The Back Bar Podcast

As ever an absolute pleasure to have the force of nature that is Rob Wainwright back on for a chat. We catch up of course on all things Doddie Aid, particularly his latest made challenge when he'll be cycling from Murrayfield to Rome for the Italy v Scotland game on 8th March!  We also learn of a new drink of Norfolk Nog and some chaos over in Coll due to it along with sizing up Scotland&apos...

This is the penultimate episode of this seasons Doddie Aid campaign, only fitting that we have a sit down with our favourite Scotland  International the one and only Zander Fagerson. We manage to cover everything from fitting in his Dobbie Dook around a family lunch, our Doddie Aid miles to all things Scotland in this years 6 Nations Championship but most importantly we may have to arrange a Back...

It's hitting mid-season in Doddie Aid 2024 so the lads caught up with Doddie Aid and Team Glasgow stalwart, and the man with the voice behind some of Scotland's Euro 2024 qualifying iconic moments, Rory Hamilton.  We hear how he's getting on with his miles, a suggestion, nay plea, for difficulty bonus miles to be introduced and thoughts of Doddie Aid 2025 going worldwide...With the...

It's almost that time of year again and with Doddie Aid 2024 fast approaching we welcomed the new Team Glasgow captain, Eilidh Barbour, to the pod! Great catching up with Eilidh and finding out a bit more on her involvement, and big transfer to Team Glasgow in the Doddie Aid offseason. The lads embark on a bit of a recruitment drive to see if we can rope in some of her broadcasting pals, talk...

The lads are back after a brief hiatus, and make their first foray into the world of professional golf, as they are joined by Scottish golfer, Richie Ramsay.  A great insight into touring the globe with a bag of golf sticks, the idea of a Golf Rage Cam, and a return of the usual Heroes and Zeros/ Speedround gets the lads back into the swing (swing...see what we did there? Golf? Cool) of things, wi...

Next up at The Back Bar is a man who's been to the Olympic & Commonwealth Games, the rugby 7s World Cup, Guinness Pro12, Six Nations and a rugby 15s World Cup coming up later this year. He's Scotland physio and all round top lad, Ally Little. Amongst other things, we chat Olympic pressures, being part of the last few Calcutta Cup games, whether Ally was in one of Mini's shoulder...

This one's been a long time coming as we finally caught up with Tom McGuire, the man behind our awesome intro music and frontman of Tom McGuire & The Brassholes! We can also confirm it was well worth the wait as we hear about interactions with none other than The Nature Boy Ric Flair, the latest album and also look ahead to a massive gig at Glasgow's O2 Academy later this year. There...

Unsurprisingly we here at The Back Bar have an affinity with having a bit of a tipple, so who better to join us this week than the whisky sibling duo of Gordon and Ally Stevenson, the co-founders of Turntable Whisky.  They've just released their first three "tracks" earlier in April, so we sat down to discuss all things uisge beath with these handsome fellas. This was a great chat,...

If you want to be inspired, look no further than our wonderful guest Jane Leonard. From a career in the army, to playing international rugby, rowing an ocean, writing a book and starting just a couple of businesses! We had a great time chatting with Jane and hearing some of the funny and incredible stories weaved in amongst all of these adventures, this is definitely not to be missed. Then once yo...

We kick back into gear after Doddie Aid by welcoming former professional rugby player, american football kicker, and founder of Leader Kicking Academy, Tadhg Leader to The Back Bar.  It's a great chat through Tadhg's journey from the Connacht Academy all the way to starting his own kicking academy, via rugby and american football stints in Italy, USA, Canada and Poland! A well travelled...

Doddie Aid 2023 is at an end and what an incredible 6 weeks it was! We wrap things up for our efforts and a shout out to all who took part in our league and the overall event, we tip our collective hats to you!  We of course also had some prizes to announce, so listen in to see if you're a lucky winner...We'll be back in the usual run of episodes and guests very soon, so remember to foll...

As Doddie Aid reaches its climax, we welcome the man with the voice you will all recognise, and 2 of the best dogs on the internet (Olive and Mabel), Mr Andrew Cotter. We have heard his voice so much he felt like a pal already, and we reckon by the end of this...he's definitely our pal. We discuss Doddie Aid, the ups and downs of sports commentary life, his thoughts on LIV Golf, and more impo...

As we enter the final week of Doddie Aid, the lads are joined by our Commander in Chief, Mr. Rob Wainwright. Chatting through progress, fundraising, the upcoming Doddie Cup 555 Cycle as well as a certain Calcutta Cup result for Scotland yesterday... Last chance to get those miles in, to rope some more folk in and to give it one final push to get as much money raised as we can and hit that £2 milli...

