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Hello from Scotcast

Monday, January 6, 2025 • Duration 01:52

What you can expect to hear from the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler.

UK's first drug supervision room opens

Monday, January 13, 2025 • Duration 27:48

Will a new NHS facility which allows people to take heroin and other drugs under medical supervision be harmful or helpful?

We ask the BBC’s Chris Clements, who’s making a documentary about why Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe. And we hear from Barry, who started taking heroin when he was 14.

And Martin and Natalie discuss Alex Salmond’s widow urging the former First Minister’s critics to let him 'rest in peace'.

Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Is shoplifting out of control?

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 • Duration 27:51

Are organised crime gangs fuelling a rise in shoplifting? And is the crime out of control?

Martin hears from the BBC’s Jim Connolly, who’s investigated the issue, and campaigner Stephanie Karté from Retailers Against Crime.

And Laura Miller reveals all about her scramble to board the ferry that seemed to take forever to build.

Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Why Lockerbie is back in the news

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 • Duration 27:48

With the Lockerbie disaster back in the news, the team recall Britain's worst terror attack and discuss where the story goes from here.

Kaye Adams reveals what it was like to be one of the first reporters on the scene. And the BBC's David Cowan explains how a new trial offers more questions than answers.

And Martin and Laura Miller chat about the most expensive Gaelic drama ever made.

Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Is Trump Scotland's friend?

Monday, January 20, 2025 • Duration 25:42

Donald Trump is back in the White House: can the president’s family and business links to Scotland be exploited?

We ask Torcuil Crichton, the Labour MP for the Western Isles who has invited President Trump to his mother’s birthplace of Lewis, and the BBC’s Scotland Correspondent David Wallace Lockhart.

And Martin and Laura Miller explore the rights and wrongs of pronouncing ‘Scotcast’ with a glottal stop.

Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Why housing is so expensive

Thursday, January 16, 2025 • Duration 28:21

Average rents are edging towards £1,000 a month and house prices are on the up.

We ask John Boyle from Rettie estate agents and campaigner Ruth Gilbert from Living Rent why housing is so expensive.

And Martin and Natalie discuss the rise of Reform UK in Scottish politics.

Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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'Petrifying' failings at hospital baby unit

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 • Duration 28:08

After a BBC exclusive revealed safety failings at a Edinburgh Royal Infirmary’s maternity unit, we hear about one mum’s 'petrifying' experience. The BBC’s Claire McAllister and Lisa Summers reveal how they came to report on the story, and what it says about the challenges facing the NHS. And Martin and Natalie reflect on Donald Trump’s first 24 hours back in the White House. Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Mary v. the porn industry

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • Duration 26:50

Children aren’t supposed to be able access pornography, but they do in significant numbers and at a very young age.

We ask Mary Sharpe, a Scottish lawyer campaigning for stricter regulation of the industry, if adult content is harming our kids and how we can stop them from accessing it.

And Martin and Laura Maciver discuss your reaction to our episode about "petrifying" maternity unit failings.

Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Tourist tax: the answer to overtourism?

Thursday, January 23, 2025 • Duration 27:06

With Edinburgh on the verge of approving the country’s first tourist tax, can Scotland cope with tourism at its current levels?

We ask Dr Guillem Colom-Montero, an expert in overtourism, and Jo de Sylva, who runs a hospitality business in Inverness.

And Martin and Natalie get BBC weather presenter and meteorologist Calum MacColl's take on Storm Éowyn and the red weather warnings in place for parts of Scotland.

Get in touch with the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Fixing the NHS: where do you start?

Monday, January 27, 2025 • Duration 27:04

John Swinney is promising tens of thousands of extra NHS appointments: how is his government going to deliver them?

We reflect on the First Minister's latest plan for the health service with Cancer Research UK’s Dr Sorcha Hume, a former junior doctor, and pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick, whose industry is absorbing an increasing number of potential GP appointments.

Get in touch with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and the rest of the Scotcast team by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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