidos en acto de servicio cuando perseguían a una narcolancha. La Junta ha declarado día de luto oficial y el presidente Juan Manuel Moreno y la candidata socialista María Jesús Montero han visitado la capilla ardiente. Las asociaciones profesionales de la Guardia Civil han vuelto a recordar la necesidad de reforzar medios en la lucha contra el narco y reclaman que se les declare profesión de riesgo ... Este mediodía asociaciones ecologistas y vecinos de Sanlúcar de Barrameda se han manifestado para exigir la paralización de los vertidos al río de varias minas que tienen ya autorización para hacerlo. En página cultural el Centro Andaluz de las Letras y la Feria del Libro han organizado la visita a Málaga del escritor británico Irvine Welsh. Nuestra compañera Laura García ha hablado esta mañana con él... Y en Sevilla la presencia de Rosalía en un concierto esta tarde está revolucionando las calles de la capital ...Escuchar audio

Once A DJ is brought to you by:https://www.vinylunderground.co.uk - 10% off your next order using code onceadjhttps://www.sureshotshop.com/ - Record adapters (including customs) & accessorieshttps://myslipmats.com/ - Custom and off the shelf Slipmats, dividers and more.Once A DJ is a https://remote-ctrl.co.uk productionOther ways to support the showFollow the show on Spotify or Apple PodcastsAny feedback or questions? Hit up the Once A DJ Instagram PageSubscribe to the Once A DJ PatreonBuy your Once A DJ Sureshot 45 adapter clampsThis week I'm joined by Carl Loben, Editor-in-Chief of DJ Mag and a man who's spent more than three decades chronicling dance music — from blagging his way into gigs as a freelance writer for Melody Maker in the early 90s, to running DJ Mag for the last decade. I wanted to sit down with Carl because he's seen the whole arc from a vantage point most people haven't: Two Tone gigs at Hammersmith Odeon (where everyone had to leave their DMs at the door), an acid house epiphany at Glastonbury, the drum & bass evangelism that defined his 90s, and a publishing career that's covered the rise of the superstar DJ, the bottle-service era and the digital revolution from the front row.We get into Carl's own DJing journey — the false start, the freestyle rooms in Hackney, the international gigs that came with the editor's chair — and the labels he's built along the way: Westway with Barry Ashworth from the Dub Pistols, and Jack Said What with Irvine Welsh and Steve Mac (the underground house Steve Mac, not the pop one — there's a great story in there). He's also really frank about the shifting cultural landscape: the whitewashing he and Ben Murphy set out to address with their book Renegade Snares, the wellbeing reckoning that's reshaping what DJ life looks like, and the sea-of-phones problem that's quietly killing the dancefloor.In this episode we cover:Growing up between Beatles, Buddy Holly and Two Tone, and his first gig at 13 (Madness, Hammersmith Odeon)His acid house epiphany at Glastonbury and the unsung heroes the history books missedThe Hackney freestyle rooms, becoming a drum & bass DJ, and almost painting himself into a cornerBlagging his first reviews for Melody Maker and what life was like as a 90s freelance music journoWhy Melody Maker went down the toilet and how he ended up at DJ Mag full timeInternational gigs in Brazil, Ecuador, Poland and China — and learning why touring DJs burn outThe cult of the superstar DJ and the hangover from rock and rollWestway Records, Jack Said What, and the realities of running a label after the vinyl crashRenegade Snares, the whitewashing of drum & bass, and the genre's reckoning with diversityWhy digital was a blessing and a curse, and what happens when 20,000 tracks a day hit SpotifyThe wellness shift, the sea of phones, and his advice for new DJs trying to break through

