Scotcast

CalMac’s chief executive, Duncan Mackison, says the operator facing a 'firestorm' of disruption with several vessels out of action.
Laura Miller asks the BBC’s David Henderson who’s to blame for the problems with our ferry network.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.
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SNP leader John Swinney has ordered an independent review of the party's complaints process after ex-council leader Jordan Linden (pictured) was convicted of sexually assaulting young men.
Martin and David talk to Hannah Rodger from the Scottish Mail on Sunday about investigating the story.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and David Wallace Lockhart
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Gangland boss Steven Lyons (pictured) has been arrested by police in Bali following an Interpol red alert.
The BBC’s David Cowan tells us why the arrests of Lyons and his partner Amanda could mark a significant moment in an international investigation into organised crime.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.
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Martin Geissler joins David and Natalie to talk about our election interviews with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (pictured left) and Russell Findlay of the Scottish Conservatives (pictured right).
And as the Holyrood term concludes, what will we remember of the 2021-26 parliament?
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and Natalie Higgins.
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Russell Findlay (pictured) only became an MSP in 2021. Three years later, he was elected to be the leader of the Scottish Conservatives.
He talks to Martin about his previous career as a journalist uncovering organised crime in Scotland, the day in 2015 when a gangster came to his door to throw acid in his face, and how this incident led him towards politics.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: [email protected]