Paul Shields Matt Diamond Podcasts

Matt stopped smoking this week - it seems to be going surprisingly well. We get into the Hancock text shambles and why he’s such an idiot for allowing it to happen. We also chat about the Linekar debacle and how fragile the right wing mindset and agenda really is when a football pundit having an opinion derails both.…

This week we’re getting into the recent resignation of The First Minister, how shocked we were by the news and what’s next for Nicola Sturgeon, The SNP and those looking to replace her.

After a few weeks longer away over Christmas and New Year than expected, we’re back and chatting what comes next as well as getting into some of the madness from around the world Including Tate, Kanye, Musk and a few other egomaniacs causing it recently.

This week we’re discussing the ongoing energy crisis with City Councillor Matt Kerr and Jess Galloway, representing the Power To The People (Glasgow) campaign group. We chat about how and why the crisis started, how it fits within the wider context of industrial action and general discontent around the country as well as how the group would like to…

This week we are back with guests writer/ director Alan Main and cinematographer Cameron Blyth to discuss their new movie addressing mens mental health - True Sickness. We chat about the process of film making from the conception of the idea through to conclusion, influences and the responsibility of helming a project like this and more.…

Hard not to talk about the recent passing of The Queen and all the nonsense that has followed it, what kind of King we’re getting and why we weren’t allowed to talk about if we even want another one. We also chat House of the Dragon and Rings of Power as well as coming back to previous discussion on psychedelics and how reliable the information we …

This week we continue to chat about the ongoing bin-fire that is modern life in the UK and beyond. We get into the spectacle of who can claim to be the biggest a***hole that is The Tory Leadership contest and why their horrible rhetoric isn’t actually aimed at you. We discuss whether or not Trump is finally done and what that means for the nutter M…

Paul and I finally manage to get caught up on recent events after a few weeks of life getting in the way. We chat Roe vs Wade, it’s impact in America and further afield. How Matt’s YouTube tried to use reviews of Sci-Fi content to radicalise him and more. All likes, shares and comments welcome.

This week we’re talking about the good fans can do for their respective communities through football with Neil Cowan of Jags For Good. Jags For Good are a Partick Thistle supporters group who are currently engaging with the club in a number of ways, from season book donation drives that include the local refugee population to help them settle in th…

This week we’re talking about the rise of Cryptocurrency and NFTs with Daniel Thomas, Chancellors Fellow at Strathclyde University, who specialises in Security and Cybercrime. We discuss everything from the mechanics of Crypto and it’s impact on both the environment and society, the volatility of the markets and if the claims made around the securi…

It‘s been a few weeks since we last got something out, a mixture of covid, holidays and laziness held us up. This week we’re catching up on recent events before moving on to our upcoming guests. With the absolute shit-show that the UK has become, this one gets a little heated, fair warning.

This week’s guest is David Cranna, author of Glass City, a self-published detective noir comic set 100 years in the future - where Glasgow (Glass City) finds itself amalgamated with Edinburgh to make one massive mega-city. We chat about the process of making comics, including building a team and funding your endeavour. We compare notes on some of o…

In our first episode of 2022, Paul and I caught up on what’s been happening over recent months, the stresses and strains of Christmas and New Year and the impact of Partygate amongst other things. Sorry our new year episode is out in February, Paul had this ready a week ago and I totally missed that we were ready to go. We’re a slick operation!…

Hi guys, Sorry for the long break but we're back with another excellent guest in Anna Cowan! Anna is the Co-Founder of Girls Against, a campaign group standing up to sexual assault and misogyny in live music venues. We'd like to thank Anna for her time and her voice on a growing issue with the rise in spikings happening in Night Clubs across the UK…

This week we’re getting into independent Scottish cinema with Paul Morris, writer, director and, from the sounds of it, pretty much everything in between at some point in the production of his new film Angry Young Men. We chat about the challenges and hurdles faced when making a movie independently in this country, how technology has changed things…

This week we got together to catch up on the news of the last month or so. We spoke about the hysteria around Saudi money being pumped into Newcastle United, how COP26 is a load of pish, our pal Jeff over at Amazon ruined a genuine human moment for William Shatner and Dave Chappelle's latest special and controversy around its content.Please like, s…

After a few weeks of being respectively floored with both Covid and Novid, we left the beers alone and finally did some work! We discuss plans to explore streaming formats and some of the great content producers we’ve engaged with so far, the nonsensical hypocrisy at the heart of Cancel Culture, the word “Hun” in the context of the current attempts…

