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The Porty Podcast is a community project, highlighting events in and around Edinburgh's seaside - Portobello! It's a very active area with sailing, rowing and kayaking on the Forth, a vibrant artistic community and a strong sense of identity which makes it slightly separate from the other parts of Edinburgh. Image credit Nicola Dunlop
Welcome to the Portobello sound podcast, where amazing things happen.
Earl Okin is a singer songwriter and comedy performer. This is his show.
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Jezz Harkin
An eclectic music mix. Currently aired on Portobello Radio, London, UK.
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Porty Bedtime Podcast from Portobello Library
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Porty Bedtime Podcast from Portobello Library
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Porty Library staff-member & Local Poet Ellen reads some lovely restful rhymes, sings some soothing songs and tells us a story to help relax the wee ones just in time for bed. airs on Tuesdays fortnightly from 7.00pm
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Portobello and Joppa Parish Church Podcast
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Portobello and Joppa Parish Church Podcast
Portobello and Joppa Parish Church
An audio podcast featuring worship services and other media content from Portobello and Joppa Parish Church.
OXGANGS - A Capital Story describes what life was like for a boy growing up in 1960s Oxgangs on a council housing estate in the lea of the Pentland Hills. Told through a series of over two hundred stories it paints a picture of one family living alongside seven other families in an atypical ‘stair’ telling the everyday story of their lives – the story of the sixteen adults and twenty-five children who lived at 6 Oxgangs Avenue between the years 1958 and 1972.
The global watch industry produces an estimated 1.2 billion units a year. With around, 7.5 billion people on the planet, that means that over a 6 and a half year period, enough are made for every one of us to go out and buy a brand new watch of our own. In reality, that’s not what happens. For starters, just because all these watches are being churned out, doesn't mean that anyone is actually buying them. Lots of people can’t understand why you would spend money on a wrist watch. After all, ...
Portobello and its sense of community is attracting the attention of the academic world. The latest to be looking at us is a fourth year undergraduate who’s studying geography at Edinburgh University. We will be the subject of his final dissertation and at least some of his source material comes from… listening to The Porty Podcast.…
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The Brilliant Show w/ Jezz Harkin. Portobello Radio Sat March 11, 2023
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Naked Muse - Pill Bitches Are Back - M.E.B , Miles Davis, Blu What Does the Money Machine Eat? - Spaceheads The People Say - Steve Mason Apocalypse - J Lloyd Double Lucifer - TVAM Under Me Sleng Teng (Version) - Wayne Smith Hang On To Yourself - David Bowie Sad Affair - Marxman Release - Afro Celt Sound System Famine - Sinead O’Connor $1 One Vote -…
You may have seen the posters about what’s happening at the Town Hall. You may have spoken to people about how the building will be used when it becomes a community asset. You may have your own ideas about events you’d like to see – or even put on – there. But right now, the trustees are looking for your practical help in the form of the cash they’…
Next Saturday, a group of storytellers from around the country are gathering at Bellfield for an event next Saturday evening entitled “Tales of the Gallus Women”. These “Gallus Women” are those who, in their day, made a significant impact on their communities but whose lives and influence have largely been forgotten. The show has been brought toget…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.167. To download or listen, please click HERE... (1) MANON LESCAUT –Puccini. In Quelle Trine Morbide. CELESTINA BONINSEGNA. (2) 'World Fair at St. Louis' Cylinders – 'Nellie'. (3) Steamboat - Lucas. THE DRIFTERS. (4) RIGOLETTO – Verdi. Lassu In Ciel. GRAZIELLA PARETO & TITTA RUFFO. (5) Lester Leaps In - Young. COUNT B…
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287 20 Minute Neighbourhood? Consultation
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In the last few days, the City of Edinburgh Council has launched a consultation about how to turn Portobello into a 20 minute neighbourhood. Over the next six week, local people will have the chance to express their views on how to make local services – shops, cafes, the local surgery - more accessible by foot, cycle, wheelchair or public transport…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.166. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) Broadway Rhythm – Brown/Freed. ANSON WEEKS ORCH. (2) LA FAVORITA – Donizetti. O Mio Fernando. ALICE CUCINI. (3) Hymne A L'Amour – Monnot/Piaf. ÉDITH PIAF. (4) Don't Have Any More, Mrs. Moore – Castling/Walsh. LILY MORRIS. (5) There's Rhythm In The River – Calloway. …
This coming Thursday, the Portobello Timebank has arranged a talk at Bellfield to mark to 100th anniversary of the public broadcasting in the UK, which took place at the end of last year. They’ve enlisted the help of Tom Stevenson, a retired professor of Microelectronic Technology at Edinburgh University. His talk - The Story of Early Radio – tells…
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The Brilliant! Show w/ Jezz Harkin on Portobello Radio. Sat Feb 11, 2023.
