Scotcast Podcast
The BBC's Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
Episodes to download
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Is the Budget an election game-changer?
Tue 13 Jan 2026
Shona Robison has outlined tax and spending plans for the year ahead.
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Is the SNP about to hand high earners a tax cut?
Mon 12 Jan 2026
And why Labour’s Anas Sarwar won’t be blocking the Scottish Budget.
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Politics Show: Election 2026, Angela Constance and a new Reform leader
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Natalie Higgins, Paris Gourtsoyannis and Phil Sim on the week's political news.
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What’s going wrong at our universities?
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Edinburgh principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson on why Scotland’s universities are in danger.
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Should we bring back military service?
Wed 7 Jan 2026
UK troops will be in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia.
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Gritter man: How we beat the ice
Tue 6 Jan 2026
And why we are obsessed with the names of the gritters.
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What we’ll be talking about in 2026
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Predicting the biggest news stories of the next 12 months.
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The biggest stories of 2025 (Part 2)
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Can Martin, Laura and Natalie agree on the top five news stories of the year?
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The biggest stories of 2025 (Part 1)
Christmas Eve 2025
Martin, Laura and Natalie look back on the year’s news.
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Two Doors Down's Christmas comeback
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Gregor Sharp on his return to writing without the show's co-creator Simon Carlyle.
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STV boss on costs, cuts and a backlash
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Chief executive Rufus Radcliffe on why he thinks STV must save money.
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Have Greens saved the justice secretary’s skin?
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Angela Constance has survived a vote of no confidence.
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Is the Sandie Peggie ruling discredited?
Mon 15 Dec 2025
JK Rowling claims errors in NHS Fife tribunal judgement are 'scandalous'.
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Malcolm Offord: I can be a Reform First Minister
Thu 11 Dec 2025
Reform’s latest recruit in Scotland.
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'Tweakments' doc: Nothing is regulated
Wed 10 Dec 2025
And why the Tartan Army might want to check their social media history.
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What the Sandie Peggie ruling means
Tue 9 Dec 2025
Reaction to the findings of the NHS Fife transgender tribunal.
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‘Ready to explode’: prisons and early release
Mon 8 Dec 2025
Inside HMP Barlinnie and emergency measures to tackle overcrowding.
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Are Starmer’s Scottish MPs sick of him?
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Are reports MPs are ready to try and oust the PM true?
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Priced out? The cost of the World Cup
Wed 3 Dec 2025
How FIFA’s dynamic pricing could be putting off fans.
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Kezia Dugdale on Labour, trust and Rachel Reeves
Tue 2 Dec 2025
Former Scottish Labour leader on claims chancellor misled the public.
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Do we need a grooming gangs inquiry too?
Mon 1 Dec 2025
And your reaction to our interview with Sandie Peggie’s lawyer.
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‘Why I'm defending Sandie Peggie’
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Naomi Cunningham on the 'gender wars' and the ‘new McCarthyism’.
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What to watch out for in the Budget
Tue 25 Nov 2025
And has Paul Weller shown that Martin has style?
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‘Derailed’: what now for £50m public inquiry?
Mon 24 Nov 2025
Sheku Bayoh’s death is the focus of one of several active inquiries.
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‘I’ll cry on stage’: the busker who’s gone bigtime
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Musician Callum Beattie on his music, partying with heroes and his biggest gig yet.
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We’ll be coming! Why the football means so much
Wed 19 Nov 2025
A toast to Scotland’s World Cup 2026 qualification.
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‘Getting caught betting was the best day’
Tue 18 Nov 2025
Former footballer Brian Rice on living with a gambling addiction.
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Will Labour's asylum shake-up spark another revolt?
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Edinburgh MP Chris Murray on why Shabana Mahmood’s reforms are justified.
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GTA 6: delays, sackings and Scotland's gaming boom
Thu 13 Nov 2025
Claims of “union-busting” at Rockstar North have been denied.
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Watch the conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories.
