The Scottish Independence Podcast
by Scot Independence Podcast
The Scottish Independence Podcast is the first and oldest podcast documenting the Scottish Independence movement. Interviews with activists, politicians, artists, writers and more, and occasionally a comedy episode. https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast https://twitter.com/mgreenwell https://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
Episodes
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ScotIndyPod 187 - Odes To Our Adversaries
Just occasionally in all the years I've been doing this, mostly for laughs, I've made a few little, ahem, tributes, to some of our political adversaries. The 187th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a run through of some of the best of these, because I think most of us are in need of…
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ScotIndyPod 186 - Tory Lies, Trump, Empire
The 186th episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast is amongst other things, a mix of some bad excuses. There's a bad excuse for a Prime Minister, a bad excuse for a President of the United States, and a few bad excuses for the behaviour of the British Empire. Along with that, there are people...
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ScotIndyPod 185 - Billy Kay on Scotland and Identity
The 185th episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast is a talk by Broadcaster, writer and activist and former guest on the show, Billy Kay, about Scottish identity. Have you ever noticed when you go abroad that the locals always seem to know what happened in 1437 in every wee nook and cranny of...
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ScotIndyPod 184 - How Has Any of This Changed?
The Queen, God, the EU (in and out), your mate's dug, Alpha Centauri, cherry tomatoes, wind, Nigel Farage, xylophones, Bungle from Rainbow - whatever it is, if you listen to some people, it's a reason against Scottish Independence. The latest they are using is the virus, so for the 184th episode…
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ScotIndyPod 183 - Tories Out
For episode 183 of The Scottish Independence Podcast I'm taking you back to that wonderful world of a dew months ago in which the only things we had to worry about were Tory lies causing unnecessary death and hardship, and a babbling manboy in the White House. Oh wait, both of those things still...
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ScotIndyPod 182 - The Clyde-Built Constitution
"A mendacious drunkard's promise, made to convince his wife not to leave him", yes you guessed it, The Vow. However, the 182nd episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast is, thanks to Independence Live, a talk given by Mark McNaught with an intro by John Drummond (former convenor of the...
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ScotIndyPod 181 - The Declaration of Arbroath
Obviously you weren't expecting there would be any UK wide celebrations of The Declaration of Arbroath, were you? However, the indy movement has stepped up and we've had the documentary by Lesley Riddoch and Charlie Stuart, and there will be an illustrated version too. For my own part, I decided...
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ScotIndyPod 180 - All You Wanted To Know About Constitutions But Were Afraid To Ask
The 180th episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast is, thanks to Independence Live, a talk given by John Drummond (former convenor of the Independence convention). In this talk he explains to an audience why he thinks it is a pivotal that we have a constitution prepared and ready to go before…
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ScotIndyPod 179 - Walkin The Dog and April Fools
We’re back. A few episodes are ready to go. To start off with, I think we are all in need of a laugh, so here’s something many of the show’s regular contributors and myself knocked up a few years ago for April Fool’s Day. A lot of people on both sides of the debate didn’t realise we were joking....
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Scottish Independence Podcast 178 - The Brexit Shambles and Beyond
The 178th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a long in-depth look at the Scottish economy and what may happen after Brexit. It features friend of the show and someone who has been a guest several times, MSP Ivan McKee. Before that however, we've someone getting Farage telt, and after...
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Scottish Independence Podcast 177 - Everything In The Balance
The 177th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast has quite a varied menu. What is the UK govt spending millions on telling citizens living abroad? Do (Labour) MPs bother to read things before voting for them? There's also a No to Yes convert, some speeches from the recent march in…
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ScotIndyPod175 - Public Finances in an Independent Scotland
The 175th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a short talk given by Craig Dalzell showing, amongst other things, how distorted the GERS figures can be, some of the immediate savings an independent Scotland would make, and some of the instant bumps in revenue it would have. In case…
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ScotIndyPod 174 -Chuck D & More
The 174th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is just a little teaser and a way of saying the podcast will be back for a little summer season and hopefully beyond. Iquote-because-things-are-the-way-they-are-things-will-not-stay-the-way-they-are-bertolt-brecht-23275.jpgn this one we’ve…
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ScotIndyPod 173 - Poverty and Human Rights in the UK
"I think if you had got a group of mysogynists in a room and said 'guys, how can we make this system work for men and not for women?', they wouldn't have come up with too many other ideas than what is already in place". The 173rd episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is the much talked…
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ScotIndyPod 172 - Clive Ponting
The 172nd episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a speech given by Clive Ponting. Ponting is a famous whistleblower who exposed the UK Government over the sinking of The Belgrano, an act many believe to be a war crime. He has also authored a number of books exposing various levels of...
