Thistle Do Nicely

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

First off, the good news is: Jonny's back! All three of us are here to take you through this marathon topic.

This week we are diving in to the amazing and exciting world of superheroes and comic books. 

Mark Millar was born in Glasgow and has grown up to be one of the most influential comic book writers in the world. His work on The Avengers was the blueprint of the MCU, he is the creator of Kick-Ass and Kingsman: The Secret Service, and it was his idea that led to one of the most critically acclaimed comic book movies of all time: Logan. 

Comics and superhero's are right in Rory's sweet spot, so it's no wonder that this has ended up our first ever 3 parter....

So pull you underwear on over your trousers, wrap yourself in a Saltire cape and come fly off on and adventure with the Thistle Do Nicely Men! 

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CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)

SOURCES:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jNTGPBR75Y

 https://www.1stock1.com/1stock1_590.htm

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/netflix-american-jesus-series-update-filming-mark-millar-millarworld/

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/every-millarworld-project-coming-soon-to-netflix/

https://www.mrmarkmillar.com/about

https://deadline.com/2021/04/joe-cornish-write-direct-starlight-mark-millar-simon-kinberg-20th-century-studios-1234732629/

http://the-night-cruiser.blogspot.com/2018/07/comic-review-2000ad-big-dave.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Omv6tIFibI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Millar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimates

https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/mark-millars-graphic-novels-really-are-graphic-coatbridge-boy-behind-wanted-and-new-teen-film-kick-ass-suprisingly-mild-mannered-2443083

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/TheAuthority

https://www.denofgeek.com/books/the-den-of-geek-interview-mark-millar/

https://www.cbr.com/millar-resurrects-chosen-as-american-jesus/

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

It's week two of a listen with Chris 'n Rory!

We're into the concluding episode of our chat about the Scottish origins of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

We also continue our discussion on the MLB's most famous and successful  players born in Scotland, including "The Staten Island Scot" Bobby Thomson!

It's another homerun episode from the TDN Lads.

Sláinte


CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)

SOURCES:

Sally 

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/birthplace.php?loc=Scotland
https://mccormickforthehall.com/about-jim-mccormick
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-mccormick/
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/hugh-nicol/
https://www.thesquander.com/mac-macarthur-net-worth-2018-what-baseball-player-worth-28421216
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/macarma01.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_MacArthur
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mike-hopkins/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hopkins_(baseball)
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2017/1/29/14413136/george-chalmers-scottish-baseball-player
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/george-chalmers/
https://aberdeenbaseballclub.com/league/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Thomson#The_%22Shot_Heard_'Round_the_World%22https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bobby-thomson/
https://ripbaseball.com/2019/09/19/obituary-tom-waddell-1958-2019/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvSdVJhbdc
A Great Day in Cooperstown: The Miraculous and Unlikely Beginning of the Baseball Hall of Fame -Jim Reisler
https://medium.com/@djcinductionguru/i-left-my-heart-in-cooperstown-6c1232b37c50
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/07/25/hall-fame-cooperstown-casebook-ron-santo
https://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/columns/1937-a-turning-point-year-for-baseball-hall-of-fame/article_40466cec-2

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

This week it's time for a listen with Chris 'n Rory! Jonny has the week off,  so Chris has taken this as an opportunity to  discuss America's favourite pastime and how it was basically invented by the Scot's.

Ok, not really, but the MLB Hall of Fame & the museum in Cooperstown was.

We discuss the history and legends behind the Hall of Fame and the enterprising young Scotsman Alexander Cleland who decided to set it up despite knowing little to nothing about the sport.

We also discuss some of the MLB's most famous and successful  players born in Scotland (there are not that many).

Grab a popcorn and an overpriced beer as the TDN Lads take you out to the ball game.

