Refreshing Podcast

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Don't Flush Me Yet The Fringe is over soon, ending in 1 week. Johnny's final Fringe chat is s**t, well not quite, but it does involve poo, and to be precise a poo that won't flush. George Williams and Alan Robinson-Rising have written a story, that's about when a lonely old man’s poo (played by George) becomes sentient and begs not to be flushed in 'Don't Flush Me Yet...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Bob Koomen The Fringe is over soon, ending on the 30th August. Johnny's latest guest is Bob Kooman, a Dutch comedian who is in Edinburgh preforming as a debut act this year, despite being a star on the comedy circuit in the Netherlands since 2016. Bob's show is called 'Pear' Bob is a genius, but the world doesn't see it yet. He has good intentions, and even better ide...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Top Gunchained "V1 and Rotate" Takeoff with Johnny as he speaks to his latest guest Richard Marsh, as he is doing a 70 minute show that joins together both 'Top Gun' blockbuster films. Fringe First winner Richard Marsh’s unauthorised parody celebrates the iconic film and its enduring fandom. This uplifting comedy brings you all the characters, romance and action of To...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Adian Jones It's officially one week into the 2026 Fringe, and it's running until the 31st August. This interview contains references to drug use. Johnny's latest guest is (in his words) is Adian Jones , and his "Classical piano show, is presented with jokes by a bald, Australian dickhead with a beard". Taking part in his 11th Fringe, in 2026 Adian's show is a complet...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Paul Merton and Suki Webster Fringe Fever is in full swing, and Johnny's latest guests are the Richard & Judy of the Improv Comedy scene, Paul Merton and Suki Webster. Following totally sold out seasons in 2024 and 2025 and a hugely popular tour of the UK and Ireland, Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK’s leading improvisers, are delighted to return to the...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Colin Cloud Johnny's back with one of his biggest guests to date, and it's Scottish born mind master Colin Cloud. With over 100 million views across social platforms and 20 years in the business Colin knows how to amaze and leave audience members dazzled. With his new show 'Hoax' everything you think you know will be challenged. What do we believe? why do we believe i...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: INDY! Fringe Fever is here. Johnny's latest chat takes you back to the 1980's via the initial Indiana Jones trilogy of films. In possibly the longest title Johnny has ever said on the podcast ' INDY! … And the Raiders of The Last Temple of the Lost Ark Crusade of Doom', is a new comedy by and starring Daniel Clarkson and Brendan Murphy. In just 70 minutes experience a...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Jennifer Jane Fringe Fever is set to take over Edinburgh once again, officially running from 7th - 31st August 2026. From electrifying hard relationships , doing naked photoshoots, appearing on Shark Tank with her brother and securing a $400,000 investment, Jennifer has achieved so much, and she's not done yet. In her Fringe Festival debut, have some ' Happy Tea' with...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Mike McShane Fringe Fever is set to take over Edinburgh once again, officially running from 7th - 31st August 2026. Johnny's latest chat is with Fringe legend Mike McShane. Mike found fame on Improv TV Show 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' & has stared alongside Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman & Kevin Costner playing Friar Tuck in ' Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves', plus...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Chris Forbes Fringe Fever is set to take over Edinburgh once again, officially running from 7th - 31st August 2026. Celebrate Christmas in the middle of the summer? .. Yes please! Expect trees, tinsel and tragedy as Chris puts on his Christmas jumper in his latest stand-up show about festive joy, family and the Christmas Day that changed everything in 'Father Christma...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2026: Rosco McClelland  Fringe Fever is set to take over Edinburgh once again. Running from 7th - 31st August 2026. In the 1st Fringe festival interview for 2026, Johnny speaks to Scottish comedian & slug-nudger Rosco McClelland. Rosco is a huge football fan, he managed to make it out for the 1st WC game in Boston to watch Scotland take on Haiti, this followed his...

Refreshing Pod - Rich Wolfenden The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway, and during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Sunday 14th June) at 2am, Scotland return to the mens finals for the 1st time since France 98. Johnny thought he needs a experts view on the tournament, and thought who better than one of the top commentators in the UK .. Rich Wolfenden. Rich and Johnny's friendship goes back over a...

Refreshing Pod - John Edward John is one of the world’s foremost psychic mediums and the author of the critically-acclaimed, New York Times Best Sellers, including his latest release 'Chasing Evil' in partnership with longtime friend Robert Hilland (a former FBI agent). John was asked to help solve various active crime cases and both men formed an unlikely crime-solving partnership that spanned 25...

