Scotcast

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

Radio Scotland,312 episodes

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The NHS surgeon who butchered his patients
A victim of Sam Eljamel on her long fight for justice.
10 Sep 2025,25 mins
Sex worker: Listen to me
How a proposed prostitution law could impact selling sex.
09 Sep 2025,35 mins,
Meet the new Scottish Green leaders
Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer on politics and pastimes.
08 Sep 2025,38 mins
What’s going on with the Saltire?
Why are flags appearing on our streets?
04 Sep 2025,28 mins
Sandie Peggie tribunal: what’s going on?
How what happened in a changing room led to a headline-grabbing legal case.
03 Sep 2025,29 mins
Why are drugs deaths down?
And why are police officers unhappy about their uniforms?
02 Sep 2025,31 mins
Falkirk asylum hotel protest: what we saw
And will a huge price hike on weight-loss jabs harm our health?
01 Sep 2025,29 mins
What will the Greens do next?
It’s change at the top as the Scottish Greens elect new leaders.
28 Aug 2025,31 mins
‘I’m with Farage’: the Graham Simpson interview
Reform UK's new MSP on quitting the Scottish Conservatives.
27 Aug 2025,32 mins
'Scotland has a problem with race'
Professor Tommy Curry talks to Martin about what racism looks like in Scotland today.
26 Aug 2025,29 mins
Asylum hotel protests spread
What’s behind the recent spate of demos here?
25 Aug 2025,24 mins
Top doctor: NHS can’t go on like this
Dr Iain Kennedy on why one of the founding principles of the NHS has 'already died'.
21 Aug 2025,28 mins
Housing crisis: the emotional cost
And how Highlanders are trying to solve it.
20 Aug 2025,28 mins
The Highland drug lines
And why some people are turning against the gulls.
19 Aug 2025,28 mins
'I tried to get under Sturgeon’s skin’
Douglas Ross on clashing with the former FM and defending Boris.
18 Aug 2025,38 mins
How to save childhood
One former head teacher's campaign for more play time in school.
14 Aug 2025,27 mins
Would a wealth tax work?
The upsides and downsides of going after the super-rich.
13 Aug 2025,25 mins
Sturgeon’s book stirs up Rowling row
And why Glasgow has a friendly neighbourhood Spiderman.
12 Aug 2025,28 mins
Sturgeon memoir: news or hype?
What we’ve learned from the former first minister’s book publicity.
11 Aug 2025,27 mins
Making the news with Kirsty and Brian
Broadcasting legends Kirsty Wark and Brian Taylor at the Edinburgh Fringe.
08 Aug 2025,28 mins
Irvine Welsh: Mobile phones destroy culture
Author on his Trainspotting sequel and the state of politics.
07 Aug 2025,29 mins,
Darren McGarvey on oversharing, fame and Farage
Celebrated author identifies the pitfalls of sharing personal trauma.
06 Aug 2025,30 mins
Do we need a minister for disco?
Sub Club supremo on the decline of the night out.
05 Aug 2025,32 mins
Why Kate Forbes has had enough
And vape campaigner targets new plastic problem.
04 Aug 2025,27 mins
Are our festivals for everyone?
One festival leader on navigating art, politics and protest.
31 Jul 2025,31 mins
Nobel scientist on AI and finding cures
How close are medical breakthroughs on dementia and cancer?
30 Jul 2025,29 mins
Trump visit: what has it changed?
The President declared his love for Scotland, but was it reciprocated?
29 Jul 2025,31 mins
Referendum plan revealed
And how awkward was Starmer’s trip to Trump Turnberry?
28 Jul 2025,27 mins
Why Trump's really here
Is the US president’s trip about business, politics or pleasure?
27 Jul 2025,27 mins
Trump visit, Green ‘civil war’ and Finnie
Laura Miller, David Wallace Lockhart and Phil Sim on the week’s news.
25 Jul 2025,32 mins