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HAPPY BIRTHDAY P&N Persistent and Nasty are celebrating their 4th anniversary today. Elaine and Louise chat about the birth of P&N, where we are now and what the future holds. It’s been a hell of a ride so far. We hope you will stay with us for the next part of the awesome rollercoaster that is Persistent and Nasty. LINKTREE P&N Linktr PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ https://freelancersmaketheatrework.com/sexual-violence-support-services/ Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email persistentandnasty@gmail.com WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/ Or if you've

A throw back to last years Halloween special. Happy Halloween everyone. Stay Nasty. PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ https://freelancersmaketheatrework.com/sexual-violence-support-services/ Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email persistentandnasty@gmail.com WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/ Or if you've got a project to cast, you can Post Castings for free: Apply promo code PERSISTENTANDNASTY at the checkout

Today Elaine chats with Scottish actor Hannah Jarrett-Scott. We discuss everything from our favourite fruit to LGBTQIA representation on screen to women in sport. A great, fun, and important episode. Hannah Jarrett-Scott Hannah is a Scottish actress who trained at Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Hannah is dedicated to creating important and meaningful art. Hannah also played football from a young age and has her own podcast Match of the gay Float BBC Iplayer: Float Twitter: @hanjaysco Instagram: @hanjaysco PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ https://freelancersmaketheatrework.com/sexual-violence-support-services/ Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email persistentandnasty@gmail.com WeAudition

Today Elaine speaks with Lily O’Farrell feminist, political cartoonist. We chat everything from women feeling free to discuss their sexual experiences and sexuality to the change that needs to happen in our society. Lily O’Farell Lily is an English cartoonist who focuses on feminist and political cartoons. She started out in comedy facilitating spaces for male comedians. During 2020 Lily was furloughed and it has given her the chance to focus fully on her work. Lily has just released a book which you can get here kyle theory. Follow Lily and her work on the below Website: www.vulgadrawings.com Instagram: @vulgadrawings @vulgamemes PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ https://freelancersmaketheatrework.com/sexual-violence-support-

Today Elaine speaks with Scottish actor/writer Louise Stewart. We chat everything from a great cup of tea to the class divide in our industry to the side hustle to always learning new skills. Louise Stewart Louise is a Scottish actress based in London. After completing a degree in English Louise studied at Langside College in Glasgow. Since graduating she has working in theatre and telly. Mainly in the comedy side of things. Although she is always ready and willing to get her teeth into the drama side of things. Louise has also studied photography and has just finished a her course in comedy writing and producing. Twitter: @LouiseStewart Instagram: @loulouloustewart PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ https://freelancersmakethea

We are back. Have you missed us? We have missed you. We are kicking off the second series of the Persistent and Nasty Podcast with not one but two incredible guests. Today Elaine speaks with Australian powerhouses: Director Gracie Otto & Producer Cody Greenwood. We chat all about their brilliant new documentary Under The Volcano, filming with an all-female team, the highs and lows of making a documentary and their other wonderful work. It’s so great to be back and even better to be back with these amazing women. You can find all the ways to watch the documentary by clicking on the website link below. @UTV_Movie underthevolcanomovie.com Gracie Otto Gracie is an Australian filmmaker who in her younger years played football (soccer in Oz) for NSW Women’s Indoor team. Gracie directs everything from fashion to short films & features to TV and documentaries. All with amazing level of artistry and creativity. In 2012 Gracie set up her own company Ralf Films and then in 2015 Gracie co-founded the all-female prod

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In today’s episode Elaine, and Misha chat with the incredible Zinnie Harris. Award winning playwriter and director. We discuss Zinnie’s first short film A Glimpse. The inspiration for the film, how important hope is to keep going and that you do not to be the ZINNIE HARRIS Zinnie is a multi-award winning playwright and theatre director, now starting to write and direct films. Her stage plays include FURTHER THAN THE FURTHEST THING (Tron Theatre/ Royal National Theatre), MEET ME AT DAWN, (Traverse Theatre / Edinburgh International Festival), THIS RESTLESS HOUSE (Citizens Theatre / National Theatre of Scotland / Edinburgh International Festival), and HOW TO HOLD YOUR BREATH (Royal Court Theatre). She wrote two 90 minute TV dramas for Channel 4 (RICHARD IS MY BOYFRIEND and BORN WITH TWO MOTHERS), and episodes for the BBC1 Drama SPOOKS.As a theatre director she has directed numerous main stage productions for the RSC, the Traverse Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre, and the Tron theatre. She won Best Director at the

In today’s episode Elaine, and Misha chat with the sublime Claire Duffy, also known as C.S.Duffy. A scriptwriter and novelist. We discuss everything from periods, 90’s tv shows and finding your way no matter what path it takes. Oh, also lots of feminist rants. What more could you want. CLAIRE DUFFY/C.S. DUFFY C.S. Duffy wrote scripts for film and TV for over a decade, and when that made her so bitter, she caught herself cycling past the office of a production company giving it the finger she quit the film industry and went to teach preschool. During the kids’ naps she wrote Life is Swede, a thriller in the form of a blog, which caused several readers to contact Swedish news agencies asking why they weren’t reporting on the murders. It led her into the wonderful world of self-publishing, and two years later her bestselling series Glasgow Kiss was selected for Crime in the Spotlight at Bloody Scotland in 2018. Her original audio series for Storytel, supernatural thriller The Stranger is running in 17 countri