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Words of Advice for Young People - William S. Burroughs/Bill Laswell Geronimo - Young Fathers Top Steppa V2 (feat Nightmares on Wax) - Greentea Peng Roots - Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive Connection I Play My Bass Loud - Gina Birch I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits Silly Games - Janet Kay Socks, Drugs, And Rock 'N' Roll - Buffalo Daug…
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285 Alison Jeffrey Thom - Volunteer Coordinator at Bellfield
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The Portobello Community Hub at Bellfield depends on volunteers. Some of them get involved with single projects, other make a regular long term commitment, or even just offer to help as needed. The tasks they take on vary from being Action Porty Board members, to assisting at events, gardening or helping to maintain the building, etc. To help manag…
Portobello is a magic place - quite literally! In Richard Wiseman, we have a magician whose videos on YouTube have spell-bound people from around the world (over 600 million times he says). He’s performed at the Fringe and was a Fringe Festival Director. He’s also fascinated by the history of magic and Portobello’s rich history in this wonderful ar…
A new play for schools is about to start touring over the next couple of months. It’s called ‘Maya and the Whale’ and it stars Hazel Darwin-Clements who also wrote it. The production is part of a programme run by Theatre in Schools Scotland. The organisation works with teachers, education colleagues, local authority arts organisations to develop an…
Thinking back to the Festive Season, cosmetics appear to have been popular gifts. And soap is one of those products that seems to have to ability to keep on giving throughout the year – or rather, good quality soaps. If you do your shopping in Portobello, you may never have come across a small shop at the eastern end of Joppa Road. Dook produces ar…
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The Brilliant Show with Jezz Harkin on Portobello Radio, Sat Jan 14, 2023.
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Sage Motel - The Monophonics, Kelly Finnigan Skin - Leslie Winer E=MC2 - (Redo) - B.A.D. Three Piece Suit - Trinity We'll Be Right Back - Steinski & Mass Media. Angels & Queens - Gabriels You Can't Always Get What You Want (Soulwax Remix ) - The Rolling Stones A Hero's Death (Soulwax Remix) - Fontaines D.C. Nothing Left To Lose - Everything But The…
There will shortly be an unusual dance event in Porty. It’s called the Malecon Matinee and will be held next Sunday afternoon. What’s behind the name? Well, it’s the creation of local people who’ve fallen in love with the music and dance of Cuba – and the Malecon is the main road along the sea front in Havana. But what is different and special abou…
Happy New Year and welcome back to another season of The Porty Podcast. Have you ever walked along Porty Prom and watched the open-water swimmers on a cold January day braving the freezing air before walking into the cold sea? There’s a bit of madness on New Year’s Day when the ‘Loony Dook’ takes place; but to keep going throughout the month despit…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.165. To listen or download, click HERE... (1) O Sole Mio – Di Capua/Capurro. FERNANDO DE LUCIA. (2) The Man Who Sells Insurance – Curtis/Crumit. FRANK CRUMIT. (3) Mississippi Mud – Barris. THE RHYTHM BOYS. (4) LA TRAVIATA – Verdi. Ah! Fors'E Lui. SELMA KURZ. (5) GENEVIEVE DE BRABANT – Offenbach. Gendarme Duet. MALCOLM…
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The Brilliant Show w/Jezz Harkin on Portobello Radio. Sat Dec 10, 2022.
