On this episode of the Hadriatic Divide, Ciaran and Poddy delve into the fascinating world of Shinty - Scotland's unique national sport. The pair welcome back Gary Innes to the show to discuss his illustrious time as a player for club and country. They also hear from Roddy Cairns, captain of the Dunoon-Strachur Shinty Club (as well as being a wonderful stand-up comedian and man of many talents), and traipse all the way to a dreich Cowal peninsula to take in a game of shinty for themselves.

The couple partake in a fun shinty-related game of Ciaran's design, but also go off on plenty of tangents, such as Alex Horne encounters, television show theme tunes, and trying to name all the Scottish top-flight football teams (and (spoiler) scandalously forgetting the existence of Motherwell).

Theme music (Throw Me a Penny) written by Ciaran and Gordon Whyte of Whyte Noise and recorded by Chris Waite at Gran's House Studios.

Outro music composed by Gordon and Susan Whyte.

Cover art by Poddy Wilson.

Massive thank you to Gary and Roddy for giving up their time and providing their shinty expertise.

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This episode is NOT sponsored by Tennent's Lager... but we wish it was... 👉🏻👈🏻

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On this episode of Hadriatic Divide, Poddy surprises Ciaran with record-holding cheese chasing champion, Chris Anderson, as she delves into the fascinating history of the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. The couple sometimes stay on topic, but often stray into such nail-biting topics as Marblelympics, town criers and the origins of cake.

Will Poddy convince Ciaran to adopt this element of her culture into Scottish life? Listen to find out.

Theme music (Throw Me a Penny) written by Ciaran and Gordon Whyte of Whyte Noise. Recorded by Chris Waite at Gran's House Studios.

Outro music composed and performed by Gordon and Susan Whyte.

Cover art by Poddy Wilson.

HUGE thanks to Chris Anderson for his time, insight, and wonderful cheese chasing performances.

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On the inaugural episode of Hadriatic Divide, Ciaran surprises Poddy with an interview featuring the legendary BBC Radio Scotland presenter, Gary Innes, known for the iconic voice behind Take The Floor: Scotland's long-running dedicated traditional Scottish music programme. The couple discuss everything from the differences between Scottish country dancing and ceilidh dancing to tangential meanderings into climate preferences and famine.

Theme music (Throw Me A Penny) written by Ciaran and Gordon Whyte. Recorded by Chris Waite at Gran's House Studios.

Outro music composed and performed by Gordon and Susan Whyte.

Cover art by Poddy Wilson.

HUGE thanks to Gary Innes for his time, electric personality, and iconic voice.

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