Scottish Independence Podcasts

Christians for Independence are a cross party group of Christians who support and independent Scotland.  At their latest meeting the group invited guest speaker Rev Dr Doug Gay to reflect on the even…

A bumper edition of our monthly roundup of topical clips - there's so much going on this month including the Yes for EU/ Believe in Scotland march, Holyrood reconvening and setting out the Programme …

We all know we want independence - but how do we get there? What are the legal options?

In this episode, our guest Graeme McCormick LLB shares a legal perspective on the various routes which could be…

Bonus Tuesday episode! 

As the Rutherglen ByElection gets ever closer, we took to the streets of Rutherglen to see what campaigners and passers by had to say.

We spoke to the Scottish Socialist Part…

Christopher Nolan's new film Oppenheimer is described as an "epic biographical thriller". It tells the story of the physicist appointed to lead the work on the Top Secret Manhattan Project - creating…

All the speeches from the rally organised by Yes 4 EU and Believe in Scotland which took place in Edinburgh on 2nd September outside of Holyrood.  Speakers are:

00:00:32    Lesley Riddoch (author and…

A bonus Tuesday episode to bring some of the atmosphere and conversations we had with folk on the Yes 4 EU Scottish Independence march in Edinburgh this weekend.  You can also watch the video version…

This episode was recorded at Climate Camp Scotland in Grangemouth by Iain Bruce, host of the climate Justice show Rising Clyde.

The year's most important gathering of climate justice activists from d…

Regular presenter Fiona is joined by guest presenter Lynne Dougan for a round up of interesting snippets from August 2023.  Themes covered are:

00:00:33 - Glasgow UCI championships

00:09:58 - Bibby S…

An afternoon of live performances took place at the Roxbury Central Festival Fringe venue in Edinburgh this June. The event was created by Australian New Scot Jasmine Lindemann and was inspired by th…

What do we mean by a "wellbeing economy"?  Is it more important to focus on a range of measures including health, happiness and the environment as well as economic growth?  Are Scots ready for this n…

Media politics has a huge influence on our ability to get our messages across.

In this episode our guest is Laura Pollock, a journalist with the National newspaper.

We explore her experience of worki…

We are grateful to campaign group Yes For EU for sharing this excellent presentation by Dr Philippa Whitford, SNP MP and Spokesperson (Scotland).

Dr Whitford covers all the contentious areas such as …

We first looked at Freeports, and the Scottish Green Freeport idea, in an earlier episode of Scottish Independence Podcasts (link below).

Since then, we have been following developments with interest…

This week's podcast episode is a double bill from our environmental justice show Rising Clyde.  

In the first half of the show, host Iain Bruce interviews some of the activists protesting outside of …

Many Scots of a certain age complain of how little of our own history we were taught in school.  

In this episode we discover the Battle of Loudoun Hill, which took place in 1307 and was decisively w…

TNT Show host John Drummond chats with Fraser McAllister about the part he played in the new documentary called "To See Ourselves", which was filmed by his daughter Jane McAllister and tells the stor…

June's round up of topical clips from the world of Scottish politics and culture presented by a rather croaky-voiced Fiona (thanks to a touch of hayfever) and guest presenter James.  Topics covered t…

Lesley Riddoch gives a fascinating presentation to launch her new book Thrive: The Freedom to Flourish.

Hosted by the Perth Yes Hub at the Bell Library in Perth, Lesley reads excerpts from the book a…

All Scottish Independence supporters know that the weight of UK media is against us. The BBC deploys subtle - and not so subtle - tactics on a daily basis to undermine what it sees as a threat to the…