Scotcast

BBC Radio Scotland

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

  1. Politics Show: Greens, Swinney and bills galore

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    Politics Show: Greens, Swinney and bills galore

    Martin Geissler joins Natalie and Lynsey to talk about our election interviews with Scottish Green co-leader Gillian Mackay and John Swinney of the SNP. And from assisted dying to greyhound racing to Brazilian butt lifts: why have MSPs been voting on so many laws in such a short space of time? Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins and Lynsey Bews. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    25 min
  2. John Swinney: the election interview

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    John Swinney: the election interview

    John Swinney has been SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland since 2024. He talks to Martin about feeling the “love of God” and why he believes racism partly explains the popularity of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    55 min
  3. Why did the assisted dying bill fail?

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    Why did the assisted dying bill fail?

    MSPs have rejected a bill brought forward by Liam McArthur (pictured) which would have allowed a medically assisted death for terminally ill people with six months left to live. We ask the BBC’s Scotland Editor and Newscast regular James Cook how a majority of MSPs went from supporting the bill in May 2025 to voting it down 10 months later. Scotcast is the BBC's Scottish news podcast. This episode was hosted by Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    25 min
  4. Gillian Mackay: the election interview

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    Gillian Mackay: the election interview

    Gillian Mackay (pictured) was elected co-leader of the Scottish Greens alongside Ross Greer in 2025. She talks to Martin about 'rebuilding trust' between her party and the SNP, and her childhood bullying ordeal. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    48 min
  5. Can we afford another cost of living crisis?

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    Can we afford another cost of living crisis?

    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Iran: Are our bills about to shoot up?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002s4h6 The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned that the longer the US-Israel war with Iran continues, the worse the cost of living will get at home. He’s announced some support for those who use heating oil – but it pales in comparison to the help given out after the Ukraine war. So what can the UK government afford these days? The BBC’s deputy economics editor Dharshini David answers our questions. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    22 min
  6. Politics Show: Leader interviews and assisted dying

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    Politics Show: Leader interviews and assisted dying

    Scotcast's Martin Geissler joins Natalie and David to talk about the first of our leader interviews with Scottish Liberal Democrat Alex Cole-Hamilton and Reform UK's Malcolm Offord. And we preview the upcoming Holyrood vote on whether to legalise assisted dying. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    32 min
  7. Malcolm Offord: the election interview

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    Malcolm Offord: the election interview

    Malcolm Offord (pictured) was appointed Reform UK’s leader in Scotland in January 2026. He talks to Martin about finding his feet in Nigel Farage’s party – and losing friends along the way. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    57 min
  8. Glasgow fire: who owns our historic buildings?

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    Glasgow fire: who owns our historic buildings?

    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘My clan, the land and who owns it’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002lpck The fire that ripped through a Victorian building next to Glasgow’s Central Station has left a blackened, crumbling shell right in the city centre. The council leader Susan Aitken has said the ownership of many historic sites in the city is ‘complex’, and often ‘fragmented’. So who is responsible for much of our heritage? And how should it be protected? Two journalists – Calum Grewar from The Bell and Karin Goodwin from The Ferret - tell us how complicated the picture can be. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

    26 min
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Sobre

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

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  • Autoria
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Anos em atividade
    2025 - 2026
  • Episódios
    247
  • Classificação
    Para todos
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2026
  • Site do programa
    Scotcast
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