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Just-B is a prominent UK Grime and rap artist hailing from the working class estate of The Villas in Ashington, Northumberland. Known for his rapid-fire double-time flow and uniquely weaving his geordie dialect into his music. His style bridges the gap between classic rapid MCing, electronic Makina rave scenes, and deep, introspective hip-hop storytelling . Today we discuss writing, breathe contro...

Ras Ceylon is an Oakland, California-based MC, educator, and activist recognized as the first Sri Lankan rapper to emerge within the western hip-hop canon. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, he has officially solidified his place as a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate within the Wu Killa Beez lineage. We discuss getting banned from Sri Lanka for 12 years, Becoming a Wu Tang affilate, Having Power (...

Has the USA ruined the World Cup already? fans, footballers, backroom staff and even Africa's highest-ranked referee have all been refused entry. Tickets are so high that they have started dishing them out to locals, and the standoff between authorities and drunk football fans should be interesting to say the very least. Should the USA have been allowed to host a tournament that is supposed to cel...

Orwell prize winning author, rapper and TV presenter Darren McGarvey joins musician, lecturer and SongSeeds creator Becci wallace for a discussion about Scottish world cup songs, touring , how to relax, the 13th note vs the flying Duck, the UFC fight at the Whitehouse , Jeff Epstein (no that one , the booking agent for Milli Vanilli) , dress code festival, books, Jay Z's accapella, the cycling eve...

We join you live from a Scottish heatwave on the isle of Inverkoothkie with a relaxing piano intro to grab your breath back before we get tore right into this new edition of Views from the Sea featuring:  - The Right Wing has Nae Tunes   - Can Festival Season RUIN your life?  - Football & Politics : Scottish Edition (Murrel spending spree, League finale controversey & Indyref2) - Can worki...

We speak to BAFTA award winning film-maker Hannah Currie and CEO of MOJO Scott Jenkins about their new film  'Innocent: Trial and Error' , a debut feature set in Glasgow to the backdrop of injustices of people being wrongly set up and/ or convicted.  A tale of outrageous injustice committed on innocent people by the state, told through the ‘stranger than fiction’ stories of victims of miscarriages...

The Bard of Dundalk , Jinx Lennon , joins us for a chat  his 'Border Schizo fffFolk Punk' and  upcoming Scottish tour with the Shamrock Showband (15.05 Edinburgh, 16.05 Bute, 17.05 Glasgow) . Jinx is a legend who averages out about one new album and tour per year most recently alongside his Dundalk neighnbours The Mary Wallopers. We discuss his back catalogue, irish fuel crisis, and even get a few...

Gail has a wealth of experience working behind the scenes in the music industry from T in the Park to TRSNSMT as werll as managing the likes of Gerryn Cinnamon , The Black Rats and more. She is currently using her contacts to bring some big names to her home town of Strathaven starting with Becci Wallace and Calum Frame on May 8th at the Old Town Mill . We talk about the past, the present and the...

we introduce you to yer new favourite festival band, Vibrant Rebels. by giving an exclusive first play of their first ever recordings during their first ever podcast interview. They are a 10 piece battlaion of funk, soul, hip hop and ska and played their debut gig at Leith Arches this week. I have been a fan of their work from previous monikers and the new material has blown me away. Expect big th...

It's time for more Views from the sea on You Call That Radio featuring :   The memeification of Russell Brand's failed Bible P.R Tour  Reviewing the latest 'inconvenient' assasination attempt Booze cruise punter sues booze cruise for giving her booze  Irish Fuel Protests  The pope, The President and Lego People walk into a bar  This show is only possible thanks to the support of our patreons at ht...

Beyond the Cringe is a panel show where we analyse Scottish Culture. What is it? Does it even exist? and if it does is it make you proud or make you cringe? Episode 4 is all about POLITICS as we head towards another election. Hosted by Jim Monaghan, Produced by Mark McG and featuring special guests David Jamieson (writer, Journalist and Editor of Conter.scot )  and Frank Rafferty (Community worker...

Gavin joins us on the week his life story has been adapted for the big screen by James Macavoy . 'California Schemin' tells the story of Two Dundee Rappers, Sillibil & Brains,  who faked being from the USA after London record labels rejected their Scottish accent. The film is available now on cinemas nationwide. We discuss how they ended up on MTV, toured with Eminem and D12 , the Scottish Cri...

