Scotcast

BBC Radio Scotland

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

  1. Ivan McKee: 'why I'm not the minister for cuts'

    vor 14 Std.

    Ivan McKee: 'why I'm not the minister for cuts'

    If you'd like to apply to attend our live show at the Edinburgh Festival, follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/edfest26-scotcast-live-20aug26 Financial watchdogs have repeatedly warned that public spending is on an unaffordable trajectory. Unchecked, they calculate that a £5bn spending gap would open up in the Scottish government's finances over the next few years. Ivan McKee MSP (pictured) Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform talks to Martin about how he plans to make the public sector more efficient and why he thinks that doesn’t have to mean cuts. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    28 Min.
  2. Politics Show: Big by-elections preview pub quiz

    vor 1 Tag

    Politics Show: Big by-elections preview pub quiz

    If you'd like to apply to attend our live show at the Edinburgh Festival, follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/edfest26-scotcast-live-20aug26 Natalie talks to the BBC’s Lynsey Bews and co-host of The Stooshie podcast, Justin Bowie, about by-elections in Aberdeen South and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry triggered by the SNP's Stephen Flynn (pictured) and Stephen Gethins switching from Westminster to Holyrood. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    25 Min.
  3. Dundee: a girl, an axe and the man guilty of assault

    vor 2 Tagen

    Dundee: a girl, an axe and the man guilty of assault

    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Aberfeldy case: how did police get it so wrong?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rp1l Ilia Belov (pictured left) has been convicted of assault and making sexual remarks to a group of young girls in Dundee. His sister Nadjedzha Belova (pictured right) was also convicted of assault. We talk to The Courier’s editor David Clegg and Calum Steele, formerly of the Scottish Police Federation, about how Police Scotland responded after a video of a girl carrying an axe went viral, pushed by the likes of Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    26 Min.
  4. Are we a target in a global disinformation war?

    vor 3 Tagen

    Are we a target in a global disinformation war?

    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: - Should kids be banned from social media? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xg6v - Should we take kids’ phones away? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qrmy First Minister John Swinney (pictured) was reportedly targeted by an Israeli firm spreading online disinformation ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. We talk to the BBC’s global disinformation reporter Jacqui Wakefield and ex-SNP MP Stewart McDonald, who authored a report about online smear campaigns targeting Scottish public life. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    27 Min.
  5. Can this 'tsar' fix our problem with food?

    vor 6 Tagen

    Can this 'tsar' fix our problem with food?

    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘A ‘food desert’ and the fight for a supermarket’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nbfq1x Jayne Jones (pictured) is the first chief executive of the newly-created Scottish Food Commission. We ask Scotland's 'food tsar' why she believes our food is so expensive and whether price caps proposed by First Minister John Swinney are the solution. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    25 Min.
  6. Politics Show: John Healey and 'Murrell inquiry' disputes

    11. Juni

    Politics Show: John Healey and 'Murrell inquiry' disputes

    Natalie talks to ex-SNP MP Stewart McDonald and former Scottish Conservative adviser Adam Morris about the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey (pictured); the political wrangling over a parliamentary inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal; and the unrest that followed a knife attack in Belfast. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    31 Min.
  7. What’s behind the racist disorder on our streets?

    10. Juni

    What’s behind the racist disorder on our streets?

    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Falkirk asylum hotel protest: what we saw’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002hw9s Police Scotland's Alan Waddell (pictured) has said people were 'attacked because of the colour of their skin' during a demonstration sparked by the Belfast knife attack. The BBC’s Myles Bonnar and Jax Sinclair tell us what they saw in Glasgow city centre, and journalist Felix Pope explains what’s driving street protests across the UK. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    28 Min.
  8. Should kids be banned from social media?

    9. Juni

    Should kids be banned from social media?

    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like Screen grab: should we take kids’ phones away? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qrmy The UK Government looks set to ban the use of social media for under-16s while mobile phones will soon be banned in Edinburgh's state secondary schools. Dr Elizabeth Nelson (pictured) from the University of Glasgow's School of Education tells us why bans are not the answer. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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

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