63 Percent Scottish: A Scotland Appreciation Podcast

63 Percent Scottish: A Scotland Appreciation Podcast

A podcast about Scotland for people of Scottish heritage in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and everywhere else we've ended up.

We speak with top-notch journalists, best-selling authors, podcasters and distinguished academics about everything from Wallace and whisky to Irn-Bru and independence. 

Join us as we discover Scotland's past, present and future.

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Five Fast Questions with Jonathan Melville
December 05, 202300:06:364.58 MB

Five Fast Questions with Jonathan Melville

We've asked author and journalist Jonathan Melville - a man who *literally* wrote the book on Local Hero - five fast questions about Scottish film. Here's what we cover: Local Hero is a great standard-bearer for Scottish film, but if you had to pick one other film to represent Scotland on...

EP 9: "Local Hero" with Jonathan Melville
November 28, 202300:49:2133.93 MB

EP 9: "Local Hero" with Jonathan Melville

We've talked about everything from baking to whiskey to history, but 63 Percent Scottish explores a new frontier in our newest episode: film. We've chosen the film "Local Hero" which has been called the "definitive" Scottish film to discuss. Why is it a definitive repr...

Five Fast Questions with the Hebridean Baker: Part Two
November 21, 202300:06:164.05 MB

Five Fast Questions with the Hebridean Baker: Part Two

We've already asked The Hebridean Baker - Coinneach MacLeod - five fast questions, so could we come up with five more? Of course! Here's what we cover: You’ve traveled the world to promote your book. When you return from your globe-trotting what’s the first baked treat that you crave? You...

EP 8: "Scottish Baking" with Coinneach MacLeod aka the Hebridean Baker
November 14, 202300:22:2912.69 MB

EP 8: "Scottish Baking" with Coinneach MacLeod aka the Hebridean Baker

Experiencing food is an important part of experiencing culture. Just think about it - how do you tell the culture of Detroit, New York and Chicago apart? The pizza (among other things). But seriously, food and food traditions can tell you a lot about the past and present of a culture, and Scotland ...

Five Fast Questions with Beth Reid
November 07, 202300:05:474.01 MB

Five Fast Questions with Beth Reid

We asked Instagram historian Beth Reid five questions and challenged her to answer each in one minute or less. Here are the questions: If you could meet one person from the Scottish Wars of Independence, who would it be? What's your second favourite era of Scottish history? If you had to recom...

EP 7: "Women in the Scottish Wars of Independence" with Beth Reid
October 31, 202300:24:3416.92 MB

EP 7: "Women in the Scottish Wars of Independence" with Beth Reid

Think about your top-ten Scottish historical figures. How many are women? For most people, Scottish history is simplified to William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Bonnie Prince Charlie, etc. But women are 50% of the population and they *were* there - playing a central role - for everything from the Ja...

Five Fast Questions with Lewis McKenzie
October 24, 202300:06:444.25 MB

Five Fast Questions with Lewis McKenzie

We asked Scottish Sun journalist Lewis McKenzie five questions and challenged him to answer each in one minute or less. Here are the questions: You’re a political reporter but you’ve worked in a few areas – including sports and comedy. All of these sound like a blast to cover. Which is the most eng...

EP 6: "Scottish Independence" with Lewis McKenzie from The Scottish Sun
October 17, 202300:37:1520.32 MB

EP 6: "Scottish Independence" with Lewis McKenzie from The Scottish Sun

If anything in Scotland gets big international headlines, it's independence. While it seems simple on the surface - is Scotland part of the United Kingdom or not? - it's an incredibly complex and emotionally-charged debate. If you don't live in Scotland, you can be forgiven for not knowing the deta...

Five Fast Questions with Steven Mill
October 10, 202300:07:325.21 MB

Five Fast Questions with Steven Mill

We asked Steven Mill, the host of The Big Scottish Football Podcast, five questions and challenged him to answer each in one minute or less. Here are the questions: Hypothetical: you move to Canada and you have to become a superfan of one major sport, do you pick baseball, hockey, American football...

EP 5: "Scottish Football" with Steven Mill from The Big Scottish Football Podcast
October 03, 202300:32:1821.95 MB

EP 5: "Scottish Football" with Steven Mill from The Big Scottish Football Podcast

It's *the* big sport in Scotland, but our host - Eamon O'Flynn - doesn't know anything about it! Where do you start with Scottish football? It stretches all the way back to the very origins of professional football and is intimately intertwined with Scottish culture. Could we get a S...