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    Debriefing Nicola Sturgeon’s Kuenssberg interview

    31/05/2026 | 20 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like 'How Swinney is managing the Murrell scandal’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002wt1n
    Nicola Sturgeon has spoken to Laura Kuenssberg about her estranged husband Peter Murrell embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.
    The BBC’s Andrew Kerr helps us analyse how the former First Minister handled the many questions asked of her during the 55-minute interview.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins.
    Get in touch: [email protected]
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    Can this CEO build ‘LA on the Clyde’?

    29/05/2026 | 23 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Has Gen Z killed the traditional pub?’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vwzw
    Dominic McKay (pictured) is Chief Executive of the Scottish Events Campus (SEC), home to the 14,000-capacity OVO Hydro arena.
    We talk to him about ticket prices; missing out on Olivia Rodrigo; his Los Angeles-inspired expansion plans along the River Clyde; and his brief stint as Celtic FC’s CEO.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
    Get in touch: [email protected]
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    Politics Show: How Swinney is managing the Murrell scandal

    28/05/2026 | 30 mins.
    First minister John Swinney (pictured left) continues to face questions from political opponents about the former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell (pictured right), who has pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of over £400,000.
    Natalie and Lynsey talk to Andy Maciver from the Holyrood Sources podcast about how John Swinney is handling the scandal, and they ask what his game plan is on independence.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Natalie Higgins and Lynsey Bews.

    Get in touch: [email protected]
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    Whistleblower: How I exposed the super-hospital scandal

    27/05/2026 | 34 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Super-hospital ‘scandal’: the story so far’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002q2lk
    In January this year, at the end of a public inquiry into the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, the health board finally admitted probable links between fatal infections and problems with the building.
    That was more than one decade after Dr Christine Peters, a microbiologist consultant, first blew the whistle.
    She tells Laura Miller about the costs of speaking out, the professional and personal repercussions, and what it’s like to still be in the same job.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
    Get in touch: [email protected]
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    Will Nicola Sturgeon say more about Peter Murrell?

    26/05/2026 | 26 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘In court for Peter Murrell’s guilty plea’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002wsvc
    Nicola Sturgeon insists she had 'no knowledge or suspicion whatsoever' that her estranged husband Peter Murrell was embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.
    We ask the BBC’s Glenn Campbell and David Cowan whether the former SNP leader is likely to say more about the former SNP chief executive’s crimes.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.
    Get in touch: [email protected]
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