This week we caught up with long-time friend of the show and host of her own We Stories with People Podcast, Jen Murray. We discuss the power of conversation, travel and more. All likes, shares, subs, etc welcome

This week we got into the studio on our own to talk about the recent drug death statistics in Scotland, how it has been communicated after last years report, how we see the history playing a part, the responsibility the SNP must take and where we go from here. We also chat about Billionaires going to space, how blind they and the media are to the v…

In this week’s episode we get into a topic we’ve been looking to cover for a while, disinformation. We hear about it more and more, wether that be in the election of Trump in 2016 or throughout the Covid pandemic. Our guests are Nik Williams a Journalist Protection Advisor at CFWIJ and Director at The Ferret as well as Lawyer and Academic Stephen M…

Hi guys, This week we got back in the studio with Joseph Donnelly author of 'Checkpoint: How video games power up minds, kick ass and save lives'. If that book title didn't give it away, we're following up on our short a few weeks back to talk about Gaming and how it can and does have a positive impact on mental health. We hope as always you enjoy …

Hey guys, It's been a couple of week but life got in the way!! We got back into the studio and caught up on a lot that we've been looking at over the past couple of weeks. We really enjoy these one to one podcasts and it give Matt and I the opportunity to really chat and it tends to have a real no pressure chat that has a cathartic effect! We hope …

Hello and Welcome to Episode 110 of Rebel City Podcast,This weeks guest we had the privilege of sitting down with one of Scotland's top Podcasters and Producers Halina Rifai of the incredible 'A Sonic Hug' podcast, which if you haven't already you should 100% go check out before the new series gets published.We spoke about a lot and Halina was a gr…

Hey guys,Welcome to Episode 109 of Rebel City Podcast, this week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Jubemi AKA Glasgow up and coming Rapper Bemz. We had an incredible conversation with Jubemi about how he ended up in Glasgow and becoming the Rap focal point in Glasgow during Lockdown with his amazing EP, Saint of Lost Causes.We spoke about th…

Hi guys,Welcome to this weeks episode of Rebel City Podcast. This week we have for you the larger than life Donald C MacLeod MBE, creator and owner of Glasgow's legendary Rock Club The Cathouse. It was an pleasure to sit down with the man responsible for the most inclusive club in Glasgow if not Scotland, a man who has brought so many incredible ac…

This weeks guest is the incredible Glaswegian Singer-Songwriter Scott Charles.We caught up on his new single 'Central Station', talked about mental health and how music and the scene has changed over the years. We had a wee beer to celebrate getting back to face to face interviews and we couldn't have asked for a better guy to be the first one back…

This week's guest, following on from previous coverage of the 2021 Scottish Elections, is Bob Doris SNP MSP for Maryhill and Springburn currently running for reelection.It was a pleasure to talk to Bob about his path into politics, how politics seems to be evolving, what he would like to see happen in an independent Scotland, the Scottish Governmen…

Back to the Studio....AGAIN! - Rebel City Podcast - Episode #105 by Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt DiamondBy Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt Diamond

This week we had the pleasure of chatting to Ely Percy about their latest book 'Duck Feet'. What a lovely chat we had and we advise everyone to go grab a copy of this amazing book, and to wet your whistles we have Ely read Chapter One at the end of the Podcast. :)Buy the book here:https://www.waterstones.com/book/duck-feet/ely-percy//9781916117921…

This week we welcome back the amazing Tom McGuire for Tom McGuire & The Brassholes. One of a few to return for a second episode here at Rebel City and we can't be happier to do so in line with the release of their new single, the tremendous 'Super Solid Soul Vehicle'. We caught up with Tom about how he's found that second album mountain, lockdown l…

This week's guest is Keiran O'Neill, Scottish Labour MSP Candidate for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn. We found Keiran to be a lovely guy and although we don't agree with everything that Keiran is standing for in his election attempt, we wish him luck and think he personally would make a great MSP.By Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt Diamond

Welcome to Episode 101 of Rebel City Podcast and thank you to every single person who has listened to any of our first 100 Episodes and here is to the next 100!!This week we spoke with Natalie from Sisco Recovery. Sisco develop and deliver recovery initiatives offering pathways into Housing, Education, Employment & Recovery creating a bridge betwee…

Welcome to the 100th Episode of Rebel City Podcast and what a episode we have for you this week. We had the pleasure of catching up with Scottish Greens Councillor and MSP List Candidate Kim Long.We spoke about what got Kim into politics, how the Iraq War protest was life changing, being involved in the community at University, how the climate emer…

