The Brass Neck Podcast

If you’re a Glaswegian, you either have a brass neck or you know someone who does. On The Brass Neck Podcast, I’m reclaiming the phrase as the badge of honour it should be, sitting down each week with artists, grafters, and bold characters who’ve had the nerve to chase something bigger than themselves. We talk about where it all started, the fight it took to keep going, and what happens when you’re brave enough to give it a go.STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAInsta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkwFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJesterCONTACT USWeb: brassneckpodcast.comEmail: hello@brassneckpodcast.com

Unsung Podcast

If there was a definitive discography of classic albums, what should be in it? Hosts Mark Fraser and Chris Cusack, plus the occasional guest, discuss and dissect perceived classic albums to decide which albums would make this list. We also interview amazing artists, do genre deep dives and throw a journalistic lens on musical topics you might not know much about.

Read Our Lips: A F**king & Filthy Book Podcast

Read Our Lips is the filthy little book club that got drunk, lost its dignity, and wandered into the wild world of spicy fiction.Every week, hosts Gayle, a brave newcomer discovering that books can be considerably less wholesome than advertised, Rebecca, a seasoned connoisseur of cliterature, and Mathew, a brutally honest reader armed with strong opinions and a low tolerance for s**t, tackle a quarter of the same gloriously unhinged novel.Together they dissect every raised eyebrow, every questionable life choice, every ridiculous trope, every accidental emotional breakdown, and every chapter that leaves them staring into the middle distance wondering how things escalated quite so quickly.Part book club, part group therapy session, part investigation into what exactly possesses people to write these stories, Read Our Lips dives deep into forbidden fantasies, morally questionable love interests, suspiciously wealthy men, devastatingly attractive disasters, and enough tension to short-circuit a Kindle.Whether they're swooning, cringing, cackling, blushing, or questioning the structural integrity of the furniture described in a particular scene, the gang explores why spicy books inspire such passionate reactions and why no two readers ever seem to experience them the same way.You don't need a literature degree. You don't need prior experience. You don't even need to know your enemies-to-lovers from your billionaire-with-trauma. Just grab the book, read along at a human pace, and join three increasingly unhinged hosts as they descend chapter by chapter into romance, chaos, lust, heartbreak, and the occasional moment of genuine literary merit.It's smut. It's analysis. It's cultural commentary. It's oversharing.And frankly, some of these authors have a lot to answer for.Recorded at The Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio.

The Groovy Chicks Podcast

Hey Divas ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ Welcome to The Groovy Chicks Podcast! We are SO excited to share this project with you. We'll be covering the ups and downs of being in our 20s, the incredibly creative and talented scene in Scotland, fashion, music, politics & just us girlies navigating this thing called life.We also want to integrate this space with other creatives where we can all share our experiences, inspirations, connect with each other and express our authentic selves. We truly hope you guys love this as much as we do!! Recorded for No Mean Radio.

The Roll Wi It Podcast

Come warm your ears and listen to the folks behind Glasgows friendly pop up TTRPG group, Roll Wi' It as we talk all things tabletop adjacent in the Greater Glasgow area and anything else that comes into our silly little heads.Connor Fallon- Co-FounderLaura Sinclair- Co-FounderGreg Campbell - Tech Wizard/EditorGreg Watt - Senior Dungeon Master

Unsung Podcast

IN SESSION: Jonzip from The Zips Talks About the Life and Times of Being in Glasgow's First(ish) Punk Band

This week we sit down with Jon Zipp of The Zips — one of Glasgow's original 1977 punk bands — for a conversation that doubles as an oral history of Scottish punk. The Zips' story is a strange and charming one. Formed in '77, gigging by '78, split by the end of 1980 after two small-run EPs — 500 copies of the debut, sold out in six weeks — the band lay dormant for over two decades until a record collector tracked down the drummer via the West of Scotland phone book. It turned out The Zips' records had been bootlegged all over Europe, their EPs had become prized collectors' items, and a new generation of bands citing the Clash and Buzzcocks as influences had made the world safe for them again. They've been at it ever since, complete with a "Zips USA" franchise lineup, European squat tours. But the real revelation of this episode is John's first-hand account of Glasgow's infamous punk "ban". In the late 1970s, Glasgow City Council — having decided after a Stranglers gig at the City Hall that the city "had enough hooligans without importing them from down south" — made it known that any pub or venue hosting punk bands risked losing its licence. The effect was chilling: a generation of would-be Glasgow punk bands strangled at birth, touring acts like Elvis Costello turned away on the day of the show, and a city now famed as one of the great music capitals of the world temporarily hostile to the most vital music of its era. Along the way we get John's reflections on punk's flirtation with fascist imagery and provocation, why John Lydon is his biggest disappointment (and Paul Weller one of his quiet triumphs), the surprising resurgence of very young audiences going wild for original 77-style punk, and a truly outrageous tale of how, with his post Zips band in the 80, how he blagged — via the Mitchell Library's phone books and Harvey Goldsmith's office — onto a 30,000-capacity bill at Ibrox with Rod Stewart in 1983.

Jul 13, 2026

The Brass Neck Podcast

The Brass Neck Podcast: Episode 19 With Pike n Patters, Jamie & Dayle - Patter Doon The Watter.

The Brass Neck Podcast: Episode 19 With Pike n Patters Jamie & Dayle - Patter Doon The Watter. Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse, Robson Green. Giants of the fishing world who have dominated the sport for a very long time…too long in fact. Well boys move up because there’s a new triple threat hitting the water and we’re here to dominate. Fresh off the winners podium at the Scottish Podcast awards and straight to The Variety Bar we discuss what got them there in the first place, what’s next and if they still feel like a fish out of water (clever eh?) This is The Brass Neck Podcast I’m Jack Jester and my guests today are Jamie and Dayle… The Pike and Patter Boys. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio.

Jul 8, 2026

Unsung Podcast

FROM THE VAULT: Split 7" - Our Perfect Festival Line Ups

We reach into the vault this week to extra an old bonus episode that has a fairly unique format we liked to called the Split 7". In this episode, we talk build our own festival line ups. ORIGINAL SHOW NOTE We’re going to be 4 years old soon and for pretty much every single week of those 4 years (with the sole of exception of around this time last year when a technical issue made us lose an entire episode) we’ve been able to release an episode a week. However, this week we just couldn’t. Some life things got in the way and we had to take care of that. We couldn’t just leave everyone hanging though, so we decided to reach way back into our vault of bonus content and excise this little gem from back in October 2019. One of our subscribers, Chris Hynd, asked us what our perfect festival line-up would be and we duly obliged. So enjoy as Chris, Mark and Dave talk about who would play their festivals. We will return next week with special guest Neil from The Accordion Podcast as we talk about Finelines by My Vitrol.

Jul 7, 2026