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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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February 24 · 28 min
Ruth Davidson and the fight on the right
Ex-Scottish Conservative leader on Farage, Badenoch and leadership.
February 23 · 25 min
What if Alex Salmond’s party folds?
Alba founding figure on the future of the independence cause.
February 20 · 25 min
Politics Show: Corruption row at Holyrood
Lynsey Bews, Phil Sim and Hannah Rodger on the week's political news.
February 19 · 33 min
AI philosopher: Why we're not doomed
A call to arms to make big tech serve people not profit from an ethics expert.
February 18 · 22 min
What's going on in the Peter Murrell case?
Ex-SNP chief executive is accused of embezzling almost £460,000 from the party.
February 17 · 27 min
Do police officers need more guns?
Why the police union wants more firearms to tackle violent crime.
February 16 · 25 min
What now for BrewDog?
The business co-founded by James Watt could be sold off.
February 13 · 26 min
Politics Show: Will Starmer really campaign with Sarwar?
Natalie Higgins, Phil Sim and James Matthewson on the week’s political news.
February 12 · 23 min
Has Scotland's space dream crashed to Earth?
And why so many Scottish companies are competing in the global space race.
February 11 · 25 min
Can Martin Lewis fix our power of attorney problem?
Why the consumer champion is campaigning for change.
February 10 · 23 min
What has Anas Sarwar done?
How his call for Starmer to quit could split Scottish Labour.
February 9 · 22 min
Why Sarwar finally turned on Starmer
Has the Scottish Labour leader delivered a fatal blow to the PM's authority?
February 9 · 25 min
Anne McAlpine: I’m not angry at my stalker
Broadcaster on the four-year stalking ordeal that changed her life.
February 6 · 21 min
Politics Show: Starmer drama and trans prisoners
Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Paris Gourtsoyannis on the week’s political news.
February 5 · 23 min
Mandelson, Starmer and Sarwar: what happens next?
How the Mandelson saga could break bond between Labour's leaders.
February 4 · 24 min
Autism: rising rates or overdiagnosis?
What is neurodivergence? And how common is it really?
February 3 · 26 min
Why the Prostitution Bill fell at the first hurdle
SNP MSP Michelle Thomson on rebelling against the Scottish Government.
February 2 · 24 min
Screen grab: should we take kids’ phones away?
The growing campaign to keep children off smartphones and social media.
January 30 · 26 min
Politics Show: Polanski pact, QEUH ‘pressure’ and SNP messaging
David Wallace Lockhart, Natalie Higgins and Phil Sim on the week’s political news.
January 29 · 26 min
Could Scotland tap into the AI goldrush?
An industry insider tells us how our green energy could power AI for Big Tech.