The Perth Podcast

Get ready for an incredible milestone as the podcast hits episode 40 (and discover which host has and which hasn't hit that already!) Join us to celebrate as we embark on a captivating journey through the extraordinary life of Kyle Wilson, a true local legend.

Kyle, a travel blogger, has explored breathtaking destinations around the world, and in this episode he takes us along for the ride. Brace yourself for tales of adventure, hard work and heartbreak as he shares his experience of jet-setting and creating his remarkable travel blog.

But Kyle's story doesn't stop there. Prepare to be inspired as we uncover his deep commitment to his local community. Discover how he makes a difference through charity work, spreading kindness and positivity wherever he goes. And that's not all – we'll dive into his experience as a caring individual, shedding light on the challenges and rewards that come with it.

And hold onto your seats for a surprise treat! Kyle spills the beans about an unforgettable encounter with none other than Ant & Dec at one of the year's biggest events. You'll get an exclusive peek behind the scenes and feel like you're right there, hanging out with these beloved personalities.

Join us for an engaging, heartfelt, and fun-filled episode as we celebrate this significant milestone with Kyle. Get ready to be inspired, entertained, and uplifted by his remarkable journey through travel, community, and unforgettable encounters.

After a long break, Ian and Stobbie are back with a brand new episode! 

The second episode of this Podcast was the lights switch on back in 2019. Now, three years later, the guys have returned to the studio for this year's offering. And what an offering it is! 

Find out all about what will be happening on the day: where to be, who to see, where to park (just kidding, you're on your own for that one)

Ian and Stobbie got to talk to the cast of Perth's hottest new show Oh When The Saints, a show all about Perthshire’s finest football club and the community that supports it.

They chat to community cast members Kev, Beverley, John & Steve as well as actors Colin McCredie and Tom McGovern. Want some audio from the show as well? It's all in here. Unfortunately, the episode also features banter from our hosts, but you wouldn't have it any other way, right? Right??

Episode 36 is as jam-packed as our studio was! 

Ian and Stobbie catch up Frazer, Claire and Rhuaraidh from The Perth Parrots, Perth's very own LGBTIQ+ inclusive Floorball team & community group. We find out the origin story of the Parrots, what they do, who they're for and how you can join.

The Perth Parrots are much more than just a sports team, as we discover on the episode. We also hear from some of the members of the team when we went along to one of their training sessions at Bells.

Join Ian and Stobbie as they explore the success of Mindspace's partnership with Horsecross. The workshop was designed to help boost mental wellbeing by giving an "opportunity to connect, explore and express your personal story through creative writing story telling."

Ian went along to one of the workshops to chat to some of the participants as well as attending the readings at the end of the course.

A massive thank you to everyone who spoke to us and well done to everyone who took part in the course.

In this mini-episode, a continuation of episode 34, Ian and Stobbie went along to the Soup Kitchen previously mentioned by Gareth.

They chat to a number of people there about the service, what it means to them and how essential such a service is. 

In episode 34, Ian and Stobbie find out about all the amazing work in our community from Perth Gospel Hall.

From Toddler Groups to Care Home Visits, Football games to Soup Kitchens they cover a wide range of activities and support a lot of our people in Perth. Gareth Edwards joins us to explain all about it and tell us who it's all available to (hint - it's you)

In this episode, Ian and Stobbie are joined by Matt Wester to update us on his work on bringing an LGBT+ Hub to Perth. Matt previously featured in Episode 27 when he was at Pride in the Yard to consult with the community on what they'd like to see from a Hub.

In this very special episode, Stobbie went along to Perth Museum & Art Gallery to chat with Collections Officer Dr Mark Hall about the Romans: Edge of Empire exhibition currently on.

Happy New Year!

Ian and Stobbie are back again to tell you all about their festive season; the good, the sad and the ugly.

The lads are reunited for episode 30!

Ian gives us a sneak preview of this year's panto, Cinderella.

