The Darien Scheme Part 2: One of Scotland's Most Consequential Historical Misadventures

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03/24/22 • 56 min

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!
Part 2 of The Darien Scheme is bananas. Things go for bad to worse for our band of tartan clad adventuring countrymen.
This week we discuss the lack of preparation, Scotland starting a war with Spain and the many, many deaths that resulted from our attempt to start a colony in Panama.
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https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12529876.real-pirates-of-the-caribbean-debate-still-rages-about-an-english-sea-captain-hung-for-piracy-but-was-thomas-green-really-guilty-one-man-thinks-he-has-the-answer/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Scotland

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https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/may2005.html

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/founding-darien-colony

https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/scotland-and-darien/

https://electricscotland.com/history/darien/chapter07.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/scotland_darien_01.shtml

https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/people/william-paterson.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker)#Career

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Scotland

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Darien-Scheme/

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/may2005.html

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/founding-darien-colony

https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/scotland-and-darien/

https://electricscotland.com/history/darien/chapter07.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/scotland_darien_01.shtml

https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/people/william-paterson.html

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Outlander: Sex, Time Travel & Sam Heughan's Bum

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!
We are finally talking about the hugely popular historical sci fi history tv show Outlander. Season 6 just premiered on Starz in the US and so we decided to see what all the fuss was about.
Turns out it's mainly about sexy people in kilts having lots and lots of sexy sex, with some pretty extreme violence dropped in every so often.
We are joined by long time podcast and Outlander fans Amanda and Tim who tell us why they love the show and what it means to be an Out-man-der.
We discuss the origins of the show and the books, as well as dipping into the sporran for some of the reader's thoughts on Outlander and Sam Heughan's bum.
So unlace your corset, pour yourself a glass of Sassenach Whisky and make sure your mum is not around to make things weird, as we talk about Outlander.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(TV_series)#Reception

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78374/15-surprising-facts-about-outlander

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(novel)

https://www.glamour.com/story/the-outlander-prequel-everything-we-know-about-the-upcoming-starz-series

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Gabaldon#Early_life_and_education

http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/short-fiction/virgins/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Heughan

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13210521.leaked-sony-emails-show-tv-chiefs-discussing-political-importance-outlander-indyref/

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News'll News Newsly: The Catman of Greenock & Too Many Kidneys

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!
This week, once again, we breakdown the most important news stories to have hit Scotland recently.
A man with extra kidneys.
Crisp sandwich recipes from Chris.
Job openings on deserted islands for Jonny.
Secret Hitler rooms.
Is New Zealand in Scotland?
All this and much much more on this week's episode of your favourite Scottish nonsense podcast.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-60823397