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Ain't No Love - Pilots Of Peace Telephone Thing - The Fall The New Flame - Ugly Mac Beer Privacy - Eszter Balint More Mess on My Thing - The Poets Of Rhythm Sex Machine - The Flying Lizards No Confusion (feat. Kojey Radical) - Ezra Collective, Kojey Radical Treat You Right - The Allergies Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters Ghetto Defendant - The Cr…
It may only be the second week of December but the Porty Podcast is taking an extended break until the New Year. However, it’s been an interesting year. Both Hazel Darwin-Clements and David Calder have met lots of interesting people with interesting stories to tell. So we thought we should look back on some of the best bits of the last 12 months. T…
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278 Cllr Tim Jones - Scottish Conservative
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Today, we meet the last of the four councillors we elected back in May. Conservative Tim Jones mounted a tightly focused campaign here in Portobello. He wanted to see the re-opening of Brunstane Road, the removal of some of the Spaces for People protected cycle lanes, and to stop the introduction of a controlled parking zone. When he spoke to David…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.164. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) RIGOLETTO – Verdi. Bella Figlia Dell'Amore. LUISA TETRAZZINI,ENRICO CARUSO, PASQUALE AMATO, JOSEPHINE JACOBY. (2) Blues In The Night – Arlen/Mercer. LARRY ADLER (with JOHN KIRBY). (3) The Taximeter Song - . BILLY WILLIAMS. (4) Lilacs – Rachmaninov. NINA KOSHETZ. (5)…
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277 Councillor Alys Mumford - Scottish Green Party
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In this the third of our interviews with our local councillors, I’ve been speaking to Alys Mumford from the Scottish Green Party. The Greens had a particularly successful election, doubling their numbers from five to ten. All of the councillors I’ve spoken to so far have been deeply concerned about climate change and about the current economic and …
You may have heard that Lothian Dance Academy is under new management. For the last thirty-three years, Miss Morag – Morag Philips – has been the driving force behind the school. But before that, she had a thriving career, travelling the world in a wide range of shows including ballet and cabaret. However, as David Calder found out when he met Miss…
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The Brilliant Show on Portobello Radio. Sat Nov 12, 2022.
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Come Together (Wheatherall MIX) - Primal Scream Is Your Voodoo Working? - The Jim Jones Allstars , Nikki Hill Alien Boys - Essential Logic Maybe Your Baby - Stevie Wonder Ball of Confusion - The Undisputed Truth Lose This Skin - The Clash Puzzle - This Twisted Wreckage The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff. Dirty Rat - Orbital, Sleaford Mods The Slide…
As we know, the new council has been in place for almost six months. Three of our elected members are new to the role. So how are they settling into the job? In this second episode, Porty podcast Producer David Calder met Labour’s Jane MeagherBy David Calder, Cllr Jane Meagher
Many homes in Portobello date back to the Victorian or Edwardian eras. Those in the centre of Edinburgh are much, much older than that. They were fit for purpose in those days – but, with climate change a growing issue along with ever increasing energy prices, they are no longer energy efficient. We could either pull them all down and lose all the …
There have been posters appearing around Portobello advertising the screening of a film called "Rory's Way" starring Brian Cox. It's the first step in the path towards creating a local community film club here. It's a project which David Calder discovered when he met Monica Birch, a member of the organising group, has been fermenting for some month…
EARL OKIN'S GRAMOPHONE SHOW. No.163. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) Vorrei? – Tosti. EMILIO DE GOGORZA. (2) Tiger Rag – ODJB. THE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND. (3) My Last Dollar – Williams. BERT WILLIAMS. (4) TOSCA – Puccini. Vissi D'Arte. EMMA EAMES. (5) Precious Lord - ??? ARETHA FRANKLIN. (6) Um Chorinho Pra Voce – Araujo. SEVE…
The new council has been in place for almost six months, so how are the new councillors settling into the job. Three of them were elected for the first time back in May and, in this short series between now and the end of the year, we’ll hear from them all. In this first interview, Porty podcast Producer David Calder met Kate Campbell from the SNP.…
There's just over a week to go before the crowd fund closes. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/trudy-me-a-picture-book-celebrating-differenceBy David Calder
Physical disabilities can be very frustrating. It can lead to a loss of confidence, to the feeling that your boundaries are much more limited. For those who depend on a wheelchair, many come to think they’ve somehow become less visible; when out with a partner, even friends may address their comments to the partner and not to the person in the chai…