Ian also caught up with Gareth from Giraffe to talk about their appeal to help provide meals to everyone who might otherwise go without at Christmas.

And in the final segment, inspired by Kyle Wilson's passion for promoting shopping local, the team discuss some of the businesses in and around the city.

Stobbie is joined by Taylor Waggoner, founder of Perth's Women, to discuss the exciting new venture she's embarking on to raise the profile of women in Perth.

Listen in to discover how Taylor's vision of the future pans out, how she measures success and who has inspired her to take action. Also, you can find out what women living in the flats next to Perth Prison hung out on their balconies to give prisoners a morale boost.

Tangents aplenty along the way as usual. Be warned, Ian is absent from this week's episode as he was working.

Ian and Stobbie have been loitering around Horsecross venues again... Thankfully they're really nice there and humour them!

The guys discover what a Fun Palace is and share their experiences and interactions in the first half of the episode. After the FCW commercial break they review their viewing of Don Juan, now showing at Perth Theatre (spoilers, they recommend you get yourself there to see it asap)

Ian is joined this week by Stuart Kane to talk about Pride in the Yard as well as the importance of Pride.

At The Yard, Stobbie had a chance to talk to Dawn from Precious Sparkle, Pink Saltire, The Perth Parrots floorball team, Police Scotland and The Samaritans. All of them took the opportunity to talk about what Pride meant to them too.

Massive thanks to Stine and The Yard Team for hosting such a great event and inviting us along!

Ian and Stobbie were allowed out AGAIN!

The guys attended Energy Festival (festivals, remember those??) at Scone Palace and spoke to many of the people involved in the event including Elliott Brown - one of the organisers- as well as stall holders and participants. 

Special thanks to Elliott, Rosie Baxendine, Rainbow the Unicorn, SSEN, Colin Selfridge, Get Fit and Fly, Muckmedden and Predictable Lie for taking part.

We discover accessibility in the great outdoors with the Loch Leven Heritage Trail and their new Electric Scooters. 

A big thank you to Charmaine, Archie, Mary, John, Neil and Yvonne for reaching out to us and giving us so much audio that editing it gave Stobbie a headache (he didn't wanna lose any of it!)

At the start of the episode the guys are also able to mention some upcoming events, Pride at the Yard (28th and 29th August) & The Perthshire Festival of Yarn (11th - 19th September)

In episode 23, Ian talked to Nick Williams from Horsecross about the upcoming Live and Unlocked Festival.

In episode 24, we were there!

Ian & Stobbie provide some of the highlights of their experience, including interviews and audio from;

• Gordon - lead singer of Bohemian Monk Machine
• Showstoppers the Improvised Musical
• Sprog Rock

Ian is hosting solo for this one, and he's loving it! 

He's joined by Nick Williams, the chief executive of Horsecross Arts about the upcoming LIVE AND UNLOCKED SUMMER FESTIVAL.

The six day family-friendly festival of music, theatre and kids’ shows will run from Wednesday 28 July until Monday 2 August on Perth Concert Hall Plaza.

Ian and Stobbie catch up with Sarah Russell, the Regional Food Co-ordinator for Great Perthshire to discuss the upcoming The Great Perthshire Food & Drink Festival. Have a listen to find out how you can find out about food businesses in the area as well as how to get involved if you are one.

Another long overdue episode... we're not pointing fingers here (but it wasn't Ian's fault!)

The guys catch up with Rachael Esdale to talk about Perth's very own Social Flock, a platform for the people of Perth to support their community and uplift others. Rachael tells us about Social Flock's purpose, who it's for and how to use their service.

In March, Stobbie caught up with Sharon Thomas from Lighthouse for Perth. In May, he finally managed to get the episode finished... 

This episode has the guys catching up on some upcoming events that have sadly been cancelled as well as some, like The Yard, that are returning. Our special guest Sharon chats about Lighthouse for Perth, telling us what they are, where they are and how to get in touch with them.

