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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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June 10 · 28 min
What’s behind the racist disorder on our streets?
Police say people were 'attacked because of the colour of their skin'.
June 9 · 26 min
Should kids be banned from social media?
Dr Elizabeth Nelson on why she's against restricting access.
June 8 · 23 min
Can Peter Murrell's legal fees be recovered?
Ex-SNP chief exec was granted legal aid for embezzlement case.
June 5 · 21 min
Will Scottish lasers fight off hackers of the future?
How quantum computing could be used to thwart cyber-attacks.
June 4 · 27 min
Politics Show: Murrell, Mandelson and double FMQs
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and James Cook.
June 3 · 25 min
GB Energy: We CAN bring bills down
Fraser Stewart is 'excited' about our energy future.
June 2 · 22 min
How Peter Murrell did it
Details of ex-SNP chief exec's crimes have been heard in court.
June 1 · 23 min
Would a Murrell inquiry tell us anything?
John Swinney is resisting calls for a Holyrood investigation.
May 31 · 20 min
Debriefing Nicola Sturgeon’s Kuenssberg interview
How ex-SNP leader handled questions about Peter Murrell’s crimes.
May 29 · 23 min
Can this CEO build ‘LA on the Clyde’?
OVO Hydro’s boss on ticket prices and expansion plans.
May 28 · 30 min
Politics Show: How Swinney is managing the Murrell scandal
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Andy Maciver.
May 27 · 34 min
NHS whistleblower on personal cost of speaking out
Dr Christine Peters raised concerns about patient safety at Scotland's biggest hospital.
May 26 · 26 min
Will Nicola Sturgeon say more about Peter Murrell?
Ex-SNP leader says she had 'no knowledge' of estranged husband’s crime.
May 25 · 22 min
In court for Peter Murrell’s guilty plea
How the SNP's former chief executive stole £400,000 from the party.
May 22 · 27 min
Weight-loss jabs and the NHS: a 'national disgrace'?
A leading doctor wants wider access to 'astonishing' drug.
May 21 · 26 min
Politics Show: How Cabinet 'reshuffles' really work
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, David Wallace Lockhart and Liz Lloyd.
May 20 · 22 min
Is the UK's energy policy 'insane'?
What’s behind Kemi Badenoch’s claim Keir Starmer prefers Russia’s oil to Aberdeen’s?
May 19 · 25 min
Will Swinney serve a full term as First Minister?
And gossip and speculation about who’ll be appointed to his cabinet.
May 18 · 25 min
Will Celtic be punished for title celebrations?
And a former top referee on the future of VAR.
May 15 · 35 min
Mental health doc: Anxiety keeps us safe
Author and GP Dr Gavin Francis on whether our unhappiness is over-medicated.