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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
We’ve all had a smoked sausage but not all of us have actually smoked a sausage. No I’m not talking about putting a sausage in a smoker I’m talking about actually smoking a sausage…like a hamlet or perhaps a cigarillo. I bet nine of you invite your scheme down to the shops to admire your new clobber either. No judgement, why would you? I know a gout who does though. He can also dance with 100% commitment wearing many Berghaus jackets without breaking a sweat, how does he do it?..I couldny tell you. Some questions are best left unanswered but what I can tell you is that there is only one Sausage King! This is the Brassneck Podcast! I’m Jack Jester and my guest today is... Mikey Motion! Show Summary 00:00 ~ 01:02 Introduction and Guest Overview. 01:02 ~ 02:41 Humor and Personal Anecdotes. 02:41 ~ 06:05 Lockdown Creations and Unique Beverages. 06:05 ~ 09:01 The Vibrant Culture of The Barras. 09:01 ~ 10:25 Growing Up in Fernhill and School Rivalries. 10:25 ~ 11:47 School Diets and Nostalgia. 11:47 ~ 13:18 School Break Snacks and Burger Van Memories. 13:18 ~ 15:08 Snack Van Idea and Crisp Sandwich Preferences. 15:08 ~ 16:53 Creative Food Inventions and Tizza. 16:53 ~ 18:01 Creative Food Experiments. 18:01 ~ 21:41 Cheesy Pasta Obsession. 21:41 ~ 22:16 Cheesy Pasta Variations and Shopping. 22:16 ~ 23:15 Reflections on Shopping and Lifestyle Choices. 23:15 ~ 26:14 School Memories and Musical Influences. 26:14 ~ 28:16 Childhood Music and Community Events. 28:16 ~ 29:01 First Experiences in a Vibrant Social Scene. 29:01 ~ 32:04 Exploring Subcultures and Personal Style. 32:04 ~ 34:27 Commitment to Style and Cultural Influences. 34:27 ~ 37:10 The Iconic Red Merapi Jacket. 37:10 ~ 39:15 Cultural Trends and Fashion Memories. 39:15 ~ 39:49 Nostalgia for Youthful Style Choices. 39:49 ~ 40:43 Nostalgia and Reconnecting with Childhood. 40:43 ~ 42:50 The Cost of Nostalgia and Modern Shopping. 42:50 ~ 44:59 Emotional Attachment to Items and the Joy of Rediscovery. 44:59 ~ 46:01 Nostalgia for Simpler Times. 46:01 ~ 47:38 The Joy of New Clothes and Community. 47:38 ~ 49:35 Haircuts, Style, and Personal Identity. 49:35 ~ 49:59 Duality of Personality and Lifestyle. 49:59 ~ 51:33 Exploration of Hairstyles and Personal Style. 51:33 ~ 52:20 Hairdressing Experiences and Creative Styling. 52:20 ~ 53:48 Hair Transformations and Styling Stories. 53:48 ~ 56:21 Dyson Hair Tools and GHD Straighteners. 56:21 ~ 57:48 Memories of Denholms and Glaswegian Culture. 57:48 ~ 58:44 Nostalgia and Early Connections. 58:44 ~ 01:01:50 The Beargost Phenomenon. 01:01:50 ~ 01:04:02 Viral Fame and Online Reactions. 01:04:02 ~ 01:05:24 Dealing with Online Hate and Viral Fame. 01:05:24 ~ 01:07:50 Embracing Viral Success and Its Impact. 01:07:50 ~ 01:10:01 A Humorous Family Anecdote. 01:10:01 ~ 01:11:56 A Hilarious Story of an Unfortunate Incident. 01:11:56 ~ 01:12:08 Closing Remarks and Podcast Sign-Off. 01:12:08 ~ 01:13:04 A Traditional Scottish Song Performance. Recorded at The Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio.