Tom Hingley settles scores, spills beans and burns bridges in an explosive interview in what is meant to be a relatively drama-free podcast. we chat for 10 mins or so then I ask one question and the rest of the show is his answer. Tom is the former singer of Inspiral Carpets who once boasted Noel Gallagher as their roadie and had massive hits such as 'This is How it Feels', 'Draggin Me Down' and '...

Welcome to Episode 2 of Views from the Sea on You Call That Radio where we discuss  The Cancellation of Kanye West  Honest Places: Poverty Safari Pub Crawl? The Glasgow Central Fire (Eye Witness Account)   The Death of the Brewdog Cult  Are all world leaders actually dead and being replaced by A.I? Thank you to our patreons who make this show possible at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio  please...

We speak to Dougie of Mickey 9s fame ahead of his new band Shuggy Mungo's debut gig (which is also The Girobabies final gig) about making music while the world seemingly burns in the background. He also diagnoses me with autism on air as we discuss energy vampires, the art of naming bands, the myth of St Mungo, The Hedgehog Dilemma, The pros and cons of middle aged rock stars, the reworking of the...

The scottish cultural panel show returns to You Call That Radio featuring special guests Andrea Gibb and Tom Urie as Jim Monaghan muses over the television landscape .  Andrea is a BAFTA nominated screenwriter and actress with includes Miss Austen, Mayflies, Dear Frankie and much more. Tom is an actor and musician with a huge back catalogue of credits that include River City, Trainspotting 2, Scot...

You Call That Radio has started a tour booking service for artists and we invited Becci Wallace on to announce a rural tour of Scottish countryside we helped facilitate.  We discuss the hidden scenes of Ullapool, Scotland's rose Marti Pellow, K-Pop Demon Hunters, The Songseeds Music retreats, Tips for getting funding, how Lockdown was actually only a year ago, musical rivalry & much more. YCTR...

Views from the Sea- the first in a new series of podcasts from You Call That Radio to replace This is the News. We discuss news, views, thoughts and anything but our first episode is mainly news namely: - The BAFTA controversey surrounding John Davidson (Featuring Darren McGarvey)  - Andrew Arrested- Time to abolish the monarchy? - There is Scottish A.I Rappers now  - Trump doing mad stuff to avoi...

We interupt our scheduled programming to pay tribute to a maverick musician. Chris made me laugh so much I had to leave tents because I was in pain. A friend, a genius , a visionary . Festival season will never be the same again. Sending love to all his friends, fans and family. He will be very much missed. R.I.P Captain Hotknives .

Nobody knows what ScotlandBYPrestige even does. Not even himself. But I like guests like that. What I can say is he knows a lot of facts about Scottish histroy and even more about medicinal cannabis. So if you like either or both then this one is for you. We discuss the hidden gems of Scotland, The spanish civil war, Ravenscraig, John F Kennedy,  anti-fascist history, his bong collection, living o...

A conversation with alternative indie- folk duo 'The Folk Drama' with one latina from Los Angeles and the other from Edinburgh. They make instant classics with perfect melodies and soulful harmonies. They are almost ready to unleash a debut album they have been making in Manchester with Paul Heaton of Beautiful South's co-writer Jonny Lexus & Sean ‘grandad’ Kelly. They also recently supported...

we kick off Season 6 with an Ask Me Anything where we discuss The Girobabies new book 'If By Magic' , becoming a rural recluse to try and be an author, My tips for 2026, new years resolutions to stay healthy and calm, Did I really meet Westlife at one of my gigs, What football team I support, The Epstein Files and much, much more. Support the show at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio  and follow...

Welcome to Season 5 Epsiode 26 of You Call That Radio's audio podcast and This is the News. The show where we grab some of the best bits from our youtube channel and sew them all together like a big wooly jumper.  We will be anyalysing some of the headlines over the last month including: - Shirley Manson and the beachball incident - A hot take about why scotland took so long to qualify for the wor...

'Neither Collar Nor Crown' was recently released into the world by Vagrant Real Estate . An ambitious concept album that brings together colleborations from all over Scotland of different genres to create a wildly uniqe Hip Hop record that borrows from Scotland's past to create something of the now. We will talk about scottish culture, the importance of collaboration, the mystery of Mog, Doss and...

An honour to welcome The Carlton Jug Band onto YCTR as we get hyped for their new EP, album and them supporting Alabama 3 at the SWG3. They also run my favourite rehershal and recording space (and cafe)  Carlton Studios which is the heartbeat of the grassroots music scene in Glasgow, whilst regularly performing live across Glasgow institutions such as the Clutha, Scotia bar and Avant Garde. We dis...