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Today Chris speaks to award-winning chef and restaurateur Dan Ashmore.
Dan is the owner and head chef of the Leith based fine dining restaurant Askr and has worked at a number of prestigious restaurants and chefs in his career including Dean Banks, Gleneagles, The Pompadour by Galvin, Number One at The Balmoral, Restaurant Tom Aikens, The Square and Fischers at Baslow Hall.
Dan talks about striking out on his own, the philosophy behind Askr, what food means to him, working with Gordon Ramsay, changing trends in the restaurant scene, working with his staff, the effect of Brexit and the cost of living crisis on the food industry and The X Files S2 Ep9 'Firewalker'.
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Some links:
Askr
Faking It with Gordon Ramsay

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Today Chris speaks to Scottish writer and paranormal psychologist Evelyn Hollow. Evelyn is also an expert for various TV shows and podcasts — most recently the smash-hit BBC shows The Battersea Poltergeist , The Witch Farm, and Uncanny. She is also seen in the Warner Bros. TV shows Spooked Scotland and Spooked Ireland, which stream on Discovery Channel+. Evelyn gives guest talks on paranormal history and the quantum physics of anomalous phenomena.
In the episode, Evelyn talks about her approach to the paranormal, Scotland and its folklore, if class plays any part in otherwordly sightings, navigating the strange world of reality TV, her new book and The X Files S2 Ep8 'One Breath'.
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Some links:
ATLAS OF PARANORMAL PLACES
The Battersea Poltergeist
The Witch Farm
Uncanny

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Today Chris speaks to writer, filmmaker and critic Robyn Adams.
Robyn is based near the Peak District and is the writer, director and star of the short films Katie & Joan Go to the Museum (2023) and The Estrogen Gospel (2024) which screened as part of SOHOME Horror Pride 2024.
Robyn talks about The North (of England), folk horror, telling new stories, the welcome embrace of the horror community, the importance of Doctor Who and The X Files S2 Ep7 'No.3'.
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Whistle and I'll Come To You (BBC)

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