Scotcast

BBC Radio Scotland

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

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349 episodes
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Jun 10, 2025 · 30 min
'One lawyer quit to become cabin crew'
Why some solicitors are turning their backs on defending the accused
Jun 9, 2025 · 29 min
Who hacked M&S?
And why Anas Sarwar said his interview with Martin was 'embarrassing'.
Jun 6, 2025 · 29 min
By-election: a tale of two winners?
BONUS: A Labour victory in Hamilton, but Reform UK have cause to celebrate.
Jun 6, 2025 · 10 min
Labour wins Hamilton by-election
Election expert Professor Sir John Curtice breaks down the result.
Jun 5, 2025 · 30 min
Is Gen Z ready to fight a war?
JJ Chalmers on reversing decades of decline in UK armed forces personnel.
Jun 4, 2025 · 29 min
Flamingo Land ruffles feathers on Loch Lomond
And police play down Scottish gang feud link to deadly Spain shootings.
Jun 3, 2025 · 30 min
Has Swinney gone shy on independence?
Sir Keir Starmer says a referendum isn’t a 'priority', but is it for John Swinney?
Jun 2, 2025 · 29 min
Gangsters gunned down in Spain
The grudge that led to the bar room shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.
May 29, 2025 · 32 min
Devi Sridhar on how we can live longer
And how she dealt with death threats.
May 28, 2025 · 29 min
Star chef: ‘Our crazy, unreasonable business’
Stuart Ralston on kitchen fights and becoming a Michelin man.
May 27, 2025 · 23 min
Farage digs in over Sarwar racism row
The Reform UK leader has defended a controversial ad about Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar.
May 22, 2025 · 31 min
Why are kids carrying knives?
And Martin’s tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
May 21, 2025 · 25 min
Net zero: what’s in it for us?
Experts propose new climate targets for Scotland.
May 20, 2025 · 29 min
Should buying sex be a crime?
The MSP trying to criminalise people who pay for sex.
May 19, 2025 · 27 min
Fishermen’s fury over PM’s Brexit reset
And could the UK eventually rejoin the EU?
May 15, 2025 · 29 min
'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
The pensioner challenging Scotland’s new abortion law.
May 14, 2025 · 28 min
Dry spell prompts water warning
And Martin is enthralled by the story of a fare-dodging dog.
May 13, 2025 · 25 min
Assisted dying backed by MSPs
But will Liam McArthur’s bill become law?
May 12, 2025 · 30 min
A matter of life and death
As MSPs prepare to vote on the issue of assisted dying, we hear two personal stories.
May 8, 2025 · 30 min
Is AI a threat to musicians?
Glasvegas guitarist Robert Allan and AI expert Sidrah Hassan on what AI means for music.