Latest Portobello Podcast Episodes
268 Porty Central - An Outsider's View
Porty Podcast - September 30, 2022 23:00 - 8 minutesSend us a Text Message. It was fascinating to meet Lisi Angerer, an Austrian student, currently studying in the Netherlands, who has an ambition to write her PhD about Portobello Central.
267 Environment Fair
Porty Podcast - September 24, 2022 16:00 - 13 minutesSend us a Text Message. Today saw an interesting example of inter-community collaboration The Northfield and Willowbrae Community Council hosted an Environment Fair at the Northfield Community Centre. However, a lot of groups from Portobello were quite prominent as podcast producer David Calder...
266 The Railwaymen
Porty Podcast - September 17, 2022 06:00 - 12 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week’s episode is a little unusual. During the pandemic, we became used to seeing empty trains passing beneath the railway bridges nearby. Since things have improved, Governments around Europe and rail companies have done their best to persuade us back. Ok, the stri...
265 Porty Central AGM
Porty Podcast - September 14, 2022 06:00 - 13 minutesSend us a Text Message. On Monday evening, a large group of people gathered in the Wash House for the first ever AGM for Porty central, now that it’s formally a charitable organisation – a SCIO, a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. All going well, it will take over the running or Po...
264 Portobello Book Festival 2022
Porty Podcast - September 10, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Portobello Book Festival is back and this year... back to normal. It starts on the 29th of September and runs until the 2nd of October. Almost all of the events this year (with a couple of exceptions) will be held at the library, though, as David Calder found out, th...
263 Smith and Gertrude
Porty Podcast - September 03, 2022 06:00 - 12 minutesSend us a Text Message. You may have noticed the new wine bar on the High Street, intriguingly called Smith and Gertrude. It opened a couple of months ago; and it's an expansion of the business that's been operating successfully in Stockbridge. David Calder wanted to know more and find out how ...
262 Atlantic Body and Soul 2
Porty Podcast - August 27, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesSend us a Text Message. Earlier this year, we heard from actor Cal McAninch about the Porty team taking on the Atlantic Challenge. Well, Atlantic Body and Soul have been training hard and tackling longer and longer trips (you may have seen photographs on social media of their week-long expedit...
Atlantic Body and Soul 2
Porty Podcast - August 27, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesEarlier this year, we heard from actor Cal McAninch about the Porty team taking on the Atlantic Challenge. Well, Atlantic Body and Soul have been training hard and tackling longer and longer trips (you may have seen photographs on social media of their week-long expedition around the West Coast...
Anna Liebmann Basketweaver
Porty Podcast - July 02, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutesAnna Liebmann is a basketweaver who lives and works in her studio by the sea. She started weaving in her late twenties and is now a member of the Scottish Basketmakers’ Circle. Hazel met her and recorded this episode while Anna wove, talking about growing willow, teaching in lockdown and what 'z...
261 Anna Liebmann Basketweaver
Porty Podcast - July 02, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutesSend us a Text Message. Anna Liebmann is a basketweaver who lives and works in her studio by the sea. She started weaving in her late twenties and is now a member of the Scottish Basketmakers’ Circle. Hazel met her and recorded this episode while Anna wove, talking about growing willow, teachin...
260 BikeFest Porty
Porty Podcast - June 22, 2022 06:00 - 12 minutesSend us a Text Message. On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered in Bellfield Street for the BikeFest. It was an opportunity to look at, ride and talk about all sorts of bicycles, many of them highly unusual. The police were there to help register your bike to deter thieves. There was a...
259 Porty Pride
Porty Podcast - June 18, 2022 06:00 - 9 minutesSend us a Text Message. June is Pride Month – and this year is special for two reasons. The first is that this is the 50th time there’s been such a celebration of the LGBT+ community. And by far the more important is that this weekend sees the first ever Porty Pride. To find out more, David Cal...
259 The Town Hall - at Bellfield
Porty Podcast - June 11, 2022 06:00 - 14 minutesThis afternoon, the people of Portobello (and beyond) will be welcomed to Bellfield for the first Community Forum to hear about what’s going on at the Town Hall. It’s the first chance since 2019 that local people will be able to see the plans for the building and to discuss the plans for its pos...
258 The Town Hall - at Bellfield
Porty Podcast - June 11, 2022 06:00 - 14 minutesSend us a Text Message. This afternoon, the people of Portobello (and beyond) will be welcomed to Bellfield for the first Community Forum to hear about what’s going on at the Town Hall. It’s the first chance since 2019 that local people will be able to see the plans for the building and to disc...
257 Porty Vault and Vault City Brewing
Porty Podcast - June 04, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesSend us a Text Message. A new bar/restaurant will very soon be opening on the High Street. Called Porty Vault, it will be moving into what used to be the Skylark. It’s a major expansion by Vault City Brewing which already is based in Portobello – its brewery is located in the A1 Industrial Esta...
256 Climate Café Porty
Porty Podcast - May 28, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesSend us a Text Message. Climate change is happening. It happens slowly but the pace is accelerating. We know the Greenland ice sheet is melting, as are glaciers from the Himalayas to the Alps and across to the Rockies and Andes. Much of the sea ice in the Arctic melts during the summer and ice ...
255 Malvarosa's Alvaro: Reusables Champion
Porty Podcast - May 21, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesSend us a Text Message. Spurred on by the Ditching Disposables campaign Alvaro has gone further than other traders to try and create a culture change in how we create so much preventable waste. He's brought in at reusable cups and take away containers with a deposit return scheme and has actual...
Malvarosa's Alvaro: Reusables Champion
Porty Podcast - May 21, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesSpurred on by the Ditching Disposables campaign Alvaro has gone further than other traders to try and create a culture change in how we create so much preventable waste. He's brought in at reusable cups and take away containers with a deposit return scheme and has actually started charging 30p f...
254 The Portobello Macular Society Group
Porty Podcast - May 14, 2022 06:00 - 13 minutesSend us a Text Message. Nearly 1.5m people in the UK have macular disease. Every day, some 300 more are diagnosed. At the moment, not enough is known about why the condition occurs and, as yet, there is no cure. It affects people of all ages though mostly affecting those over the age of 55. The...
253 Porty Community Cargo Bike
Porty Podcast - May 07, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Porty Community Cargo Bike has arrived in town. It’s one of the many projects which come under the banner of Porty Community Energy – there will be more about those later. When she’s not producing episodes of The Porty podcast, Hazel Darwin-Clements works as Project ...
252 Local Council Elections Hustings
Porty Podcast - April 26, 2022 19:00 - 1 hourSend us a Text Message. This episode is unusual in that it is simply a matter of record. On Tuesday the 26th of April '22, Portobello Community Council invited all of the candidates to take part in an online hustings. All of the questions had been submitted in advance by members of the Portobel...
251 Porty Community Fridge
Porty Podcast - April 23, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutesSend us a Text Message. Hazel has made a documentary capturing her personal perspective on the early months of setting up the Porty Community Fridge. She reflects on creating a project that mustn't rely on just one individual to keep it going. The Porty Community Fridge is open every Saturday...
250 Cahoots - the Artists' Collective
Porty Podcast - April 16, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesSend us a Text Message. Portobello has a vibrant arts scene. From painting to photography, silverware to ceramics, design to dance, music, theatre and film, there is so much going on. For many budding artists however, the challenge is not in the creation but finding the audience. The annual Art...
249 Cahoots - the Artists' Collective
Porty Podcast - April 16, 2022 06:00 - 8 minutesPortobello has a vibrant arts scene. From painting to photography, silverware to ceramics, design to dance, music, theatre and film, there is so much going on. For many budding artists however, the challenge is not in the creation but finding the audience. The annual Art Walk is a magical experi...
Local Election: Candidate Voice Notes
Porty Podcast - April 09, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutesThe council elections are just four weeks away and we now know who the candidates will be here in Portobello. It's almost going to be all change this time, as three of the four serving councillors - Maureen Child, Mary Campbell and Callum Laidlaw - are standing down. So, in this episode, we find...
248 Local Election: Candidate Voice Notes
Porty Podcast - April 09, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutesThe council elections are just four weeks away and we now know who the candidates will be here in Portobello. It's almost going to be all change this time, as three of the four serving councillors - Maureen Child, Mary Campbell and Callum Laidlaw - are standing down. So, in this episode, we find...
249 Local Election: Candidate Voice Notes
Porty Podcast - April 09, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutesSend us a Text Message. The council elections are just four weeks away and we now know who the candidates will be here in Portobello. It's almost going to be all change this time, as three of the four serving councillors - Maureen Child, Mary Campbell and Callum Laidlaw - are standing down. So,...
249 Portobello Central - become a member!
Porty Podcast - April 02, 2022 06:00 - 9 minutesApplications are now open to become a member of Portobello Central, the charity which will run the Town Hall when it re-opens. Around a hundred people have already signed up and the trustees’ target is one thousand. Progress on making the building safe to open has been slower than expected. In ...
248 Portobello Central - become a member!
Porty Podcast - April 02, 2022 06:00 - 9 minutesSend us a Text Message. Applications are now open to become a member of Portobello Central, the charity which will run the Town Hall when it re-opens. Around a hundred people have already signed up and the trustees’ target is one thousand. Progress on making the building safe to open has been ...
248 Music Broth - the instrument library
Porty Podcast - March 26, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutesDid you know that the Tool Library in Portobello has joined forces with an organisation called ‘Music Broth’? It’s a library for musical instruments which was founded in Glasgow about 4 years ago. The idea is simple. If someone wants to learn an instrument, they can borrow one to get a feel for ...
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