ScotcastEpisodes Episode guide
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12/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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11/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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10/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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09/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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08/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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05/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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04/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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03/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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02/02/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Best of the Week
The best of this weeks Scotcast and the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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29/01/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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28/01/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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27/01/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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26/01/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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What would it take to trigger a World Cup boycott?
A former footballer's take on at what point fans should protest.
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Super hospital ‘scandal’: the story so far
What we’ve learned from the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.
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How dangerous are our roads?
And our attitude towards speeding.
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Is Swinney respecting the Supreme Court on gender?
The looming court battle over where transgender prisoners are housed.
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Could Farage clash with his new Scottish leader?
Malcolm Offord has been appointed Reform UK leader in Scotland by Nigel Farage.
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‘She spent £16,000 a year on childcare’
Pregnant Then Screwed on our 'hugely expensive' system.
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Is the Budget an election game-changer?
Shona Robison has outlined tax and spending plans for the year ahead.
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Is the SNP about to hand high earners a tax cut?
And why Labour’s Anas Sarwar won’t be blocking the Scottish Budget.
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What’s going wrong at our universities?
Edinburgh principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson on why Scotland’s universities are in danger.
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Should we bring back military service?
UK troops will be in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia.
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Gritter man: How we beat the ice
And why we are obsessed with the names of the gritters.
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What we’ll be talking about in 2026
Predicting the biggest news stories of the next 12 months.
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Two Doors Down's Christmas comeback
Gregor Sharp on his return to writing without the show's co-creator Simon Carlyle.
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STV boss on costs, cuts and a backlash
Chief executive Rufus Radcliffe on why he thinks STV must save money.
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Have Greens saved the justice secretary’s skin?
Angela Constance has survived a vote of no confidence.
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Is the Sandie Peggie ruling discredited?
JK Rowling claims errors in NHS Fife tribunal judgement are 'scandalous'.
















