Scotcast

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

Radio Scotland,360 episodes

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Acorn: a ‘greenwashing scam’?
Cash boost for carbon capture project in chancellor’s spending review.
11 Jun 2025,29 mins
'One lawyer quit to become cabin crew'
Why some solicitors are turning their backs on defending the accused
10 Jun 2025,30 mins
Who hacked M&S?
And why Anas Sarwar said his interview with Martin was 'embarrassing'.
09 Jun 2025,29 mins
By-election: a tale of two winners?
BONUS: A Labour victory in Hamilton, but Reform UK have cause to celebrate.
06 Jun 2025,29 mins
Labour wins Hamilton by-election
Election expert Professor Sir John Curtice breaks down the result.
06 Jun 2025,10 mins
Is Gen Z ready to fight a war?
JJ Chalmers on reversing decades of decline in UK armed forces personnel.
05 Jun 2025,30 mins
Flamingo Land ruffles feathers on Loch Lomond
And police play down Scottish gang feud link to deadly Spain shootings.
04 Jun 2025,29 mins
Has Swinney gone shy on independence?
Sir Keir Starmer says a referendum isn’t a 'priority', but is it for John Swinney?
03 Jun 2025,30 mins
Gangsters gunned down in Spain
The grudge that led to the bar room shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.
02 Jun 2025,29 mins
Devi Sridhar on how we can live longer
And how she dealt with death threats.
29 May 2025,32 mins
Star chef: ‘Our crazy, unreasonable business’
Stuart Ralston on kitchen fights and becoming a Michelin man.
28 May 2025,29 mins
Farage digs in over Sarwar racism row
The Reform UK leader has defended a controversial ad about Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar.
27 May 2025,23 mins
Why are kids carrying knives?
And Martin’s tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
22 May 2025,31 mins
Net zero: what’s in it for us?
Experts propose new climate targets for Scotland.
21 May 2025,25 mins
Should buying sex be a crime?
The MSP trying to criminalise people who pay for sex.
20 May 2025,29 mins
Fishermen’s fury over PM’s Brexit reset
And could the UK eventually rejoin the EU?
19 May 2025,27 mins
'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
The pensioner challenging Scotland’s new abortion law.
15 May 2025,29 mins
Dry spell prompts water warning
And Martin is enthralled by the story of a fare-dodging dog.
14 May 2025,28 mins
Assisted dying backed by MSPs
But will Liam McArthur’s bill become law?
13 May 2025,25 mins
A matter of life and death
As MSPs prepare to vote on the issue of assisted dying, we hear two personal stories.
12 May 2025,30 mins
Is AI a threat to musicians?
Glasvegas guitarist Robert Allan and AI expert Sidrah Hassan on what AI means for music.
08 May 2025,30 mins
Booze back on tracks
What scrapping the 'ineffective' alcohol ban on trains says about our drinking culture.
07 May 2025,28 mins,
Election 2026 predictions
And what is the Scottish Government planning to do this year?
06 May 2025,32 mins
Why we need more babies
Paul Morland says politicians should be lecturing us about our falling birth rate.
05 May 2025,28 mins,
Karen Dunbar: ‘What is laughter?’
Comedian Karen Dunbar on laughter, cancel culture and her love of Billy Connolly.
01 May 2025,32 mins,
Grangemouth: what happened?
Why Jim Ratcliffe is blaming the tax system.
30 Apr 2025,27 mins
In defence of Kneecap
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says rappers Kneecap should be left alone.
29 Apr 2025,28 mins
Is Sturgeon ducking gender debate?
And what new EHRC guidance means for trans people in public spaces.
28 Apr 2025,27 mins
River City goes to Holyrood
Is the BBC right to axe the long-running soap?
24 Apr 2025,29 mins
Is Swinney scared of Farage?
And would Martin and Laura prefer to be a Faithful or a Traitor?
23 Apr 2025,27 mins