Restless Natives is a cult Scottish film from 1985 featuring two scallywags – The Clown & The Wolfman. It’s iconic. Two resourceful rascals who take on the ambitious task of holding-up tourist buses in the Highlands… They were Robin Hood, only Scottish and on the back of a motorbike. Gordon Smart & Martin Compston are sampling that spirit - inspired by The Clown & The Wolfman - and distilling it into a podcast. They are setting themselves lofty ambitions before setting off in pursuit of task ...
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For this week's bonus we just had to keep the man behind it all, Ninian Dunnett for some more chat. Are you a clown or a wolfman? Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review Global's Priv…
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For this very special episode of Restless Natives, all roads lead back to our guest. He wrote a brilliant book about two young lads who were down on their luck and hatched a cunning plan to make a few quid on the side. Those words became a screenplay which won a competition and became a cult Scottish movie. A movie that inspired a podcast. It's the…
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You're in luck, for this week's bonus baw, we have more from the brilliant Miranda Sawyer, chatting more things 90s, Brit pop, middle age and her book Uncommon People. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesP…
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In one famous podcast review, a here unnamed journo labelled Gordon a 'civilian'. Well, today Martin and the civilian whom he sprinkled stardust upon are joined by an author, journalist, broadcaster and our preferred veteran podcast connoisseur and reviewer, Miranda Sawyer. Miranda, Gordon and Martin chat Brit Pop, Glastonbury, the challenges of re…
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This week's Bonus is just that little bit extra of Martin and Gordon that you need to settle you in for the best sort of weekend. Chatting nonsense around that Waitrose ad, blocked showers, and misheard lyrics. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in tou…
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In the time-space continuum Martin and Gordon, the Clown and the Wolfman have not had a good old catch up for a while so sit back and listen to tales of overreaching massively, Halloween, Martin's new Christmas Ad and more. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want …
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For the bonus baw we just had to have a bit more joy from the fabulous Gaby Roslin hearing about acting out that scene from When Harry Met Sally, meeting the Queen and getting to go to the Galapagos islands. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch,…
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This week we welcome the most amazing broadcaster, telly host and author who's worked with the greats.... and Gordon. It's the formidable Gaby Roslin. Gaby, Martin and Gordon chat her tv dreams becoming reality, joys and challenges in her career, working with the greats, maintaining a normal life whilst in the celeb world and literally jumping for …
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For this week's Bonus Gordon's been replaced by Producer Imo as she sits in with Martin to chat chicken wings, nightclubs, Maroon 5, and shouting things in the bedroom. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNatives…
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On this week's episode, the brilliant Tom Grennan joins Gordon and Martin in studio. Chatting lookalikes, Gillette, nerves, the writing process, future plans and staying true to yourself. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to He…
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The Clown and the Wolfman are reunited in London town for this week's bonus, chatting Martin's incredible Burger King experience, Tom Selleck's "Dad bod", the old entertainment industry and twins. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an em…
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This week: Martin's back in the right timezone and has fallen spectacularly off the health train, we're chatting about hotel must haves, being out of your comfort zone, and Gordon tells the tale of when he joined Coldplay's entourage for a small stint. Plus, a dedication to Liam Payne and Jackmaster, who both sadly left us too soon. Make sure you s…
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It's finally Friday folks, which means one things, and one thing only, a bit of extra sauce from your favourite podcast supper. Today's discussions include the right was to eat a teacake, fears and kids saying the funniest things. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, o…
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On this week's Restless Natives: Martin feeding a chipmunk, playing music out loud, sharing a hotel with a rowdy birthday group, Anne Robinson, AI themes and the colour red. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNa…
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Huzzah Shaggers! This week's Bonus Baw is jam packed with brilliant correspondence from our Resourceful Rascals. We woefully learn about iglooing, hear about a maniac microwaving a hamster and hear about a brilliant proposal story putting us to shame. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a …
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This week, Gordon and Martin sit down for a well timed catch up after a mishap in Jiu jitsu for Martin and a scaly death in the family. Plus chatting health, smelly presents left in toilets, Martin's songwriting career, overstaying your welcome, Gordon's dancing on tv again and more of your usual hijinks. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star …
