Scotcast

BBC Radio Scotland

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

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Feb 27, 2025 · 25 min
Jagtar: jailed for terror in India
Is Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton falsely accused, or a homegrown terrorist?
Feb 26, 2025 · 26 min
Defending ourselves: Ukraine, Trump and Trident
And Swinney lashes out at 'far right' Farage.
Feb 25, 2025 · 26 min
Fewer teachers = better schools?
The attainment gap has worsened for Scottish pupils, so what’s the solution?
Feb 24, 2025 · 30 min
Abortion buffer zones: is prayer a crime?
How a 74-year-old's arrest put the law back in the spotlight.
Feb 20, 2025 · 28 min
Gender: are politicians pivoting?
And an archaeologist from Galashiels finds a pharaoh’s tomb.
Feb 19, 2025 · 27 min
People v. the pylons
What happens when climate progress lands on your doorstep as a 70m steel tower?
Feb 18, 2025 · 25 min
Why are energy bills still so high?
And another debate about how to pronounce ‘Scotcast’.
Feb 17, 2025 · 27 min
What now for Scotland’s Ukrainians?
And David Tennant’s very Scottish Bafta performance.
Feb 13, 2025 · 27 min
Is it time to scrap council tax?
With big rises on the way, does it feel like we’re paying more for less?
Feb 12, 2025 · 28 min
Who thinks lynx should roam the Highlands?
Should wild cats be legally reintroduced into our natural landscape?
Feb 11, 2025 · 28 min
Uncovering a scandal
How a BBC investigation exposed a ‘culture of cruelty’ at a children’s psychiatric unit.
Feb 10, 2025 · 27 min
Life inside our packed prisons
Barlinnie's boss and a former inmate on what jail is really like.
Feb 6, 2025 · 27 min
What’s it like to be homeless?
And how much of the problem hides behind closed doors?
Feb 5, 2025 · 33 min
Humza Yousaf on Trump and Gaza
The former First Minister accuses Trump of supporting ethnic cleansing.
Feb 4, 2025 · 27 min
Water: is it as plentiful as we think?
Scottish Water's boss on supply, demand and whether we should pay for how much we use.
Feb 3, 2025 · 26 min
Can we backtrack on Brexit?
And is it ever okay to drop the C-bomb?
Jan 30, 2025 · 25 min
Rosebank and the political climate
Will a legal win for environmental campaigners stop new North Sea oil and gas?
Jan 29, 2025 · 28 min
Stopping the scammers
And why is Indiana Jones punting whisky?
Jan 28, 2025 · 25 min
What Waspi women want
And Premiership manager quits over fan abuse.
Jan 27, 2025 · 27 min
Fixing the NHS: where do you start?
John Swinney’s plan for the health service.