Wee Chats

Wee Chats

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Wee Chats episodes

  • 15: Highland Games
    Today we’ll talk about one the highland games and their importance for Scottish people around the world. Guests: Charlie Murray, past Chairman and Director of Development at the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association
    Kyle Randalls, current Scottish Heavy Events Champion
    30 min
  • 14: Seeing Mackintosh through the Glasgow School of Art with Alan Hooper

    Charles Rennie Mackintosh was one of Glasgow’s brightest sons. He was an architect, designer, watercolorist and artist, who became the main representative of the Glasgow Style and Art Nouveau in Scotland. In this episode, we talk about his Masterpiece: The Glasgow School of Art.

    Join us for this fascinating talk by Professor Alan Hooper, Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer at the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art. 

    You can watch the video presentation by going to our Youtube channel.

    1 hr 5 min
  • 13: Blended or single malt?

    Our hosts Tania Fuentes and Alba Zazueta G talked with Greg King, Senior Single Malt Scotch Brand Ambassador BenRiach, GlenDronach & Glenglassaugh about one of the most famous products of Scotland: whisky.

    1 hr 12 min
  • 12: The Scottish Flag Trust with David Williamson
    The Saltire is not only the flag of Scotland but the ultimate symbol of Scottish identity.
    St Andrew's Cross over the Blue summer sky. We all know and love it but, do you know about its origin? Join us on this episode to learn all about it's birthplace!
    53 min
  • 11: HMA Corin Robertson

    We kick off this season with a very special episode featuring our friend HMA Corin Robertson, where she will be telling us all about her experience as a diplomat, her adventures around the world and Mexico, and maybe some funny culture shock stories!

    51 min
  • 09: Let's play Golf with Ian Gardner

    On today's episode, we’re gonna talk about the most iconic Scottish sport: Golf. To tell us all about it, here joining us today is Ian Gardner. Ex-president and current member of the Mexican National Rules Committee and former Executive Director of the Mexican Golf Federation. Welcome, Ian!

    50 min
  • 08: Robert Burns with Carlos Llaza
    Interview with Carlos Llaza,
    Researcher from the Centre for Robert Burns Studies
    University of Glasgow.
    He'll talk about Translating Burns into Spanish and the bard’s connections with the Hispanic world.
    58 min

About Wee Chats

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Welcome this brand new podcast, brought to you by the St Andrew’s Society of Mexico. Our mission is to create a place of reunion and fun for Scottish Culture lovers in Mexico, and continue the great tradition of this Society, founded in 1893.