We’ve all heard someone saying “There’s nothing worse than people not putting their weights back when they’re finished with them” but those people clearly haven’t been threatened with a gun halfway through a shoulder workout but my next guest has! He has also been berated for wandering along the motorway looking for a urinal but no guns were involved in that encounter just harsh words… Fresh from his trip to London coaching the latest WWE Tryouts we discuss the glory days of Scottish Pro Wrestling, how to get banned from multiple tour bus companies and what makes the perfect pizza (in our opinions). As if that wasn’t enough we even throw in a bit of ASMR for good measure…pickle style! This is The Brassneck Podcast I’m Jack Jester and my next guest is… Mark Coffey. Recorded at The Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
“California, New York, Chicago…Dundee. One of those places jumps out from the list right? A white rapper?…”Thats unusual” A white rapper from Dundee?… “Security remove this Jock from my big fancy London office immediately!” I’m paraphrasing of course but it’s not a million miles away from what actually happened to my next guest .Being laughed at during a life changing audition could understandably crush any ambition you once had but what if you used that as fuel to drive you to your dream location? A turbulent drive through I’ll Show You Street, up past I Canny Wait To See Your Face Avenue, a wee pit stop in Fake Accent Lane then full steam ahead to Fuck You City where you will inevitably run for Mayor. In a city known for its marmalade he chose to make jams…or is it Jelly? No wonder James McAvoy chose this story to make his directorial debut! This is The Brassneck Podcast. I’m Jack Jester and my next guest is… Brains McLoud!! Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
The Brass Neck Podcast: Episode 10 With Grado - 50 Shades of Grado. In a world of Giants, Rattlesnakes, Heartbreak Kids and Dead Men it’s not easy to become a star but my next guest chose to do something that most people wouldn’t dare to do…he chose to be himself. When most people chose to be cool or mysterious or wild or dangerous he chose to be real and it’s a decision that would catapult him beyond pro wrestling and into the mainstream. We have known and worked with each other for a long time and if I had to write a sitcom using real quotes from real situations that he has actually been in commissioners would think I’d lost the plot! Im Jack Jester and he’s my pal, my colleague and one massive pain in my arse! Fae the Tap End a Stevenson… GRADO! Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
Bagpipes were used in battle for centuries, Scottish Highland Regiments would use them to boost morale and intimidate enemies. A true weapon of war! Fast forward to the modern day and us Scots no longer run into battle wielding swords and daggers. We are no longer wrapped in the tartan of our clan but when we want to send shivers down spines and to be heard…the pipes lead the way. On the 24th and 25th of September those pipes will echo once again as my next guest marches into The Barrowland Ballroom to go to battle with not ONE sold out show but TWO sold out shows! No bad for a boy who started in a Linoleum factory eh? This is the Brass Neck Podcast and he is…Cammy Barnes!! Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
Victor Frankenstein wasn’t the only scientist to create a monster. I know a guy from Glasgow who built a travelling show that didn’t just grab the attention of the pro wrestling world… it changed it forever. Armed with an unlimited imagination and relentless determination, he brewed something so potent that everyone wanted a taste. When everyone else went right, he went left. Tore up the blueprint and flung it in the bin. Total belief in himself, and more importantly, total belief in his wrestlers. Together, anything felt possible. From Maryhill Community Central Halls to the Hydro… and not a Bunsen burner in sight. My guest today is the Mad Scientist of Pro Wrestling… Mark Dallas. Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
When people think of history’s most accomplished poets certain names spring to mind. Kipling, Poe, Wylde and of course Burns. Powerful words written and powerful words spoken but none as powerful as “I was like that pure mad hingin’ oot the back eh yer granny like that yas… I’m gonny pump yer Maw”. Willy Shakespeare wouldn’t last one round in a rap battle against my next guest… Neil “The Wee Man” Bratchpiece! Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
30 years in entertainment equals 30 years of unbelievably funny stories and ridiculous encounters. Just when you think it canny get any more mental he swoops in with another belter! We first met in the airport on our way to Benidorm before bonding over our love of old school variety entertainment while performing Aladdin in the Pavilion Theatre. He has interviewed Britney Spears, been heckled by Whitney Houston and been attacked my Rod Hull and Emu… What a life! He is everybody’s Panto Pal. He is Liam Dolan. Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
