Sports Guests
The ‘Heeling’ Process: Olympic Runner Andrew Butchart’s Road to Recovery
In the latest episode of our podcast, we had the privilege of sitting down with Scottish athletics royalty and two-time Olympian Andrew Butchart. Andy’s journey is nothing short of inspiring, filled with highs, lows, and a relentless pursuit of excellence that every athlete, aspiring or seasoned, can learn from. Andrew’s story begins not with a…
Read MoreThe unstoppable Ethan Walker – from ICU to the Euros
Meet the unstoppable Ethan Walker.The young football hopeful was enjoying a player’s scholarship in the US when he was hit by a car and left with life-threatening injuries. Ethan battled his way back to health then once back home he met Prof Mackay to have complex knee surgery.Now the football-mad surgeon and patient are taking…
Read MoreSmashing it: Badmonton’s Susan Egelstaff on beating knee injury and Olympic dreams
Commonwealth medal-winning badminton player Susan Egelstaff had her sights firmly set on the London 2012 Olympics when disaster struck. Sitting in the GB No. 1 spot everything was on course to qualify when she suffered a terrible knee injury. In this brilliant episode, she talks candidly about what it was like after 14 years of…
Read MoreTriumph over trails – with Charlie Aldridge, Cross Country Mountain Bike Champion
In our latest episode, we have the privilege of chatting with a young cross-country mountain bike champion who has the world at his wheels! Just 22, Charlie Aldridge first rode to victory in 2019 becoming Junior World Champion, and three years later claimed the prestigious title of British National Champion. But his recent achievement is…
Read MoreFrom surgery to summit – Kirsty Mack’s incredible Everest adventure
Prof Mackay nearly crashed his car when he tuned into Heart Radio and heard Jennifer chatting to a former patient, Kirsty Mack, about becoming only the 6th ever Scottish woman to climb Everest! The reason for his astonishment was that he and the mountaineer and ski instructor met after she crashed, skiing off-piste in Scotland,…
Read MoreRingside seat with boxer Jim Watt
Brilliant episode with former WBC lightweight world champion Jim Watt MBE. One of Scotland’s most successful boxers, he also became known as the voice of the sport, spending 40 years commentating with ITV & Sky Sports. It was nearly a very different story though as Jim had his sights set on being a footballer before…
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