Be advised, the interview with Sharon does have talk of suicide in it.

Following on from the last episode talking about retail during the pandemic, Ian and Stobbie get right to the heart of customer experience once again, this time with Matthew Miller.

Matthew talks about his love for his job in Asda, why he feels customer service is so important and the guys get lost down a rabbit hole of movies.

Ian and Stobbie are joined by local trader Dawn Fuge (Precious Sparkle) to talk about the challenges that have risen from a world adapting to a new pandemic. 

Listen in to hear how now, more than ever, our local businesses need your help. Remember, it's use them or lose them!

It's been far too long, but we have returned! We've ditched our old format for now (who's commuting after all?) and just having a bit more fun with it.

This episode features Katie Mitchell from Horsecross Learning & Engagement Team who joined Stobbie to talk about PYT, the new collaboration with St Johnstone, Little Stars (NOT Little Voices as Stobbie calls it in the episode) and the other great work Perth Theatre has been doing during the last 12 months.

It's week 9 of lockdown... or 10... or 53...

Episode 14 features Ian and Stobbie chatting about shopping, takeaways and getting yourself out of the house. Ian has a natter with Rachel Mitchell about the lockdown impact on her business and how she's managed to adapt to the current circumstances. You can get in touch with Rachel at yogaperth@btinternet.com

No music this week, but if we pass 1000 downloads in the first 3 days, Ian's said he'll sing requests on episode 15

Ian and Stobbie are back again to talk about some of the amazing work still going on in Perth. 

We talk about what we've been up to trying to pass the time - gaming, DIY and pub quizzes of the online variety.

The duo are here, but it's not who you think it is...

To celebrate Internation Women's Day on the 8th March, The Perth Podcast was taken over by Lucy Grant (Fierce Digital Marketing) and Megan Mailer (Barefoot Services). These local business owners give us their take on International Women's Day as well as going over the usual what's on in Perth.

In this extra episode (works best when mixed with Episode 9) David confesses to a heinous podcasting crime and Stuart from Big Dog Books provides an update for what's coming up in February and March at the shop.

Ian and Stobbie are back with your latest instalment of news and events. 

They talk about the Venue's sad news this week, as well as talk of shop moves and closures. 

Stobbie chats with Colin Munro from Miconex about Mi Rewards and an upcoming incentive they will be having for everyone registered.

The fellas discuss upcoming events including The History and Horror Tour of Dunkeld and the Letham4All Hub.

Finally, David chats with local teacher and musician Jason Blyth about Eurovision and what he would recommend tourists should take in when they visit Perth.

Ian and Stobbie are currently out of the office and will get back to you when they're back in - have some audio from their visit to The Yard Sunday Social's Christmas Barket in the meantime.

Ian and Stobbie round up the Perth Christmas Lights Switch On and the Perth Winter Feast. 

They also give their initial reaction to Perth's Panto - Sinbad 

David caught up with Angie Ferguson, Chief Executive of Perth Autism Support to find out what they're up to in December. 

Finally, the guys round up what's happening in December with a little help from Google and Louise from Big Dog Books.

The Perth Podcast is part of the Fair City Podcast Network - check us out at http://www.fcpod.net/theperthpodcast and find other great local shows there too. 

In the debut episode of The Perth Podcast, Ian and Stobbie introduce themselves and talk about this episode's events.

First up, they discuss this year's Enchanted Forest event "Cosmos" including some audio they recorded on the press night.

Next, Ian had a chance to interview local talent Chris Small about his music and what he loves about Perth.

Finally, the episode is rounded off with a summary of some of the events coming up in the local area in November, and Stuart Kane from Big Dog Books makes an appearance to tell you about all the great stuff they'll be doing in November.

Our theme tune was written by our resident FCPN composer Jason Blyth - if you need a jingle or song written, seek him out.