Old Firm Facts

The Big Facts Quiz Of The Year: The Old Firm Facts Christmas Special

The Old Firm Facts podcast is back for a second Christmas special, and Adam is joined by two award-winning Scottish comedians. Ray Bradshaw has toured with the likes of John Bishop and Frankie Boyle, and in 2022 he made appearances on the BBC, ITV and Sky Sports as well as being filmed having dinner with Jermaine Jenas. He speaks about how the Jags For Good campaign made him proud to be a Partick Thistle fan, opens up on his Liam Boyce vendetta, reveals Frankie Boyle's Robbie Savage putdown and shares what he learned from the John Bishop tour. Marc Jennings is preparing for a solo show at Glasgow's famous King's Theatre in March, having enjoyed a successful run at the Fringe in 2022 and co-hosted a sell-out live episode of the Some Laugh podcast. He tells Adam about his Scottish football highlights of the past 12 months, the success of Some Laugh, going viral with his stand-up, football conspiracies and his connection with both Hibs and Mad Men. Adam delivers a month-by-month review of the year's most surreal moments, asks his guests to help him debunk a myth involving Argentina's World Cup quarter-final celebrations, puts questions to them from social media and seamlessly integrates voice memos from his phone into an otherwise hi-tech podcast. For more information about Old Firm Facts, go to: www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts [https://www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts]

Ally McCoist: Parts Unknown, They Really Are

Hold on to your signed Arbroath steak and kidney pie as the Old Firm Facts podcast returns with two excellent guests. Sports broadcaster Ali DeFoy talks about her favourite St Mirren memory, the difference in mentality between people in Scotland compared to people in London, interviewing a legendary sportsman, interview tips, her admiration for a Scottish World Cup winner and how Ant and Dec were responsible for her receiving a punny at school. Stirling Albion winger and PE teacher Danny Denholm discusses what makes the Binos tick, how East Fife looked after their players during the pandemic, misconceptions around lower league football, the football experiences he shares with the stars of Arsenal: All or Nothing, what he would change about Scottish education and a memorable moment from his time playing for Dick Campbell, Adam chats to Ali and Danny about the Don't Be That Guy campaign, debunks a myth involving a French take on Rangers, puts questions to his guests from social media, checks in on Scotland's newest and most important league table, and shares some suggestions for Scottish football TV crossovers. Rose Reilly on Blethered: pod.co/blethered/rose-reilly-scotlands-world-cup-winning-footballer [https://pod.co/blethered/rose-reilly-scotlands-world-cup-winning-footballer] For more information about Old Firm Facts, go to: www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts [https://www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts]

Savage Gordon

It's taken 42 episodes, but Adam is finally pandering to the 'Liams from Edinburgh who contribute to football podcasts' demographic. Making his second appearance on the show, Hearts fan Liam C of the This is My Story podcast discusses a positive 94 minutes and 38 seconds at Easter Road, Barrie McKay, Hearts sporting director Joe Savage's ambitious mindset, the club's activity in the transfer window, being clamped by Robbie Neilson, the one Hibs player he'd take at Hearts and having the high ground over Andy Walker. Hibs supporter Liam F of the Down the Slope podcast talks about Martin Boyle's late equaliser and the reaction from fans, an unusual summer at Easter Road, Sunday's game demonstrating the gentrification of Leith, new manager Lee Johnson, how his work in diversity and inclusion relates to football, chairman Ron Gordon's business mind, the 'class war' on football and how Hibs have 'flipped the narrative' when it comes to Rocky Bushiri. Adam asks his guests to help him debunk a myth involving solidarity between rival supporters, puts questions to them from social media, finds out their Scottish football bugbears, launches a brand new league table and shares some recent hard-hitting stories in the latest edition of the Jermain Defoe Swanky Dome Bar Round-up. For more information about Old Firm Facts, go to: www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts [https://www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts]

Jack Ross 110th Street

We all remember our first World Cup, and Adam's no different. His was USA 94, and on this episode he's joined by 'USA 94: The World Cup That Changed The Game' author Matt Evans. Matt, who has also written about the likes of Graeme Souness, Jock Stein and Alessandro Del Piero for These Football Times and Nutmeg magazine, discusses that tournament's impact, the hype surrounding Colombia before the finals and tragedy that followed, interviewing the likes of Italy manager Arrigo Sacchi, Roberto Baggio memories, why USA 94 is underrated, writing about Dundee United legend Jim McLean and his favourite football books. If you're one of the 8 million people who've seen it, you'll know theatre, film and TV actor Sandy Batchelor from a viral video in which he recorded a hilarious tour of his flat for the benefit of his letting agency. Dundee United fan Sandy tells Adam about the motivation for and aftermath of that video, Jack Ross' arrival, his delight at Dylan Levitt's Tannadice move, a bone he wants to pick with the writers of Succession regarding their Scottish football storyline, the state of Scotland's theatre scene, helping to tell the story of an important figure in Labour's history, joining BBC drama Shetland's sixth season and the advice he would give any actor. Adam asks his guests to help him debunk a myth involving Euro 2022, puts questions to his guests from social media, reads excerpts from a classic review of a football book and puts Sandy's accent skills to the test with a challenge involving Kris Boyd. For more information about Old Firm Facts, go to: www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts [https://www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts]

Enter Shankland

Ever listened to a football podcast and thought 'This is good, but it would be improved significantly by one of the guests spontaneously breaking into song about the captain of Rangers being an eagle?'. Your prayers have been answered. On episode 40 of the Old Firm Facts podcast, music journalist Jules Boyle discusses the strange feeling he's currently experiencing as a Celtic fan, Celtic's 'street fighter', accusations of being on Marvel's payroll, the key to getting good quotes out of rock stars, bonding with U2 guitarist The Edge and how an interview with Chuck D of Public Enemy led to him being targeted by fascists as a supposed statue-toppling ANTIFA ringleader. Tifo Football analyst, writer, presenter and podcaster JJ Bull talks about what went wrong for Stephen Glass at Aberdeen, chatting to Dave Cormack, Ange Postecoglou's management style, Steve Clarke's strengths and weaknesses, the advice he gives budding football writers, what he learned from taking his SFA coaching badges having one of his football songs played on Channel 4 News and his viral hit concerning Leigh Griffiths' appreciation of bees. Adam puts questions to his guests from social media, asks them to help him debunk a myth involving Celtic fans and the media, and invites them to play a headline-based quiz that's a bit like the one from episode 39 but not quite. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts [https://www.thebiglight.com/oldfirmfacts]