Scottish Blethers

Who would have thunk it  - we have made it to 10 episodes of Scottish Blethers ! We have decided to change the format for the first episode of each month and pick our favourite... from a theme.  For November, we have chosen contemporary Scottish authors. Liz kicks off with children's authors, Susan moves into Tartan Noir and Helen focuses on female crime writers and people from abroad wh...

Don't you love the Scots language !  By now we figure that you are getting used to our turn of phrase, but just in case you need a translation into English, this episode is about Bread, Dead and use your Head !   We are talking about plain or pan loaf bread (a big thing in Scotland, none of this fancy bread with bits in it!), the origins & traditions of Halloween and why, given this...

Scottish Blethers Episode 8 podcast is here ! The controversy continues... Campbell or MacDonald, gin or whisky, Braveheart or Brigadoon ??? Join us as we blether about Glencoe, Scottish films and actors and "mothers ruin" - gin by its other name. As always, let us know what you think on our @scottishblethers social media and please leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice or our faceb...

Wealth & the Privilege it Brings - From Andrew Carnegie to the popular sport of shooting - just the preserve of the rich ?? Join Liz, Helen and Susan in their weekly Scottish Blethers podcast as we discuss 3 different topics each week and bring out 3 great Scots words at the end of the 30 minute episode. In Episode 7, we find out more about Andrew Carnegie and his philanthropic legacy in Scotl...

Come into our world where over the next 30 minutes, we discuss castles, queens and fairy folk in Scotland.  We finish the episode with our Scots words of the episode. We are 3 freelance tourist guides who are missing our guests, so we started the Scottish Blethers podcast.  New skills and an ever growing bloopers reel have kept us amused.  We'll keep going as long as people keep lis...

Episode 5 already, who would have thunk it that 3 Scots wumin could put something like this together and have a great laugh doing it !!  Welcome to Scottish Blethers, or welcome back for those that have listened to previous episodes. We are 3 freelance tourist guides who decided that instead of sitting at home twiddling our thumbs whilst our guests and stories disappeared into the new Covid-1...

We're getting into our stride now and the chat is flowing !  Thanks to everyone who has listened in so far and welcome to new listeners.  We are 3 Scottish tourist guides who get together on a call for a right good blether about a range of topics. In this week's episode, Helen, Liz and Susan talk about Highland Games, childhood games and Edinburgh-Glasgow rivalry ! Our Scots words of the...

Thanks for coming back for more, or welcome, if you are new to Scottish Blethers ! We are 3 Scottish tourist guides who get together on a call for a right good blether about a range of topics. In Episode 3 we cover 3 very different topics -  "it's different in Scotland", a little bit about identity and also about devolved powers.   Childhood holidays which was inspired by a trip to the w...

Welcome or welcome back to Scottish Blethers.  We are excited that so many people chose to listen to Episode 1.  In this episode we'll be talking about outdoor access including Scotland's enviable right to roam and outdoor access code, vernacular architecture in Scotland (vernacular basically means using whatever building materials are available) and ancestry research. We'll finish the e...

Scottish Blethers podcast is the result of 3 Blue Badge qualified Scottish tourist guides having time on their hands !  We decided to take our knowledge, learn new (tech) skills and have a laugh talking about different topics relating to Scotland that we thought people might enjoy listening to.   We don't take ourselves too seriously and we hope that you can join us on our podcasting lea...