BBC Radio Podcasts from Scotcast
In defence of Kneecap
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says rappers Kneecap should be left alone.
Is Sturgeon ducking gender debate?
And what new EHRC guidance means for trans people in public spaces.
The Great BBC Soap Opera
Is the BBC right to cut River City?
Is Swinney scared of Farage?
And would Martin and Laura prefer to be a Faithful or a Traitor?
Is gender self-ID dead?
The impact of the Supreme Court’s definition of a woman.
Take 2: drug supervision room
Why one campaigner thinks we are failing people with addictions.
Take 2: Weight-loss jabs
A pharmacist on the risks of buying the jabs online.
Take 2: farmers v lynx
What’s the big deal about big cats roaming the countryside?
Take 2: The porn industry responds
Why they claim moves to stop kids seeing adult content online won’t work.
What happened in a Highland dungeon?
And should we be worried about an 'extreme' wildfire warning?
The author who beat Adolescence to it
Chris McQueer on Hermit, his novel inspired by incels and the online manosphere.
Assisted dying: what happens next?
And the 'miracle' baby - born using a donated womb.
Should Scots pay for uni?
And how Martin’s political grilling was sidetracked by a piercing.
Getting to know Sally Magnusson
The BBC Reporting Scotland presenter is standing down after 27 years.
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.
How much could your rent go up?
What the end of emergency rent control measures may mean for tenants.
Our problem with drugs
And the news story that's brought Boaty McBoatface and Nessie together.
A quick take on the Spring Statement
And what Rachel Reeves and Shona Robison could do next
Is live music a rip off?
How has music changed for fans and the bands trying to make a living in the industry?
What’s going wrong with our mental health?
SHOTY’s Anna Campbell-Jones shares her story.
What’s it like to be a police officer?
And can George Clooney still be a heartthrob?
Why Scots are warming to Farage
What’s behind the rising support for Reform UK?
Jeane Freeman reflects on Covid
The former Health Secretary speaks to Martin five years on from the first lockdown.
Sturgeon cleared over Operation Branchform
But why did the four-year police investigation take so long?
Tour de France: how we won the race
The biggest cycling event on Earth comes to Edinburgh.
How Scots are hit by Labour’s benefit cuts
And the end of River City.
Fans hit out at Old Firm policing
And the commitment to free university places.
Rise of the litter pickers
How might we tackle our litter 'emergency'?
Sturgeon quits parliament
Nicola Sturgeon’s former spokesperson tells us about the person behind the politics.
Can weight-loss jabs save the NHS?
The Hollywood hack being touted as obesity’s golden bullet.
Who’d be a councillor?
Laura Murtagh on the abuse she’s experienced over council tax rises.
Mhairi Black on ADHD and quitting politics
How the former MP really feels about the SNP and her years at 'toxic' Westminster.
Would you leave school at 14?
And football’s booze ban ‘up for discussion’.
Rangers takeover: soccer with stardust?
And reaction to Donald Trump pausing aid to Ukraine.
Martin Compston: 'I want to bring jobs here'
And John Swinney's ultimatum on the Trump state visit.
Jagtar: jailed for terror in India
Is Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton falsely accused, or a homegrown terrorist?
Defending ourselves: Ukraine, Trump and Trident
And Swinney lashes out at 'far right' Farage.
Fewer teachers = better schools?
The attainment gap has worsened for Scottish pupils, so what’s the solution?
Abortion buffer zones: is prayer a crime?
How a 74-year-old's arrest put the law back in the spotlight.
Gender: are politicians pivoting?
And an archaeologist from Galashiels finds a pharaoh’s tomb.
People v. the pylons
What happens when climate progress lands on your doorstep as a 70m steel tower?
Why are energy bills still so high?
And another debate about how to pronounce ‘Scotcast’.
What now for Scotland’s Ukrainians?
And David Tennant’s very Scottish Bafta performance.
Is it time to scrap council tax?
With big rises on the way, does it feel like we’re paying more for less?
Who thinks lynx should roam the Highlands?
Should wild cats be legally reintroduced into our natural landscape?
Uncovering a scandal
How a BBC investigation exposed a ‘culture of cruelty’ at a children’s psychiatric unit.
Life inside our packed prisons
Barlinnie's boss and a former inmate on what jail is really like.
What’s it like to be homeless?
And how much of the problem hides behind closed doors?
Humza Yousaf on Trump and Gaza
The former First Minister accuses Trump of supporting ethnic cleansing.
How Scotland’s water works
The man in charge of our water supply says we don’t have quite as much as you’d think.
Can we backtrack on Brexit?
And is it ever okay to drop the C-bomb?
Rosebank and the political climate
Will a legal win for environmental campaigners stop new North Sea oil and gas?
Stopping the scammers
And why is Indiana Jones punting whisky?
What Waspi women want
And Premiership manager quits over fan abuse.
Fixing the NHS: where do you start?
John Swinney’s plan for the health service.
Tourist tax: the answer to overtourism?
And the rare red weather warnings in place as Storm Éowyn hits Scotland.
Mary v. the porn industry
The Scottish lawyer fighting for stricter controls on pornography.
'Petrifying' failings at hospital baby unit
And Trump’s first 24 hours back in the White House.
Is Trump Scotland's friend?
Donald Trump returns to the White House: can we exploit his Scottish links?
Why housing is so expensive
And the rise of Reform UK in Scottish politics.
Why Lockerbie is back in the news
And the most expensive Gaelic drama ever made.
Is shoplifting out of control?
How organised crime gangs are fuelling the problem.
UK's first drug supervision room opens
And Alex Salmond’s widow hits out at his critics.
Hello from Scotcast
What you can expect to hear from the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler.