The Scottishist

Hello and welcome to The Scottishist where we take running jump and dive into the gorgeously pure, peaty, murky fresh and salty waters that are the icons of Scottish Culture. Today Im joined by academic David Leishman and we are popping the top on our 'Other National Drink', Barrs - Irn Bru. We’re going to get into the history of Irn Bru as well as brush the dust off some of the myths surrounding this icon of Scottish food culture. You can follow The Scottishist Podcast on instagram, facebook and tiktok and hopefully I will learn how they work one day.  Join our Patreon Thank you to TheJonBoy for the Theme music Check out my Bookshop.org reading listMore IrnBru from David Leishman Consumer Nationalism and Barr’s Irn-Bru in Scotland“Original and Best”? How Barr’s Irn-Bru Became a Scottish Icon”Ban on Bru - The GuardianBirth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American AnimationFull Irn Bru ads:Snowmanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZOab5gl-4Snowman Sequelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WBStu4STYMade in Scotland From Girdershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVfy_q9IFcIrn in your Bloodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vowf8ztcBoIfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj0YI0GnMLE

Why the Saltire?Hello and welcome to the first episode of The Scottishist. In every episode of The Scottishist I’m taking a dive into an icon of Scottish culture to find out why it is just so iconic -  and I’ll be bringing the answers - right to your ear holes. For the first episode we are getting under the blankets with the vexillology crew and looking the flag of Scotland right in it’s blue and white face. What’s the story, why do we fly the Saltire? And when did we start? What’s is got to do with Saint Andrew? What shade of blue is it exactly, does it matter?  And what does the saltire actually mean in Scotland today? Checkout my reading list Bookshop.org           Saltire History:The History of the Saltire - Graham BartramScottish Flag TrustThe history of Scotland written in Latin by George Buchanan ; faithfully rendered into English. Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.  Saint Andrew and the Saltire National Museum of ScotlandSt Andrew, Patron Saint of ScotlandWho is Scotland's Patron Saint

The Scottishist is here to examine our national cultural icons and find out why they just seem to be the most Scottish things you can think of. If you have any questions you want answered about the icons of Scottish culture, then you can get involved we have a Patreon. Members can submit questions and find exclusive content. However what i really need from you is a bit of love and encouragement so if you can tell your friends to keep an eye out for the podcast, follow the scottishist on instagram and facebook and generally go full cheerleader for The Scottishist then that would be amazing.