In today’s episode Elaine and Misha chat with Scottish writer Cat Hepburn. We discuss Cat’s new book, Gen Z the power of friendships and so much more. A brilliant episode with a brilliant human. CAT HEPBURN Cat is an award-winning Scottish scriptwriter, spoken word artist, educator and so much more. She is a powerful and needed voice in this world. Cat’s passion is to explore feminist issues using contemporary storytelling to inspire, provoke and make people laugh. Dating & Other Hobbies is out April 29th with Burning Eye Books Pre-order a copy now "As engaging on page as she is on stage, Hepburn consistently outdoes herself with courage, grace and humour" Darren 'Loki' McGarvey "A witty, gorgeous, genital-warts-and-all take on millennial dating culture" Kirstin Innes (author of Scabby Queen) "Incandescent word grenades for the love bombed" Phill Jupitus "Buy it and carry it daily as a virtual best mate to get through life" Cora Bissett Instagram Twitter Facebook Website PAYPALhttps://www.paypal.

In today’s episode Elaine chats with Scottish-Palestinian actor Amira Al Shanti. We discuss her road into the industry, the power of the arts. Being the daughter of refugees and much more. Another wonderful episode with an inspiring woman. AMIRA AL SHANTI Amira Al Shanti is an emerging singer-actor represented by Infinity Artists Management. Her most recent appearances include ensemble in the Rumi musical concept album and has a featured voiceover in Adam with National Theatre of Scotland. Amira is currently filming Said the Dove to the Olive Tree with Interabang Productions and the Persecution of Witches in Folklore Shorts. Her previous work includes Deloris in Sister Act with Captivate Theatre, Aida in Aida with Glasgow Live Productions and Joanna Trout in Dear Brutus with Threepenny Theatrical. She has previously worked with The Vintage Girls and Little Mix Magic, and spends the occasional weekend dressing up as Princess Jasmine and Moana with Wish Upon a Star Entertainment. Twitter: @arabforprincess

Hold onto your butts because it’s finally here, our epsiode with the Queen of Zero Fucks and of our Hearts, Sandy Thomson. Get your gasoline ready because this one will have the patriarchy looking for the exits. Follow Sandy on Twitter @Poorboy_Stories Follow her film production company on Twitter @SquadWalkFilms Website - http://www.poorboy.co.uk/sandy Sandy Thomson is a Writer / Director based in Scotland. She has written for and directed theatre and film, alternative reality games as well as audio and visual journeys. She is the recipient of a Playwright Studio Scotland Award and was selected for The New York Women in Film and Television The Writer’s Lab as well as Scotland’s curated screenwriting development program Write4Film. She is a two time Finalist in the screenplay competition at the Nashville Film Festival, with her co-written script Salt Water Blood with creative partner Jeremiah Reynolds winning its category in 2020. In 2020 she launched Squad Walk Films, a production company with Jeremiah Re

In today’s episode Elaine and Misha chat with the wonderful Holly Shakara Carter. Actress, writer, artists and creator of the powerful piece Tryptic. We discuss everything from ovulation to who do we make our art for. Another fab episode with a fab human. SHAKARA CARTER Shakara Carter Shakara is an actress in training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, due to graduate in September 2021. Her first solo work - Triptych - recently launched on RCS@Home is a darkly comedic nod to the often-unfathomable forces at play within and around us, and the irreconcilable truth of what makes us flawed and lovable in equal measure. As an actress Shakara has worked with The Arcola, Manchester Royal Exchange, Freedom Studios, SlungLowShorts and Camden People's Theatre and the award-winning Knaive theatre. As a puppeteer she has worked with Nickelodeon, The Little Angel Theatre, Folded Feather and DNA Puppetry. Her international collaboration The Panda Project is currently underway thanks to Arts Council funding and she

In today’s episode Elaine and Louise chat with the wonderful Holly Morgan. Holly hosts 2 podcasts of her own as well as creating and performing her own shows. We chat everything from this week’s news cycle, to the great woman who are labelled Divas to not taking you husband’s name. Another fab episode with a fab human. . HOLLY MORGAN Holly is a performer, comedy writer, feminist and host of Big Diva Energy podcast. Where Holly and her husband Tom discuss a “Diva” each week and deconstruct the myth. Holly also co-hosts the Out for Blood podcast with Chris Adams. Where they delve into the biggest musical flop in history. Carrie the Musical. Twitter: @morgstoyou Twitter: @DivaEnergy Podcast: big-diva-energy. Twitter: @outforbloodpod Podcast: podcast/out-for-blood/ PAYPALhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-women-in-film https://www.gofundme.com/f/bme-business-fund https://www.scottishtrans.org/suppo