What gives you anxiety? Heights? Spiders? Commitment? Public speaking? Me? It’s getting a fright. And my next guest knows exactly how to hand those out. She went from being a shy kid who stayed quiet to hide a speech impediment, to becoming a full-blown horror film legend who’s basically made a career out of nearly giving me heart failure. She’s worked with Billy Connolly. She’s fought monsters in a cave. And she buried her placenta on a golf course in South Africa. I mean… that’s a life. Joining me, Jack Jester, on The Brass Neck Podcast… She is, of course, Shauna MacDonald. Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
They say good things come in small packages, and my next guest proves that to me on a very regular basis. We first found each other in The Garage nightclub, right in the middle of the chaos of a sold-out wrestling show. We bonded there and then… a true love story, really. Little did I know — excuse the pun — that over a decade later he’d become my main and only supplier of little people erotica. Life takes strange turns. From A Pint and Two Shots to The Brass Neck Podcast, he’s been there for the nonsense, the chaos, and all the bad ideas in between. A legend of the game, a long-time partner in crime, and one of the funniest men I know. He is Chris Toal. Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
In my twenty-plus years as a professional wrestler, I’ve worked with my fair share of weirdos, chancers, and absolute characters. But my next guest took one look at that world and decided it wasn’t nearly weird enough… so he made nonsense his actual profession. From signing up for a comedy course on a whim to marching through the streets of New York, he’s built a career out of quick wit, glorious chaos, and a voice that’s become instantly recognisable across stages, radios, and podcasts alike. A comedian, writer, broadcaster, and one of Scotland’s most relentlessly inventive performers, he’s the kind of guy who doesn’t just tell jokes — he builds entire worlds of absurdity around them. My third guest on The Brass Neck Podcast is none other than Mr Billy “F**king” Kirkwood! Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
The Brass Neck Podcast: Episode 2 - If The Guns Don’t Kill You The Sausages Will From a mysterious figure created my over active teenage imagination to one of my oldest pals in the game…We’ve seen it aw! There are a handful of Scots who have ever been signed to WWE and he is one of them. There are even less Scots who have trained The Rock for Wrestlemania…he’s still one of them! I am Jack Jester and my guest this week is Wolfgang. Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com
“Episode 1…The first yin…" The one that sets the tone and grabs attention…Needs to be good…Canny be shite…Make the right choice…Find the right guest…Don’t drop the ball…The pressure is on…DO NOT FUCK THIS! Starting a podcast is hard and stressful but I found a solution for all of my dilemmas What the solution you ask? Louise McCarthy is the solution! The lassie can do it all and she agreed to be my first guest and I can’t thank her enough Get it watched!” 00:00 - Unexpected Musical Choices and Performance Challenges 01:20 - Nostalgia and Cultural References 04:45 - Family Support and Online Interactions 06:28 - Supportive Parents and Pursuing Dreams 07:21 - Career Aspirations and School Memories 09:16 - Belief in Achieving the Impossible 09:49 - Perseverance and Overcoming Challenges 11:48 - Unconventional Path to Acting 13:44 - The Joy and Challenges of Pantomime 15:39 - The Emotional Farewell to Junior Ensembles 17:34 - Drama as a Community and Personal Growth 18:57 - Technological Hesitations and Lifestyle Choices 21:24 - The Chocolate Abstinence Journey 23:06 - Unusual Eating Habits 24:59 - The Parma Violets Challenge 25:35 - Childhood Fixations and Religious Habits 27:10 - Journey to Acting and Drama School Reflections 29:37 - Childhood Movies and Early Curiosities 30:59 - Nostalgia and Awkward Memories 31:39 - Admiration for Barbara and Strong Women 33:27 - Audition Experiences and the Value of Boldness 36:46 - A Wrestling Journey and Unexpected Acting Opportunity 38:04 - First Acting Experience and On-Set Challenges 41:11 - Overcoming Doubts and Pursuing Dreams 42:50 - Family Traits and Generational Differences 44:10 - Pregnancy and Cultural Superstitions 46:00 - Cultural Observations and Humour 47:00 - Humorous Observations of Local Culture 49:25 - Reflections on Personal and Social Norms 50:09 - Cultural Differences and Self-Acceptance 52:04 - Reflections on Exam Pressure and Relevance 53:06 - Tights, Wrestling, and Hygiene Rants 55:14 - Halloween Memories and Costume Mishaps 56:34 - Childhood Embarrassment and Unique Experiences 57:18 - Halloween Costumes and Social Commentary 01:00:15 - Acting and Observations on Behaviour 01:00:46 - Reflections on Acting and Improvisation 01:01:45 - Support and Encouragement in Creative Work 01:02:46 - Overcoming Claustrophobia and Stress on Set 01:04:29 - Recollections of a Cheeky Assistant Director 01:05:11 - Overcoming Personal Struggles on Set 01:06:40 - A Day of Loss and Resilience 01:10:11 - Family Stories and Unconventional Choices 01:12:07 - A Safari Park Adventure 01:12:53 - The Monkey Incident 01:16:16 - Absurd Family Stories and Animal Antics 01:17:02 - The Tortoise Smuggling Tale 01:19:50 - Closing Thoughts and Laughter Recorded at the Variety Bar Glasgow for No Mean Radio. STAY BRASS NECKED & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: https://www.instagram.com/glasgowjester69/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL835ICVt5Lt3QzZEWdTwirjdWxjoabEkw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowJester CONTACT US Web: brassneckpodcast.com Email: hello@brassneckpodcast.com