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Welcome to this week's Bonus episode, which as is custom gives you a smidgen more from this week's guest. This week we've had the pleasure of Will Best in the studio with Gordon chatting all things Big Brother, Bloody Marys and more, and now's time for some proper podcast furniture: corridors of rejection, what to do with you once you're deed and w…
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This week Gordon is in studio with this brilliant Will Best. Will and Gordon chat the return of Big Brother, starting off at T4, uni club nights, being spray tanned by Katie Price, his Bloody Mary in a can and an embarrassing run in with Alexa Chung. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a r…
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In this week's Bonus Baw... ONE BAW - the man who wont be jumping backies any time soon, Martin's run in with the laundry, an answer to what you want to do with your dead body and a sinister story. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an e…
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This week, we're back with the Clown and the Wolf for a catch up. Martin's back in Vegas, and we're catching up with Gordon's travels, meeting David Beckham and Mark Cavendish. Plus footie chat (this is not a football podcast), rehabilitation and tossing the caber. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times …
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Alan Edwards sticks with us for this week's Bonus Baw, to give us an extra snippet into what makes an icon an icon, what's the secret sauce they have. Plus last moments with David Bowie, Big Country and playing footie with Bob Marley. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rasca…
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Alan Edwards is a man with a remarkable story. From being adopted as a child, making his way to India as a 16 year old and ending up in Afghanistan, to rubbing shoulders with the greats, playing football with Bob Marley and working along side names such as David Bowie, The Spice Girls and Paul McCartney, he made a name for himself as the "godfather…
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In this week's Bonus we're catching up on lots of correspondence that's been building up in the Restless Inbox. We're chatting personalised coffins, Milton the Hamster meeting a smokey end, cracking a head with a harmonica, and misheard lyrics give us a new outro. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times y…
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This week Gordon and Martin are together in Glasgow in the time-space continuum chatting ADR, Martin checking out the first cut of Fear, ghostwriting secrets and would the boys ever write a memoir? Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an e…
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We're bringing you an extra snippet of our chat with the fab Pritch from Dirty Sanchez for the bonus baw this week. Finding out what it takes to row the Atlantic, and what might be next on the cards. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an…
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Mathew Pritchard is a Welsh hero. A pro skateboarder, cook, endurance athlete, part of MTV's Dirty Sanchez and this week he joins the Clown and Wolfman to chat sobriety, extreme challenges, stunts gone wrong, a naked stint on an interesting gold chair and more. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you'…
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For this Friday slice of Restless Natives: a quiz on teenage slang, pissing on electric fires, Mario Kart & superpowers. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review Global's Privacy Polic…
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In today's ep Martin is joining Gordon in studio after an "eventful evening" chatting taking mementos, living in the moment, being humbled, a 'Florida Man', Ring Bang Skoosh being ruined by Ring cameras, Ronan Keating being mistaken for Compston, and a few more bullet points on Martin's list. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If yo…
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On today's bonus, Craig Parkinson stays on for a bit more of a blether with Martin and Gordon talking filming tapes in strange places, specs and more. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please…
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This week sees the return of the brilliant Craig Parkinson to the podcast. He speaks to Martin and Gordon about voiceovers, the anniversary of Craig's appearance in Nuts High LIVE, reality tv, the realities of work life at the moment, running, being told your ideas don't work and OnlyFans. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd…
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A brilliant piece or correspondence from listener Linda leads the path of today's Bonus Baw. We're chatting milking injuries, childhood trauma, sibling rivalry, and more. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativ…
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It's a proper blether this week with Gordon and Martin in studio in London chatting MRIs, what to do once you're deed, the power of fame back in the day, Simon Cowell, tan injections, face waxing, phone addictions and giving up drinking. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful ra…
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It's the Friday Bonus Baw and this week we've squeezed out an extra 15 minutes with the brilliant Solly McLeod to go through some podcast furniture; a terrible audition, promised parts that never quite got over the line and some words of fine wisdom. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a r…