In today’s episode the nasty gals speak with the incredible women who have stared the campaign for justice for those accused of Witchcraft in Scotland. Claire Mitchell QC and Zoe Venditozzi are so inspiring, and you can learn more about their campaign on the website below. We discuss the stories and the history of the Witchcraft trails in Scotland and the reclaiming of the word witch. Another powerful episode with a wonderous humans. WITCHES OF SCOTLAND CAMPAIGN A campaign for justice Witches of Scotland is a campaign for justice; for a legal pardon, an apology and national monument for the thousands of people – mostly women - that were convicted of witchcraft and executed between 1563 and 1736 in Scotland. This campaign has started by the incredible Claire Mitchell QC and Zoe Venditozzi. Website: witchesofscotland.com Podcast: Witches of Scotland Podcast Twitter: @witchesofscotland Instagram: @witches.of.scotland

In today’s episode the nasty gals speak with the incredible, awe inspiring, gorgeous Scottish actor Kate Dickie. We cover everything from what drew her to performing to Game of Thrones to imposter syndrome. A powerful episode with a wonderous humans who we are all even more in love with after this episode. KATE DICKIE Kate is a Scottish actor who trained at what is now known as Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After this Kate worked mainly in theatre with such ground-breaking companies as Theatre Crypt, Suspect Culture and Raindog. In 2006 Kate stared in the award-winning film Red Road which moved her career into more Film and TV. Kate has starred in over 92 films and TV series. Including Game of Thrones, Star Wars, The Witch and Prometheus to name a few. You can see Kate’s latest film Undergods which is currently playing the Glasgow Film Festival. Later on, this year you will be able to see Kate in Our Ladies the film of the novel The Sopranos by Alan Warner. Twitter: @dickie_kate Glasgow Film Festival:

Today’s episode is with the inspiring, joyful Scottish writer Lorna King. We cover everything from writing for the first time to finding yourself to the gatekeepers. A glorious episode with a wonderful human. LORNA KING Lorna is a Ghanaian-Scottish woman with a flair for writing and storytelling but was pushed back from getting into the creative industries due to the lack of proper representation. Lorna decided to study a masters in Screenwriting. I chose to study at Edinburgh Napier University. Since finishing university, she developed a short script ‘Her Midas Touch’ which was submitted to Short Circuit was shortlisted and now in development. Lorna has another short script in pre-production. She is working on a top-secret project with the director/producer Stewart Kyasimire and is a founding member of a Black theatre group who are currently writing a play together. Lorna has also been commissioned to write articles for publications and is a contributing editor for a new literary magazine called Epoch Pr

In today’s episode Elaine, Louise and Misha catchup on what we have all been working on. Links for everything we discuss is below. Paisley Book Festival: https://paisleybookfest.com/ Twitter: @BookFest Podcast: She's Podcasting Twitter: @shespodcasting Twitter: @cuinnessential Instagram: @marycuinnofscots Twitter: @witchesofscotland Petition: Petition Website: Persistent and Nasty Instagram: @persistentandnasty Twitter: @persistentnasty PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-women-in-film https://www.gofundme.com/f/bme-business-fund https://www.scottishtrans.org/support/support-groups-in-scotland/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://bornthisway.foundation/ https://itgetsbetter.org https://www.alerojasmine.com/ https://bespokebinny.com/ https://pelicansandparrots.com/ https://www.matuggarum.com/ https://sheniandteni.com/ https://lihabeauty.com https://ibereapparel.com/ https://blackl

Today is a throwback. Galentine’s style. A little selection of the 3 of us chatting away. Enjoy and tell our friends how much they mean to you. Love The Nasty Gals PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-women-in-film https://www.gofundme.com/f/bme-business-fund https://www.scottishtrans.org/support/support-groups-in-scotland/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://bornthisway.foundation/ https://itgetsbetter.org https://www.alerojasmine.com/ https://bespokebinny.com/ https://pelicansandparrots.com/ https://www.matuggarum.com/ https://sheniandteni.com/ https://lihabeauty.com https://ibereapparel.com/ https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://m4bl.org/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd https://justiceforbreonna.org/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-r

In today’s episode Elaine and Louise chat with the utterly incredible Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Yassmin is a writer, social advocate and engineer from Brisbane Australia. Her latest book Listen Layla is available in Australia and New Zealand and we are eagerly awaiting the UK release date. We cover everything from dealing with lockdown to unconscious bias, to not enough to not all men. YASSMIN ABDLE-MAGIED Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster and award-winning social advocate with a background in mechanical engineering and boxing. One of the 2020 LinkedIn Changemakers, Yassmin is a globally sought-after advisor on issues of social justice, focused on the intersections of race, gender and faith. In 2015 Yassmin received international acclaimed for her TED talk What does my headscarf mean to you. Yassmin published her best-selling memoir, Yassmin's Story, with Penguin Random House at age 24, following up with her first novel for younger readers, You Must Be Layla, in 2019. The sequel,