Interviews
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InterviewsAll’s Fair: Fair Saturday Scotland’s 2025 programme
We take a closer look at this year’s innovative Fair Saturday programme and unpack how the arts can be a force for good Read more »| 18 Nov 2025 -
InterviewsMask Up: Community care and wearing masks in 2025
Masks aren’t just for lockdowns. One writer explores how mask wearing – and other measures to reduce COVID transmissions – can help us look after one another in an increasingly authoritarian society Read more »| 13 Nov 2025 -
InterviewsStrike for Gaza: Spending Strike Thursdays
Our money matters. We learn more about Spending Strike Thursdays, disrupting capitalist systems, and organising for Palestinian liberation Read more »| 13 Nov 2025 -
InterviewsCrowning Glory: Scotland’s drag kings on the rise
Time to suit up. We speak to Scotland’s leading drag kings about exploring masculinity, looking out for one another, and creating a name for themselves in today’s drag scene Read more »| 04 Sep 2025 -
ArtTatreez as a symbol of Palestinian culture
A tale of threads, travel, storytelling and collective histories form a pair of Scottish exhibitions which explore the tatreez – traditional Palestinian embroidery which shares the stories, lineages, hopes and dreams of the Palestinian women who create it Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
InterviewsJust Transition: In conversation with Climate Camp Scotland
We meet with Climate Camp Scotland to discuss reclaiming green spaces, taking on the far right, and building a climate justice movement that welcomes everyone Read more »| 11 Jul 2025
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InterviewsCurating Community: In conversation with Refugee Festival Scotland
Ahead of Refugee Festival Scotland this month, we chat with Esraa Husain, the festival’s Programming Fellow, about creating safe spaces, platforming refugee voices and welcoming communities far and wide Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
InterviewsGood News Travels Fast: In Conversation with Dyke News Scotland
A queer Agony Aunt, an excess of crosswords and yearning poetry abound – Dyke News Scotland is the DIY lesbian newsletter we’ve all been waiting for. We chat with the collective about the power of print and connecting queer communities across the country Read more »| 05 Jun 2025 -
InterviewsHot Metal: In conversation with Slaghammers
Blowtorches at the ready. We chat to Slaghammers, the Glasgow-based feminist welding collective, about inclusivity in action, making mistakes, and finding your flow state Read more »| 15 May 2025 -
InterviewsCycles of Change: Glasgow’s cycling gender gap
Riding a bike is no mean feat. One writer unpacks the need for gender equality in active travel and what support is available for women taking on the path less cycled Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsIn conversation with FLAPS
We chat with feminist collective FLAPS (Fannies Listening with Advice and Peer Support) about their work in creating safe spaces at music festivals through sexual and emotional welfare provisions Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsWith Parent & Child: Unpacking the role of doulas and birth companions
With March bringing World Doula Week, we speak to doulas and birth companions practising in Scotland about supporting pregnancy, bringing life into the world, and the need for systemic change Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
IntersectionsExpression by Fur: A ScotiaCon weekend with the furry community
Hot on the hairy heels of ScotiaCon 2025, we chat to members of the furry community about harmful media misrepresentation, the joy of connecting IRL and finding freedom in fur Read more »| 13 Mar 2025 -
InterviewsApple of Our Eye: In conversation with Glasgow Apple Pressing
Apple picking season has never tasted so sweet. We speak with volunteer-run Glasgow Apple Pressing about public services, sustainable community building, and (of course) freshly pressed apple juice Read more »| 15 Oct 2024 -
IntersectionsTaking Up (Green) Space: How people of colour are embracing Scotland's outdoors
The great outdoors is for everyone – not just white folks. We speak to people of colour-led organisations about connecting with and building community within nature Read more »| 15 Oct 2024