TRAINSPOTTING: Literatura, cine y caída libre — Especial 30 aniversario En este programa nos sumergimos de lleno en el universo de Trainspotting, la obra de Irvine Welsh que dio origen a uno de los fenómenos culturales más crudos, incómodos e influyentes de las últimas décadas. Arrancamos con un análisis de la novela original y ampliamos el foco para recorrer todo el universo literario de Trainspotting, explorando sus continuaciones, conexiones, personajes y la forma en la que Welsh construyó este retrato descarnado de una generación marcada por la evasión, la rabia y la autodestrucción. Celebramos además el 30 aniversario de la mítica adaptación cinematográfica, Trainspotting, con un bloque dedicado a su creación: desde su desarrollo, decisiones clave de producción y casting, hasta sus innumerables curiosidades y uno de los soundtracks más icónicos del cine, pieza fundamental para entender su impacto cultural. Por supuesto, no podía faltar un repaso exhaustivo de la trama, analizando escena a escena todo lo que hace de esta película una obra única: su narrativa, su estilo visual, sus personajes y los temas que la atraviesan. Y como cierre, viajamos hasta T2 Trainspotting, la secuela dirigida por Danny Boyle, donde abordamos su producción, contexto y un análisis completo de su historia, contrastando pasado y presente de unos personajes que, como la propia vida, no siempre evolucionan… pero nunca se detienen. Un programa intenso, provocador y lleno de matices, donde cine y literatura se dan la mano para explorar una historia que sigue tan vigente como el primer día. ️ Participan: Ále Oñate Álvaro Gil Salva Vargas Elige escuchar… o sigue buscando la próxima dosis. Este programa cuenta con la producción ejecutiva de nuestr@s mecenas, l@s grandes, l@s únicos Kamy, Lobo Columbus, Enfermera en Mordor, Javier Ramírez, La Casa del Acantilado, Shinyoru, Lestat, Kal-el__80, Cohaggen, Elena Gómez, José Ángel Sanz, Rudy Ayose, Ian Pérez, Ed Salas, Mario López, Miguel Ángel, People Truelove Tellers, Sergio, Cristina AR, Danilo, Arnau VF, Bichodiablo, Javi, Iñaki Pinto, Alejandro Martínez Ribes. ¿Quieres ayudarnos a seguir mejorando y creciendo? Pues tienes varias opciones para ello. Dándole Me gusta o Like a este programa. Por supuesto estando suscrito para no perderte ninguno de los próximos episodios, y ya para rematar la faena, compartiendo el podcast con tus amigos en redes sociales y hablando a todo el que te cruce en la calle de nosotros…. Y todo esto encima, GRATIS!!! Y si ya nos quieres mucho, mucho, mucho y te sobra la pasta…. Puedes hacerlo económicamente de varias formas: Apoyo en iVoox: En el botón APOYAR de nuestro canal de iVoox y desde 1,49€ al mes: https://acortar.link/emR6gd Invitándonos a una birra en Ko-Fi: por solo 2€ nos puedes apoyar en: https://ko-fi.com/criterioceropodcast Patreon: por sólo 3€ al mes en: https://patreon.com/CriterioCeroPodcast PayPal: mediante una donación a criterioceropodcast@gmail.com También nos podéis ayudar económicamente de forma indirecta si tenéis pensado suscribiros a las modalidades Premium o Plus de iVoox al hacerlo desde estos enlaces: Premium Anual: https://acortar.link/qhUhCz Premium Mensual: https://acortar.link/gbQ4mp iVoox Plus Mensual: https://acortar.link/y7SDmV Con cada rupia que nos llegue sufragamos los costes del programa al mes, invertiremos en mejorar los equipos y por supuesto, nos daremos algún que otro capricho . Las recompensas por apoyarnos se explican en nuestro blog: https://criterioceropodcast.blogspot.com/2023/08/quieres-ayudar-criterio-cero-mejorar.html También puedes hacerte con algo de merchandising de Criterio Cero. Camisetas, Sudaderas, tazas o mochilas en el siguiente enlace: https://www.latostadora.com/shop/criteriocero/?shop_trk Y Criterio Cero no acaba ya en el audio, ahora también nos tenéis en vídeo: En Twitch hacemos directos de Criterio En Serie: https://www.twitch.tv/criteriocero En YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@criteriocero Y también puedes seguirnos en nuestras diferentes redes sociales: En Telegram en nuestro grupo: https://t.me/criteriocerogrupo En Facebook en nuestro grupo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/630098904718786 Y en la página: https://www.facebook.com/criterioceropodcast ✖️ En X (el difunto Twitter) como @criteriocero En Instagram como criterioceropodcast En TikTok como criteriocero ✉️ Para ponerte en contacto con nosotros al correo criterioceropodcast@gmail.com De paso aprovechamos para recomendaros podcasts que no debéis perderos: Hudson´s Podcast, Puede ser una charla más, Luces en el horizonte, La Catedral Atroz, La guarida del Sith, Crónicas de Nantucket, Más que cine de los 80, Fílmico, Tiempos de Videoclub, Sector Gaming , El Dátil de ET, La Casa del Acantilado, Kiosko Chispas, Just Live it, Filmotecast, La Tetera, Fuera de continuidad, Campamento Krypton, La órbita de Endor, Archivo007, El bastón de Chaplin, Cinco Duros: La historia del videojuego español

Trainspotting author & Hibs superfan Irvine Welsh joined Johnny & Gav for this Hibernian vs Kilmarnock special.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

This week, Johnny and the Thang Gang are joined by the legendary author of Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh. He's changed.Plus, Harry goes where no listener has gone before.Hear Johnny on Radio X every weekday at 4pm across the UK on digital radio, 104.9FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, on Global Player or via www.radiox.co.uk.

