The National Podcast

We discuss the day's biggest stories and interview the people you want to hear from. Hear about the behind-the-scenes that doesn't always make it into print, and get to know our brilliant team of reporters.

The National Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The National Podcast, a news show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #227

  Darren McGarvey: Scotland's drug death crisis is a political failure

  Oct 2, 202645 min

  Award-winning author, musician and campaigner Darren McGarvey joins Laura Webster for a wide-ranging conversation on Scottish politics, independence, class inequality and Scotland's ongoing drug deaths crisis. Get a year of The National from just £20 at thenational.scot/subscribe Order Trauma Industrial Complex here www.penguin.co.uk/books/439534/trauma-industrial-complex-by-mcgarvey-darren/9781529103908

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  Episode #228

  Fire and rehire chaos: What are the SNP doing in Glasgow City Council?

  Oct 1, 202632 min

  Glasgow City Council's controversial fire-and-rehire plans have sparked outrage across Scotland, raising major questions about workers' rights, local government funding and the future of public services. In this episode of The National Podcast, trade union organiser and Scottish Socialist Party founder Richie Venton joins us to discuss the escalating dispute, the role of the SNP-led council, and what happens next. We explore the long-running equal pay saga at Glasgow City Council, the financial pressures facing local authorities, and why critics argue that years of underfunding have pushed councils to breaking point. Venton also gives his assessment of the SNP's record on workers' rights, public sector reform plans, and the growing concerns over potential job cuts across Scotland. Support The National with a subscription from £20 at thenational.scot/subscribe

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  Episode #226

  Andy Burnham takes aim at John Swinney in Labour conference speech

  Sep 30, 202631 min

  Editor Laura Webster and Reporter Lucy Jackson discuss Andy Burnham's conference speech, plans for the world's largest AI data centre campus in Scotland and Reform getting into trouble at Holyrood... Subscribe to The National from just £20 for a whole year at thenational.scot/subscribe

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  Episode #225

  BBC to use AI presenters ...? And will GB News be punished over guests' 'castrate asylum seekers' claim?

  Sep 29, 202631 min

  Lucy Jackson is joined by Hannah Shedden to discuss this week's big media stories. What do we think of AI presenters on the BBC, and will GB News face consequences over a guests' comments about castrating asylum seekers? Support The National with a subscription from £20 for a whole year at thenational.scot/subscribe Sign up for the free Media Watch newsletter at thenational.scot/newsletters

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  Episode #224

  The debate: Does Scotland need MORE AI data centres?

  Sep 29, 202648 min

  Musician and journalist Pat Kane, and campaigner Coll McCail, join Editor Laura Webster for a debate on whether Scotland really needs 24 AI data centres. Join The National from just £20 for a whole year in our September sale at thenational.scot/subscribe

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