Catch up on how the lads Doddie Aid is progressing, injuries, miles, targets and as usual some key nutritional chat. Then it's time for a returning guest in the form of former Celtic and Scotland star, Simon Donnelly. Great to catch up with Simon and hear how he's been getting involved in the Team Glasgow Doddie Aid efforts, and witness the birth of a rivalry for the ages...We also could...

As Doddie Aid enters Week 2, The Back Bar lads are joined by the wonderful Jennifer Reoch to discuss Doddie Aid, working with Des Clarke on Heart Radio and the experience of winning Ms. Scotland, and competing in Ms. World. Doddie Aid hit the £1 million mark earlier this week, a Back Bar league milestone was also reached and a forfeit from Zander Fagerson was fulfilled... Have a listen to hear all...

We kick off the 2023 Doddie Aid event with a return to the podcast for Warriors, Scotland and Lions prop and all round great lad, Zander Fagerson. Some chat about our New Years Day "Doddie Dooks", or lack of them in some cases, and maybe some forfeits for one of the hosting trifecta.  We also touch on Doddie's legacy and Zander's memories of him, along with an update on his inj...

The lads return for a chat to preview the upcoming Doddie Aid 2023 challenge with Team Glasgow Captain, Ryan Wilson. Obviously the 2023 event is going to be undertaken with an element of sadness due to the recent passing of Doddie, but we hope that honouring his legacy will spur people on to make this the biggest one yet. 

The boys are back for another episode and looking distinctly more streamlined after being shorn of their locks in a recent charity endeavour! We also welcome a Scottish rugby star of the 7s circuit and 4 time Commonwealth Games athlete, Lee Jones. We chat through his time with Edinburgh, Glasgow, Scotland (15s & 7s), which takes us on quite the journey through balancing rugby and a degree, a p...

Everybody, yeeeah, rock your body, yeeeeeah, everybody, Back Bar's back alright!  It's a return for the boys, and bringing us back with a bang we were joined by Scottish professional super welterweight, turned middleweight boxer, Kieran Smith.  We talk about his journey in boxing, having to get his mum onboard with it! Where did the nickname "Chopper" come from, and onto compet...

What a treat to jump back into season  3 with top lad Stevie Jukes, one very handsome half of Scottish band Saint Phnx! This is a great chat with Stevie as we hear all you could ever want to know about this brilliant duo. How they got there, what's behind the name, a potential bromance with Hugh Jackman (Shuggie J to his pals), and how Maroon 5 helped them out on a epic video shoot in Iceland...

So that's us at the end of Doddie Aid 2022, and we've had a great time over the last 6 weeks, even if our legs and lungs haven't!  It's now time to find out who the prize winners are from The Back Bar Podcast mini-league, so listen in and see if you were a winner whilst also getting some of our nonsense to go with it! We'll be back with some great guests in March as we get...

The last in the series of Doddie Aid specials as the 2022 challenge comes to an end on the 12th Feb! What a way to wrap it up by having the driving force behind Doddie Aid and one of Doddie's best pals, not to mention for British & Irish Lion and Scotland Captain...Mr Rob Wainwright!  This one was an absolute hoot as we talk Doddie Aid, the Calcutta Cup victory and preview the Doddie Cup...

It's the turn of Team Glasgow captain, Glasgow & Scotland rugby legend, Al Kellock to join us at the Back Bar as we head for the home straight of Doddie Aid!  Ahead of the 6 Nations Calcutta Cup opener we chat about Scotland's squad and chances for that game and the tournament, throw a spotlight onto the up and coming Glasgow Warriors squad and the fantastic season they're havin...

This week we're joined by Glasgow, Scotland and British Lions prop, Zander Fagerson as he was en route to join up with the Scotland camp ahead of the upcoming 6 Nations Championship!  We have a big Doddie Aid challenge update and hear how Zander has been getting involved over the first few weeks. We look ahead to what is one of the most eagerly anticipated and sure to be highly contested 6 Na...

For the third of our Doddie Aid specials we had Scottish sports broadcasting stars, Emma Dodds and Rory Hamilton pop into The Back Bar for a beer.  Emma knows the drill having been subjected to our nonsense before, and Rory had heard such good things he just had to join in the banter as well! We obviously talk all things Doddie Aid and particularly the need for Team Glasgow to start picking up the...