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You Call That Radio?
by Mark McG
The meaning of life, the art of everything and sometimes hings about crisps. A mixture of interviews, rants and skits squished together with music. From the deep talk to the daft chat featuring artists and personalities from Glasgow and beyond.
Episodes
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'Spooky Bee Slumber' w/ Jo D'arc
Jo D'arc has some announcements to tell the world. She has had a busy year performing with The Twistettes, The Girobabies, She Drew the Gun AND Declan Welsh & The Decadent West as well as a few DJ sets under herJo Jive moniker. If that wasn't enough, she is also reawakening Minerva Wakes from her...
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'Paisley's School of Rock' w/ Tommy McGrory (Loud n Proud)
We were in Paisley for a top secret project and we ended up having a surprise conversation with Tommy McGrory of Loud n Proud. A music charity that has teached people to play, create and perform for over 25 years. During lockdown the building was all but destroyed by an arson attack but it has...
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'Water is the New Oil' w/ Granny Annie
We had a random chance encounter with Granny Annie so decided to have a face to face chat over a pint about data centres, generative A.I, community, inequality, addiction & recovery, Universal Basic Income, environmental issues, billionaires building bunkers, scottish independence, zero waste...
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'Idiots Guide to Ayrshire' w/ Ocean Views
We speak to the best band in Ayrshire, Ocean Views who hail from Irvine with indie bangers and upbeat mayhem with a hint of psychadelia. They are playing our show at seven sisters in Saltcoats this friday w/ Sev Ka & Doctur Normul. It's Bring Yer Own Booze and only a tenner from this link:...
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Views from the Sea #6 - Glasgow Doc/ DF Concerts / Data Centre Guy / Boy George/ Eclipse / Gamification of Racism'
As the views from the sea shift from Summer to Autumn we take a look at some of the biggest news and opinions from the Isle of Inverkoothkie including : The 'Welcome to GLasgow' BBC Documentary The Gamification of Racism : How bot farms killed facebook comment threads DF Concerts expose in The…
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'Volcanic Shakedown' w/ Seirén
They have played the entirity of europe but are saving the best for last in Glasgow this Sunday 16/08 at McNeill's alongside merrowfolk, Doctur Normul and Gordy Duncan feat. Mark McG with DJ Stevie Elements playing some bangers . More info here: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42610267 Seirén are…
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'Abbacadrama' w/ Merrowfolk
You may have met Mima Merrow before but allow me to introduce you to her merry band of Merrowfolk . They called that radio to celebrate the relase of their debut music video 'Beckoning Back' which is out now on youtube. A unique , modern, funky blend of Irish and Scottish trad with a twist of...
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'Crisis Masculinity' w/ Bram E Gieben
We are joined by Bram E Gieben aka T3xtur3 to discuss his new book about male identity under capitalism , his career as a writer , musician and poet plus his upcoming fringe show 'Performative Male' with Darren McGarvey on August 8th . Bram E. Gieben is the author of the nonfiction book The…
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'Taxis in the Sky' w/ Post Coal Prom Queen & Tickle McNIcholl
The Friday Night Phone-In returns as Tickle and Post Coal Prom Queen discuss their epic new music video 'Sky Taxis' , the furture of everything, Quasi-Crystal's of Quantum Physics, generative AI and how most of it is just computers apart from Suno who is stealing our ideas, how Tickle was right...
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Views from the Sea #5 - The Binface Matrix Commonwealth Cup
during a major heatwave, Views from the Sea returns to YCTR for a look at Count Binface and the Clacton Funk Caller thinks Scottish people should have supported England at the world cup Another new prime minister that nobody voted for . Starmer did a good job at uniting people to dislike him…
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'Young At Heart' w/ Ken McCluskey (The Bluebells)
How do you sell over a million records and court controversey with the Pope? Ken Mccluskey of The Bluebells explains all . Their omnipresent hit 'Young At Heart' is played at every wedding, karaoke and supermarket your ears graze . We talk about teh hastily assembled band that played Top of the...
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'We Are Revoking Yer License' w/ Just B (Geordie Emcee- The King of the North East )
Just-B is a prominent UK Grime and rap artist hailing from the working class estate of The Villas in Ashington, Northumberland. Known for his rapid-fire double-time flow and uniquely weaving his geordie dialect into his music. His style bridges the gap between classic rapid MCing, electronic…
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'The Restoration of Education' w/ Ras Ceylon (Wu Tang/ Oakland Emcee and educator)
Ras Ceylon is an Oakland, California-based MC, educator, and activist recognized as the first Sri Lankan rapper to emerge within the western hip-hop canon. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, he has officially solidified his place as a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate within the Wu Killa Beez...