"La verdad es que soy una mala persona, pero eso va a cambiar, yo voy a cambiar. Es la última vez que hago algo así. Ahora voy a reformarme y dejar esto atrás, ir por el buen camino, elegir la vida. Ya lo estoy deseando. Voy a ser igual que ustedes: el trabajo, la familia, el televisor grande que te cagas, la lavadora, el coche, el compact disc y el abrelatas eléctrico, buena salud, colesterol bajo, seguro dental, hipoteca, coche de estreno, ropa deportiva, maletas de marca, tres tresillos, bricolaje, programas de telebasura, comida basura, hijos, paseos por el parque, jornada de nueve a cinco, buena mano al golf, lavar el coche, jerseys elegantes, navidades en familia, planes de pensiones, exención de impuestos, e ir tirando, mirando hacia adelante, hasta el día en que te mueres."#trainspotting de #irvinewelsh en #libroclaroscuro por #elchicodelostenisrojos

Fue en febrero de 1996. Danny Boyle estrenaba Trainspotting, adaptación de la novela de Irvine Welsh. Una película que capturó el espíritu de una generación desencantada a través de Renton, Spud, Sick Boy y Begbie. La historia de unos amigos y no tan amigos viviendo el lado más peligroso de la vida en la cuidad de Edimburgo. Pero Trainspotting fue mucho más que una película: su banda sonora vendió millones, educó musicalmente a toda una generación y tendió puentes entre el punk de los 70, la new wave de los 80 y el brit-pop y la electrónica de los 90. Tal fue el éxito de esta recopilación que EMI decidió publicar esta segunda parte. Pero no estamos hablando de sobras o descartes, este segundo disco incluye canciones que inspiraron a Danny Boyle y al equipo creativo durante el proceso, temas que estuvieron en versiones tempranas del montaje pero que finalmente no encajaron en el minutaje final, y otras que simplemente compartían ese espíritu salvaje, melancólico y rebelde de la película. Hoy en Conexiones MZK hablaremos de las canciones y escucharemos una selección de ambos volúmenes. Dirige Manuel Pinazo

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we enter into 1993 with trainspotting by irvine welsh, which released on january 1. (whew, we just snuck in there!) after shreds fails to surface any 1993 facts, joey saves the day. we talk about a 90s novel set in the 90s, explore the irvine welsh shared universe, and discuss the dialectal writing in the text as well as the line that welsh straddles. we talk about how to describe the novel (in terms of it being a novel about masculinity, colonialism, heroin, and hiv) and how masculinity in 90s literature was defined by three writers (bret easton ellis, irvine welsh, and chuck palahniuk). we also make sure to talk about the humor (and how fresh this writing sounded upon release) before briefly discussing the adaptation (and what it changes/omits). shreds recounts an embarrassing moment from a film class. reading list for season seventeen vineland by thomas pynchonmao ii by don delilloall the pretty horses by cormac mccarthytrainspotting by irvine welshnotes of a crocodile by qiu miaojinsabbath's theater by philip roththe atlas by william t. vollmanni love dick by chris krausthe poisonwood bible by barbara kingsolverfrom hell by alan moore

Sorry for the delay on this one. John Ussher in the mix. Technical issues mean that this is a completely ad free episode. Enjoy. Tracklist 1. Fouk - Neon Drift (club mix)2. Dam Swindle - What you give3. Dj Chus & Harry Romero - Celebrate Life (Instrumental mix)4. Soulfreakah, Dav Risen - Only God (Main mix)5. Raffaele Ciavolino - Touch me6. Session Victim - Too soft to be loud (Ian Pooley remix)7. Kiinjo, The Patchouli Brothers, Planet B - Love on the Dancefloor (extended mix)8. Kennedy - Keep on moving9. Antonello Ferrari, Aldo Bergamasco ft. Fiona Ray - So you wanna be a star (Club mix)10. Revival House Project, Alexa Perl, Nambi - Deeper Love (Extended mix)11. J.D's Time Machine ft. Cleveland P. Jones - Kiss of Freedom (Neil Pierce remix)12. Ten City - He's a friend (Extended mix)13. Revival House Project ft. Phebe Edwards - Think (Michael Gray extended remix)14. Ron Carroll - Underground (Marc Cotterell US Garage mix)15. Soul Speech, Riva Starr, King No-One - Break the rules (for you) (extended remix)16. Jamback - Positive (Extended mix)17. Prospa ft. Kosmo Klint - Love songs (Extended mix)18. Amedeo Picone - Unity, Love & Having fun (Extended mix)19. Cosmos - Take me with you (Tilt remix)20. Dam Swindle - Rhythm Baby21. Kennedy & Serpico - Baby, Dance!22. Dames Brown - You're the one for me (Alan Dixon extended remix)23. Antonello Ferrari, Aldo Bergamasco ft. Maya Sykes - Thankful24. Irvine Welsh, The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra ft. Paul Escoffery - Damn Straight (Greg Wilson & Che remix)

