Toplines and Tales

About Toplines and Tales

Podcast about all things to do with livestock, past and present, including interviews, discussions and general chitchat.

Publisher

Andy Frazier

Category

leisure · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Mar 2022

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 157 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Sept 2026

   1. The Bottom Line - pilot episode

   This week we are piloting something new, which may or may not go on to be called The Bottom Line podcast. Just two mates, both anonymous, chewing the fat, unshackled! Shackles probably are required though, instead of alcohol!Aside from the general bullsh*t, we dissect this year’s Kelso tup sale. My sidekick coming out with statements such as ‘females are your future, males are your cashflow’ to ‘sheep looks like a fag paper with a head stuck on it,’ it certainly is not a listen for the faint hearted.

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   234 - The Future of Ryeland Sheep

   In this episode I chat to forward-thinking Will Laurie about his move to Yorkshire and his dedication in taking the Ryeland sheep breed to new levels of commercial sheep production.

3. 

   22 May 2026

   223 - The Modern Ryeland Sheep

   To wrap up this 3 episode series, we look at the commercial aspects of the modern Ryeland sheep and identify where it sits within todays sheep industry. I speak to top commercial sheep breeder Bobby Morgan about his large Ryeland flock as well as Philippa Gray about her journey into the breed and how Ryeland meat takes pride of place in their farm-shop and butchery.

Inside a recent episode

117 - Wellbeing special - Farmstrong

Published 17 Feb 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And a good old Sunday rest, I think that's three or four we've gone through with those, just keep going there because this is fascinating stuff and basic stuff, but things that people need to listen to. Yeah, well, I'm still on number two, I'm taking notice, but under that, I'll tell you about one tool that I make good use of, I've got what I call my delete button in my head, I used to be quite bad at overthinking things a lot, I might be having a good day on the farm, and for example, it might have a farm worker might say something that just whatever it is, it's something silly, but it really would annoy me, you might have a snide comment, and I'd spend the next two or three hours just chewing on it and just thinking about it and going over and over in my head, thinking, you know, I'm going to have to have a word with him and he's going to say this back to me and I'm going to say this and just silly ways of thinking. […]

Who has been a guest on Toplines and Tales

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dawn Wilson
• Lee Wilson
• Industry experts
• Ewan Gordon
• Mike Rocks

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

23,643

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting pitches.

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