Episodes
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18: Ashley Douglas
I hadn’t realised how much I needed to know about Marie Maitland, until I met Scottish historian and translator, Ashley Douglas. In this absolute treat of an episode, we hear Ashley talk about her new book about secret lesbian love poetry from sixteenth-century Scotland! Ashley has travelled…
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17: Alan Cumming
Scottish superstar Alan Cumming completes this year of special conversations and gives us so much to look forward to, in a joyful chat recorded remotely in Scotland as he settles into his new role as Artistic Director at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. A virtuoso of performance arts yet a leading...
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16: Lucia August
Lucia August is a 72-year-old lesbian, plus-sized dancer and choreographer originating from the US and now making Scotland her home. She joins Jules during Pride season to share intimate stories and reflections celebrating inclusivity, coming out for the first time 50 years ago and pursuing our...
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15: Mhairi Black
Mhairi Black gave an epic maiden speech in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South in 2015, at just 20 years old. There she endured as an MP and became Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2022 to 2024. She made...
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14: Kim Carnie
Fàilte gu prògram 14! Settle down for a cuppa with Scottish folk singer and winner of Our 2024 Unicorns Arts Award, Kim Carnie. Jules meets Kim as her new solo single, Middle of Hope is released and just days after the Scottish premiere of a special documentary made about her life and the impact…
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13: Porty Pride: Smalltown Joy
Porty Pride have hosted their 3rd pride festival in the town of Portobello, Edinburgh’s seaside suburb. Jules sets off on an unplanned, day-long adventure to find out how this small regional event with LGBTQ+ organisers at its heart, is building a better community for everyone. Content heads-ups…
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12: Dean Atta
Dean Atta is an award-winning author and performance poet and in this touching and revealing episode we hear about the inspiration for his memoir and how the deeply personal book - yo-yoing back and forth from his childhood - stays grounded by its focus on the body "starting at the crown moving...
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11: Jackie Kay
What kind of biscuits do you lay out for a national icon? I settled on gingers and spent too long arranging them on one of my wife’s favourite plates. We record at my home (ten points if you can hear the bin lorry during the chat!) and Jackie was kind enough to come over and share the stories...
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10: Horse McDonald
Having pressed send on her 8th studio album (and 11th album in total) just hours before we begin, Horse McDonald is back at the starting gate raring to go, but as she soon reminds me in this candid chat, she’s in the same race as everyone else. It's all in the music for Horse, and she's still...
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9: John Bell
Actor John Bell has been standing out on the small and big screen since 2007 and has been involved in some of TV and Film's most iconic productions. As a 10 year old he won a part in Dr Who which has since led to a fantastic career playing Bain in the Hobbit film series and longstanding role of…
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8: Lorna Thomas
Following the episode with Greer Ralston and Rachel Dax, Jules heads to Glasgow to meet Lorna who currently features in Ralston's latest exhibition. Lorna is positively gleeful about playing alongside her childhood hero, Horse, and can be found sparkling alongside her with full band and strings…
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7: Rachel Dax and Greer Ralston
Greer Ralston is Giving it All to Art and filmmaker Rachel Dax is telling her story in a forthcoming documentary film. Dax and Ralston forged a friendship during the Pandemic that has brought their artistic and personal worlds together and chatting with Jules around Greer's dining room table…
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6: Pride with Rujazzle and Katucha Bento
Published in August 2023 "We are here building something together and to hold space for the dreamwork" says Katucha, of the anti-racist and anti-transphobic community she's hoping for. In this episode, Ru, Katucha and Jules share their Pride stories; past, present and future and what they're...
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5: Somewhere: for us in the Cairngorms
Meet Alice and Eoin! They are two young Queer people living in the rural town of Grantown-on-Spey, in the Cairngorms National Park. Their candid conversation with Jules, highlights themes around support, bullying, inclusive education, finding your community and LGBTQ+ visibility. Along with their...
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4: The Hebridean Baker
The episode is supported but the Rural Community Engagement Fund, delivered by Support in Mind Scotland and published alongside Issue 9 of Somewhere: For Us magazine, November 2022 - https://www.somewhereforus.org/ Buy The Hebridean Baker books - Hebridean Baker - Home Alongside our podcast, you...
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3: mandla rae
Storytelling is messy and so are mandla's watermelons. Join Jules and mandla as they chat about mandla's first solo show and Scottish debut, 'As British as a Watermelon', the importance of queer friendships and how language can provide a necessary layer of protection when sharing a story like...
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2: Ellen Galford & Tim Puntis
About this episode Ellen Galford was born in 1947, in the United States and migrated to Scotland in 1971. Forming the solid foundations of her illustrious career, Ellen is a much celebrated author of a body of lesbian fiction that includes Moll Cutpurse, Her True History (1984), The Fires of…
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1: Ely Percy
It’s our launch episode and Scottish writer Ely Percy chats to Jules about their Saltire-winning Scottish Book of the Year, Duck Feet, the search for a chosen family and why it’s important to write about identity on your own terms. But it all begins with why Bad Girls was a TV treat best enjoyed...
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1: Somewhere: For Us Podcast coming soon!
Somewhere: For Us is a brand new LGBTQ+ arts, culture, heritage and enterprise podcast for Scotland and beyond, hosted by Jules Stapleton Barnes. Our launch episode features Scottish writer Ely Percy! They chat to Jules about their Saltire-winning Scottish Book of the Year, Duck Feet, the search...
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