Scotland’s architectural heritage is well known and respected. The large number of tenements you find all over the Central Belt in particular is an important part of that. But therein lies a problem. Who is responsible for looking after them? Each flat is separately owned. Neighbours nowadays do not always know each other. Some are owner-occupied; …
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Always Crashing In The Same Car - David Bowie The Road Back - Trappers Cabin New Body Rhumba - LCD Soundsystem Chains Of Love - The Dirtbombs Shout Bamalama - The Detroit Cobras Know Your Product - The Saints Under No Nation - Goat Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys - The Equals Pappa's Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag Geno - Dexy's Midnight Runners When …
There’s a beautiful picture book for children called ‘Trudy and Me – a Picture Book Celebrating Difference’. Its heroine is a young girl, Trudy - born with Downs Syndrome, and her relationship with her brother Patrick as they play on the beach at Portobello. The book however is waiting for a crowdfunder campaign, which will come to an end at the en…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.162. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) The Proclamation of King George V. (2) AIDA – Verdi. Ritorna Vincitor. CELESTINA BONINSEGNA. (3) The Ying Tong Song – Milligan. THE GOONS. (4) She's Funny That Way – Moret/Whiting. SAM WOODING ORCHESTRA. (5) IL TROVATORE – Verdi. D'Amor Sull'Ali. GIANNINA ARANGI-LOM…
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.By David Calder
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 found this afternoon. https://www.northfieldandwillowbrae.org.uk/ https://www.…
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 strikes here haven't exactly helped. But in Germany, the federal Government decided…
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 Portobello Town Hall when all of the current works are completed and the scaffold…
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The Brilliant Show on Portobello Radio. Sat Sept 10, 2022.
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Angels & Queens - Gabriels Love Will Tear Us Apart - Amythyst Kiah Sage Motel - The Monophonics, Kelly Finnigan We Go Back (feat. Mavis Staples) - Buddy Guy Elizabeth My Dear - The Stone Roses. Better Not Look Down - B.B. King Brooklyn to Brooklin - Scone Cash Players Modern Love (Moonage Daydream Mix) - David Bowie What's Going On (Paul Oakenfold,…
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, there is a curious extra - a literary walking tour around the town! https://porto…
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 they didn't just survive but thrive through the pandemic. https://smithandgertr…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.161. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) OTELLO – Verdo. Credo. TITTA RUFFO. (2) Moments Like This – Lane/Loesser. MAXINE SULLIVAN. (3) Echoes Of Mistrelsy - ???. BILLY GOLDEN. (4) Texarkansas Baby – Rose/Clark. BOB WILLS. (5) UN BALLO IN MASCHERA – Verdi. Eri Tu. ARTHUR FEAR. (6) Let's Call The Whole Thin…
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 expedition around the West Coast of Scotland) in preparation for the event in December.…
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The Brilliant Show on Portobello Radio. Sat August 13, 2022.
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Hercules - Ghetto Priest Breathe - Telepopmusic Return of Baron Samedi - Big Boss Man Trouble - Say She She I Spy For The FBI - Jamo Thomas Blue Monday - Dub Pistols, Dubmatix. I Just Want To Make Love To You - Cold Blood All Of Your Life - Shirley Nanette Johnny Downloader - David Bowie. Black Rabbit Dub - Prince Fatty, Shniece MacMenamin Cavern -…
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The Brilliant Show with Jezz Harkin on Portobello Radio. Sat July 9, 2022.
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The Lunacy Legacy - Fun Boy Three Ship Of Fools - World Party Baby Driver - Simon & Garfunkel Work Until I Die - S.G. Goodman Baby, I Love You So - Colourbox Winter In America - Kentyah Martin Luther Manic Pixie Dream Cunt - Shilpa Ray I'm So Bored With The USA - The Clash Justice (Get Up, Stand Up) - Nakkia, Wiz Khalifa, Bob Marley Justice To The …
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show. No.159. To listen or download, please click HERE... 1) Snake Hip Dance - Ellington. DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA. (2) ERNANI – Verdi. O Sommo Carlo. GIULIO FREGOSI. (3) Chloe – Moret/Kahn arr. Katz. MICKEY KATZ. (4) Time On My Hands – Youmans/Adamson/Gordon. RUSS COLUMBO. (5) Snookey Ookums – Berlin. BILLY MURRAY. (6) Legge…
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, teaching in lockdown and what 'zone' you're in while weaving. You can find out more ab…
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 swap-shop for bike parts, advice on bike maintenance and a workshop on what mi…
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 Calder met two of the organisers. https://portypride.com/2022/programme/…
