We’re back with the first episode of 2024, a review of the stories from 2023. Let us know if there’s anything we missed, what you thought about the stories we did cover or what you’d like to see from us in 2024.As always, all likes, shares and comments welcome.

Our last full length episode for 2023, recapping our thoughts on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as well as the early testimony from the UK Covid Inquiry.A massive thanks to you all for your continued support and have a great Christmas and we’ll see you again for what we hope is a happy and healthy New Year.Much love: Matt, Paul and Dave.…

This week we’re getting into the early stages of the UK’s Covid Inquiry - discussing the early testimony, what we thought at the time vs how it panned out and more.We might come back to this again as it progresses, if you want to see/ hear that let us know in the comments or leave the episode a like or a rating where you can.…

In this episode we discuss the recent violence in the region, our disappointment with the reactions from our leaders and the need for a ceasefire amongst other related issues.As always, all likes, shares and comments greatly appreciated.

A regular recap episode of the last few week’s content for those who prefer the longer episodes. The uptick in both views and plays has been great in recent weeks, thanks for all your support.

In this episode we get into the mountain of made up nonsense that recently came out of The Conservative Party Conference. From 7 bins, to meat taxes and more - we run down the top imaginary things that definitely aren’t happening, but the Tories continue to campaign on.

In this episode we’re discussing the recent allegations against Russell Brand, the latest of many allegedly inappropriate relationships had by high profile people.We also discuss the recent controversy surrounding Laurence Fox and GB news with regards his clearly misogynistic comments made on mainstream TV.…

A regular round up of our recent episodes and more for those of you who prefer the longer format.

This week we're talking about the new trial happening in Glasgow related to safe drug consumption rooms. We discuss our hopes for the trail, some of the objections it has to overcome and chat more generally about the ever changing attitudes towards addiction and addicts as well as what more work is still to be done here.As always, all likes, shares…

In this video we get into the increasing levels of incompetency and hubris at the heart of the UK Govt.Topics on their own that are neither new or shocking, but we feel have taken a turn for the even worse in recent weeks as the Tories and Sunak grow increasingly desperate to hold on to the power they have left.Probably telling that in the week sin…

In our latest instalment we chat about the recent "friendly" between Scotland and England. We discuss the stick that Harry Maguire takes just for being Harry Maguire, Bellingham and the dig that the England team displayed and Scotland lacked.We also discuss the notion of respect in regards the booing of the English national anthem and some of the w…

For those who prefer the long-form, our latest episode recapping our recent shorter-form content and more.The support for the shorter-form stuff has been really pleasing over the last fortnight or so, so a massive thank you to everyone who liked, shared and commented on the content. This is definitely the way we’ll be working going forward, but if …

In this video we look at the current actor’s and writer’s strike action on pay, conditions and the introduction of AI to the industry.

Our latest video, staying on Cinema with thought on new anti-child trafficking movie Sound of Freedom, starring Q-Anon crackpot Jim “Jesus” Caviziel.

This is the first of what will be our new format going forward: shorter, more regular episodes on specific topics. We’re trying to gradually make it more of a visual experience for those who watch us on both YouTube and Spotify Video whilst hopefully still catering to the folks who listen in when we post too.We’re hoping by making some of our conte…

After a raft or recent examples of billionaires doing everything with their money except spend it on something productive that benefits everyone, we ask: Are billionaires ok?Between homemade submarines, cage fights, impulse social media purchases and talk of colonising other planets instead of creating the technology to save the one we have, the an…

This week we follow up on recent chats around voter ID and the English local elections by looking at the attempts made to suppress the vote ahead of polls opening. We also take a look at the ridiculous pomp of the coronation and a few of our choice observations off the back of it before discussing Joanna Cherry telling the world she’s being cancell…

This week we chat Biden’s recent trip to Ireland, the associated gaffes and him swerving the coronation like the rest of us. We get into the record fine against Fox News for spreading election disinformation and the subsequent sacking of Tucker Carlson as well as start a new segment called Content Club - first up for discussion is Everything, Every…

We get caught up on events since our last episode by chatting about the election of our new First Minister and the early aftermath of that. We get into the Arrest of the former First Minister’s husband on suspected fraud charges as well as diving head first back into the nonsensical world of Donald Trump after his recent criminal indictments. Matt …

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