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Scots online

Online media from podcasts to TikTok has provided a new platform for where Scots speakers young and old to explore their Scots language identity.

On TikTok; Len Pennie began posting a Scots Word of the Day on social media in 2020, followed by videos of her poems, and now has a large audience across several platforms. Doric Fither from the North East has an award winning account posting words, sayings and sketches in Doric.
On Instagram; Nicola Johnston posts on in Shetland about their family run bakery on the Island Larder,
Singer Iona Fyfe posts regularly in Scots and in 2021 successfully campaigned to have Scots added to Spotify's list of languages.

There are several podcasts about the Scots language or regulalrly featuring Scots speakers including; Scots Radio, covering news and features in Scots. The Carrying Stream offering long-form conversations with scholars, writers, poets, and artists working in and around Scotland. Although no longer running past episodes podcasts are also available including: Oor Wee Podcast, featuring stories for children by Alan McClure and Susi Briggs, Doric: History, Present & Future, a series exploring the origins, modern state, and future of the language and Doric TV exploring the relationship between the language and culture of the North East through interviews with artists and everyday people.