STEVE MOVIE REVIEW A famous monologue in the Irvine Welsh novel Trainspotting reads “Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total […]

STEVE MOVIE REVIEW A famous monologue in the Irvine Welsh novel Trainspotting reads “Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total […]

This week's episode is in conversation with the insanely talented Shereen Cutkelvin. Pursuing a career in music from a very young age, Shereen's innate talent and passion for music, inspired by her father who was a professional singer, saw her signed to the hugely successful band Neon Jungle, before going on to reach the semi finals of The XFactor with her brothers as The Cutkelvins. Branching out in to acting and presenting, Shereen now cohosts the CBBC's Saturday Mash-up! and is a presenter on BBC Introducing for BBC Radio Scotland, alongside a whole host of other creative projects. With extensive experience as an actor including starring in Irvine Welsh's CRIME, Shereen is a highly skilled and gifted artist and performer who goes after the things that make her soul sing! Braw and indeed brave in every way! Follow Shereen on insta: https://www.instagram.com/shereencutty?igsh=aHdrazdpd3lkbzQy This episode is sponsored by: Creative Spark Theatre Arts A community arts charity based in Kirkintilloch striving to use the arts to connect empower everyone within their local area. www.creativesparktheatrearts.co.uk Socials- TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@creativesparktheatrearts?_t=ZN-90LdRhWwhcc&_r=1 Insta- https://www.instagram.com/creativesparkta?igsh=MTlrcHQ4YmM2czJnbw== Follow The Braw and The Brave Website: https://www.thebrawandthebrave.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrawandTheBrave TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebrawandthebrave Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrawandthebravepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBrawandTheBrave

Cinetopia Radio – September EditionCinetopia Radio host Amanda is joined by the Cinetopia team — Isy Santini, Simon Bowie, and Kat Zabecka — for this month's episode, where we review five distinctive new releases and bring you a set of exciting conversations with filmmakers and festival organisers.Film Reviews4:50 - Highest 2 Lowest (dir. Spike Lee)- Lee's English-language reinterpretation of Kurosawa's High and Low stars Denzel Washington as a music mogul who faces a moral crisis when a ransom plot targets his chauffeur's son. Relocated to contemporary New York, Lee transforms the classic crime thriller into a sharp exploration of inequality and power. Streaming on Apple TV+15:40 - Honey, Don't! (dir. Ethan Coen) Margaret Qualley stars as a small-town private investigator delving into strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. The second in Coen's "lesbian B-movie trilogy," this neo-noir dark comedy mixes absurdist humor with genre conventions in his typically offbeat style. In UK cinemas now24:35 - Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (dir. Sepideh Farsi) - Shot through video calls over 200+ days, this documentary captures life in Gaza through exchanges between filmmaker Farsi and Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. A poignant meditation on survival under siege, made more profound by Hassouna's tragic death in an airstrike after the film's Cannes selection. Distributed by Dogwoof - www.dogwoof.com36:33 - Happyend (dir. Neo Sora) - Set in near-future Tokyo bracing for a devastating earthquake, Sora's narrative debut follows teenage friends navigating personal struggles as foreshocks predict disaster. The film weaves fragments of youth and anxiety into a haunting meditation on memory and belonging. UK distribution by Modern Films - www.modernfilms.com50:28 - Paul and Paulette Take a Bath (dir. Jethro Massey) An American photographer and French girl spark an unusual friendship around reenacting notorious Parisian crimes from bygone eras. This surreal British debut won the Audience Award at Venice Critics' Week. Distributed by Conic FilmsAlongside the reviews, we feature three in-depth interviews:1:04:00 Paul Sng joins Amanda Rogers to discuss Reality is Not Enough, his new documentary portraying author Irvine Welsh, ahead of its UK release later this month.1:23:40 Marta Massa, representing Iberodocs, talks with Veronica Buccino about the festival's mission to celebrate Ibero-American culture through film 1:37:18 Hannah Papacek Harper chats with Clara Strachan about her award-winning short Lost for Words, which took home the North Light Award at Montrose LandxSea Film Festival.

