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Host and producer John Boyd makes this podcast in the heart of Perthshire; Scotland's Big Tree Country. Truth, fiction, unsolicited opinion and extra information from around Scotland. A sound rich ble... more
FAQs about By The Way:How many episodes does By The Way have?The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.
October 16, 2022200 Words-02-LearnLearn. 200 words inspired by the letter L of my acronym....more3minPlay
October 16, 2022200 words-01-ConnectConnect - 200 words inspired by the letter C of my acronym....more2minPlay
August 29, 2022200 wordsThe full eight letters of my acronym. Highly personal audio essays with idiosyncratic sound design....more19minPlay
November 20, 2021JB's interview with Arran SoundWhen I spilled off the ferry in Brodick my first stop was for an interview with Mhairi, an old friend who runs Arran Sound, the island's community internet radio station. We talked about my previous career, how I became interested in audio, recent projects and more. Is my soul laid bare during an interview in the bar at the Douglas Hotel?...more42minPlay
August 09, 2021The Strathaven WeaverJames "Purlie" Wilson, the Strathaven Weaver, was a local leader of the Radical Movement seeking social reform in early 19th century Scotland. He was entrapped by spies, tried on contrived charges of treason, and executed on Glasgow Green on 30 August, 1820. His ghost returns 40 years later to confront a doctor with his own demons....more25minPlay
August 05, 2021The Strathaven WeaverJames "Purlie" Wilson, the Strathaven Weaver, was a local leader of the Radical Movement seeking social reform in early 19th century Scotland. He was tried on contrived charges of treason and executed on Glasgow Green at 3:00pm on 30 August, 1820. He returns 40 years later to confront a doctor with his own demons....more28minPlay
July 27, 2021Meet Chris TaitChris Tait is a unique writer, poet and storyteller from the Shetland Isles. Chris tells the story of how Asperger's Syndrome influences her writing and about the journey from her island home to poetry and storytelling performances across Scotland and beyond....more29minPlay
June 02, 2021Jill Korn writes audio dramaJill Korn writes audio drama and I add sound design whiffle dust to make her words 3D. Since our first contact in August 2020, we've made some excellent audio drama through Tweets, emails and Zooms. When we met for the first time in real life we recorded part of our chat about writing, audio drama and sound design. Eavesdrop now on how it went....more36minPlay
March 11, 2021The Selkie.The Selkie is a mythical sea creature of Scottish folklore. In the sea a Selkie is a seal, but when they occasionally come onshore they take the form of a beautiful woman. Men should be wary in case they are beguiled and end broken-hearted when a Selkie they meet returns to the sea. I've joined the thousands before me who have hung their story on the Selkie legend. What surprise awaits my Selkie when she falls for a special man she meets on land?...more16minPlay
January 09, 2021Galore!I've collaborated with Jill Korn to produce Galore! an audio drama inspired by the events in Compton Mackenzie's 1947 book, "Whisky Galore" and the film made two years later. The story is inspired by the events in Compton Mackenzie's 1947 book, "Whisky Galore" and the film, made two years later....more25minPlay
FAQs about By The Way:How many episodes does By The Way have?The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.