This weeks episode of Rebel City we look at 2021 and how we are dealing with limping into the new year! We also look at the situation in US with political and societal discontent taking hold, changes in store for Scottish Labour, fall out from Celtic's trip to Dubai and much more!We will be returning to hopefully weekly with guest shows very very s…

This is a special look back at the year that was 2020. Matt and Paul took time to have a look back at 2020 and we didn't even get round to Epstein or Randy Andy...that's how much of year 2020 has been.Want to take the opportunity to thank all of our listeners for their support in 2020, we've managed to keep the Podcast going through difficult times…

This week Matt and I got together for a Pre-EOY catch up. With recent performances we had to talk Celtic and Neil Lennon. Also got in about Brexit, COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out, how fear of real life and escaping into conspiracy could be a sign of mental illness and even came up with a themed movie night when giving our usual recommendations for conte…

This weeks episode we are delighted to bring Aidan Martin, author of the amazing personal memoirs 'Euphoric Recall'. We've been on a quest to speak to the best in Scottish literature and Aidan fits right into this theme. We spoke a little about his experiences with writing the book and how he found the creative process, as we are obsessed with this…

This week we caught up around life and gave some reaction to Joe Biden winning the 2020 US Presidential Election to become the 46th President of the United States.By Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt Diamond

This weeks guest is fellow podcaster Kieran Burns from All About Ability. we got into a lot with Kieran who was a great guest:- Inspirations for starting All About Ability.- Playing power chair football and how its inspire him- Does limiting ideas of ability come from MSM?- Disabled representation or lack there of- Experiences in craving to be incl…

This weeks guest, we have the distinct privilege to have, Douglas Stuart. Douglas, for those who have been under a rock for the last few months, is a author who has been nominated for the Booker Prize for his first novel 'Shuggie Bain'. Douglas called in from New York to speak to us about not only the book but his upbringing in Glasgow's East End, …

Another week and another pile of political shite to get through...This week we cover new lockdown rules,noticing peoples blatant disregard for them,Netflix American Murder and Spoiler alert we speak about the details,Trumps Covid scare, and Margaret Ferrier's Covid Breach.A massive thank you to everyone listening, we found out last week we are 56 i…

Guys this month we have made the top 200 Podcast charts not only for the first time but for second and third! Massive thank you to everyone who has listened! This week me and Matt caught up and we had a lot to talk about:- Everyone's a covid expert and crap advice.- How people round about us are sharing strange disinformation.- Bleeding into the ma…

Rebel City Podcast - Episode #90 - Kirstin Innes by Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt DiamondBy Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt Diamond

Part Two of our interview with Scottish Indie Rock Legend James Allan. Part two is amazing, James is so funny and some of stories are incredible:• Standing up to Major Record Labels • Lyrics writing themselves• Meeting Alan McGee, playing for him at King Tuts and his take on things• How fresh the Debut album feels to this day• How James relates to …

This weeks guest is Scottish Indie Rock Legend, James Allan from Glasvegas.In Part One we speak about:Growing up in East End in the shadow of Celtic Park.Changing Landscape of Glasgow.Early years, school and Football.Experiences of having two passions.Transition from Football to Music.Misunderstanding of people in public eye.Early gigs and getting …

This week we spoke to Callum Flanagan from 'Let's Talk About Loss'. LTAL are a peer support ground aimed at helping 18-35 year olds through the process of loss of a close loved one. Both me and Matt really enjoyed chatting to Callum and sharng our own expeirnces when it comes to loss.We spoke about:Who are 'Let's Talk About Loss'.Shared experiences…

This week we managed to get back into the studio!!We got in about a lot:- Scottish podcast scene during Lockdown.- passion projects post Lockdown and how they keep you happy.- How we are coping during extended Lockdown and we are not along mentally.- anxiety of post Lockdown life.- Can we come back together like we saw at the start of Lockdown?- So…

This week we had the pleasure of talking to Ex Police Officer Graham Goulden. Graham is the former Ch Insp with Scottish VRU (Violence Reduction Unit) who were in partly responsible for the world renowned reduction in violent crime in Glasgow since 2005. We spoke to Graham about the changing attitudes towards how to tackle violent crime.The role th…

Rebel City Podcast - Episode #84 - Barrington Reeves - Black Lives Matter Scotland & Too Gallus by Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt DiamondBy Podcast out of Glasgow by Paul Shields and Matt Diamond

This weeks guest is Better Than Zero, a organization created post Scottish Independence Referendum to tackle workers on zero hours contracts.We spoke about opinions of UK Government Furlough scheme.Potential for mass unemployment post Lockdown.Workers right, PPE and best practice if anyone has any concerns.Tam was a pleasure to talk to and gave out…