Blethered

26 year old Zoe recently received the news that she has ATM - also known as ‘the cancer gene’.

Zoe has made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy, which is the medical term for the surgic…

Michael grew up in Glasgow, with a passion for filmmaking from around 12 years old, which saw him study at The Royal Conservatoire, in Glasgow. 

Now a BAFTA winning and double BAFTA-nominated director…

Gillian recently launched a private member’s Bill to implement buffer zones outside hospitals and clinics across Scotland, to protect women from harassment from anti-abortion protestors, as they seek…

Dennis Locorriere has been the voice of Dr Hook for over 50 years, achieving number 1’s in 42 countries and countless gold and platinum records.

We talk about Dennis’ early days in New Jersey and the …

Saoirse recently travelled to Istanbul in Turkey for breast augmentation surgery, but things didn’t go entirely to plan, resulting in a traumatic chain of events that saw her nearly lose a breast.

We …

Recorded in a cafe in the heart of Istanbul, Steve talks about starting out as a war-zone photo-journalist, before becoming a security adviser…

You’ll hear Steve talk about negotiating with ISIS for w…

Radio Producer James talks about how a severe gambling addiction lead to losing enormous amounts of money, in secret.

James explains the stresses and pressures in detail, and how the disease impacted …

We talk about Laura’s early life as Bishopbriggs’ answer to Shirley Temple before joining STV and eventually becoming the resident entertainment reporter...

Laura opens up about how she felt after her…

We talk about Tam’s early days in media, including his then hugely popular BBC Scotland TV show ‘Offside’ which ran for 9 years and 134 episodes...

We discuss Off The Ball, the show he’s presented alo…

Amy and her business partner Kirsten Cameron co-own Aquarius Creative, a talent agency that specialises in social media management.

We talk about the formation of Aquarius and how it was built from an…

We discuss the reality of poverty in Scotland - it’s not 1920’s back-court slums, it’s choosing between heating or eating. 

Neil explains Jags For Good, an independent Partick Thistle fans’ group that…

We read out some embarrassing stories sent in by listeners, before chatting about how Mark ended up writing and creating comedy with his brother Paul, with shows like Pity Party on BBC Scotland, live…

First Released August 2020

Aimen Dean was a member of Al Qaeda before he defected to join MI6, where he continued to operate within Al Qaeda as an undercover spy.

In this episode, we discuss Shamima Be…

Ross’ mum Angie has Alzheimer’s, a condition that affects memory, thinking and behaviour.

We talk about Alzheimer’s and how Ross and his family have had to adjust to care for Angie…

We discuss the impo…

Recorded in London in 2019, Toby tells me about his unconventional route into one of Britain’s biggest radio stations and what it’s like to work there… 

We compare notes on our best wind-ups and pract…

Jake was on Blethered in June 2020, and told me all about making documentaries in North Korea, getting up close and personal with ISIS executioners, and spending time with the far-right English Defen…

We’re talking about grief. How do you deal with it? Can you deal with it? Does it ever get easier?

Chelsey sadly lost her mum in February 2020, and we talk about her journey up until now, and she shar…

I'm joined by Scottish singer-songwriter David Sneddon!

We talk about winning Fame Academy and being catapulted to overnight fame throughout the UK, and going on to support Elton John on tour…

The down…

I'm joined by Adam and Sam from Hyyts. We talk about:

• How they started making music after being lifelong pals
• Supporting Boy George at The Hydro in Glasgow
• Hearing their music on BBC Radio 1
• Their Partic…

Debt expert Tommy is back for another conversation and we reflect on the January blues and the stress that can follow the Christmas period...

We discuss Buy Now Pay Later schemes such as Klarna and Cl…