Scotland

Back in episode #74, Darach and Clodagh discussed Scots Gaelic in general and a book of transgressive verse called “An Leabhar Liath” in particular. One poem they shared - Bhruadair mi leat a-raoir - got a particularly huge response from…

In the Scottish highlands a peculiar Beast makes it home! Not quite a ghost and not quite a monkey man. The Fear Liath Mor brings intrigue, mystery but also terror and doom to our little podcast. An ancient warrior spirit or a lost piece of…

Ireland and Scotland have a lot in common, and this is especially true of Irish and Scots Gaelic. Students of Irish could make a decent stab at the meanings of thousands of Scots Gaelic words and not be far off... left-facing fadas…

In the villages of Africa stalks a beast that would give Dr Frankenstein a wet dream. Bear? Check! Hyena? Check! Eats brains? You bet your ass that’s a check. So gather round as we yap about the Nandi Bear! (P.S Jago knows…

Recorded on 10/07/18 LIVE as part of Science Gallery Dublin’s ‘Life On The Edges’ exhibitions. The boys are joined by Space Weather Scientist Dr Sophie Murray and NASA astrobiology scholar Dr. Kevin Webster to discuss the life in space,…

“Oh how did we meet? Well it’s a funny story actually I used to be a fisherman on a small Scottish island and one day I found the discarded flesh of a seal! And wouldn’t you know it belonged to a Selkie! So she had to marry me! Yes…

Doomsday was the third feature written and directed by Neil Marshall who had previously made Dog Soldiers and The Descent, two of the more interesting horror films of the 2000s. It’s an ambitious action thriller that blends familiar…

Gregor MacGregor of the Clan Gregor was born in 1786. His clan was one of the most famous in Scotland, but not quite the most prestigious - in fact, up until twelve years before he was born the clan had legally no longer existed. King James…

This week, The UK decided to leave the EU, we said goodbye to Anton Yelchin, and hailed Robbie Brady as our fine and glorious leader following Ireland's match against Italy on Wednesday. The UK votes for #Brexit to the surprise of, well,…

William McGonagall of Dundee was  often cited as the worst poet ever to make his living in the trade. He was, according to the census of 1841, born in 1825 or 1826 somewhere in Ireland. His parents were definitely both Irish immigrants, but…