Mark Hunter (podcaster)

Mark Hunter is a Scottish-based podcaster. He started the tartanpodcast in March 2005 quickly following it with the "Sleepy Sunday Show" and "The Spotlight Show". The tartanpodcast was the first music-based podcast from Scotland.

The summer of 2006 saw him start "The Mellow Monday Show".

Production of the tartanpodcast, a showcase music podcast for Scottish indie bands, ended in June 2007 after 110 episodes. Following a one-off episode in October, the tartanpodcast returned as a regular show in February 2008.

Mark tried to keep a down to earth production standard for the tartanpodcast, referring to himself as just a guy, living and working in Glasgow, Scotland [1].

An article on the BBC Technology site from June 5, 2005 [2] raised the profile of the tartanpodcast. Several podcasters have since attributed their decision [3] to start their own podcast to reading this article.

Mark was approached late in December 2007 and asked to become managing director [4] of new media production company Podcastmatters Ltd [5].

In 2009 Mark set up a new company Postable and undertook the role of Social Media Manager at a tool retailer called Toolstop.