For this month’s episode, I spoke with the Maclean brothers, three young lads from my hometown of Edinburgh in Scotland. Growing up, the three brothers would take adventures in Nedd, a small nook in north-west Scotland and quickly became seasoned in sailing and other outdoor activities. Earlier this year it was announced that they would be taking up the enormous challenge of rowing across the Atlantic, from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean, that’s around 3,000 miles, for two charities, Feedback Madagascar and Children 1st, as part of the Talisker Whiskey Challenge this December. Their aim, which is described on their website, is “to become the first three brothers and the youngest trio to row across the Atlantic Ocean.” This episode was created and released in October, which for them, was already two months away from the beginning of what could be the toughest challenge of their lives. This episode contains many anecdotes and recordings over a period of two days, So I will be creating two parts. The first half will explore the fund-raising event called Tradlantic, in association with Pickerings Gin, which took place at Summerhall in Edinburgh on the 5th October, and the second part will cover the morning after, where the main interview took place, featuring bacon sandwiches and hangover tea. Massive thanks to everyone who I interviewed in the making of this episode including the Maclean Family, my family and Jules, Robert McDowell (Director of Summerhall), Sam Nicholson, Tony McHugh, Hannah Fisher, Sorren Maclean, everyone at the event, Jamie Spencer (Director of Feedback Madagascar), and Hans and Becky Offringa. Music provided by Youtube Free Library. To support the podcast, please visit: Paypal.me/hughburgessgermany
