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Let’s Talk About… Unheard Stories
Conversations, features, and documentaries exploring the voices and histories overlooked.
From disability and neurodivergence to forgotten stories, advocacy, and everyday life.
Hosted by Nicky, blending interviews, reflections, and immersive storytelling.
Episodes
42 episodes
Fiona Clason: Mary Martin at the University of Stirling art collection
In this episode, Fiona Clason, from the University of Stirling Art Collection, talks us through the stories behind the collection, its purpose, its people, and its mission, before diving into the history and significance of Mar...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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13:34
Francesca Flowers on her father: Adrian Flowers’ Photographs of Mary & Kenneth Martin (read by Zoe)
In this episode, In this episode, writer Francesca Flowers reflects on her father, photographer Adrian Flowers, and the time he spent in the studios of Mary and Kenneth Martin during the 1950s. Her words are read by ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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3:44
Audrey Grant: Reading Mary Martin’s Wall Construction
Artist Audrey Grant joins me for a reflective, quietly powerful conversation about Mary Martin’s Wall Construction and the deeper artistic ideas that run through both women’s work.Audrey shares how she appro...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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17:53
The Burning of Dunning by Jacobites (1716)
On the night of January 28th, 1716, Dunning was burning.As Jacobite troops from the Earl of Mar’s army retreated through Strathearn, they set fire to villages along the way. Thirty-three families lost their homes, and at leas...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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3:00
Paul Martin on his Mother Mary Martin: Legacy, Light, and Wall Construction
In this episode, I speak with Paul Martin, son of the artist Mary Martin, about her life, her process, and the story behind Wall Construction, one of the most iconic works in the University of Stirling Art Collection....
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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25:57
St Serf, the Dragon & the Dupplin Cross
In the heart of Dunning stands St Serf’s Church, its tower dating back to the 1200s. But the stories it carries go much further: a local legend of a saint and a dragon, and a sandstone cross carved more than 1,200 years ago. In this short...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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2:35
Ally Wallace
What can a first impression reveal about an artwork that rewards slow looking? Sometimes the simplest response opens the most interesting door.In this episode, I speak with Ally Wallace, an artist known for his observatio...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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7:48
Sam Gathercole
What do we uncover when we look beyond the clean lines of an artwork and into the thinking that shaped it? Mary Martin’s work often appears minimal, but its foundations are anything but simple.In this episode, I speak with Sam G...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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Toby Paterson
What does it mean for an artwork to stay relevant long after the moment it was created? Some pieces remain fixed in time; others continue to shift as new artists encounter them.In this conversation, I speak with Toby Paterson, a...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:14:39
Mary Martin: The Wall That Spoke to Me
What makes an artwork stick with you long after you first see it? For me, that artwork is Wall Construction by Mary Martin, tucked away in the Crush Hall at the University of Stirling.This episode is a personal journ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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5:22
ADHD at 60: Stuart’s Story
This week, Ryan and I sit down with Stuart, diagnosed with ADHD just six weeks ago, in his 60s. What follows is an open, honest, and sometimes raw conversation about what led him to seek a diagnosis later in life, how it’s changed the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:04:00
Dun knock Hillfort
High above Dunning lies Dun knock, a hill that once held a powerful Iron Age fort.Built with stone, earth, and timber, it was home to people who lived, cooked, and worked here more than two thousand years ago. Today, the ramp...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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2:47
The Roman Camp at Kincladie Wood
Two thousand years ago, Dunning looked very different. In Kincladie Wood, the faint dips and ditches are all that remain of a vast Roman camp. Archaeologists say it could have held an entire marching army, thousands of s...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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3:13
Bonus: Geoff Holder on the Mystery of Maggie Wall
This bonus episode features the full interview with writer Geoff Holder, recorded for my recent Maggie Wall podcast.In this conversation, Geoff shares insights into Scotland’s witch trials, theories about the Maggie Wall monument,...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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35:40
Let’s WALK About: Maggie Wall’s Monument
In the heart of Dunning, Scotland, stands a rough stone monument that has puzzled visitors for centuries. Painted across its face are the words: “Maggie Wall was burned here in 1657 as a witch.”But who was Maggie Wall? Why is sh...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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13:00
Trailer: Let’s WALK About (New 6-Part Series)
Join me on 13th September, for a brand new experimental 6-part series, Let’s WALK About, voted for by YOU, the listeners.In this series, I’ll be taking you on walks, starting in Dunning, Scotland.Exploring stories and ref...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:12
Nicky and Ryan's Rambles - Can't control the ding!
In this episode, Nicky and Ryan dive into the wonderfully strange talents we all have but could never (or should never) put on a CV. From oddly specific life skills to completely useless party tricks, we explore why these quirks matter more tha...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:00:41
“Broken Systems, Real Lives” Social Care and Access to Work with Luis Canto E Castro
Broken Systems, Real Lives Adult Social Care. Access to Work. Postcode lotteries. Endless paperwork. Delayed support. It’s the reality for too many disabled people in the UK.In this episode, I speak with Luis, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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Dating with a Disability (Across the pond edition!) with Zack Borodkin
In this transatlantic episode of Let’s Talk About, I’m joined by Zack Borodkin Disability rights advocate, community outreach coordinator, and all-around powerhouse based in New York. We explore what dating while dis...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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25:26
Dating & Disability with Calum Grevers
Dating While Disabled: Calum & Nicky Swap experiencesIn this raw and honest episode, Nicky sits down with Calum Grevers to talk about what dating is really like when you're disabled, neurodivergent, or both. From awkward apps ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:05
Nicky and Ryan's Ramble's: Supporting Carers: The Case for a Minimum Income Guarantee
Join Nicky and Ryan as they ramble their way through the implications of the proposed MIG for Scottish carers. New research released today explores how a Minimum Income Guarantee could be piloted for unpaid carers in Scotland. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:01:25
Part 2 John Gibson and The Canmore Trust
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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53:22
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Part 1 Karen's Story
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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49:10
