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John and Alison are back for 2026 living life in wintry Edinburgh, freezing and loving it!
Feb 28, 2026
31m 40s
Alison and John enjoy a picnic and a chat on Arthurs Seat in the heart of Edinburgh.
Sep 4, 2025
22m 23s
It's August! The Edinburgh Fringe, Fringe By The Sea and The Edinburgh Festival August 2025
Aug 3, 2025
32m 56s
Summer in Edinburgh...when the sun comes out so do John and Alison.
May 27, 2025
40m 05s
Bobby Bluebell brings hysterics to the podcast. EXPLICIT language.
Sep 20, 2024
34m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 2/28/26 | John and Alison are back for 2026 living life in wintry Edinburgh, freezing and loving it!✨ | celebrationsmusic+4 | — | MBEPink Floyd+5 | EdinburghHolyrood Palace | EdinburghMBE+5 | — | 31m 40s | |
| 9/4/25 | Alison and John enjoy a picnic and a chat on Arthurs Seat in the heart of Edinburgh. | Text John & Alison here Summer 2025 - it's been a beezer. Taking advantage of it John and Alison headed to the centre of the city for a picnic. Foolishly Alison trusted John to organise that part needless to say it didn't go as planned. Award winning broadcasters and old friends John Wood and Alison Craig talk, swap stories and shoot the breeze. A little light relief when the world is going to hell in a handcart. | 22m 23s | ||||||
| 8/3/25 | It's August! The Edinburgh Fringe, Fringe By The Sea and The Edinburgh Festival August 2025 | Text John & Alison here It's August in Edinburgh. Sitting on the beach in the sunshine John and Alison review what they have seen so far, soaking up the atmosphere at Fringe By The Sea, The Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Festival, The Gilded Balloon and much more. Inevitable laughing, horrendous stories, confessions and nonsense. If you enjoy it please follow and share. Thank you ! Award winning broadcasters and old friends John Wood and Alison Craig talk,... | 32m 56s | ||||||
| 5/27/25 | Summer in Edinburgh...when the sun comes out so do John and Alison. | Text John & Alison here Unplanned meandering includes...embarrassing experiences on trains...John talking about seafood pasta and beer....far tooo much interest in food and nonsense. The usual unplanned meander from two lazy swines. As ever no brain cells were used in the making of this podcast. You can hear one of Alisons fun songs at the end of the podcast....That's Life. Enjoy. It may stimulate parts of your body otherwise dormant - including your liver. Award winni... | 40m 05s | ||||||
| 9/20/24 | Bobby Bluebell brings hysterics to the podcast. EXPLICIT language. | Text John & Alison here Bobby talks about his life as a Bluebell, his extraordinary songwriting career under his real name of Robert Hodgens and tells some knicker wittingly funny tales about the wild days of yore peppered with some fascinating insights in to the art of songwriting. It's a must listen. The Bluebells on The Old Grey Whistle Test https://youtu.be/QWXRzAI1p6c?si=mI_C96ylBCk-tyW0 John and Alison also present The Sunday Zoo a weekly radio program in Scotland every week 10am ... | 34m 35s | ||||||
| 8/11/24 | Roadtrip across the USA - Swingers Hotel, psycho, Edinburgh Festival 2024 John and Alison are back. | Text John & Alison here Lazy swines have got it together finally to do a new Episode. Covering a myriad of topics...Alison recently back from the US recording in LA, driving from East to West Coast after sailing across the Atlantic then back again to work with Andrew Rollins and others ...links below. 6500 miles in a hire car there are stories.. so Edinburgh Fringe, travel, music, diets, guns, food, domestic battles ...and a lot more ...freewheeling unplanned bullshit.... Weekly ... | 37m 47s | ||||||
| 12/16/23 | Join John and Alison for Christmas Lunch and a walk though Edinburghs Xmas Market. | Text John & Alison here John and Alison wander through Edinburgh's famous Christmas market, chat to a few tourists, become hysterical over some very lame jokes and go for lunch. Business as usual. Please note Johns insistence that he is not drinking til Christmas and time how long it takes him to forget. Person closest to the time gets a t shirt. Hope you enjoy it. and Merry Christmas to you and yours! PS We will be more organised next year - sorry about the Nov... | 33m 08s | ||||||
| 10/7/23 | Kidnapped by The Stranglers...and and that's the tip of the iceberg... | Text John & Alison here A must listen for the musos...we talk to Ronnie Gurr, man of music kidnapped by The Stranglers, encounters with Grace Jones, Sue cat woman, Sex Pistols, The Village People... and a new record pressing planting Scotland. Fascinating and fun. Enjoy. Www.seabassvinyl.com Get in touch with John and Alisom on Whatsthechatpodcast@gmail. com If you enjoy the podcast then didnuou know John and Alisom also do a weekly radio show on Edge2 ? 10-1pm... | 45m 01s | ||||||
