Rain, Plowtery, Dreich

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Jenny and Annie stay inside on a dreichy day to talk about the environmental and cultural significance of rain. We discover the mythology and superstition of rain for fishermen of Shetland and try to make sense of the black rain prophecies of the Brahan Seer. We look at the geography of Scotland to understand why this place gets such an impressive amount of rain and discuss the wonders of the Celtic Rainforest. This episode examines how a wet climate shapes nature, beliefs and people. Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.7	Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland, a podcast where we explore the history, heritage and mysteries of Scotland.
0:07.9	Yes, and in this episode we are talking one of the defining cornerstones of Scotland in its culture.
0:13.0	The one thing that truly shapes us as a people and a society.
0:16.8	Rain.
0:17.5	Yes, let's celebrate rain.
0:19.9	Scotland is known around the globe as being a cold wetland,
0:24.2	where it almost never stops raining.
0:26.6	Grey skies follow grey skies, and drizzle follows downpours.
0:31.5	But we are out to show that rain isn't the worst part of Scotland.
0:35.5	It's actually one of the best.
0:37.3	Yes, because it's a terrible stereotype. Everyone knows the worst thing about Scotland is the worst part of Scotland. It's actually one of the best. Yes, because it's a terrible
0:38.4	stereotype. Everyone knows the worst thing about Scotland is the midgy. Oh, can we do a hate-filled episode
0:44.1	on the hatefield series on the midgie, just tearing them to shreds. Just like they tore me to shreds
0:48.5	in the summer of 2007 and I swear I have never been... Jenny, stop. Come down. Never been so itchy.
0:55.2	Okay, Jenny.
0:56.1	You've got a lot of emotion there.
0:58.5	Yes, I do.
0:59.7	And I understand that midges are indeed a difficult opposition.
1:04.1	They're most cunning and dangerous foe.
1:06.8	They work in numbers.
1:08.5	They're a pack animal.
1:10.3	Neither darkness nor vain abate them.
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