Partick Thistle: A Peoples History Interview – Kenny Pieper

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Thursday 9th July, 2026 at 12:17pm

Kenny Pieper, author of Partick Thistle: A People’s History, sat down to discuss the book, the idea behind it, the story collection process and more ahead of its publication next month.

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