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 Manson and the beachball incident
- A hot take about why scotland took so long to qualify for the world cup
- That new P diddy documentary that 50 cent made
- Film review of 'I Swear'
- The explosion of shite oasis tribute acts
- The future of radio scotland and ... the death of ticket touting?
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there will be no adverts at any point but i think the next bit falls under news .
My band The Girobabies just announced our last ever gig at the Glasgow Art School on march 28th and i just released my first ever book which is called 'If By Magic- Words and Lore of The Girobabies' which is out now on waterstones, amazon, ebay and all book stores. You can grab one from me directly on bandcamp or go to Salamander street publishing.
I'll probably do a seperate show about those two things but i thought i would givbe you a heads up since i know you audio podcast people arent always on social media .

'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 now. We will talk about scottish culture, the importance of collaboration, the mystery of Mog, Doss and Bemz killing it, The P Diddy documentary, Shirley Manson's beach ball incident, California Schemin' film, BBC Radio Scotland, influences scottish accents, , the Aberdeen music scene, Best Girl Athlete and much, much more. Support You Call That Radio at / youcallthatradio and follow our socials at http://linktr.ee/YCTR . Check out Vagrant Real Estatwe on all platforms but especially http://vagrantrealestate.bandcamp.com

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 regularly performing live across Glasgow institutions such as the Clutha, Scotia bar and Avant Garde. We discuss Alabama 3, witches, writing, poetry, the famous MOJO after parties , Having Mary Miani as a backing singer and omne of the Fratellis on drums, Calum Kennedy, making cover versions your own, playing three gigs after a leg amputation, music keeping you young and the therapy in writing for mental health.

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our next big live events are the Fiction Burns Supper at Slay on January 31st and The Girobabies Farewell Show on March 28th at the Art School

My first book 'If By Magic' is out now at https://thegirobabies.bandcamp.com/merch/if-by-magic-words-lore-of-the-girobabies

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 bands off, EMO vs Pop Punk, Mini Disc Players, parents taste in music, classic bands, CDs or vinyl and did Artic Monkeys first album kill the monoculture? plus much, much more. Support this podcast by joining the patreon at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio plus follow our socials over here: http://linktr.ee/YCTR

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 show include trauma, victim mentality, masking mental health, regrets on oversharing, refusing a TV show about his life, EMDR therapy, Being interviewed by Nicola Sturgeon, Mharri Black & Frankie Boyle, How Eminem's music made him stick up for himself at school plus much, much more. No adverts, no sponsors, no funding. This show is only possible due to the generoisty of our patreons over at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio . Please click the link and consider joining our crew for bonus content, free guestlists, secret parties and more .

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 produced . Link in comments to watch the show. Add him on Facebook to see his fortnightly podcast 'What I am Listening to and why?' Support the show by clicking this patreon link right here: http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio and follow us on our socials here: http://linktr.ee/YCTR

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 member or joining the patreon http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio . follow us on our socials here: http://linktr.ee/YCTR and check out Absolute Riots album 'Actual Dance Beats' here: https://sounds-radical.bandcamp.com/album/actual-dance-beats

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 hindsight of Maddonna, the rise of fascism, Why Chat GPT is rotting your brain, the magic of songwriting, the graft of social media promo and much, much more. Keep this show ad-free by joining the patreon at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio and follow our socials at http://linktr.ee/YCTR . You can find Lou McLean over at http://linktr.ee/LouMcleanMusic