Scotcast

The BBC's Scottish news podcast, hosted by Martin Geissler. Conversation with trusted journalists and experts about the country's biggest stories.

Radio Scotland,64 episodes

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In defence of Kneecap
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says rappers Kneecap should be left alone.
29 Apr 2025,28 mins
Is Sturgeon ducking gender debate?
And what new EHRC guidance means for trans people in public spaces.
28 Apr 2025,27 mins
The Great BBC Soap Opera
Is the BBC right to cut River City?
24 Apr 2025,29 mins
Is Swinney scared of Farage?
And would Martin and Laura prefer to be a Faithful or a Traitor?
23 Apr 2025,27 mins
Is gender self-ID dead?
The impact of the Supreme Court’s definition of a woman.
22 Apr 2025,30 mins
Take 2: drug supervision room
Why one campaigner thinks we are failing people with addictions.
17 Apr 2025,20 mins
Take 2: Weight-loss jabs
A pharmacist on the risks of buying the jabs online.
16 Apr 2025,15 mins
Take 2: farmers v lynx
What’s the big deal about big cats roaming the countryside?
15 Apr 2025,13 mins
Take 2: The porn industry responds
Why they claim moves to stop kids seeing adult content online won’t work.
14 Apr 2025,16 mins
What happened in a Highland dungeon?
And should we be worried about an 'extreme' wildfire warning?
10 Apr 2025,29 mins
The author who beat Adolescence to it
Chris McQueer on Hermit, his novel inspired by incels and the online manosphere.
09 Apr 2025,29 mins
Assisted dying: what happens next?
And the 'miracle' baby - born using a donated womb.
08 Apr 2025,26 mins
Should Scots pay for uni?
And how Martin’s political grilling was sidetracked by a piercing.
07 Apr 2025,26 mins
Getting to know Sally Magnusson
The BBC Reporting Scotland presenter is standing down after 27 years.
03 Apr 2025,37 mins
Explained: Trump’s tariff trade wars… and us
Why he wants to shake up the global economy - and what it could mean for us all.
02 Apr 2025,28 mins
How much could your rent go up?
What the end of emergency rent control measures may mean for tenants.
01 Apr 2025,29 mins
Our problem with drugs
And the news story that's brought Boaty McBoatface and Nessie together.
31 Mar 2025,26 mins
A quick take on the Spring Statement
And what Rachel Reeves and Shona Robison could do next
28 Mar 2025,14 mins
Is live music a rip off?
How has music changed for fans and the bands trying to make a living in the industry?
27 Mar 2025,28 mins
What’s going wrong with our mental health?
SHOTY’s Anna Campbell-Jones shares her story.
26 Mar 2025,26 mins
What’s it like to be a police officer?
And can George Clooney still be a heartthrob?
25 Mar 2025,28 mins
Why Scots are warming to Farage
What’s behind the rising support for Reform UK?
24 Mar 2025,28 mins
Jeane Freeman reflects on Covid
The former Health Secretary speaks to Martin five years on from the first lockdown.
23 Mar 2025,25 mins
Sturgeon cleared over Operation Branchform
But why did the four-year police investigation take so long?
20 Mar 2025,28 mins
Tour de France: how we won the race
The biggest cycling event on Earth comes to Edinburgh.
19 Mar 2025,28 mins
How Scots are hit by Labour’s benefit cuts
And the end of River City.
18 Mar 2025,26 mins
Fans hit out at Old Firm policing
And the commitment to free university places.
17 Mar 2025,28 mins
Rise of the litter pickers
How might we tackle our litter 'emergency'?
13 Mar 2025,28 mins
Sturgeon quits parliament
Nicola Sturgeon’s former spokesperson tells us about the person behind the politics.
12 Mar 2025,29 mins
Can weight-loss jabs save the NHS?
The Hollywood hack being touted as obesity’s golden bullet.
11 Mar 2025,28 mins