Send us a textIn this episode Adam reviewed Mike Flanagan's latest feature The Life of Chuck, which is out in cinemas now and Jim shared his thoughts on The Toxic Avenger (2023), which goes on general release later this week. This recording also features our weekly look through the UK & Irish Box Office Top 10 and Jim picks out some of his favourite movies from this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. There are also red-carpet interviews with Barnaby Roper, the director of All The Devils are Here, which received its world premiere at the festival along with some of the film's cast including Eddie Marsan, Burn Gorman and Tienne Simon. Jim also spoke with Paul Sng about his documentary Reality is Not Enough, a dynamic portrait of Scottish writer Irvine Welsh.Support the showIf you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe and leave us a nice review wherever you get your podcasting fix. It's a free way you can help more listeners find our pod. Check out our socials on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

As broadcast at www.totallywiredradio.com Tuesday 19.08.2025Hours one and two with Alan Kenny Arscott01. The Chuck Mangione Quartet - Little Sunflower (Mercury 1972)02. Adele Sebastian - I Felt Spirit (Nimbus West Recs 1978)03. Henry Butler - Music Came (Impulse 1987)04. Dudley Moore Trio - Waterloo (Atlantic 1972)05. Victor Feldman -Rio (Cohearant Sound 1978)06. Mr Circle - Juntos (Stockfisch Recs 1981/Outernational Sounds 2025)07. Joyce Ft. Jon Hendricks - Taxi Driver (Verve 1991)08. Amber Navran & Phil Beaudreau - Dreaming (Self Released/Bandcamp 2025)09. Jono McCleery - Fram A Place (Ninetydays Recs 2022)10. Cee ElAssaad & Beatkozina - Crossing Paths (Beatless Mix) (Nothing But 2025)11. Cleo Sol - Desire (Shekdash Remix)  (ALL2GTH/Soundcloud 2024)12. Lady Blackbird - When The Game Is Played On You (Crooked Man Mix) (Foundation Music 2025)13. Natalie Cole - Tell Me All About It (Opal FX Mix) (Unreleased 2024)14. Irvine Welsh & The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra - Dreams (Republic Of Music 2025)15. Soul II Soul - A Dreams A Dream (Ron Trent Mix) (Funki Dred 2025)16. Atjazz Ft. Sabrina Chyld - Protection (Atjazz Recording Co 2025)17. Coflo - Loves Masquerade (Classic Mix) (Cataleya Music 2025)18. Roy Ayers - Brand New Feeling (Yoruba Soul Mix Pt2 Edit) (BBE 2025)19. Luis Radio - Papeete (Groovebom Recs 2025)20. Romanthony - Bring U Up (Timmy Reggisford Mix) (Nervous Recs 2025)21. Franke Estevez Fusion Ft. Arnold Jarvis - Love Is Beautiful (Fuzion Vox Mix) (Fuzion Music 2019)

Two bestselling authors, both alike in dignity, in the fair Book Off studio - where we lay our scene...On this episode we bring together two brilliant minds, authors and Scots - Irvine Welsh and John Niven. They discuss their latest novels, nostalgia, returning characters...and the joy of writing in the pre-mobile phone era. They also chat Oasis, crime fiction, the shit that appears on instagram - and give us some great book recommendations too. *and just to warn you - there's quite a bit of fruity language throughout! THE BOOK OFF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the high-rises of Muirhouse to the heart of countercultural Britain, Irvine Welsh has built a literary universe fuelled by punk energy, dancefloor euphoria, and radical empathy. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien meets the novelist and cultural icon to trace a life shaped by rebellion, recovery, and relentless storytelling.They discuss Irvine's early years in working class Edinburgh, his brushes with heroin and grief, and the accidental discipline learned on a council computer that helped turn his chaotic brilliance into a career. The pair unpack the emotional weight behind his new book Men in Love, why he believes we're living in a post-cultural age, and the creative lessons of rave, romance, and rock bottom.Sharp, soulful, and defiantly untamed, Irvine reflects on belonging, addiction, and the mad joy of letting characters run the show.Find out more about Irvine Welsh's book, Men in Love here

We're honoured to have one of Britain's finest writers join us on Bestsellers this week: Irvine Welsh. The man who brought us Trainspotting three decades ago is back with a brand new novel which follows on immediately after Trainspotting and Renton legging it with the cash.They're all here: Renton, Spud, Begbie, Sick Boy...Trying to turn into Men in Love.Enjoy!We kindly thank Irvine Welsh for permission to use two tracks from the accompanying album to this book: Men in Love - Irvine Welsh and the Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra:You Gotta Be Strong - Irvine Welsh, The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra, Louise Marshall. A Man in Love With Love - Irvine Welsh, The Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra, Shaun Escoffrey

Scottish writer Irvine Welsh joins Grace to share his ultimate comfort food. Irvine has been a towering figure in our cultural galaxy for 30 years. His bestselling novels include Porno, The Acid House, Filth and, of course, Trainspotting. Trainspotting – famously autobiographical – follows a group of heroin addicts in a deprived area of Edinburgh. It was a huge hit, selling more than a million copies. The movie, released a few years later, was nothing short of a sensation at the box office. Irvine's new book is accompanied by his debut album, both with the same name: Men In Love is a sequel to Trainspotting, and picks up where the characters left off back in 1993.

