Scotcast Episodes Episode guide
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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鈥檚 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 鈥榟oaching鈥� and 鈥榮hoogly鈥� 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鈥檚 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 鈥榞reenwashing scam鈥�?
Cash boost for carbon capture project in chancellor鈥檚 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鈥檛 a 'priority', but is it for John Swinney?
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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: 鈥極ur crazy, unreasonable business鈥�
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鈥檚 Anas Sarwar.
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Why are kids carrying knives?
And Martin鈥檚 tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
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Net zero: what鈥檚 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.
