In this latest episode, John talks to Dr Michele Vincent of the University of Glasgow. Dr Vincent work's at the university's School of Interdisciplinary Studies, training the teachers of tomorrow in Modern Foreign Languages. Before the lockdown, she helped pioneer a world stories project between Moat Brae and the university, as has along standing research interest in gaming as a teaching tool.

John chats to Charlotte Riley Gibson, the Programme and Events Manager and Resonate Director for Paragon Music, an inclusive performance organisation that believes that music and art have the power to restore lives.

John chats to author, illustrator and publisher, Shalla Gray. who runs Curly Tales Books, an independent children's book publisher based in the South of Scotland.

John invites Susi Briggs and Alan McClure onto the show to talk about their new podcast aimed at young people, 'Oor Wee Podcast'.

John invites Fred Hopkins onto the show. Fred is a physical theatre actor and storyteller based in the North of England who has worked extensively across the Scottish Borders and the Central Belt. Like many creative practitioners working in Scotland, Fred has had to adapt his practice due to the ongoing COVID pandemic and in this episode he talks about how.

In this episode, John chats to Angela Gilmour & Stacey Meechan of LIFT D&G, a community organisation helping to reinvigorate North West Dumfries through a variety of creative initiatives.

My guest today is none other than Jen Steptoe, the mastermind behind the Jensory YouTube channel. Jensory aims to be a fun and engaging online resource that helps families to explore storytelling and music through sensory activities. As well as running Jensory, Jen also works as a full-time educational practitioner, with a background in music, drama, SEND and Early Years learning.

John chats to the Arts End of Somewhere, a community based multi-sensory storytelling and performance group. They are run by and for people with additional needs and they offer inclusive and accessible performing arts events and workshops to the wider community in South West Scotland. They have a particular focus on supporting individuals with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) and their family carers.

John welcomes actor and first time author, Tony McGeever onto the show. At the height of the 2020 lockdown, Tony wrote, crowdsourced and published his book ''Oh Mummy, Why Can't We Go Out and Play?", which aims to explain the COVID pandemic to young people, with proceeds going towards supporting children's charities.

John chats to the Creative Learning Manager of Grimm & Co, Katie Turner. Katie has been instrumental in developing an exciting collaboration between Grimm & Co and Moat Brae, working with young people from across the UK to develop a magical travel guide for publication.