Scotcast Episodes Episode guide
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Housing crisis: the emotional cost
And how Highlanders are trying to solve it.
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The Highland drug lines
And why some people are turning against the gulls.
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'I tried to get under Sturgeon’s skin’
Douglas Ross on clashing with the former FM and defending Boris.
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How to save childhood
One former head teacher's campaign for more play time in school.
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Would a wealth tax work?
The upsides and downsides of going after the super-rich.
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Sturgeon’s book stirs up Rowling row
And why Glasgow has a friendly neighbourhood Spiderman.
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Sturgeon memoir: news or hype?
What we’ve learned from the former first minister’s book publicity.
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Irvine Welsh: Mobile phones destroy culture
Author on his Trainspotting sequel and the state of politics.
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Darren McGarvey on oversharing, fame and Farage
Celebrated author identifies the pitfalls of sharing personal trauma.
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Do we need a minister for disco?
Sub Club supremo on the decline of the night out.
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Why Kate Forbes has had enough
And vape campaigner targets new plastic problem.
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Are our festivals for everyone?
One festival leader on navigating art, politics and protest.
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Nobel scientist on AI and finding cures
How close are medical breakthroughs on dementia and cancer?
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Trump visit: what has it changed?
The President declared his love for Scotland, but was it reciprocated?
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Referendum plan revealed
And how awkward was Starmer’s trip to Trump Turnberry?
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Wingsuit flyer: Why I do it
British champion Liam Byrne died at the weekend during a jump.
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Is taxing private schools pointless?
And ‘hoaching’ and ‘shoogly’ are added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Could Iran shake our economy?
And if the conflict changes the North Sea oil debate.
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Humza Yousaf: Iran will hit back
The former first minister on his fear of an 'all-out war'.
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What’s really going on in our schools?
And why 40 per cent of pupils have additional support needs (ASN).
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A minimum income for all
Should billions more be spent to guarantee everyone a minimum income?
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Is AI coming for your job?
Just how much of our future will rely on artificial intelligence?
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What Tommy Sheridan did next
The ex-MSP on retraining as a social worker and a potential political comeback.
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Is Swinney really under pressure?
And what does the spending review mean for Scotland?
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Acorn: a ‘greenwashing scam’?
Cash boost for carbon capture project in chancellor’s spending review.
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'One lawyer quit to become cabin crew'
Why some solicitors are turning their backs on defending the accused
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Who hacked M&S?
And why Anas Sarwar said his interview with Martin was 'embarrassing'.
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Is Gen Z ready to fight a war?
JJ Chalmers on reversing decades of decline in UK armed forces personnel.
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Flamingo Land ruffles feathers on Loch Lomond
And police play down Scottish gang feud link to deadly Spain shootings.
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Has Swinney gone shy on independence?
Sir Keir Starmer says a referendum isn’t a 'priority', but is it for John Swinney?