Yes Cowal Scottish Independence Podcast

This week Dr Craig Dalzell discusses timing and tactics with Gillian Mair and Alison Watters, the co-conveners of Now Scotland, a members-led, grassroots organisation campaigning for Scottish Independence as soon as possible. Find out more, including how to join at www.nowscotland.scot You can find all of Commonweal's podcasts on www.commonweal.scot/podcast #indyliveradio #commonweal #NowScotland

The guests on this week's Friday daytime show are artist and writer Terry Howson chatting about her new book and much more, and Lorna Robertson, discussing her many years involvement with the Offshore Industry Liaison Committee in the wake of the tragic Piper Alpha disaster, which happened 33 years ago this month. #IndyLiveRadio #ScottishAuthor #PiperAlpha

In this third chat with author and broadcaster Frank McGroarty, the discussion covers How Do You Get the Donkey Up the Stairs, the final book in the Butlins, Ayr trilogy. A former ballroom dancer as well as Butlins Redcoat, Frank also went on to develop a career as a full time print journalist writing for major news publications.  He is also to be found on Indlive.radio hosting his weekly music show The Late Lunchtime Experience which you can listen to every Tuesday at 4pm on indylive.radio, or listen on demand on our Mixcloud channel.

James E interviews Tommy from North Dakota band The Negatrons, who have just released their debut album Stumblebum which has been 22 years in the making! James E finds out why it took so long and what's next for the Negatrons. #indyliveradio #theNegatrons #jamesEinterviews   www.thenegatrons.com

Something a little different this week with the second episode of our cultural exploration of indigenous people around the world - Tus! This episode Adhamh MacLeoid chats with Dr Hana O'Regan from the Kai Tahu tribe of Te Waipounamu/ South Island Maori, New Zealand. TÙS is an hour-long chat about life, language and lore. Each month, we'll welcome an indigenous guest from somewhere else on Planet Earth and learn about how they and their people see the world. Hosted by Scottish Gael Àdhamh MacLeòid. #TÙS #Maori #NewZealandIndigenous Support TÙS: TÚS is brought to you by Dòrlach (SC050162) in partnership with Independence Live Please consider supporting Dòrlach's Gaelic dialect and lore work at: http://dorlach.scot/  

We are grateful to Glasgow North West for sharing their excellent event with Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp discussing the Wellbeing Economy and Winning Indyref 2. #indyref2 #indyliveradio #wellbeing

A summer special episode from Charles Fletcher

A wonderfully musical daytime show this week, as Val and Marlene chat to Big Noise orchestra volunteer Jane Mallinson and we hear about Sistema Scotland, an initiative which originated in Venezuela which brings the experience of playing music to children in deprived areas #indyliveradio #sistemaScotland #BigNoise

In this episode, TNT host John Drummond puts listener questions to Michael Russell, recently retired MSP and Minister for Constitutional Affairs, Mike is now President of the SNP and has been appointed political director of the SNP's Independence Unit.  He is also a Professor in Scottish Culture and Governance at the University of Glasgow. #scottishindependnece #SNP  #Mikerussell   The video version of this interview is also available on independence.live's Youtube Channel and on Indyliveradio's Youtube channel

The change in Economic policy since the inauguration of President Biden will be transformational for the American economy. Huge fiscal stimulation ".... is a once-in-a-generation investment in America” shows that the US is very comfortable working with a large fiscal deficit. The US has also rejoined the Paris Agreement as the current administration highlights the importance of tackling climate breakdown. Globally the US is forcing low tax jurisdictions to reconsider their position. Where the US leads, the rest of the west tends to follow. In this episode host Kairin Van Sweeden asks how this tacit adoption of the main tenets of money monetary theory will affect Europe, the UK and Scotland and interviewed Yeva Nersisyan, Research Scholar at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and Associate Professor of Economics at Franklin and Marshall College.   #economics #MMT #scottish

Indylive.radio are very grateful to Yes West fife for sharing their excellent event entitled "What progress has been made since the Holyrood election".  Attempting to answer that question plus Q and A from the audience is journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch #yesGroupSpotlight #yeswestfife #lesleyriddoch  

