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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
37 episodes
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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Part 1 Karen's Story
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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49:10
Part 3 Ben Akers from Talk Club
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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34:40
Nicola Sturgeon 8 min Uni Assignment edit
Nicola Sturgeon 8 min assignment edit
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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8:00
Nicola Sturgeon (Full Interview)
Celebrating 25 Years of the Scottish ParliamentIn this special episode, created as my final university assignment for Audio Podcasting, I explore the brief of "25 Years of the Scottish Parliament."I had the e...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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18:50
Simon Howie
In this episode I speak to Simon Howie.Simon started helping out in a butchers shop age just 12, this turned out to be the start of his journey to owning one of the most recognised businesses in Scotland.In this episode we discu...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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33:30
Mike Christie of G4 talks to Nicky and Ryan RocKs
Join Nicky and Ryan RocKs from Stirling Community Radio, as they chat to Mike Christie, where he discusses G4's 20th anniversary album and tour.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:05:29
ADHD in Woman, in conversation with Demi Part-3
This is the 3rd of 3 episodes where I speak with fellow ADHDer, Demi.In episode one we talk about what made her seek a diagnosis and what that process was like for her.In episode two we talk about what life is like after receivi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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56:01
ADHD in Woman, in conversation with Demi Part-2
This is the 2nd of 3 episodes where I speak with fellow ADHDer, Demi.In episode one we talk about what made her seek a diagnosis and what that process was like for her.In episode two we talk about what life is like after receivi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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47:49