On this week's Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson on what the destruction of the Hotel Oloffson means for Haiti (00:54); Patrick Kidd analyses Donald Trump and the art of golf diplomacy (06:43); Mike Cormack reviews Irvine Welsh's Men In Love (16:49); Ursula Buchan provides her notes on the Palm House at Kew (20:38); and, Richard Bratby argues that Johann Strauss deserves better than to be the victim of snobbery – plus listen to the end for an extract from Strauss's Emperor Waltz (24:24). Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.

On this week's Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson on what the destruction of the Hotel Oloffson means for Haiti (00:54); Patrick Kidd analyses Donald Trump and the art of golf diplomacy (06:43); Mike Cormack reviews Irvine Welsh's Men In Love (16:49); Ursula Buchan provides her notes on the Palm House at Kew (20:38); and, Richard Bratby argues that Johann Strauss deserves better than to be the victim of snobbery – plus listen to the end for an extract from Strauss's Emperor Waltz (24:24). Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

The soul suckers of private equity, Douglas Murray on Epstein and MAGA & are literary sequels ‘lazy'?First up: how private equity is ruining BritainGus Carter writes in the magazine this week about how foreign private equity (PE) is hollowing out Britain – PE now owns everything from a Pret a Manger to a Dorset village, and even the number of children's homes owned by PE has doubled in the last five years. This ‘gives capitalism a bad name', he writes. Perhaps the most symbolic example is in the water industry, with water firms now squeezed for money and saddled with debt. British water firms now have a debt-to-equity ratio of 70%, compared to just 4% in 1991. Britain's desperation for foreign money has, quite literally, left Britain ‘in the shit'. Gus joined the podcast to discuss further, alongside the journalist Megan Greenwell, author of Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. (00:46)Next: why is MAGA so incensed over Jeffrey Epstein?Six years after he died, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is still haunting Donald Trump. Trump had vowed to release all files on various cases that attract conspiracy theorists – from JFK to Martin Luther King Jr. What makes the Epstein case different, as Douglas Murray writes in the magazine this week, is that the case was so recent and Epstein's ties with the elites, many of whom are still in power. Trump appeared to backtrack on releasing files relating to Epstein, prompting ire from the MAGA world, and there is now mounting cross-party pressure to uncover who knew what. Mike Johnson, the House speaker, sent representatives home early for summer, and there is even talk of Ghislaine Maxwell testifying.  Why is the Epstein scandal such a lightning rod for MAGA rage? Douglas Murray joined the Spectator to discuss. The full interview can be found on Spectator TV. (15:49)And finally: are literary sequels ‘lazy'?It's ‘sod's law', says the Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith, that when a friend's book is due to be reviewed in the pages of the books section that you edit, the review will be bad. Mike Cormack reviews Men In Love by Irvine Welsh this week, calling the decision by Welsh to pen another sequel to Trainspotting ‘lazy'. At the Spectator this made us ponder whether this is true of all literary sequels, and what motivates authors to stick with characters and stories that they know.Sam joined us to discuss further alongside Lucy Thynne, the Telegraph's deputy literary editor. (33:59)Hosted by William Moore and Lara Prendergast.Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Megan McElroy.

This week's book guest is Men In Love by Irvine Welsh.Sara and Cariad are joined by the multi-bestselling author of Trainspotting, and cultural icon - Irvine Welsh.In this episode they discuss success, capitalism, house music and DMT.Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss drug usage.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Men In Love by Irvine Welsh is available to buy here.Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukSara's debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.Cariad's book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.Follow Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The soul suckers of private equity, Douglas Murray on Epstein and MAGA & are literary sequels ‘lazy'?First up: how private equity is ruining BritainGus Carter writes in the magazine this week about how foreign private equity (PE) is hollowing out Britain – PE now owns everything from a Pret a Manger to a Dorset village, and even the number of children's homes owned by PE has doubled in the last five years. This ‘gives capitalism a bad name', he writes. Perhaps the most symbolic example is in the water industry, with water firms now squeezed for money and saddled with debt. British water firms now have a debt-to-equity ratio of 70%, compared to just 4% in 1991. Britain's desperation for foreign money has, quite literally, left Britain ‘in the shit'. Gus joined the podcast to discuss further, alongside the journalist Megan Greenwell, author of Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. (00:46)Next: why is MAGA so incensed over Jeffrey Epstein?Six years after he died, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is still haunting Donald Trump. Trump had vowed to release all files on various cases that attract conspiracy theorists – from JFK to Martin Luther King Jr. What makes the Epstein case different, as Douglas Murray writes in the magazine this week, is that the case was so recent and Epstein's ties with the elites, many of whom are still in power. Trump appeared to backtrack on releasing files relating to Epstein, prompting ire from the MAGA world, and there is now mounting cross-party pressure to uncover who knew what. Mike Johnson, the House speaker, sent representatives home early for summer, and there is even talk of Ghislaine Maxwell testifying.  Why is the Epstein scandal such a lightning rod for MAGA rage? Douglas Murray joined the Spectator to discuss. The full interview can be found on Spectator TV. (15:49)And finally: are literary sequels ‘lazy'?It's ‘sod's law', says the Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith, that when a friend's book is due to be reviewed in the pages of the books section that you edit, the review will be bad. Mike Cormack reviews Men In Love by Irvine Welsh this week, calling the decision by Welsh to pen another sequel to Trainspotting ‘lazy'. At the Spectator this made us ponder whether this is true of all literary sequels, and what motivates authors to stick with characters and stories that they know.Sam joined us to discuss further alongside Lucy Thynne, the Telegraph's deputy literary editor. (33:59)Hosted by William Moore and Lara Prendergast.Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Megan McElroy.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

