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BBC Radio Scotland

The BBC's Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

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Nov 17, 2025 · 28 min
Will Labour's asylum shake-up spark another revolt?
Edinburgh MP Chris Murray on why Shabana Mahmood’s reforms are justified.
Nov 13, 2025 · 28 min
GTA 6: delays, sackings and Scotland's gaming boom
Claims of “union-busting” at Rockstar North have been denied.
Nov 12, 2025 · 31 min
PM plots and the promise stoking a teacher strike
Wes Streeting, ‘The Faithful’, and the gossip surrounding Starmer.
Nov 11, 2025 · 27 min
Battle of the taxes
Rachel Reeves’s Budget and the two-child benefit cap.
Nov 10, 2025 · 30 min
BBC trust and the 2014 referendum
Did the indyref campaign damage the corporation in Scotland?
Nov 6, 2025 · 29 min
Climate change and the 'culture wars'
And how to spot a liar ahead of the Celebrity Traitors finale.
Nov 5, 2025 · 29 min
My clan, the land and who owns it
A major Scottish estate owner on the Land Reform Bill.
Nov 4, 2025 · 31 min
Who is Nicholas Rossi?
And our reaction to Rachel Reeves’s pre-Budget speech.
Nov 3, 2025 · 25 min
Where the election could be won and lost
And ex-health secretary Jeane Freeman on the NHS and political failure.
Oct 30, 2025 · 38 min
The Orange Order's Most Worthy Grand Master
Andrew Murray is on a mission to modernise.
Oct 29, 2025 · 28 min
The 1,000 prisoners up for early release
And a damning report into an NHS maternity unit.
Oct 28, 2025 · 27 min
Will Celtic fans revolt?
Brendan Rodgers has left, but a major shareholder’s strong words have provoked criticism.
Oct 27, 2025 · 26 min
Why true crime fascinates us
Martin and Natalie talk to criminologist Professor David Wilson.
Oct 23, 2025 · 29 min
Have cops cracked the gangster crimewave?
And why the Strictly announcement annoyed Martin so much.
Oct 22, 2025 · 27 min
‘I’ll break MP rules over Prince Andrew’
Stephen Flynn on the effort to strip Andrew of his titles.
Oct 21, 2025 · 27 min
F1’s female pioneer on pushing the limits
Susie Wolff interview.
Oct 20, 2025 · 27 min
The librarian, a book ‘ban’ and the gender debate
The story of The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht.
Oct 16, 2025 · 32 min
Tax rises and tattie troubles
Are big changes coming in the UK Budget?
Oct 15, 2025 · 24 min
What’s the FM’s Africa trip all about?
And the 'super bad' magazine cover infuriating Donald Trump.
Oct 14, 2025 · 28 min
Football management in an age of rage
And Craig Levein’s shock Rangers manager recommendation.