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CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)

SOURCES:

Sally 

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/birthplace.php?loc=Scotland
https://mccormickforthehall.com/about-jim-mccormick
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-mccormick/
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/hugh-nicol/
https://www.thesquander.com/mac-macarthur-net-worth-2018-what-baseball-player-worth-28421216
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/macarma01.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_MacArthur
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mike-hopkins/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hopkins_(baseball)
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2017/1/29/14413136/george-chalmers-scottish-baseball-player
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/george-chalmers/
https://aberdeenbaseballclub.com/league/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Thomson#The_%22Shot_Heard_'Round_the_World%22https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bobby-thomson/
https://ripbaseball.com/2019/09/19/obituary-tom-waddell-1958-2019/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvSdVJhbdc
A Great Day in Cooperstown: The Miraculous and Unlikely Beginning of the Baseball Hall of Fame -Jim Reisler 
https://medium.com/@djcinductionguru/i-left-my-heart-in-cooperstown-6c1232b37c50
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/07/25/hall-fame-cooperstown-casebook-ron-santo
https://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/columns/1937-a-turning-point-year-for-baseball-hall-of-fame/article_40466cec-2

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

This week we take a look at the hugely popular, but slightly disappointing, 2021 Disney Pixar animated movie Brave.

We give our frank opinions on Pixar's telling of a Scottish Princess's rebellion against family tradition, her relationship with her mother and the muddled lessons they learnt along the way.

We also help sort fact from fiction on all the Scottish myths and legends that are shown in the film.

Gather the family for movie night and enjoy this weeks episode with the TDN lads.

Sláinte


CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)

SOURCES:

 

https://thefairytaletraveler.com/2016/06/17/disney-brave-scotland-legends/

https://historydaily.org/will-o-the-wisp-deadly-fairy-lights

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44699233

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr_sm

https://ew.com/article/2012/08/15/brave-director-brenda-chapman-breaks-silence-getting-taken-off-film-heartbreaking-devastating-distressing/

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/pixar-life-after-john-lasseter-1202190205/

https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=10641

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/lewis-chess-pieces/

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

This week Rory is emptying his bag of wee Scottish stories all over Jonny's unsuspecting earholes.

We talk about the amazing and awe-inspiring Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa and how it was created by an ancient Irish giant dressed as a baby.

Also, in today's mixed bag, is the legends and lore around Scotland's healing Clootie Wells. Not feeling well? Just hang some old laundry on a tree near some water.

And finally we get into the amazing Dinosaur footprints that can be found near Staffin on the Isle of Skye, and the weirdos who don't seem to be impressed by footprints made by giant reptiles millions of years ago.

Get your walking stick and a raincoat because your going on a tour of Scotland with the TDN lads. 

Sláinte


CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website & sources: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/

SOURCES
 

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/munlochy/clootiewell/index.html

Bygone Church Life in Scotland

By William Andrews

 https://www.explore-inverness.com/what-to-do/outdoors/munlochy-clootie-well/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-60125288#

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clootie-well

https://www.nature.scot/dinosaur-sites-skye-be-given-official-protection

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/skyes-dinosaur-footprints

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcogD-hHEYs

https://www.staffatours.com/tours/

https://www.wildernessscotland.com/blog/scotlands-giants-causeway-fingals-cave/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingal%27s_Cave#History

https://www.visitscotland.com/see-do/unique-experiences-map/seeing-a-unique-cave/

https://www.lindahall.org/felix-mendelssohn/

https://interactive.britishart.yale.edu/critique-of-reason/360/staffa-fingals-cave

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fingal-s-cave

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-daily-mail/20220122/282492892074009

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

This week it is just Chris and Jonny venturing out on their own, together but alone, exploring new things but with no guide to light their path.

The boys take a look at some of their favourite bands and songs from home all while taking the p*ss out of Rory.

Crank up the volume and put on your dancing shoes for this week's episode of Thistle Do Nicely. 

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CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website & sources: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/

SOURCES

The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith 
Idlewild - You Held The World In Your Arms
Deacon Blue - Your Swaying Arms
Del Amitri - Always The Last to Know
KT Tungstall - Black Horse and The Cherry Tree
Idlewild - In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction 
Travid - Turn 
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
Del Amitri - Roll to Me

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

This week, once again, we breakdown the most important news stories to have hit Scotland recently.

 A man with extra kidneys.
Crisp sandwich recipes from Chris.
Job openings on deserted islands for Jonny.
Secret Hitler rooms.
Is New Zealand in Scotland?