In this electric conversation, Irvine Welsh joins Adam Biles at Shakespeare and Company to discuss Men in Love, the long-awaited sequel to Trainspotting. Picking up moments after Renton's betrayal, Welsh dives deep into the aftermath—friendship, love, addiction, class, and the cultural hangover of 1980s Thatcherism. The pair explore writing authentic historical fiction, how ecstasy (both drug and emotion) shaped a generation, and why mobile phones are killing drama. Welsh also shares insights into masculinity, social mobility, and why Sick Boy might just be the tragic heart of this novel. Expect laughs, gallows humor, biting commentary—and a live reading that's pure, unfiltered Welsh.Buy Men In Love: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/men-in-love-2Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written fourteen further novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company.Listen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest this week is Irvine Welsh – who, three decades after his era-defining hit Trainspotting, returns with a direct sequel, Men In Love. Irvine tells me what Sick Boy, Renton, Spud and Begbie mean to him, why his new book hopes to encourage a new generation to discover Romantic verse and shagging, and why MDMA deserves more credit for the Good Friday Agreement than Tony Blair.

My guest this week is Irvine Welsh – who, three decades after his era-defining hit Trainspotting, returns with a direct sequel, Men In Love. Irvine tells me what Sick Boy, Renton, Spud and Begbie mean to him, why his new book hopes to encourage a new generation to discover Romantic verse and shagging, and why MDMA deserves more credit for the Good Friday Agreement than Tony Blair.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says AI has made us dumbed down machines Yorkshire Water hosepipe ban to last until winter says boss Unite union suspends Rayners membership over bin strikes Sunderland care home crash Two residents die UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May 3I Atlas Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet Surgeon dropped from private practice works at NHS hospital Cash Isas No imminent change to tax free allowance Chris Brown pleads not guilty to more assault charges South Korea has the worlds lowest birth rate, but fertility clinics are booming

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Yorkshire Water hosepipe ban to last until winter says boss Sunderland care home crash Two residents die Cash Isas No imminent change to tax free allowance Chris Brown pleads not guilty to more assault charges UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May South Korea has the worlds lowest birth rate, but fertility clinics are booming 3I Atlas Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet Surgeon dropped from private practice works at NHS hospital Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says AI has made us dumbed down machines Unite union suspends Rayners membership over bin strikes

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv South Korea has the worlds lowest birth rate, but fertility clinics are booming Cash Isas No imminent change to tax free allowance Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says AI has made us dumbed down machines Chris Brown pleads not guilty to more assault charges Yorkshire Water hosepipe ban to last until winter says boss Sunderland care home crash Two residents die Surgeon dropped from private practice works at NHS hospital UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May 3I Atlas Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet Unite union suspends Rayners membership over bin strikes

On this day in 1995, at the height of the war in the former Yugoslavia, the Bosnian Serb army captured what was supposedly the UN "safe area" of Srebrenica. In the ensuing days, thousands of Bosnian Muslim women were raped. 8000 Muslim men and boys were murdered. It was Europe's worst massacre since the Second World War.Also in the programme: a Liberian historian on whether his fellow citizens should be outraged by President Trump's remarking on the Liberian leader's "excellent English"; and Scottish writer Irvine Welsh on his sequel to Trainspotting 30 years on from the publication of the original novel.(Photo: Bosnian Muslim women react as they stand amid grave stones of victims killed during the Srebrenica genocide, at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 July 2025. Credit: Reuters/Amel Emric)

