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Actor, writer, producer, activist, all around boss lady, Elaine Stirrat is this week's guest. As well as being a busy creative, Elaine is one half of the activism initiative, Persistent and Nasty, who advocate for women and other marginalised voices in the Scottish screen and theatre industries. We had a lovely chat about making change, peaking up, and the dangers and freedoms of being a nasty woman

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This episode’s guest is Ella Watts, one of the most prominent voices in Audio Fiction in the UK. A Writer/Director and Producer, she has worked on huge shows such as BBC’s Dr Who Redacted, Six to Start’s Zombies Run, Marvel Move and more, she’s created Tin Can Audio’s Camlann. We talked about her journey from local community radio to working at the BBC and getting Dr Who redacted commissioned, the freedoms that come with creating niche art outside the constraints of form, and setting boundaries as a director and making tough decisions when your career progression and your morals conflict

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Our first guest on the podcast is Catriona MacLeod. Cat is a writer and director of theatre and film, originally from the Isle of Mull but currently based in Glasgow. She is part of the first ever Sean Connery Talent Lab, and the founder of new scratch night and development platform, And Friends. Cat and I talked about her experience as a theatre director in Scotland, about The Edinburgh Fringe, and why she thinks it was easier to take something there ten years ago rather than now, and about her passion for spaces for new work.