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Restless Natives with Martin Compston & Gordon Smart

Restless Natives with Martin Compston & Gordon Smart

Global 288 Episodes Jul 4, 2025

Restless Natives is a podcast hosted by Martin Compston and Gordon Smart, inspired by the cult Scottish film of the same name. The hosts set themselves ambitious tasks and goals, recounting their past adventures and planning future schemes. They share stories from their careers in TV, movies, newspapers, and radio, aiming to entertain with their humorous and often outrageous escapades.

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The Final BONUS Ball: Space Hoppers, Tumble Dryers & One Last “F**k the Gas Board” Jul 4, 2025 12:21 For the very last time, it’s your Friday Bonus Ball – with Gordon Smart, Martin Compston, and one last spin through the madness. No guests, no script, a bit of a plan – inanimate object rage, terrible auditions, words of wisdom and the sort of unhinged nonsense that somehow made this podcast magic.Thanks for joining us on every weird, wild, hungover, heartfelt Friday. We love you. FTGB.If you'd li
Leave Now: A Final Kenny Ho Jul 2, 2025 53:40 After 280+ episodes, two live shows, a music festival that never quite happened, and a podcast friendship forged in squirrel suits and hangovers… it’s time to say farewell. For now.In this episode of Restless Natives, Martin and Gordon get brutally honest about why they’ve had to hang up the mics, and take a look back at some of the stand out moments: the live shows; Germany; standout guests and t
BONUS: Bro & a Brush with Evil Jun 27, 2025 09:55 It’s a solo mission this week as Gordon Smart flies the Restless Natives flag alone while Martin “Turbo Banana” Compston is somewhere between Vegas, Greenock and Dublin. But fear not—there’s no shortage of brilliant listener stories, wild detours, and even a wee tearjerker or two.We've a misheard lyric that may forever ruin a Nelly Furtado classic, tales of disastrous new car day and a chilling st
Blessed Shower Partners, S**rting next to Andy Murray & Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios Jun 25, 2025 45:59 This week, whilst Martin's back filming, Gordon's only gone and roped in the most resourceful of rascals, a man who embodies what Restless Natives is all about, the sporting hero, maverick and icon, tennis' most loved bad boy, Nick Kyrgios. Nick and Gordon chat having a peak at shower partners, eye watering bills, sharting next to Andy Murray, maintaining a sense of normality whilst at the top of
BONUS: Dua Lipa, A Lion's Push & Germany Memories Jun 20, 2025 21:24 It’s your Friday Bonus Ball – and the boys are still together, but apart, Martin in Dublin and Gordon in Tisney Studios, opening up the inbox to find more brilliant correspondence from our resourceful rascals at home and overseas. They're reminiscing about Germany and Greg McHugh's wine chat, more new car day nostalgia, the never-ending wrath of being the “Scottish guy on set” and will Dua Lipa r
Chocolate Slabs, Seve Ballesteros Autographing Fish and Chips & "School's closed bro" Jun 18, 2025 41:04 It’s another week of mischief, mayhem, and top-tier nonsense – and the boys are back together (just about).Martin’s beaming in from a mystery porta-cabin somewhere near Dublin, Gordon’s dashing between gigs, and we're chatting the art of blagging a wrap party, David Coulthard's dart game, Martin's lad giving him a cracking one liner and Seve Ballesteros autographs some fish and chips.Make sure you
BONUS: Shirtless Auditions & Drama School with Emun Elliott Jun 13, 2025 13:28 It’s your Friday Bonus Ball – and Emun Elliott is back for round two!Following a belter of a main episode earlier this week, Emun kindly stuck around for more chat, confessions, and casting horror stories. From humiliating Coke ad auditions to the trauma of packed screening rooms, he takes us through the unglamorous reality of trying to “make it” – and why the struggle never really stops. Massive
The Gold, "S***ging" your Mates' Mum on Stage & Carpentry with Emun Elliott Jun 11, 2025 42:48 It’s another week of mischief, mayhem, and top-tier nonsense – but this time, we’ve swapped Martin’s majestic eyebrows for another Scottish icon: Emun Elliott.Actor, national treasure in the making, and Edinburgh’s answer to Colin Farrell, Emun joins Gordon for a cracking chat full of showbiz highs, gritty theatre lows, and even why he's addinf sawdust to his scripts. From his breakout in Black Wa
BONUS: Blue Light Escorts & Fred West with Euan Goudie Jun 6, 2025 13:12 For this week's bonus, we've managed to steal an extra bit of time with Gordon's best mate, Big Goudie. Hear about when he had a learning moment on the job and a shocking story involving his mum and Fred West.Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessNativesPodca
Lunchboxes, Fancy Dress & Sh*te on a Shovel with Big Euan Goudie Jun 4, 2025 47:54 This week, Martin is in Ireland filming, and as he's had his turn with his best mates, it's only fair that the Brigadoon boys get their own episode too. This week we welcome Big Goudie onto the pod to confirm whether Gordon grew up posh or not. Plus, childhood shananigans, dressing up as sexy women as a child, first jobs, missed opportunities, T in the Park and Best Man speeches.Make sure you subs
BONUS: White Dog Sh*te & Gordon's Grandad's Big Hands! May 30, 2025 13:44 This week for the bonus we're answering your questions: What ever happened to white dog shite? Someone used to visit Gordon's grandad's shop and shares a hilarious story and a listener needs a huge favour from the pair. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the times you've been a resourceful rascal, or want to get in touch, send an email to Hello@RestlessN
Stuntmen, self-insurance and NEW CAR DAY!? May 28, 2025 50:05 Does anyone celebrate getting a new car as much as Gordon? Martin is in absolute shock about 'New Car Day' that supposedly people celebrate. The pair discuss how amazing stuntmen are and why you must hit them hard to make it look authentic on camera plus what's their most valuable thing of themselves they'd insure. Make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review! If you'd like to share the

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