| 10/5/23 | In the Pub. September 2023. | Text John & Alison here Hilarity as John and Alison lose it sitting in the pub swapping stories about.... A leather jacket eating dog. John refusing to bin his aged Hard Rock Café jackets… Trying to release 4500 photos of your phone.. AGFA photographs. Disc Cameras Getting the photos developed…into Boots mortified…. Link to fabulous singer Georgie Cecile - http://www.georgiacecile.com Fraser Urquhart, local jazz piano player. Frank Sinatras love Affair with Ava Gardner Joni M... | 43m 03s | ||||||
| 8/14/23 | John and Alison hit the Edinburgh Festival August 2023. | Text John & Alison here Enjoy a wander round Edinburgh with John and Alison and a few tips for shows to see during the biggest Arts Festival in the world. Alison grabs the Director of The Pleasance Theatre for a chat as John waits at the bar for a pint.... Lamenting the loss of bars and restaurants in the City, laughing like drains at the most unlikely things and enjoying life. Join us. Freewheeling chat about life the universe and nothing of any consequence whatsoever. ... | 32m 31s | ||||||
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| 7/31/23 | Series 2 Welcome back to John's tooth. | Text John & Alison here John and Alison start the way they mean to go on...in the pub. A day out of Edinburgh in North Berwick at the seaside the chattering dafties return with their freewheeling chat. On the week Tony Bennet sadly passed on, John recalls meeting the great man himself. Every week in Series 1 John managed to talk about San Francisco...this is no exception, much to Alison's annoyance. The horrors chat to Rory Steel and hear all about Fringe By The... | 32m 14s | ||||||
| 6/22/23 | We're back! | Text John & Alison here Usual, unedited, freewheeling, nonsense...bear with us as 2023 hits it's hot an glorious summer we are back in the room and in the ear area with What's The Chat Series 2. It's a round up, catch up and waffle in advance of the more regular podcasts we have planned from here...yes there is food and drink involved ...and we hope you will join us as we celebrate and indulge in some of the best food and drink Scotland has to offer as we do what we do best. Eat an... | 42m 56s | ||||||
| 6/15/21 | We're all Not going on a summer holiday....end of series 1. | Text John & Alison here Last one of the series. John and Alison wrap up the first series of What's The Chat? with an array of nonsense. They will be back 7th September, even older and dafter. Transfer Magic. Where to get your stuff off cassettes and vids and onto memory stick.... TV Recommendations of the week. Mare of Eastown Kate Winslet's brilliant new series on Sky. Or prime if you cough up for Series 1.... Halston Against Alison's taste monitor, John recommend... | 32m 46s | ||||||
| 6/8/21 | Chilli, Time and Huts. It’s deep. | Text John & Alison here Alison Craig and John Wood - not as unreliable and inconsistent as you thought - it’s Episode 20 ! Ranting, raving, chatting, laughing, friends, Romans, countrymen. Without the Romans and countrymen. Enjoy. Award winning broadcasters and old friends John Wood and Alison Craig talk, swap stories and shoot the breeze. A little light relief when the world is going to hell in a handcart. | 33m 20s | ||||||
| 6/1/21 | BAFTA winning actor Elaine C Smith joins the party. | Text John & Alison here A great insight into the life and times of Elaine C Smith, one of Scotland's favourite actors from being at the Royal Scottish Academy of Dramatic Art with John, to surviving lockdown and reassessing life and what comes next. This is an extended podcast conversation with Elaine, well she is a BAFTA award winning, comedian, writer, actor, singer, mother and now grandmother...it was going to take longer than 10 minutes! So just pour yourself a drink, sit... | 58m 42s | ||||||
| 5/25/21 | Ep.18 Alison Craig and John Wood's freewheeling chat.. | Text John & Alison here John has taking up bowling, Alison is horrified until he explains why.... Meandering hilarity Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Concorde, Scotch Eggs, time machines, The Zoo Crew.....and a helluva lot more.... This week Alison has been watching Halston starring Ewan Macgregor. John has been watching The Pact. and they are discussing ....well everything... Email whatsthechatpodcast@gmail.com Twitter @Whatsthechatpod Click here to find us on Instagram A... | 31m 16s | ||||||
| 5/18/21 | Alison Craig and John Wood chat Mel Gibson, 1st holidays with your pals, and bloody San Fran again! | Text John & Alison here John was a Milk Monitor…discuss. Going to school in Scotland in the 70’s… First holidays with your mates. Cell memory, transplants… John bumps his gums about bloody San Francisco again. Superstitions. Connect on Facebook. Award winning broadcasters and old friends John Wood and Alison Craig talk, swap stories and shoot the breeze. A little light relief when the world is going to hell in a handcart. | 30m 11s | ||||||