Refreshing Pod - SaturdayMornings.co.uk Saturday Morning Kids TV was a staple on BBC One for decades, from it's beginnings in the shape of 'Saturday Swap Shop' , to 'Live & Kicking' , 'Dick & Dom in The Bungalow' & so much more! This October, it’s been 50 years since the Saturday Morning schedule changed forever , with the introduction of 'Swap Swap', which launched on the 2nd October...

Refreshing Pod - Selina Mosinski (Fringe Festival 2026 Exclusive) A different view for Charity Shop Sue. Fringe Festival 2026 brings a new character from Selina Mosinski, in her debut Edinburgh Festival appearance with a show called 'Puss in Boots, A Working Class Fairytale' live at the Pleasance. It gives a view of what life was like for Selina during the 1990's when she was a stripper (for 5 yea...

Refreshing Pod - Dr Maggie Leiu (AKA Space Mog) Blast off for a chat with Dr Maggie Leiu, AKA Space Mog for a dive into Space! Hopefully ( after 2 launch's being pushed back) in April 4 humans will leave earth, on a trip back to the moon, the first since Dec 11th 1972. Dr Maggie chats about how much she loves space , and where her interest began, and about how she was close to moving to mars &...

Refreshing Pod - Livvy Breen (Paralympics GB) It's the first interview of 2026! Olivia Breen brings joy and positivity to the podcast, as her & Johnny chat all things athletics. Starting her journey in 2012 (aged 16) competing at the London games, Olivia is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She's going for gold...

Refreshing Pod - Hogmanay (The Midnight Moment) Refresh Christmas, and welcome in 2026 in style! The big boss behind Hogmanay Al Thompson (Unique Assembly director) guides Johnny through the world famous 'Midnight Moment' ... in essence what happens just before 12am, as one year ends, and another begins in Scotland. In this quick 5 minute extract, find out about the people behind the fireworks fus...

Refreshing Pod - Edinburgh's Christmas 2025 (BTS) The Holidays Are Coming ... J ohnny continues the festive feels with a behind the scenes look at Edinburgh's Christmas 2025. Edinburgh’s Christmas is back with festive fun for all the family, open now and running until 4th January 2026. We've been blessed with having Dani Rae (nicknamed the chief Elf by Johnny) chatting Christmas, and how the wonde...

Refreshing Pod - Paul Kelly (KellyBronze Turkeys) The Holidays Are Coming ... and Johnny has his Santa suit on to Refresh Christmas. First off Johnny talks Turkeys with Paul Kelly. Free-range KellyBronze turkeys are “the Rolls-Royce of turkey” - The Times. The Daily Telegraph proclaims the KellyBronze turkeys to be “The Sought-after turkey” for Christmas. Forbes - Turkey ' breeder-in-chief' Paul l...

Refreshing Pod - Lockerbie Remembered 21st December 1988, 19:03:00. 38 minutes after take-off, Pan Am Flight 103, on route from London to New York, explodes at 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotland. 259 people on board the flight (243 passengers and 16 crew members) plus 11 people on the ground die as a result of the explosion. There were victims from 21 different countries. The Lockerbie Bombing w...

Refreshing Pod - Railway 200 (Mike Lamport) In this 200th year since the birth of the modern railway , train enthusiast Johnny chats to Mike Lamport , and both discuss how the railways in Britain have transformed the country since 1825. Mike's knowledge on the railway is second to none, and in some capacity his family have been a part of railway history for roughly 170 years, so he's the perfect p...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Footballers' Wives The Musical It's Johnny's last Fringe Festival Interview for 2025 and he takes you back to the year 2002. We're delighted to be joined by Ceili O'Connor, AKA Tanya Turner, from Footballers' Wives, The Musical , that ends it's run this Sunday. A new British musical based on the iconic TV series following the fall and rise of captain's wife Tanya Turn...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Alex Berr A scientific life & personal one collide with Alex Berr's debut Fringe show .. 'How To Kill A Mouse' The debut comedy show from a scientist reconciling her personal life with her professional one. Alex spent her adolescence studying a rare form of brain cancer; years later her mum was diagnosed with the same form of rare cancer. Reflecting on a life dedi...

Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Henry Naylor With content of a sexual nature, & drug taking from the start , this is the story of the Fringe hit called 'Monstering The Rocketman' (winner of the Scotsman Fringe First award for 2025). Hold The Front Page! 'EXCLUSIVE: ELTON IN VICE BOY SHAME'. When Elton John, 39, is falsely accused of having sex with prostitutes, he launches Britain's largest libe...