My Perfect Podcast: Gus Harrower
In this column, we ask a pod person about the ’casts that mean a lot to them. This time around, it’s singer-songwriter Gus Harrower, host of the Keeping Edinburgh podcast. A wellbeing ‘what’s on guide’ with a difference, it explores places and spaces across the capital, helping folk have more good days
Which podcast educates you? Sodajerker On Songwriting by Simon Barber and Brian O’Connor. There are over 250 episodes featuring interviews with world-class songwriters and it’s amazing to hear them unpack the complexities of the songwriting process. As a songwriter, it is fascinating to hear the stories behind some of history’s biggest songs.
Which podcast makes you laugh? I really enjoy Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell. There’s very little parental chat in it to be honest but Rob and Josh’s contrasting yet completely complementary personalities make for some hilarious storytelling.
Which podcast makes you sad or angry? Bible John: Creation Of A Serial Killer is an eye-opening listen. Created by Audrey Gillan and the BBC, it digs deep into three unsolved murders in Glasgow in the 1960s and concludes with some shocking revelations which should have made national news.
Which podcast is your guilty pleasure? I wouldn’t say I’m a believer in mythological creatures, but after listening to Yeti from the BBC, presenters Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey have definitely got me thinking! I’ve yet to convince anyone else that the yeti exists though . . .
Tell us someone who currently doesn’t have a podcast but totally should, and why do you think their one would be amazing? I could listen to Limmy tell his crazy, improvised stories for ages, so it’d have to be him.
Pitch us a new podcast idea in exactly 25 words This is lazy of me but I will ask celebrities to tell me their new podcast idea then that episode is said idea. Too meta?
Keeping Edinburgh is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.