| 5/11/21 | John and Alison invite old pal Grant Stott in for a good chat and a real carry on. | Text John & Alison here A cheery, chat with old friends. Unscripted chat this week scoots through getting the belt, Johns dodgy collection of Hard Rock Café jackets, non alcoholic beers, Edinburgh eccentricities, the Scots language, Quality of life. Playground games kiss, cuddle and torture. French Cricket, and utter freewheeling nonsense. The winner of the Andrew Cotter book is.... Gary Sutherland…YEAH! Congratulations Gary. It's on the way... | 1h 13m 28s | ||||||
| 5/4/21 | Middle class idiots loose! | Text John & Alison here Mealie pudding v white pudding Middle class idiots loose! Stockbridge Bus drivers idling… High dudgeon… Line o f Duty Vicky McClure for James Bond. Johns tips for perfecting the Geordie accent 3 fuck golf. One year no beer Award winning broadcasters and old friends John Wood and Alison Craig talk, swap stories and shoot the breeze. A little light relief when the world is going to hell in a handcart. | 33m 39s | ||||||
| 4/27/21 | Behind the scenes with sports commentator Andrew Cotter and his dogs Olive and Mabel. | Text John & Alison here The. pubs are open! Yeh. So order yourself a pint and enjoy What's The Chat with. Andrew Cotter? You Tube sensation Andrew talks about his lovely hairy companions John and Alison and Olive and Mabel too. John and Alison bumping their gums enjoy a great in-depth chat with Andrew Cotter. Andrew regales us of tales to make a sports fanatics heart sing and laugh. Tales to make a dog lovers tail wag. A chance to win a copy of Andrews Book, Olive and Mabel ... | 40m 27s | ||||||
| 4/19/21 | Ep. 13 Alison and John chat Animal Magic, Magpie, Playaway, Blood Brothers and more. | Text John & Alison here Fashion victim confessions. Playaway. Magpie Tales from Europe Tales from the Riverbank Animal Magic Johnny Morris Desmond Morris This is Us 30 something fashion Hitler Amazon Prime Ian Mckellan and Peter O 'Toole Andrew Cotter Eurovision in Edinburgh New Seekers Blood Brothers Follow us on Facebook.com/whatsthechatpodcast Follow us on Twitter @whatthechatpodcast Award winning broadcasters and old friends John Wood and Alison Craig ... | 29m 39s | ||||||
| 4/13/21 | Ep.12 Radio Ga Ga with Alison Craig and John Wood | Text John & Alison here The two old pals talk, laugh, fall out as this unplanned 30 minute podcast covers vinyl, mix tapes, parrots, Scots language, dogs, Alisons disastrous big break, Johns gigging recollections, and what is it about drummers? Discuss. And then when you least expect it we cover George Shearing Jamaica, Disney World, partying and a Lesley Tone Cabinet After a sigh of relief after 30 minutes we have an extended podcast this week with Midge Ure's bass player ... | 55m 59s | ||||||
| 4/5/21 | Ep. 11 Behind the Scenes At The Radio Station. Newsreaders nightmares. | Text John & Alison here A hilarious verbal unplanned meander for 30 minutes followed by the unedited in-depth interview with best selling Ghost Writer Kenny Kemp who has some shocking and entertaining tales to tell. Including Kofi Annan bumping him off Richard Bransons Private Jet...you couldn't make it up! Contact John and Alison on whatsthechatpodcast@gmail.com Or connnect with our Facebook page. Whats The Chat Podcast. This week is as ever a chipper love letter from Edi... | 50m 23s | ||||||
| 3/30/21 | Ep 10 What's the chat? with Alison Craig and John Wood. | Text John & Alison here Ep 10 Here are some links below covering some of the bizarre topics this weeks black hole introduced.....proving we are not making things up and surprising even us. A big thanks to Midge Ure's bass player, Aberdonian Dave Williamson who talks about life with Midge, the Retro festival Let's Rock and the truth behind the inspiration for Ultravox's Vienna. Amazing but true...Jazz piano player, Romano, was indeed Grandson of Mussolini Nordic walking poles. Cl... | 30m 05s | ||||||
| 3/22/21 | Ep 9 Alison and John talk sausages, Dr Who, live music, Bavarian mountain dogs and much more.... . | Text John & Alison here Radio partners and old friends shooting the breeze... cover a myriad of topics...including The Scotch pie sandwich Esk Valley Miners club, Pineapple Line of Duty Master Chef Bavarian Mountain Dogs Live music Jools holland story Dial a Disc The Virginian. John Martyn Heavy guitar Powderhall stadium Edinburgh Dr Who Angel Delight Fanny Craddock Band wedding ex girl friends Lost property leg Alison's First novel set in st Andrews Peter Cooke Tarzan sket... | 29m 32s | ||||||
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