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Three teenagers have died due to knife crime in Scotland in a year, while police and politicians are concerned about a rise in violence in and around schools.

We ask Scotland鈥檚 former violence reduction tzar, Karyn McClusky (pictured), how bad the problem is.

And Martin tells Laura a tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.

Scotcast is the 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk