Scotcast Episodes Episode guide
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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'.
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Malcolm Offord: I can be a Reform First Minister
Reform’s latest recruit in Scotland.
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'Tweakments' doc: Nothing is regulated
And why the Tartan Army might want to check their social media history.
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What the Sandie Peggie ruling means
Reaction to the findings of the NHS Fife transgender tribunal.
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‘Ready to explode’: prisons and early release
Inside HMP Barlinnie and emergency measures to tackle overcrowding.
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Are Starmer’s Scottish MPs sick of him?
Are reports MPs are ready to try and oust the PM true?
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Priced out? The cost of the World Cup
How FIFA’s dynamic pricing could be putting off fans.
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Kezia Dugdale on Labour, trust and Rachel Reeves
Former Scottish Labour leader on claims chancellor misled the public.
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Do we need a grooming gangs inquiry too?
And your reaction to our interview with Sandie Peggie’s lawyer.
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‘Why I'm defending Sandie Peggie’
Naomi Cunningham on the 'gender wars' and the ‘new McCarthyism’.
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Hot takes from Budget day
What’s the story of Labour’s UK Budget day?
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What to watch out for in the Budget
And has Paul Weller shown that Martin has style?
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‘Derailed’: what now for £50m public inquiry?
Sheku Bayoh’s death is the focus of one of several active inquiries.
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‘I’ll cry on stage’: the busker who’s gone bigtime
Musician Callum Beattie on his music, partying with heroes and his biggest gig yet.
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We’ll be coming! Why the football means so much
A toast to Scotland’s World Cup 2026 qualification.
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‘Getting caught betting was the best day’
Former footballer Brian Rice on living with a gambling addiction.
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Will Labour's asylum shake-up spark another revolt?
Edinburgh MP Chris Murray on why Shabana Mahmood’s reforms are justified.
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GTA 6: delays, sackings and Scotland's gaming boom
Claims of “union-busting” at Rockstar North have been denied.
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PM plots and the promise stoking a teacher strike
Wes Streeting, ‘The Faithful’, and the gossip surrounding Starmer.
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Battle of the taxes
Rachel Reeves’s Budget and the two-child benefit cap.