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Glasgow Conversations

by Scott C. Docherty

Glasgow Conversations is a series of interviews by Scott C. Docherty of the Top Ten Glasgow Guide with the people driving the culture of Glasgow forward today.Meet the inspiring people behind the city's festivals, arts and performance venues, cultural experiences, social movements, sports, and more. Listening to these people will give you an insight into their motivations, dreams and challenges as they paint every day a picture of Glasgow that belies her historical reputation.The interviews focus also on what's coming up in the Glasgow calendar for music, arts, performances, festivals, all described with absolute passion by the folks behind it all.So thanks for listening, please subscribe, and leave your feedback!Intro and other narrations by amazing up & coming local actress Helen Cuinn. Sound effects by freesfx. ** top-ten-glasgow-guide.com ** twitter @toptenglasgow ** facebook / toptenglasgowguide **

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Episodes

  1. Meet Rosie Robertson of the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre

    Meet Rosie Robertson, manager of the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre. In this interview, you'll hear a lot about the Calton, an area of Glasgow even some of us living in the city either have never heard of or at least think about very little. Rosie lives and works there. She talks with…

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  2. Meet Anne Mulhern of the Willow Tea Rooms

    Meet Anne Mulhern, owner of the Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow. Listening to Anne you might begin to understand just how influential Charles Rennie Mackintosh continues to be not only for architects, designers and artists around the world, but also for them wot aren't, in this instance a lady who...

  3. Meet Ian Elder of the Lighthouse

    Meet Ian Elder of the Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. As Ian quotes in this fascinating interview, design is a restlessness with the status quo, and listening to his description of what he does day in day out from this breathtaking building in the centre of Glasgow, you...

  4. Meet Liz Scobie of the West End Festival Glasgow

    Meet Liz Scobie, chair of the West End Festival. On the exciting day the hotly anticipated 2015 festival programme was unveiled, listen to Liz as she goes through some of the highlight events happening this June, starting of course with the parade on 5th June which will be the largest of its kind...

  5. Meet James Dean of Platform Glasgow

    Meet James Dean of Platform Glasgow. This interview is for those, even in Glasgow, whose muscle memory associates the east end of the City with nowt but crime & poverty. It's for those who've been to the Barrowlands for a gig but stepped no further into the perceived darkness beyond. It's for…

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  6. Meet Alan Govan of the Mugstock Festival

    Meet Alan Govan of the Mugstock Festival of Music and Merriment. In this enthralling interview, listen to Alan talk passionately about how to put on a not-for-profit, but totally ambitious community festival from scratch. He took a long-standing dream moulded only a little by sheer punnery, and...

  7. Joe Smillie of the Glad Cafe

    Meet Joe Smillie, venue manager and director of the Glad Cafe in the southside of Glasgow. In this conversation, Joe talks about the cafe's beginnings, and its growth from a humble bar to the beating heart of something absolutely magical taking root in the local community. Learn about the Glad...

  8. Crawford Smith of the Southside Fringe

    In the very first interview for Glasgow Conversations, meet Crawford Smith, the co-founder of the Southside Fringe festival in Glasgow. Hear him talk passionately about the humble origins of the Fringe which he started with Corinna Currie and which has now transformed into an amazing few weeks on...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Glasgow Conversations is a series of interviews by Scott C. Docherty of the Top Ten Glasgow Guide with the people driving the culture of Glasgow forward today.Meet the inspiring people behind the city's festivals, arts and performance venues, cultural experiences, social movements, sports, and more. Listening to these people will give you an insight into their motivations, dreams and challenges as they paint every day a picture of Glasgow that belies her historical reputation.The interviews focus also on what's coming up in the Glasgow calendar for music, arts, performances, festivals, all described with absolute passion by the folks behind it all.So thanks for listening, please subscribe, and leave your feedback!Intro and other narrations by amazing up & coming local actress Helen Cuinn. Sound effects by freesfx. ** top-ten-glasgow-guide.com ** twitter @toptenglasgow ** facebook / toptenglasgowguide **

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Scott C. Docherty

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Glasgow Conversations have?

Glasgow Conversations currently has 11 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Glasgow Conversations about?

Glasgow Conversations is a series of interviews by Scott C. Docherty of the Top Ten Glasgow Guide with the people driving the culture of Glasgow forward today.Meet the inspiring people behind the city's festivals, arts and performance venues, cultural experiences, social movements, sports, and...

How often does Glasgow Conversations release new episodes?

Glasgow Conversations has 11 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Glasgow Conversations?

Glasgow Conversations is created and hosted by Scott C. Docherty.
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