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  • Scotcast

    Is the housing crisis fuelling anti-immigration tension?

    09/09/2026 | 22 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: ‘Is the far-right behind the demos on our streets?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yw1x
    Police are treating a fire at a housing association tenement in Glasgow as deliberate amid social media claims it was being renovated for asylum seekers.
    We ask the BBC’s Chris Clements and Jen Gracie from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations who gets priority for social housing in Scotland – and why we’re not building enough homes.
    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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    What has happened to Scottish education?

    08/09/2026 | 28 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: ‘What is school for? - The Education Debate’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ngbw3l
    There has been a decline in attainment in maths and reading in Scotland, according to the Pisa international study of education standards in secondary schools.
    We ask the BBC's Lucy Adams and former headteacher John McGhee (pictured), Glasgow City Council’s director of education, why standards are falling.
    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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    How big is the Jackdaw decision?

    07/09/2026 | 24 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: ‘What will Burnham do about North Sea oil and gas?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yvvy
    The UK government is set to approve the Jackdaw gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
    We talk to the BBC’s James Cook and Paris Gourtsyannis about the environmental and political significance of allowing the project to go ahead.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    Who are the hackers behind the scams that steal your data?

    04/09/2026 | 25 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Who hacked M&S’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002d80d
    Jude McCorry (pictured) is chief executive of the Edinburgh-based Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland.
    She talks to us about 'ethical' hacking and the inside story of the cyber attack on car dealership Arnold Clark in 2022.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
  • Scotcast

    Has Swinney had a good (re)start? – Politics Show

    03/09/2026 | 29 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: ‘Will the NHS shake-up end A&E ‘corridor care’? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030yhw
    David, Lynsey and Nicola Sturgeon’s former chief of staff Liz Lloyd talk about the Programme for Government; the SNP’s independence strategy; and why First Minister John Swinney (pictured) was concerned about Stephen Flynn's World Cup plans.
    Photo: PA
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
    This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and Lynsey Bews.
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The BBC's Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
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