Welcome to the Edinburgh Fringe Show.
This BAFTA-nominated podcast is a mix of news from the biggest arts festival in the world, with interviews and reviews from the world of comedy, theatre, and music; featuring over 1000 guests since we started coverage in 2005.
Just as the Edinburgh Fringe went on hiatus in 2020, so did the Fringe podcast. The Fringe returned to a full roster for 2022, as did the podcast. Following the 2022 Fringe, we explored our extensive library of guests with a weekly showcase interview from the archives.
With Fringe 2026 here, the big show is back for Season 22, bringing you the best flavour of the Fringe that we have done for twenty years.
Listen to all our shows online at edinburghfringe.thepodcastcorner.com. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your favourite podcast app, to never miss an episode.
You can also listen to the Edinburgh Fringe Show’s weekend Omnibus edition throughout August on Radio Six International and its syndication partners worldwide (check listings for details). We’re also partnered with Lothian Life where the podcast will sit alongside reviews and features from around the Fringe.
All Episodes
August 28, 2026
Season 22
Episode 19
00:07:02
As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe rolls into the final weekend before a hasty breakdown of the 250 stages as everyone heads home, Ewan Spence looks back over the last few years of the Fringe, and how it should address the future. How do you face the innovators’ dilemma when there is no competition; can the Fringe survive another year of ‘doing it all again but a little bit bigger?’; and why might the answer lie in the shadow of the global pandemic?
August 27, 2026
Season 22
Episode 18
00:27:54
The Sorries are in a new venue this year, and continue to bring a cheeky mix of traditional Scottish music, easy banter, and a “what’s that?” range of musical instruments to the stage at Paradise Green. Let’s welcome them back to the podcast, as we talk about the not-so-subtle nod towards The Corries, The Great Scottish Songbook standards and the Scottish “Freebird”, and how The Fringe has changed for musicians over the years.
August 26, 2026
Season 22
Episode 17
00:25:11
Today on the show, we speak to Eve Miller, the writer and director of Cutty Sark Theatre’s Turn The Cloth, a queer Scottish folk horror about tradition, superstition, and Elvira. As the first storm of winter arrives, tradition dictates that the women gather in the village hall to ward off the Kelpie, lest it steal away a bride for the year. We talk about being both a writer and director on a project and if the roles can be creatively separated; sound design that needs some stereo separation in the theatre; and leaving a little mystery as the curtain falls.
August 25, 2026
Season 22
Episode 16
00:36:10
Niall Moorjani has brought three shows to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, so it’s a busy August. The first, Kanpur 1857 returns for a final performance following its successful 2025 run, backed by The Pleasance’s Charlie Harthill Fund. The second is Mohan: A Partition Story, a look at the Partition of India through the personal story of their Grandfather. Finally, Selkie: Past, Present, Future, a look at what it is to be human through storytelling, live music, and Orcadian folk song.
August 24, 2026
Season 22
Episode 15
00:32:05
Legendary is a look at Chinese mythology, memory and queer legacy. It balances the mythology and trans identity, and the power of your authentic self. Performed by Cheeyang Ng, we talk about how the show has evolved, especially following Cheeyang’s coming out as trans; Legendary turns expectations on their head as the narrator stays constant and the audience is the change; and how the Hero’s Journey is not the only journey that can be taken.
August 21, 2026
Season 22
Episode 14
00:25:56
Following on from last year’s debut with “David’s One Night Stand…”, we are introduced to Gerald Lloyd-Davies, an “aspiring national treasure and quintessential luvvie” looking back on his long career with the audience, before this look at his own life opens up a closer examination of moving with the times and what happens when you can no longer change to meet the world.
August 20, 2026
Season 22
Episode 13
00:31:03
On the surface, ‘Woody Sez’ focuses on Guthrie’s life, but his music is intensely political and remains relevant to this day, and why the cast and crew continue to bring the show to new audiences. I’m joined by David Lutken, Raquel Chavez, and David Finch to talk about how Guthrie’s music speaks to our times, why it is important to ‘shout out the politics of America’ here in Scotland, and what songs they would sing on the lawn of the White House if given the opportunity.
August 19, 2026
Season 22
Episode 12
00:26:07
With temporary stages, street performers, and countless performers and tech crew flyering their shows, the Royal Mile is the Fringe all rolled into one road. Given the podcast is all about bringing the feel of the Fringe, let’s throw out any script and head down the Royal Mile, microphone in hand, to take in the sounds, discover some shows, and embrace the magic.
August 18, 2026
Season 22
Episode 11
00:20:52
Leo Hincks debut hour at the Fringe is driven not by an actor – in this case, James Dean – but by an actor’s line, the titular Emotional Cowboy. The show in the show is a debut comedy hour but Hincks realises that it may be too much, and changes gears towards ‘ A Serious Play About Serious Things for Serious People.’ Finding the right show, much like finding the right place in your life, is not as easy as a description in the Fringe Guide would have you believe.
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