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

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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.
January 28 · 23 min
Unpacking Deacon Blue’s row with Reform
Malcolm Offord's political tangle over the meaning of Dignity.
January 27 · 27 min
Could Gordon McQueen's death change football?
An ex-pro on whether the game can protect players from brain injury.
January 26 · 28 min
Will the Burnham saga sway the Holyrood election?
Anas Sarwar’s election campaign and Sir Keir Starmer’s future.
January 23 · 29 min
Politics Show: Sarwar’s QEUH claims, assisted dying and ‘Salmond files’
David Wallace Lockhart, Lynsey Bews and Natalie Higgins on the week’s political news.
January 22 · 26 min
What would it take to trigger a World Cup boycott?
A former footballer's take on at what point fans should protest.
January 21 · 24 min
Super hospital ‘scandal’: the story so far
What we’ve learned from the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.
January 20 · 26 min
How dangerous are our roads?
And our attitude towards speeding.
January 19 · 23 min
Is Swinney respecting the Supreme Court on gender?
The looming court battle over where transgender prisoners are housed.
January 16 · 25 min
Politics Show: Robert Jenrick and Scottish Budget reaction
David Wallace Lockhart, Natalie Higgins and Phil Sim on the week’s political news.
January 15 · 31 min
Could Farage clash with his new Scottish leader?
Malcolm Offord has been appointed Reform UK leader in Scotland by Nigel Farage.
January 14 · 26 min
‘She spent £16,000 a year on childcare’
Pregnant Then Screwed on our 'hugely expensive' system.
January 13 · 30 min
Is the Budget an election game-changer?
Shona Robison has outlined tax and spending plans for the year ahead.
January 12 · 25 min
Is the SNP about to hand high earners a tax cut?
And why Labour’s Anas Sarwar won’t be blocking the Scottish Budget.
January 9 · 26 min
Politics Show: Election 2026, Angela Constance and a new Reform leader
Natalie Higgins, Paris Gourtsoyannis and Phil Sim on the week's political news.
January 8 · 30 min
What’s going wrong at our universities?
Edinburgh principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson on why Scotland’s universities are in danger.
January 7 · 24 min
Should we bring back military service?
UK troops will be in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia.
January 6 · 25 min
Gritter man: How we beat the ice
And why we are obsessed with the names of the gritters.
January 5 · 25 min
What we’ll be talking about in 2026
Predicting the biggest news stories of the next 12 months.
Dec 31, 2025 · 18 min
The biggest stories of 2025 (Part 2)
Can Martin, Laura and Natalie agree on the top five news stories of the year?