All this and much much more on this week's episode of your favourite Scottish nonsense podcast. 

Sláinte


CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website & sources: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/

SOURCES

 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-60823397

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-22k-job-opening-brave-26455565

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6kZU5GJiME

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/scots-twitter-user-prompts-debate-26526847

https://apnews.com/article/oddities-lifestyle-new-zealand-gardening-a6ce44c5937ff8e180554fe4e27169da

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/horrifying-hitler-room-discovered-glasgow-26333390

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/weird-news/what-happened-catman-greenock-25214387

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/7737608/glasgow-david-roberts-bodybuilder-squirrel/

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

Part 2 of The Darien Scheme is bananas. Things go for bad to worse for our band of tartan clad adventuring countrymen.

This week we discuss the lack of preparation, Scotland starting a war with Spain and the many, many deaths that resulted from our attempt to start a colony in Panama. 

The TDP Clan continues to support the people of Ukraine and encourage our readers to donate to the below charities if you can spare it:

Doctors Without Borders:
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/msf-mobilizes-response-ukraine-and-nearby-countries#p1
Unicef:
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-children-crossfire-ukraine-crisis
ProjectCure:
https://projectcure.org/


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CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)

SOURCES:

 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12529876.real-pirates-of-the-caribbean-debate-still-rages-about-an-english-sea-captain-hung-for-piracy-but-was-thomas-green-really-guilty-one-man-thinks-he-has-the-answer/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker)#Career

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Scotland

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Darien-Scheme/

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/may2005.html

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/founding-darien-colony

https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/scotland-and-darien/

https://electricscotland.com/history/darien/chapter07.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/scotland_darien_01.shtml

https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/people/william-paterson.html

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

We are finally talking about the hugely popular historical sci fi history tv show Outlander. Season 6 just premiered on Starz in the US and so we decided to see what all the fuss was about.

Turns out it's mainly about sexy people in kilts having lots and lots of sexy sex, with some pretty extreme violence dropped in every so often.

We are joined by long time podcast and Outlander fans Amanda and Tim who tell us why they love the show and what it means to be an Out-man-der.

We discuss the origins of the show and the books, as well as dipping into the sporran for some of the reader's thoughts on Outlander and Sam Heughan's bum.

So unlace your corset, pour yourself a glass of Sassenach Whisky and make sure your mum is not around to make things weird, as we talk about Outlander. 

Sláinte


CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)

SOURCES:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(TV_series)#Reception

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78374/15-surprising-facts-about-outlander

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(novel)

https://www.glamour.com/story/the-outlander-prequel-everything-we-know-about-the-upcoming-starz-series

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Gabaldon#Early_life_and_education

http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/short-fiction/virgins/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Heughan

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13210521.leaked-sony-emails-show-tv-chiefs-discussing-political-importance-outlander-indyref/

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

The Darien Scheme is one of those moments in history that we don't learn about in school, despite the fact that it changed the entire course of of Scotland's legacy in the world.

Join us for part one of the story of how an entire nation was swindled out of its life savings. We explain the adventures of William Paterson, the tall tales of Welshman Lionel Wafer, the founding of the Company of Scotland and our nations attempt to set up a colony in what we now know as Panama.

We also spend a moment talking about the terrible situation in Eastern Europe, so here are some charities we suggest you donate to if you can spare it: 

Doctors Without Borders:
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/msf-mobilizes-response-ukraine-and-nearby-countries#p1
Unicef:
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-children-crossfire-ukraine-crisis
ProjectCure:
https://projectcure.org/


Sláinte


CONTACT:

Instagram: thistledopod
Twitter: @thistledopod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopod
Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)

SOURCES:

 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12529876.real-pirates-of-the-caribbean-debate-still-rages-about-an-english-sea-captain-hung-for-piracy-but-was-thomas-green-really-guilty-one-man-thinks-he-has-the-answer/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker)#Career

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Scotland

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Darien-Scheme/

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/may2005.html

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/founding-darien-colony

https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/scotland-and-darien/

https://electricscotland.com/history/darien/chapter07.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/scotland_darien_01.shtml

https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/people/william-paterson.html