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You'll be glad to hear the mics are working this week and thank god cause we've got a cracker of a guest in studio. Solly McLeod, a brilliant young talent and another one of Martin's colleagues he's managed to cajole onto the podcast joins Martin and Gordon to chat grandparents, coming from Orkney to London, fitting in because of your differences, …
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More microphone mishaps for the bonus this week, but we do finally get round to some of your fabulous correspondence. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review Global's Privacy Policy: …
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We've finally got the Clown and the Wolfman back together in studio... all for gremlins in the system to mess with our audio. Apologies Rascals! Stick with us and you'll hear the lads catching up after a few weeks away, chatting doing theatre, the anniversary of our Edinburgh shows, Martin's Pride in Soho experience, golf, Trnsmt, a grey chest hair…
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This week Martin's been sitting in studio with Greg McHugh. Here's an extra clip from the chat chatting Fresh Meat, Jumanji and having a kid. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review G…
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The one and only Greg McHugh is back! Gordon's still away enjoying some well earned time with the family, and Martin's called in Gary: Tank Commander himself to go through Martin's random bullet point list of talking points. It's a cracker. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful…
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It's your lucky day because for today's bonus we've got an extra snippet of Martin's chat with the one and only Tony Curran. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review Global's Privacy P…
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Gordon's still off on his holidays, so Martin's steering the good ship Restless Natives on his own, but this week he is joined by returner to the podcast, the brilliant raconteur, Tony Curran. They chat hours in the make up chair, art becoming an algorithm, orgy advice, imposter syndrome, Mary & George, being away from home, and up coming projects.…
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This week whilst Hundred-jobs-Gogs is away on his holidays with the family, Martin's holding down the fort. Today, catching up with the man with the finest Chicken Wings in all of Scotland, Jimmy Lee. They chat about Great British Menu, the need for social media, anger over ramen, if there's any truth in The Bear, the possibility of a wing restaura…
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This week it's the big Euros wrap up, from Kebabs to Marienplatz, pint collecting to the come down after. Plus a Men's Health shoot, Martin's new character and McDonalds. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativ…
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Bobby was so good, we had to squeeze a wee bonus baw out of him. Eric Cantona & Mani tails and more wise words from the man himself. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review Global's P…
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This week, we've outdone ourselves on our guest. One of the true Scottish legend, Bobby Gillespie joins Martin and Gordon in studio on their return from Germany to chat growing up in Scotland, musician's ascent pre-social media, media training, offending people, the future of Primal Scream and what's next for the band. Make sure you subscribe and l…
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We're still in the Scholar's pub in Munich for this week's bonus, this time with Livi Sheldon chatting body building, the love of football, food, guilty pleasures and hard sports. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@Rest…
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Live from the Scholar's Irish Pub in Munich on day 14 of the German adventure, in today's episode writer, comedian, director and all round Tiktok funnyman Paul Black joins Martin and Gordon for a blether. We're chatting Paul's first 'American tourist' sketch, doing things that scare you, writing (and memorising) an hour long show, telling Pink to '…
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Recording from Munich, let's have a little sit down and a catch up away from the bedlam. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/priv…
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Straight from Germany, the Clown and the Wolfman sit down with Highland Games champion, 3 times World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman. They chat airplane toilets, super powers, pulling monster trucks, the mentality behind strong man competitions, how much alcohol it takes to get pissed & eating 10k calories a day. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5…
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Tiktok Ruth stays with us for this weeks bonus addressing our inbox of your correspondence. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodcast.com Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/p…
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This is not a Football podcast...we promise. But we are off to Germany imminently, and the excitement is palpable. This week we're chatting Germany tales, a new belt in Krav for Martin, changing room habits & the eternal question... to drink before or after the footie? Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the ti…
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