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Scottish World Cup Special w/ Colonel Mustard, Hugh Reed & Jim Monaghan
Has the USA ruined the World Cup already? fans, footballers, backroom staff and even Africa's highest-ranked referee have all been refused entry. Tickets are so high that they have started dishing them out to locals, and the standoff between authorities and drunk football fans should be…
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'Humans Are Performers' w/ Darren McGarvey & Becci Wallace
Orwell prize winning author, rapper and TV presenter Darren McGarvey joins musician, lecturer and SongSeeds creator Becci wallace for a discussion about Scottish world cup songs, touring , how to relax, the 13th note vs the flying Duck, the UFC fight at the Whitehouse , Jeff Epstein (no that one…
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Views from the Sea #4- Right wing has nae tunes/ Festival Season exhaustion/ Football & Politics / Working Class Musicians
We join you live from a Scottish heatwave on the isle of Inverkoothkie with a relaxing piano intro to grab your breath back before we get tore right into this new edition of Views from the Sea featuring: - The Right Wing has Nae Tunes - Can Festival Season RUIN your life? - Football & Politics :...
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'Innocents in Prison' w/ Hannah Currie & Scott Jenkins
We speak to BAFTA award winning film-maker Hannah Currie and CEO of MOJO Scott Jenkins about their new film 'Innocent: Trial and Error' , a debut feature set in Glasgow to the backdrop of injustices of people being wrongly set up and/ or convicted. A tale of outrageous injustice committed on...
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'We Don't See Anything' w/ Jinx Lennon
The Bard of Dundalk , Jinx Lennon , joins us for a chat his 'Border Schizo fffFolk Punk' and upcoming Scottish tour with the Shamrock Showband (15.05 Edinburgh, 16.05 Bute, 17.05 Glasgow) . Jinx is a legend who averages out about one new album and tour per year most recently alongside his Dundalk...
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'The Future of Music' w/ Gail Mackenzie
Gail has a wealth of experience working behind the scenes in the music industry from T in the Park to TRSNSMT as werll as managing the likes of Gerryn Cinnamon , The Black Rats and more. She is currently using her contacts to bring some big names to her home town of Strathaven starting with Becci...
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'A Funky Battalion' w/ Vibrant Rebels
we introduce you to yer new favourite festival band, Vibrant Rebels. by giving an exclusive first play of their first ever recordings during their first ever podcast interview. They are a 10 piece battlaion of funk, soul, hip hop and ska and played their debut gig at Leith Arches this week. I…
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Views from the Sea #3 - Bible Brand / Assassination Review/ Booze Cruise Sue/ Irish Fuel/ The Pope, The President & Lego People
It's time for more Views from the sea on You Call That Radio featuring : The memeification of Russell Brand's failed Bible P.R Tour Reviewing the latest 'inconvenient' assasination attempt Booze cruise punter sues booze cruise for giving her booze Irish Fuel Protests The pope, The President and...
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Beyond the Cringe #4 : Politics w/ David Jamieson, Frank Rafferty & Jim Monaghan
Beyond the Cringe is a panel show where we analyse Scottish Culture. What is it? Does it even exist? and if it does is it make you proud or make you cringe? Episode 4 is all about POLITICS as we head towards another election. Hosted by Jim Monaghan, Produced by Mark McG and featuring special…
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'Get Rich or Try Lying' w/ Gavin Bain (California Schemin')
Gavin joins us on the week his life story has been adapted for the big screen by James Macavoy . 'California Schemin' tells the story of Two Dundee Rappers, Sillibil & Brains, who faked being from the USA after London record labels rejected their Scottish accent. The film is available now on...
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'Inspiral Carpet Burns' w/ Tom Hingley
Tom Hingley settles scores, spills beans and burns bridges in an explosive interview in what is meant to be a relatively drama-free podcast. we chat for 10 mins or so then I ask one question and the rest of the show is his answer. Tom is the former singer of Inspiral Carpets who once boasted Noel...
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Views from the Sea #2 - Kanye/ Honest Places/ Central Fire/ Brewdog Cult/ A.I World Leaders
Welcome to Episode 2 of Views from the Sea on You Call That Radio where we discuss The Cancellation of Kanye West Honest Places: Poverty Safari Pub Crawl? The Glasgow Central Fire (Eye Witness Account) The Death of the Brewdog Cult Are all world leaders actually dead and being replaced by A.I?...
