Podcasting The Edinburgh Fringe 2021

As with pretty much every other event, the Edinburgh Fringe has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic; last year’s Fringe was cancelled, and this years is running with a much-reduced program.

I’ve been podcasting the Edinburgh Fringe since 2005 to critical acclaim. With the Fringe’s cancellation in 2020, the podcast was rested, and there was always a question of what to do in 2021. Would I look to cover this year’s Fringe as I had in previous years? Would it stay rested until whatever a ‘full Fringe’ is would come back? Would this be the point to consider retiring the show.?

In the end, I’ve decided to punt the decision to next year.

(Update, August 2022: Turns out I came back for another year, and didn’t stop when the Fringe was over).