Join hosts Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about TikTok, Booktrovert, Meta, and training AI on copyright books. Then, stick around for a chat with Ewan Morrison!Ewan Morrison: Described as the ‘most fluent and intelligent Scottish writer of his generation' by Booker Prize judge Stuart Kelly, Ewan Morrison is an award winning novelist and screenwriter and an essayist. Morrison's writing has been praised by renowned authors Lionel Shriver, Ian Rankin, Fay Weldon, Douglas Coupland, James Frey, Irvine Welsh, James Robertson, Luke Rhinehart and Hanif Kureishi among others. Ewan's eighth book, the 'darkly comic thriller', HOW TO SURVIVE EVERYTHING was published by Contraband in the UK in 2021, and in the US with Harper Perennial in 2022. It tells the story of a teenage girl who is abducted by her survivalist father, who believes that a world ending pandemic has begun.​In November 2022, the book was optioned for a TV series and developed by Made Up Stories (Nine Perfect Strangers, Pieces of Her), Fifth Season & Kindling Pictures.

Season 10 of Comfort Eating with Grace Dent will kick off on Tuesday 8 July. Join Grace and her celebrity guests, including CMAT, Irvine Welsh, Lulu and Nicola Sturgeon, as they delve into their ultimate comfort food

House, funk, soul, disco, reggae, hip hop, afrobeats, UKG, drum & bass and all manner of beats for open-minded listeners, fresh releases and classic gems, presented by DJ D'Francisco. New episode every Sunday night. Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54 Tracklist: Ellie Rizoa - Fly FKJ - Learn to Fly A Forest Mighty Black - Fresh In My Mind Vybz Kartel ft Popcaan -  Protoje - Criminal Top Cat - Burn the Sensei Fuse ODG & Suli Breaks - Sundiata Skales - Shake Body Weird MC - Ijoya Livy Ekemezie - Get It Down (D'Francisco DJ Edit) Irvine Welsh - A Man in Love With Love Drop Out Orchestra - Playing With Knives D.C LaRue - Cathedrals (Greg Wilson Edit) Sly Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay DJ CDQ - Oops Oh My Yazz - Abandon Me (Urban Shakedown Mix) Congo Natty - Junglist ft. Peter Bouncer Hypersonic - Dance Tones (Stoned Mix) Sam Binga, Cesco & Emz - No Chase Ill Blu - Blu Magik Cleptomaniacs - All I Do (Bump & Flex Dancefloor Dub ) Yesca - House It Up Jake Childs & LBO - Superbowl Sunday Marc Cottrell - Annihilating Rhythm DJ Duke - Blow Your Whistle Jack n Chill - Th House that Jack Built

Welcome to the LIVING FOR THE BOYLE review series!  Daniel Francis Boyle originally hailed from Manchester, England and his filmmaking career took off thirty years ago in 1995 with the release of acclaimed cult thriller Shallow Grave.  And ever since then, Danny Boyle (as he's officially known) has carved out a uniquely successful career not only achieving box office success several times but also winning a few Oscars along the way.  During this time period, he has also become one of MY personal favorite directors, having helmed excellent ORIGINAL stories spanning several genres including children's fantasy, science fiction, crime drama, horror, and biopic.  Over the next few months, I will be reviewing some of my favorite entries from his filmography in the lead-up to the long-awaited sequel to one of his more successful films….28 Years Later which will be released in the U.S. on June 20!Twenty-nine years ago, this raw, high-energy adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel about a group of young men in Edinburgh (Scotland) scoring heroin took the world by storm.  Of course, it was about more than just the drugs....it was a frenetic crime comedy/drama not only exploring addiction but youth.  It also featured a top-flight cast of up-and-coming UK actors along with an iconic soundtrack!  Starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kevin McKidd, and Kelly McDonald, it's time to find out about whether to....Choose Life.   Host & Editor: Geoff GershonProducer: Marlene GershonSend us a texthttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/

#542 Twirling Scary Spice - Richard has been to the Taskmaster experience and is furious to have broken his perfect record of victory. His guest is another Taskmaster alumni, who has turned her appearance into ticket sales (unlike Richard) Fern Brady. They discuss her triumph at the Sky Arts Awards and why she gave a shout out to Irvine Welsh, magic mushrooms, why her tour poster involves her lactating into someone's mouth, why she doesn't want to follow the narrative of TV shows regarding her autism, why Richard thinks she is one of the best stand ups we have (though doesn't seem to know where she's from), how a doctor made her think she was going to die for a night and how that helped her write her book, coping and not coping with her new found fame and why Richard is funny even when he's just in the audience.Watch Fern's Netflix special here https://www.netflix.com/title/81717099Check out her tour dates here https://fernbradycomedian.com/See a live recording of RHLSTP - https://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.