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'The Hedgehog Dilemma' w/ Shuggy Mungo
We speak to Dougie of Mickey 9s fame ahead of his new band Shuggy Mungo's debut gig (which is also The Girobabies final gig) about making music while the world seemingly burns in the background. He also diagnoses me with autism on air as we discuss energy vampires, the art of naming bands, the…
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Beyond the Cringe #3 : Television w/ Andrea Gibb, Tom Urie & Jim Monaghan
The scottish cultural panel show returns to You Call That Radio featuring special guests Andrea Gibb and Tom Urie as Jim Monaghan muses over the television landscape . Andrea is a BAFTA nominated screenwriter and actress with includes Miss Austen, Mayflies, Dear Frankie and much more. Tom is an...
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'After the Fog... TOUR!' w/ Becci Wallace
You Call That Radio has started a tour booking service for artists and we invited Becci Wallace on to announce a rural tour of Scottish countryside we helped facilitate. We discuss the hidden scenes of Ullapool, Scotland's rose Marti Pellow, K-Pop Demon Hunters, The Songseeds Music retreats, Tips...
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Views from the Sea #1 - BAFTA controversy, Andrew arrested, A.I Scottish rapper, Trumpstein
Views from the Sea- the first in a new series of podcasts from You Call That Radio to replace This is the News. We discuss news, views, thoughts and anything but our first episode is mainly news namely: - The BAFTA controversey surrounding John Davidson (Featuring Darren McGarvey) - Andrew...
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A Tribute to Captain Hotknives
We interupt our scheduled programming to pay tribute to a maverick musician. Chris made me laugh so much I had to leave tents because I was in pain. A friend, a genius , a visionary . Festival season will never be the same again. Sending love to all his friends, fans and family. He will be very...
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'Hash & History' w/ Scotland By Prestige
Nobody knows what ScotlandBYPrestige even does. Not even himself. But I like guests like that. What I can say is he knows a lot of facts about Scottish histroy and even more about medicinal cannabis. So if you like either or both then this one is for you. We discuss the hidden gems of Scotland…
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'Los Edinburgho' w/ The Folk DRAMA
A conversation with alternative indie- folk duo 'The Folk Drama' with one latina from Los Angeles and the other from Edinburgh. They make instant classics with perfect melodies and soulful harmonies. They are almost ready to unleash a debut album they have been making in Manchester with Paul…
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Q & A w/ Mark McG
we kick off Season 6 with an Ask Me Anything where we discuss The Girobabies new book 'If By Magic' , becoming a rural recluse to try and be an author, My tips for 2026, new years resolutions to stay healthy and calm, Did I really meet Westlife at one of my gigs, What football team I support, The...
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This is the News (15.12.25) - Garbage Beach Ball/P Diddy vs 50 / The World Cup curse / 'I Swear' film review/ Radio Scotland / Ticket Touts
Welcome to Season 5 Epsiode 26 of You Call That Radio's audio podcast and This is the News. The show where we grab some of the best bits from our youtube channel and sew them all together like a big wooly jumper. We will be anyalysing some of the headlines over the last month including: - Shirley...
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'Neither Collar Nor Crown' w/ Vagrant Real Estate
'Neither Collar Nor Crown' was recently released into the world by Vagrant Real Estate . An ambitious concept album that brings together colleborations from all over Scotland of different genres to create a wildly uniqe Hip Hop record that borrows from Scotland's past to create something of the...
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'Hearding Cats' w/ The Carlton Jug Band
An honour to welcome The Carlton Jug Band onto YCTR as we get hyped for their new EP, album and them supporting Alabama 3 at the SWG3. They also run my favourite rehershal and recording space (and cafe) Carlton Studios which is the heartbeat of the grassroots music scene in Glasgow, whilst...
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'Empty at Embdys' w/ Dougie Smith (Mickey 9s/ The Dougies)
We are joined by Dougie Smith moments after an extra time Glesga derby to discuss his new album 'Empty at Embdys?' by The Dougies . We also discuss his career with Mickey 9s and a future project called Shuggy Mungo while also speaking on The Smiths- is Morrissey hatred justified? , ripping other...
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'Trauma Industrial Complex' w/ Darren McGarvey
We speak with Orwell prize winning author, BAFTA award winning TV star and SAMA nominated rapper Darren McGarvey about his new book/ live show 'Trauma Industrial Complex' that he will be performing in Glasgow on November 23rd . Tickets here: https://www.skiddle.com/e/41468352 topics on today's…
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'Old Jock Radio' w/ Peter Rankin : Early internet culture, The Beta Band & The art of music reviews
Great to speak with Peter Rankin about the Old Jock Radio days, the reformation of The Beta Band, the infamous Steven Seagull's demo dump, the dying art of music reviews, the early days of internet culture, the bin fire of modern day politics, and the most horrible music scene that Glasgow ever...
