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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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Oct 13, 2025 · 27 min
How smart is the SNP independence plan?
And Chris Mason on major parties receiving a 'kick in the whatsits'.
Oct 9, 2025 · 28 min
What STV cuts tell us about the mainstream media
Unions have accused STV bosses of 'cultural vandalism'.
Oct 8, 2025 · 29 min
Is Sturgeon's Promise being broken?
And Jamie's story of growing up in care.
Oct 7, 2025 · 31 min
Tory leader’s Farage dilemma
How should the Conservatives tackle Reform?
Oct 6, 2025 · 26 min
Tempers flare over Swinney’s Palestine stance
And Martin’s passport problems.
Oct 2, 2025 · 28 min
My life with Tourette’s
Campaigner John Davidson on his life story being told in a new film.
Oct 1, 2025 · 30 min
Michelle Mone and the Covid PPE scandal
And what new housing laws mean for renters and landlords.
Sep 30, 2025 · 27 min
Does trans school guidance give us 'clarity'?
And did Starmer deliver at conference?
Sep 29, 2025 · 31 min
How should Sarwar deal with Starmer?
And can Scottish Labour turn it around ahead of the election?
Sep 25, 2025 · 25 min
Could Andy Burnham be prime minister?
And can Keir Starmer fight back?
Sep 24, 2025 · 29 min
Obstacles for outdoor learning
And why ticks could be on the rise in towns and cities.
Sep 23, 2025 · 29 min
'Exposing care home neglect overwhelmed me'
What it’s like to go undercover in a care home.
Sep 22, 2025 · 24 min
Gangster arrests in Dubai: who’s who?
And the links between Steven Lyons and Ireland’s Kinahan crime gang.
Sep 18, 2025 · 31 min
New Lockerbie bombing twist
And will Scotland benefit from Trump’s nuclear deal?
Sep 17, 2025 · 25 min
How Swinney charmed Trump ahead of state visit
The first minister and US president’s blossoming relationship.
Sep 16, 2025 · 27 min
Living through a housing emergency
And how did we get here?
Sep 15, 2025 · 28 min
Will scrapping not proven make a difference?
MSPs are on the verge of axing the controversial third verdict.
Sep 11, 2025 · 23 min
What if antibiotics stop working?
And what we should do now to prepare.
Sep 10, 2025 · 25 min
The NHS surgeon who butchered his patients
A victim of Sam Eljamel on her long fight for justice.
Sep 9, 2025 · 35 min
Sex worker: Listen to me
How a proposed prostitution law could impact selling sex.