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The Culture Swally Taking a deep dive into Scottish News, Pop Culture and Media.

Each episode we will take a look at some bizarre and humorous news stories from around Scotland and review a key piece of Scottish Pop Culture or Media from the last 40 years.

We’re off to Inverdoune in the latest episode of as we catch up with , .e.grant and the lovely as we look at the 19...
07/08/2025

We’re off to Inverdoune in the latest episode of as we catch up with , .e.grant and the lovely as we look at the 1999 film, The Match.

Two Scottish pub football teams play each other to resolve a century old grudge, with the prize for the winning team being the other team’s pub!

In the news we throw out a casting call for a jobby, meet a couple from Elgin with a strange pet, visit a pop up p***s clinic in Glasgow and debut our new feature…Greg vs AI.

So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

06/08/2025

The football season has started! So in honour of this, we have picked the other Scottish football film, 1999’s The Match. In the Scottish village of Inverdoune, teams representing the village's two pubs - Benny’s Bar and Le Bistro - have played an annual football game for 99 consecutive years. Under the terms of the original bet, the loser of the 100th match must forfeit their bar to the winner.
In the news we throw out a casting call looking for someone to play a jobby at the Edinburgh Fringe, meet a couple from Elgin who like letting their strange pet out to play in their neighbourhood, visit a pop up p***s clinic, meet a Stockport fan who has switched his allegiance and it’s the debut of our new feature…Greg vs AI.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
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Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com

This week we’re back on the beat with Taggart, Jardine and the Biscuit as we revisit a classic. It’s Dead Giveaway, mayb...
24/07/2025

This week we’re back on the beat with Taggart, Jardine and the Biscuit as we revisit a classic. It’s Dead Giveaway, maybe our favourite Taggart story.

A “maniac” is killing the people of Glasgow with rat poison. Can Maryhill’s finest catch the culprit before more people are bumped off? Guest starring and Wonder Woman 84’s Matt Costello with the brilliant Mark McManus and James MacPherson

In the news, Disney adults and the best back garden pub in Scotland.

So join us for weekend Swally, wherever you get your podcasts.

24/07/2025

We’re back in Maryhill again to visit DCI Jim Taggart as he has a rather interesting case to investigate. When a mother and son are found dead, Taggart hunts after a maniac who's putting rat poison into food products made by a company called “Wonderland". Yes, that’s right, it’s the episode starring Patron Saint of The Culture Swally, James Cosmo and his partner in crime, Matt Costello!
In the news we find out which celebrity chef Ewen McGregor was very sweary in front of and still regrets it, we complain about getting English tenners out of a cash machine, visit the best back garden pub in Scotland and order some Scampi Fries and meet some Disney Adults…in The Magic Kingdom of Glasgow.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
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Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at [email protected]
Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com

This week on the we’re getting serious (But too serious) with ‘s astonishing debut film, Ratcatcher. Set in Glasgow ...
10/07/2025

This week on the we’re getting serious (But too serious) with ‘s astonishing debut film, Ratcatcher. Set in Glasgow in 1973 amidst a disruptive Bin Men strike, the film stars in an early role with Mandy Matthews and young actor William Eadie in an amazing lead performance.

In the news, we meet Tetley Tam and a liar who claims her son is the reincarnation of a US Civil War General.

So join us for a serious Swally, available now wherever you get your podcasts.

This week on the we’re going back to 2001 and something it’s taken us a criminally long time to get to, series 1 of sem...
26/06/2025

This week on the we’re going back to 2001 and something it’s taken us a criminally long time to get to, series 1 of seminal Scottish sitcom, Still Game. Written by and starring and as Jack Jarvis Esq and Victoria McDade, two pensioners navigating life in the Glasgow community of Craiglang in the early 21st century.

In the news , another sighting and we wipe the search history on our work laptops.

26/06/2025

We’re off to Craiglang on this episode of the Swally as we catch up with Jack and Victor, Winston, Tam and Isa as we look at the first series of the classic Scottish comedy, Still Game. Originally aired in 2002, the series follows two Glasgow pensioners, Jack and Victor and the patter merchants may be long in the tooth but they're Still Game for all kinds of carry-on.
In the news we have an update on the Loch Ness Monster and find out what she’s been up to, discover what Edinburgh Council think about Oasis fans, us our work laptops to place some bets and watch some p**n and visit a scud cinema in Glasgow.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at [email protected]

Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com

It’s Throwback Thursday! With the news that many roads will be closed around Glasgow this weekend for some wee walks, it...
19/06/2025

It’s Throwback Thursday! With the news that many roads will be closed around Glasgow this weekend for some wee walks, it’s a perfect time to stay indoors and watch Just Another Saturday!

We covered the Peter McDougal classic back in February 2022, which tells the tale of John, who is looking forward to the annual Orange March in Glasgow.

You can also listen to all 128 episodes of The Culture Swally, including our latest episode on Limmy’s Show, wherever you get your podcasts.

So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally.

This week on the we’re visiting the weird and wonderful world of as we take an overdue look at the first series of Li...
12/06/2025

This week on the we’re visiting the weird and wonderful world of as we take an overdue look at the first series of Limmy’s Show!

In the news, we’re watching 50 Shades in the Bar L and a Scotsman brings the joys of well fired rolls to the Big Smoke.

So join us for a Swally, available where you get your podcasts now!

12/06/2025

Today we are talking about the first series of Limmy’s Show! Created by and starring Brian Limmond - Limmy’s Show! is a Scottish surreal comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC Two Scotland.
In the news we travel to London to sample some of the finest Scottish food, rent some DVD’s in prison, discuss the latest campaign from Scotland’s favourite lager and potter around a record store, listening to new music.
So join us for a Swally, on The Culture Swally!
Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cultureswallypod/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SwallyPod
Or get in touch at [email protected]

Music from Darry 2 Vance: Royalty Free Music from https://darry2vance.com

This week on the Swally we’re back with on the South Side of Glasgow and Ae Fond Kiss. Can love triumph over tradition...
29/05/2025

This week on the Swally we’re back with on the South Side of Glasgow and Ae Fond Kiss. Can love triumph over traditional values and racism? Download the pod and find out. Or watch the film first. It’s on YouTube!

In the new, an Ayrshire wheelie bin goes on its holidays to Germany and we hear about the new project from

Available now, wherever you get your podcasts!

We’re a day late but a very happy birthday to our unofficial Patron Saint of the podcast James Cosmo!
25/05/2025

We’re a day late but a very happy birthday to our unofficial Patron Saint of the podcast James Cosmo!

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