Scotcast

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A large wildfire has been burning in the Cairngorms for almost a week.
We ask fire expert Rory Hadden of Edinburgh University and the BBC’s Kevin Keane why wildfires are a growing problem.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
Picture credit: RSPB

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Andy Burnham has promised to “rewire” the UK after replacing Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.
The BBC’s Glenn Campbell helps us dissect an interview he did with Burnham in 2022, covering Scottish independence and devolution beyond Holyrood.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Shona Robison was Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary before standing down as an SNP MSP at the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.
She talks to us about her stalking ordeal; the leadership style of her friend Nicola Sturgeon; and the crimes of her party's former chief executive Peter Murrell.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

David, Lynsey and Paul Hutcheon from the Planet Holyrood podcast talk about the prospect of Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood (both pictured) making Andy Burnham’s cabinet; the Scottish Government’s decision to axe its Tax Advisory Group; and the pitfalls of politicians discussing football.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and Lynsey Bews.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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What is driving the recent spate of street demonstrations in suburbs of Glasgow and beyond?
We ask the University of Aberdeen’s Dr Judith Sijsterman, who has been researching far-right movements in Scotland.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk