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Jennie chats to Tammy Waugh, hairdresser and co-owner of X Creative Collaboration, a creative co-working space for hair and beauty professionals to work independently from next to Ocean Terminal.Tammy tells us about her life, her hairdressing career and what prompted her and her husband to open a flexible co-working space and nurture a community of hair and beauty professionals. We discuss salon culture, client personalities, creativity, entrepreneurship, and of course - the evolution of Leit...

Jennie and Rumana sit down with Deidre Brock, who is the SNP MP for Edinburgh North & Leith.Deidre tells us about growing up in Perth, Australia, her former life as an actor (and featuring on Home and Away!), what brought her to Scotland, and what got her interested in politics.To learn more about Deidre's work you can check out her website and follow her on socials: https://dbrockmp.scot/ This episode was recorded in July 2023.

We're back for Season 3!Keith and Jennie chat to Socks who is a Youth Worker at LGBT Youth Scotland, a charity based in Leith. Socks tells us about the variety of services and programmes the organisation provides, the important issues their young people are facing, and what she loves most about her job.Learn more about LGBT Youth Scotland on their website: https://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/This episode was recorded in May 2023.

Stephen is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter. In 2007 he created the award-winning stage musical ‘Sunshine on Leith’ and went on to write the screenplay for the successful film version which was released in 2013. Stephen also created the BBC’s popular long-running drama, River City, and his TV work includes Doctor Who, Marchlands, The Bill, and Around the World in 80 Days. Jennie chats to Stephen about his impressive career, how he got The Proclaimers’ permission to write a musical with ...

For the final episode of Season 2, the Living Leith hosts, Jennie, Rumana and Keith, interview each other - chatting about what brought us to Leith, the meaning of life, Beyonce and Rihanna, what we’d like to be remembered for as individuals, and generally shooting the shit.

Jennie and Keith speak to their friend, Cherise Huth, who has lived in Leith since 2017, and worked in the area for longer. She has worked as a carer and telecare advisor, and is one of the most compassionate and hilarious people you'll ever meet. As a young person, Cherise was faced with homelessness - she shares her experience and we discuss societal perceptions around it. Cherise also shares vulnerable and wholesome life lessons, influences, inspiration and more. You canny find her online,...