Rockpool Podcasts

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• In this bonus episode releasing on four individual Jonsan Media podcasts, Creative Director, Host & Producer, John McBlain reflects & celebrates the massive success of the inaugural Scottish Podcast Awards at Glasgow’s historic Old Fruitmarket on June 25th 2026.
• Balancing the privilege of serving as an official judge with the thrill of being a nominee in three categories, John walks us through a whirlwind night that saw Jonsan Media take home two major national accolades at the Scottish Podcast Awards - winning the highly coveted Community Impact Award for Lochnorris Studios and winning a Highly Commended Entertainment and Pop Culture Award for John’s Jotter: 1999!
• We're also celebrating winning a Highly Commended Award for Transformational Use of Digital Technology at the Pearson National Teaching Awards for our ongoing work at Lochnorris Primary School!

• Tune in for a celebration of Scotland's audio talent, a massive win for creative education and independent podcasts and a heartfelt thank you to the incredible community making it all happen!

A Personal Thank You From John

• Scot Gardiner, Corrinne Gardiner & Mark Moir and the team at the Scottish Podcast Awards.
• Gregor Todd, Linda Corbett, Elaine Hutton & Nicole Gottselig.
• Pupils and Staff at Lochnorris Primary School.
• Students and Lecturers at Ayrshire College.
• Taylor McInroy & Ayrshire Film Company.
• Stuart Reid at Cumnock Chronicle.

Links & Websites

• ⁠Jonsan Media Website⁠
• ⁠Jonsan Media Instagram⁠
• ⁠Scottish Podcast Awards Website⁠
• ⁠John's Jotter 1999 Website⁠
• ⁠Lochnorris Studios LinkTree⁠

After 4 years, 8 seasons and over 500 episodes, Rockpool Podcasts has come to an end.

We've had a fantastic run, won awards, received commendations from the Scottish Parliament, Auditor General, MSPs and have been endorsed by press, industry and individuals & establishments we hold in high esteem.

We've interviewed & hosted some incredible & inspiring people, organisations & events; worked with a team of truly talented broadcasters & producers; and have consistently evolved our productions, app, VR studio & social media content to entertain our listeners, followers & Friends of The Pod.

Thank you to every single person who has been a guest on the show, to everyone who has produced an episode of the show, to those from far & wide who have worked in collaboration with us, to our listeners and to those individuals who have always supported & championed our work.

As bittersweet as this moment is to say goodbye, my work in audio journalism, broadcasting & podcasting will be continuing into the future with the podcasts & projects I'm producing across my network at Jonsan Media. And I for one, can't wait to see how it all turns out.

I've been your host, John McBlain and for one last time, thank you for listening to Rockpool Podcasts.

The Horror Geeks - Robert, Dana, Ross and Andrew - are here on the show to give their take on their favourite genres of Horror, from slashers to torture porn to comedy horror to psychological thrillers!

The team share their insights on why the like their genre, what the genre looks like on screen and give their own opinion and personal takes on horror movies.

In this episode Ailie, Abbie, Daniel, Duncan and Ash will tell tales of horror and mystery from all around the world.

WHAT THIS TALE HOLDS...

Jason Freed is a man going through loss, on a roaring rampage of revenge to avenge the murder of the love of his life, Elenora, who was tragically and suddenly taken from him. Jason is hunting down the serial killer whose signature mark is leaving a bloodied 'M' on his victims... Will Jason succeed? Or become just another victim?

The Dark Night:

After receiving a disturbing call from her friend Steph, Holly recruits ger gal pal Francesca to track her down. What really happened to Steph? Will they discover the truth... or will it be forever shrouded in mystery? 

“We worked hard to create this marvellous mystery movie for your entertainment. It would mean the whole world to us if you took a few minutes out of your busy day to check out our talented team’s LinkTrees! Just to keep up with their up-and-coming projects! Xoxo” – The Team 

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Welcome back to Rockpool Podcasts! 

In this extra spooky episode of Rockpool Podcasts, Ethan Blair, Ben and Connor discuss all horror movies in what we have dubbed, THE 2024 HORROR MOVIE SPOOKTACULAR! 

Ethan discusses the excellence of foreign horror movies like Rec and Train to Busan. Blair tells us about the practical effects that are used in movies like Terrifier. The trila-degy of Friday the 13th movies 4-6 are delved into by Connor and we explore how they went wrong. We also get a unique perspective of horror movies from Ben, a non-horror movie fan. 

Be prepared to be simultaneously laughing and being on the edge of your seat as the boys sometimes go off topic and of course, Tesco meal deals are discussed!

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Hello Hello Hello and welcome to Rockpool Podcasts 2024 Halloween Spooktacular!

Over the past few years, we’ve celebrated my favourite

On this episode, we’ll be hearing from the NQ Film &

I wanna say a huge thank you to our Student Podcasters for their hard work, creativity and for keeping our annual Halloween specials alive! Please make sure to give their episodes a listen and let us know what you think in the Spotify App comments section and be sure to check out our photos over on Instagram and our previous Halloween podcasts via the links below!

Thanks for listening and happy Halloween!

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Hello! Konnichi Wa! Mabuhay and welcome to Rockpool Podcasts!

We have always been purveyors of new music and grassroots artists & bands stemming from our home turf in Ayrshire and we are pleased to welcome Samuel McEwan, Elliot Carruthers and Ian Dorans from the band Riviera – a high energy, cocky & mod band who fall in between the lines of indie and rock - to Rockpool Podcasts!

Samuel, Elliot & Ian are in the studio with John to chat about how the band formed, their musical inspirations & heroes and the guys have a candid conversation sharing their own personal stories about how and why they became musicians.

We also have an exclusive play of their latest single, “Burnin’Letters” which is out now on all streaming platforms, and we are excited to reveal that the band are headlining King Tuts in Glasgow on Thursday 17th October 2024! The guys will be returning to Rockpool Podcasts to let us know how the gig went for them in the not too distant future!

All links to Riviera’s social media, streaming platforms and gig tickets on their LinkTree so please go follow them online, add their tracks to your playlists and buy a ticket for their upcoming King Tut's gig!

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Welcome to Rockpool Podcasts in partnership with

On this video episode, we’re on location at Ayrshire College’s Ayr Campus where we’re catching up with staff, students, partners and Friends of The Pod to see how things are going at Freshers '24!

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