Ollie Horn Podcasts

The founding thesis of this podcast back in 2017 was that national politics in the US is largely broken, possibly irreparably, and that it’s essential to put our collective energy into state/local activism, issues, and elections. My life choices have taken me overseas since then but that ethos remains at the heart of this show and the Channel 253 P…

Scotland and Glasgow Warriors scrum-half, George Horne joins us this week from Santiago to look ahead to the Summer Tour opener against Chile this weekend. Rachel Malcolm tells us how she's getting on with pre-season training with Scotland and Chris Paterson and Jo Wilson chat about all the latest rugby news.…

On a special bonus episode of the Official Scottish Rugby Podcast, Scotland's Darcy Graham chats to Jo Wilson on the hallowed turf of BT Murrayfield. In an insightful and revealing interview he looks back on his career to date and discusses the exciting season ahead. He also chats emotionally about his brother's recovery from a serious car crash an…

On this week's podcast Chris Paterson and Rachel Malcolm chat to Gemma Fay and Jim Mallinder about Scottish Rugby's Women & Girls’ Strategy 2022-2026. Gemma explains the process they're going through and how work has already started behind the scenes on a number of exciting initiatives. Jim talks about the link to the men's game and gives his thoug…

On the 150th episode of the Official Scottish Rugby Podcast, Chris Paterson is joined by a new guest host, Jo Wilson for the first in-person podcast since March 2020. Chris and Jo chat to Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend and winger Kyle Rowe, ahead of the games against Chile and Argentina. They also speak to Cal Davies from Watsonians Rugby and …

Dave Clark is the founder of Seattle Sounders blog, Sounder at Heart and a former color commentator for Tacoma Defiance. He came on the show to offer a mid-season check-in on the state of the season for both teams. We also discussed the Emerald City Supporters’ decision to retire Take ’em All, a choice we both support. Cast of Characters Dave – Twi…

Joe Biden's Straight Talk Express comes to Asia! WaPo Bureau Chief Michelle Ye Hee Lee joins us to talk about what Biden took away from his time in Japan. If he's anything like most Americans, we're betting that list includes a Hello Kitty T-shirt and a fake sword. Ferris Wheel and Kintsugi River boats! Topics discussed on this episode include: How…

The host of this show is not a crypto true-believer but I do dabble in the digital asset market. I remain unconvinced about the long-term value of current cryptocurrencies, but I think there is potential utility in the underlying technology. This is a conversation about both that doubt and that technological potential. Jonas is based in Zurich, Swi…

Former international referee JP Doyle joins us on the latest episode of the Official Scottish Rugby Podcast to chat about his new role as Scottish Rugby's High Performance Referee Coach. Ahead of speaking at the Game Development Conference this weekend, Doyle talks about what he learned as a referee, who the most difficult player to referee was and…

You know how we say “Black Twitter,” “Legal Twitter,” “Academic Twitter,” or “Soccer Twitter”? What if those were real and distinct communities? What if there was a smaller “[Whatever You’re Into] Twitter” free of ads, SPAM, and corporate ownership by Meta and Elon Musk? That’s Darius Kazemi’s vision. Darius is a computer programmer and digital art…

Edinburgh Rugby's Ben Vellacott and Glasgow Warrior's Sam Johnson join our hosts Chris Paterson and Rachel Malcolm on this week's Official Scottish Rugby Podcast to look ahead to Saturday's 1872 Cup match. All roads leads to BT Murrayfield for one of the most highly anticipated 1872 Cup derbies in the professional era, as the two sides go head-to-h…

On this week's episode, Chris Paterson and Rachel Malcolm chat about the latest rugby news including, Glasgow & Edinburgh in European action, the FOSROC Super6 Sprint Series and this weekend's Silver Saturday event. Chris is joined by Biggar captain, Abbie Baillie and Cartha Claymores captain, Lynsay Taylor to discuss their involvement in Silver Sa…

Glasgow Warriors full-back Ollie Smith joins us on this week's podcast to chat about his rugby journey so far and his aspirations for the future. Smith also chats about the upcoming 1872 Cup and how he made his Warriors debut against Edinburgh in January 2021, coming off the bench in a 23-22 victory at Scotstoun. Chris and Rachel are also joined by…

Vilson is a veteran of the classroom, a math teacher from the Bronx, and the author of This is Not a Test, Jose is currently away from the classroom pursuing a Ph.D. from Columbia. He and Nate discussed lessons they’ve learned from their past education advocacy, finding your voice as an advocate, and how we can reclaim the narrative from the moral …

Scotland and Edinburgh backrower Jamie Ritchie joins us on this week's podcast to chat about his rehab and look ahead to a big game for Edinburgh against Ulster this weekend. Chris Paterson is also joined by Dr James Robson and Professor Craig Ritchie, who tell us all about the new Brain Health Clinic at BT Murrayfield, which has been launched this…

Scotland International Rachel McLachlan joins Chris Paterson and Rachel Malcolm on this week's podcast as they look ahead to Italy this Saturday. Heriot’s captain Ruairidh Leishman also joins us for a chat on the Super6 Sprint Series and ahead to their game against Boroughmuir Bears this weekend.By Scottish Rugby

Tori Douglass is an ex-evangelical, ex-conservative anti-racist educator. She was born and raised in the Portland Area and since 2015 has been an outspoken critic of American evangelicalism and the racism present in many evangelical communities. We brought her on for a conversation about Black conservatism. We tried to categorize the varieties of B…

Gregor Townsend, Sir Ian McGeechan and Chris Paterson share their memories of the late Tom Smith on this week's podcast. Boroughmuir Bears' Head Coach, Graham Shiel and Ayrshire Bulls' Head Coach Pete Horne look ahead to the opening weekend of the 2022 FOSROC Super6 Sprint Series.By Scottish Rugby

Japan Scholar Oleg Benesch joins us to to talk about the past, present, and future of Japanese castles, and break down the debates around them, proving that when it comes to historical Japanese strongholds, things aren't always black and shiro. Bobby and Ollie mourn the loss of some of their river cruise sponsors, and play catch up. Topics discusse…

Scotland 7s star Lee Jones joins us on this week's podcast to look ahead to a busy weekend of rugby sevens action in Melrose and Singapore and Scotland international Shona Campbell chats about her journey to the Scotland team.By Scottish Rugby

Big tech companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Google are swimming in an absolute ocean of our private data. In any ways, we have been worn down and lulled into a sense of helplessness about it. They track our searches, to sell us ads; they track our movement, to aggregate our location data; they track our purchases, sharing them with God knows who.…

Scotland international Rhona Lloyd and Premiership Final team captains Fergus Scott and Fraser Grant are our guests on this week's podcast. Rhona tells us how she got into rugby, chats about qualifying for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and looks ahead to their upcoming TikTok Women's Six Nations fixture in Wales. Fergus and Fraser look back on…

Ramadan begins April 3. Millions of Americans and millions of students in the US will be fasting during daylight hours for a month. We invited on Amy Daraiseh, a teacher and life coach from Chicago, as a Jordanian-American and observant Muslim, she’s offering her perspective on how we can do our best to support people in our lives who are fasting d…

Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm looks head to the opening match of this year's TikTok Women's Six Nations against England, Chris and Rachel review the action from last weekend and Chris catches up with Scottish Rugby's Director of Rugby Development to chat about Scottish Rugby Schools Week.By Scottish Rugby

Melissa Santos is a political reporter for Crosscut and a regular guest on the show. She joined us this week to talk about what passed and what didn’t in the 2022 Washington State Legislative Session. Cast of Characters Melissa Santos – Twitter The Nerd Farmer Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts and is bro…