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'Punk, Art & Absolute Riots' w/ Rebecca Radical
We speak with artist, simnger, soingwriter, upcuycler, rapper, producer, poet, label boss Rebecca Radical who is celebrating the release of a brand new album with Absolute Riots. Expect some discussions about punk, politics, art and the kingdom of Fife. Support the show by becoming a youtube…
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'The Taylor Swift Conspiracy' w/ Lou McLean
A great chat with Leith singer/ songwriter Lou McLean about her new release 'Desire Lines' off her forthcoming album produced by Carla Easton then we go off on tangents discussing the new 'trad wife coded' Taylor Swift album, Sexual innuendos in pop music, The Sabrina Carpenter effect, the...
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Freedom of Thought w/ Becky Fury -The Left, The Right and how colonialism created Multiculturalism
We go live to London for a chat with left-leaning writer, comedian and political commentator Becky Fury as we discuss immigration, freedom of speech, Digital IDs , doing comedy in Saudi Arabia, colonialism creating multi culturism, Prince Andrew's seminal BBC interview, Ed Milliband's Bacon Roll,...
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100 Minature Scarecrows w/ BIG AL : Comedy and Sobriety
speaking to comedian and friend of the show BIG AL aka Just Frank with episode 1 of Caravan Radio as he celebrates one year of sobriety. Join the patreon at : http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio to keep the show advert free and get bonus content and guestlists to live music. Add Big al on…
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This is the News- Trump Projecting in Windsor/ Your Party fight/ I played a gig with Corbyn/ Ibiza Final Boss/ Mary Wallopers
This is the News - Trump projecting again . This time in Windsor as the UK establishment bows down - Your Party splinters into two partys on the week of it's offical launch - I played a gig with Jeremy Corbyn - Ibiza Final Boss stole my savings - Mary Wallopers flung offstage for waving a flag No...
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'Ayahuasca in Ayrshire' w/ Colin Hunter
Ayrshire singer/ songwriter Colin Hunter has just dropped a new album called 'The King of the Rats' which is out now on all platforms. You may know him from his earlier solo work, or perhaps as part of Mellow Party , maybe even remember his tenure as Girobabies drummer. We talk about a wild...
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'Partners in Rhyme' w/ Rana Marathon & Mark Richardson
We go live to Dundee and Perth to speak to Mark Richardson and Rana Marathon about their Dundee Fringe show, Forrest Gump, Green Tea, John Cooper Clark, Fractured foot,/ robo crocks/ moon boot, Getting lost in a foreign country, The Isle of Arran, the Scottish spoken word scene, Bad cyclists…
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'Funeral For A Dream' w/ Bronze Nazareth & Apollo Brown
An honour to speak to two of the realest live from Detroit. Wu Tang affiliate Bronze Nazareth and beatmaker extraordinaire Apollo Brown have just made an instant classic with the 'Funeral for a Dream' L.P . We had a chat about how this is the easiest album they ever made , growing up together in...
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'Soapyfest' w/ Mickey 9s, Colonel Mustard, Girobabies
With one week to go before the big one at the Barrowland Ballroom we thought we would get a chat with some artists who are performing at Soapyfest on Sunday 31st August. All proceeds from the show will go to Marie Curie and The Beatson in honour of our good friend John Soapy Soutar. Get yioiur...
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'The ADHD PHD' w/ Becci Wallace
Today's guest is Becci Wallace who has just released her new album 'After the Fog... Air' with Steg G on all platforms . We discuss songwriting, festival season, becoming a wrestler, writing a PHD with ADHD, the difference between community and corporate charity, the new way to release an album…
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Beyond The Cringe #2 w/ Carla Easton, Arusa Qureshi & Mark McG
Beyond the Cringe delves into Scottish Music and asks about the cultural impact of our wee nation. Are we the greatest? are we an embarassment or do we even exist? Hosted by poet/ author/ activist Jim Monaghan and featuring on the panel singer / songwriter/ film-maker Carla Easton (Teen Canteen/...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The meaning of life, the art of everything and sometimes hings about crisps. A mixture of interviews, rants and skits squished together with music. From the deep talk to the daft chat featuring artists and personalities from Glasgow and beyond.
HOSTED BY
Mark McG
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The meaning of life, the art of everything and sometimes hings about crisps. A mixture of interviews, rants and skits squished together with music. From the deep talk to the daft chat featuring artists and personalities from Glasgow and beyond.
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