Scotcast Podcast
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Scottish news podcast, hosted by Martin Geissler. Conversation with trusted journalists and experts about the country's biggest stories.
Episodes to download
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What’s really going on in our schools?
Thursday
And why 40 per cent of pupils have additional support needs (ASN).
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A minimum income for all
Wednesday
Should billions more be spent to guarantee everyone a minimum income?
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Is AI coming for your job?
Last Tuesday
Just how much of our future will rely on artificial intelligence?
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What Tommy Sheridan did next
Last Monday
The ex-MSP on retraining as a social worker and a potential political comeback.
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Is Swinney really under pressure?
Thu 12 Jun 2025
And what does the spending review mean for Scotland?
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Acorn: a ‘greenwashing scam’?
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Cash boost for carbon capture project in chancellor’s spending review.
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'One lawyer quit to become cabin crew'
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Why some solicitors are turning their backs on defending the accused
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Who hacked M&S?
Mon 9 Jun 2025
And why Anas Sarwar said his interview with Martin was 'embarrassing'.
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By-election: a tale of two winners?
Fri 6 Jun 2025
BONUS: A Labour victory in Hamilton, but Reform UK have cause to celebrate.
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Labour wins Hamilton by-election
Fri 6 Jun 2025
Election expert Professor Sir John Curtice breaks down the result.
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Is Gen Z ready to fight a war?
Thu 5 Jun 2025
JJ Chalmers on reversing decades of decline in UK armed forces personnel.
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Flamingo Land ruffles feathers on Loch Lomond
Wed 4 Jun 2025
And police play down Scottish gang feud link to deadly Spain shootings.
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Has Swinney gone shy on independence?
Tue 3 Jun 2025
Sir Keir Starmer says a referendum isn’t a 'priority', but is it for John Swinney?
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Gangsters gunned down in Spain
Mon 2 Jun 2025
The grudge that led to the bar room shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.
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Star chef: ‘Our crazy, unreasonable business’
Wed 28 May 2025
Stuart Ralston on kitchen fights and becoming a Michelin man.
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Farage digs in over Sarwar racism row
Tue 27 May 2025
The Reform UK leader has defended a controversial ad about Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar.
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Why are kids carrying knives?
Thu 22 May 2025
And Martin’s tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
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Fishermen’s fury over PM’s Brexit reset
Mon 19 May 2025
And could the UK eventually rejoin the EU?
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'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
Thu 15 May 2025
The pensioner challenging Scotland’s new abortion law.
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Dry spell prompts water warning
Wed 14 May 2025
And Martin is enthralled by the story of a fare-dodging dog.
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A matter of life and death
Mon 12 May 2025
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?
Thu 8 May 2025
Glasvegas guitarist Robert Allan and AI expert Sidrah Hassan on what AI means for music.
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Booze back on tracks
Wed 7 May 2025
What scrapping the 'ineffective' alcohol ban on trains says about our drinking culture.
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Election 2026 predictions
Tue 6 May 2025
And what is the Scottish Government planning to do this year?
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Why we need more babies
Mon 5 May 2025
Paul Morland says politicians should be lecturing us about our falling birth rate.
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Karen Dunbar: ‘What is laughter?’
Thu 1 May 2025
Comedian Karen Dunbar on laughter, cancel culture and her love of Billy Connolly.