Scotcast Episodes Episode guide
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Election 2026 predictions
And what is the Scottish Government planning to do this year?
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Why we need more babies
Paul Morland says politicians should be lecturing us about our falling birth rate.
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Karen Dunbar: ‘What is laughter?’
Comedian Karen Dunbar on laughter, cancel culture and her love of Billy Connolly.
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Grangemouth: what happened?
Why Jim Ratcliffe is blaming the tax system.
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In defence of Kneecap
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says rappers Kneecap should be left alone.
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Is Sturgeon ducking gender debate?
And what new EHRC guidance means for trans people in public spaces.
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The Great ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Soap Opera
Is the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ right to cut River City?
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Is Swinney scared of Farage?
And would Martin and Laura prefer to be a Faithful or a Traitor?
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Is gender self-ID dead?
The impact of the Supreme Court’s definition of a woman.
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Take 2: Drug supervision room
Why one campaigner thinks we are failing people with addictions.
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Take 2: Weight-loss jabs
A pharmacist on the risks of buying the jabs online.
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Take 2: Farmers v. lynx
What’s the big deal about big cats roaming the countryside?
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Take 2: The porn industry responds
Why they claim moves to stop kids seeing adult content online won’t work.
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What happened in a Highland dungeon?
And should we be worried about an 'extreme' wildfire warning?
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The author who beat Adolescence to it
Chris McQueer on Hermit, his novel inspired by incels and the online manosphere.
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Assisted dying: what happens next?
And the 'miracle' baby - born using a donated womb.
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Should Scots pay for uni?
And how Martin’s political grilling was sidetracked by a piercing.
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Getting to know Sally Magnusson
The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Reporting Scotland presenter is standing down after 27 years.
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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.
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How much could your rent go up?
What the end of emergency rent control measures may mean for tenants.
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Our problem with drugs
And the news story that's brought Boaty McBoatface and Nessie together.
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Is live music a rip off?
How has music changed for fans and the bands trying to make a living in the industry?
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What’s going wrong with our mental health?
SHOTY’s Anna Campbell-Jones shares her story.
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What’s it like to be a police officer?
And can George Clooney still be a heartthrob?
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Why Scots are warming to Farage
What’s behind the rising support for Reform UK?
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Sturgeon cleared over Operation Branchform
But why did the four-year police investigation take so long?
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Tour de France: how we won the race
The biggest cycling event on Earth comes to Edinburgh.
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How Scots are hit by Labour’s benefit cuts
And the end of River City.
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Fans hit out at Old Firm policing
And the commitment to free university places.
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Rise of the litter pickers
How might we tackle our litter 'emergency'?