Porty Podcast

By: David Calder Alan Hepburn Erin Menzies Lottie Meier Lottie Clement Josie McLeister
  • Summary

  • The Porty Podcast is a community project, highlighting events in and around Edinburgh's seaside - Portobello! It's a very active area with sailing, rowing and kayaking on the Forth, a vibrant artistic community and a strong sense of identity which makes it slightly separate from the other parts of Edinburgh. Image credit Nicola Dunlop

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Episodes
  • 330 Edinburgh Tool Library at 10
    Oct 26 2024

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    One of the most popular episodes of the Porty Podcast was back in 2018 when the Edinburgh Tool Library arrived in Portobello. The library and workshop moved into the same building as Tribe Porty – both share the same kind of ethos. This month, it celebrates its 10th anniversary which makes it the perfect time to find out how it has thrived, despite the pandemic, and added new services all around the idea of make do and mend.

    https://edinburghtoollibrary.org.uk/

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    8 mins
  • 329 RepairMongery
    Oct 19 2024

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    If you go along to Porty Community Fridge this morning, you’ll see something a bit different. Today sees the launch of what they’re calling the RepairMongery. The hope is that people will book a slot where they can bring along those household goods that have stopped working for some reason but have not yet been thrown into the recycle bin. On hand will be experts who will decide whether they’re worth repairing. In this episode, we find out from the founders of the project what they have in mind.

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    8 mins
  • 328 Portobello Book Festival
    Sep 7 2024

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    Earlier this week, the programme for the Portobello Book Festival was launched. Throughout the first weekend in October, the library will be buzzing with writers launching new books, talking about them, discussing the work of others and laying bare what it means to be an author. This is the 16th Festival and is probably alone in the UK for being free. Tickets will be available from Monday but to get a feel for what will be on offer, David Calder spoke to Joanne Baird and her daughter Grace, now both trustees of this popular event.

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    16 mins

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