Scotcast Episodes Episode guide
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Gangsters gunned down in Spain
The grudge that led to the bar room shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.
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Devi Sridhar on how we can live longer
And how she dealt with death threats.
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Star chef: ‘Our crazy, unreasonable business’
Stuart Ralston on kitchen fights and becoming a Michelin man.
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Farage digs in over Sarwar racism row
The Reform UK leader has defended a controversial ad about Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar.
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Why are kids carrying knives?
And Martin’s tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
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Net zero: what’s in it for us?
Experts propose new climate targets for Scotland.
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Should buying sex be a crime?
The MSP trying to criminalise people who pay for sex.
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Fishermen’s fury over PM’s Brexit reset
And could the UK eventually rejoin the EU?
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'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
The pensioner challenging Scotland’s new abortion law.
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Dry spell prompts water warning
And Martin is enthralled by the story of a fare-dodging dog.
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A matter of life and death
As MSPs prepare to vote on the issue of assisted dying, we hear two personal stories.
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Is AI a threat to musicians?
Glasvegas guitarist Robert Allan and AI expert Sidrah Hassan on what AI means for music.
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Booze back on tracks
What scrapping the 'ineffective' alcohol ban on trains says about our drinking culture.
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Election 2026 predictions
And what is the Scottish Government planning to do this year?
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Why we need more babies
Paul Morland says politicians should be lecturing us about our falling birth rate.
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Karen Dunbar: ‘What is laughter?’
Comedian Karen Dunbar on laughter, cancel culture and her love of Billy Connolly.
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Grangemouth: what happened?
Why Jim Ratcliffe is blaming the tax system.
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In defence of Kneecap
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says rappers Kneecap should be left alone.
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Is Sturgeon ducking gender debate?
And what new EHRC guidance means for trans people in public spaces.
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River City goes to Holyrood
Is the BBC right to axe the long-running soap?
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Is Swinney scared of Farage?
And would Martin and Laura prefer to be a Faithful or a Traitor?
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Is gender self-ID dead?
The impact of the Supreme Court’s definition of a woman.
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Take 2: Drug supervision room
Why one campaigner thinks we are failing people with addictions.
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Take 2: Weight-loss jabs
A pharmacist on the risks of buying the jabs online.
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Take 2: Farmers v. lynx
What’s the big deal about big cats roaming the countryside?
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Take 2: The porn industry responds
Why they claim moves to stop kids seeing adult content online won’t work.
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What happened in a Highland dungeon?
And should we be worried about an 'extreme' wildfire warning?
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The author who beat Adolescence to it
Chris McQueer on Hermit, his novel inspired by incels and the online manosphere.
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Assisted dying: what happens next?
And the 'miracle' baby - born using a donated womb.
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Should Scots pay for uni?
And how Martin’s political grilling was sidetracked by a piercing.