This week James E interviews Clint Slate and Iona James.  This French musician and Scottish nurse who had never met were thrown together by chance as the result of a radio competition to bring performers together to write a song.  The results of this modern day reworking of the Auld Alliance is a musical collaboration which has been released as an EP called The Silent Sea. ‘The Silent Sea EP’ showcases a true team at work, each song being co-written by Iona James and Clint Slate to encapsulate all their influences and embark the listener on a unique and personal journey. The EP is available on all platforms https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ionajamesandclintslate/the-silent-sea

Indylive.radio is always delighted to support Scottish culture and this week, James E is chatting with Scottish author Donald Nicolson about his novel "For a chance to forget".  In a wide ranging discussion they cover what led to the idea for the book, the challenge of writing a novel during a pandemic and much more. Set in the Netherlands, For a Chance to Forget is uniquely told through emails, diary and travelogue entries, letters, SMS, and newspaper publications, as a means to show how relationships are formed and maintained through the written word.    

Independence Live recently hosted an online conference looking at several aspects of an independent Scotland's defence requirements.   This podcast brings together the main speakers and discussion sessions held by a variety of experts including former members of the armed forces.  Topics covered include tackling common myths and misconceptions, three proposals for future Scotland's defence requirements and relationship with others, the pros and cons of joining Nato, the removal of Trident and how to encourage current and former members of the services to move from No to Yes. A packed programme full of important topics, not to be missed! You can also watch video versions of these sessions on Independence Live's Youtube channel.  This podcast will able be broadcast on IndyliveRadio on Wed 14th at 11:am  

Host John Drummond  enjoys a wide ranging discussion with Laura Moodie,  of the Scottish Green party who narrowly missed out on being elected to the Holyrood Parliament last month.  Laura is an environmentalist, third sector administrator and runs a small holding.   #scottishgreens #indyliveradio #johndrummond

AS COP 26 gets closer and the climate emergency is very much on our minds, in this week's daytime show hosts Val and Marlene and guests discuss how ethical Strathclyde's Pension Fund is and the topic of Calling out polluters.  With guests Geraldine Clayton from Divest Strathclyde,Cllr Ken Andrew from Glasgow CC and Scott Tully from Glasgow Calls Out Polluters     #indyliveradio #cop26 #climateEmergency

James E interviews author and broadcaster Frank McGroarty about the second book his trilogy based on his time as a redcoat at Butlins in Ayr.   But the big question is - just how DID they get the donkey up the stairs?     #indylvieradio #frankmcgroarty #scottishauthor

16. Random Scottish History -  'Treaty of Union Articles' - Scottish Ballads and Their Appropriation Podcast versions of Articles of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, as ratified at Edinburgh, 16th January, 1707 by kind permission of Jenny Eeles of  Random Scottish History   You can follow Jenny on Twitter https://twitter.com/FlikeNoir You can become a Patron and support the Random Scottish History work  here : https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=941750   Treaty of Union Articles on RSH.scot - https://randomscottishhistory.com/new...  For the hardback, paperback or kindle edition of 'Treaty of Union Articles' (2019), illustrated by Alex Eeles - https://randomscottishhistory.com/201...  Charles Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament' (1891) on RSH.scot - https://randomscottishhistory.com/how...  For the paperback or kindle edition of Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament' (2020 reprint) - https://randomscottishhistory.com/202...     

We are grateful to Yes Kirkintilloch, Lenzie and the Villages for sharing their excellent event exploring the very hot topic of pensions in an independent Scotland. This was a big area of concern and controversy in 2014.  As the UK has the worst state pension provision in Europe,  one of the driving forces behind the independence campaign is to improve the state pension to at least the EU average.

15. Random Scottish History -  'Treaty of Union Articles' - How much of a Blessing has the Union been for Scotland Podcast versions of Articles of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, as ratified at Edinburgh, 16th January, 1707 by kind permission of Jenny Eeles of  Random Scottish History   You can follow Jenny on Twitter https://twitter.com/FlikeNoir You can become a Patron and support the Random Scottish History work  here : https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=941750   Treaty of Union Articles on RSH.scot - https://randomscottishhistory.com/new...  For the hardback, paperback or kindle edition of 'Treaty of Union Articles' (2019), illustrated by Alex Eeles - https://randomscottishhistory.com/201...  Charles Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament' (1891) on RSH.scot - https://randomscottishhistory.com/how...  For the paperback or kindle edition of Waddie's 'How Scotland Lost Her Parliament' (2020 reprint) - https://randomscottishhistory.com/202...