Accentricity is an independent podcast made by Dr Sadie Ryan (writer, editor and presenter) and John McDiarmid (editor), with music by Seb Philp. Martha Ryan helps with social media, finance and other admin.

Sadie is a sociolinguist, and researches how we use language to construct identity. You can find out more about her academic work here, or by following @sadie_d_ryan on Twitter.

John is a radio producer, cameraman, documentarian, podcaster and journalist. He works in Gaelic and English, and has recently produced and directed several series for BBC Alba. His production company is Telt Media, and his other recent work includes the podcast Retold: A Bible Story, and the feature-length documentary St Mungo’s Approval. You can find him on Instagram @teltmedia.

Thanks to Seb Philp for creating the music. Thanks also to Lewis MacKenzie for donating us his artwork, which you can see in the Photo Gallery and on various pieces of Accentricity publicity.