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Scottish Independence Podcast 171 - Dr Philippa Whitford
The 171st episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is mostly a speech by Dr Philippa Whitford (a previous guest on the show). I'm sure you do, but just in case you didn't know, Dr Whitford MP is an SNP MP but before her time in politics she was a consultant breast surgeon, one who also worked...
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Scottish Independence Podcast 170 - Mike Russell On Brexit & More
The 170th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is mostly a speech by Mike Russell regarding the (bleak) situation with Brexit and people really should hear it. I am reproducing the talk here and thanks to Newsnet for allowing me to do so. There are also a couple of cameos, Martin Compston...
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Scottish Independence Podcast 169 - Thomas Muir Lecture 2018 by Gerda Stevenson
"I have devoted myself to the cause of the people. It is a good cause. It shall ultimately prevail. It shall finally triumph." – Thomas Muir’s speech from the dock, Edinburgh, August 1793. Courtesy of Phantom Power, the 169th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast features the Thomas Muir...
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ScotIndyPod 168 - Spitting The Dummy & Lovebombs
The 168th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a mix of some recent things that you won't want to miss. Here you'll find a psychic that didn't seem to predict the consequences of telling a nation of people to go f*ck itself, or how much of an idiot she would like when she was doing it....
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ScotIndyPod 167 - Craig Dalzell on GERS and Currency
The 167th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is an interview with Craig Dalzell, Head of Policy and Research at the Common Weal. We had a chat about the usual rammy every time the GERS figures come out (sorry for the swear word that it forced out of me, there is only one in the episode)...
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Scottish Independence Podcast 166 - Pensioners for Indy and more
The 166th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast features, amongst other things, an interview with Peter Swain of Pensioners for Independence (courtesy of Independence Live). You'll also find out why I was very tempted to call the episode "Archie, Archie, What's the Score?", even if part of...
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ScotIndyPod 165 - BBC 1943 or 2030?
We're back. Just a little reminder of why...
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ScotIndyPod 164 - Some of the Best
Around this time of year I usually try to put out something with some of the best bits of the year in a compilation. However, given the early birth of our son Cailean, I haven't had time to scour through the stuff I have saved to put that exact show together again this year. So instead, here is...
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ScotIndyPod163 - They Don't Make This Difficult
The 163rd episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a thank you for some of the great moments that Scottish Labour leaders have given us in recent years. Today the new empty suit put himself right in the mix with the previous empty suits and dresses, and he is hardly in the job. Hope you...
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ScotIndyPod 162 - Tories & Trump
The 162nd episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a quick run through of some of the things that Trump and the Tories have been up to. Some listeners may find the amount of Ruth Davidson in it upsetting, however, when she is in it, she is constistently making an arse of herself. She also...
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El podcast de la Independència de Catalunya
"We hereby constitute the Catalan Republic as an independent, sovereign, legal, democratic, socially-conscious state"
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ScotIndyPod 161 - Christians for Indy
I noticed that the only people I hadn't had on the show among the conveners and voting organisations were Elaine C. Smith (I've tried - can't seem to get in touch with her), AyeScotland, Christians For Independence and Pensioners for Independence. I then immediately tweeted out asking if any of...
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ScotIndyPod 160 - Ian Hamilton
The 160th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is an interview with Ian Hamilton QC, probably most know for going down to London with some friends and /taking back/stealing/repatriating/borrowing (delete as you wish) The Stone of Destiny/Scone. I have always wanted to have him on the show...
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ScotIndyPod 159 - Colin Fox at SNP Edinburgh
The 159th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast features a talk given at the Edinburgh SNP Club last night by Colin Fox of the SSP. Colin always speaks well and this time was no different. As well as being his usual genial self however, he also spoke about some of the difficulties the...
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ScotIndyPod 158 - How Bad & Incompetent The UK Government Is
"In the case of Brexit, I heard assurances throughout the course of the mission and yesterday at the human rights council from the government that Brexit would not lower protection from environmental threats. However, I also heard, or actually did not hear any clear assurances of how that would…
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ScotIndyPod 157 - Anna Arqué on Catalonia
The 157th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is the second time on the show for Anna Arqué. Anna has been a long-time campaigner for Catalan independence and also works for the International Commission of European Citizens. I asked her about the preparations for the Independence...
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ScotIndyPod 156 - Thomas Muir Lecture 2017 by Tommy Sheppard
We're back! The 156th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast features the Thomas Muir lecture for 2017, which was given by Tommy Sheppard MP (who has also been on the show himself). Hope you enjoy.
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ScotIndyPod 155 - A Party Political
It's good to give time to your opponents, , so for the 155th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast I've decided to cover this election broadcast by the Scottish Conservatives.
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ScotIndyPod 154 - McSmörgåsbord
At the moment there isn't really enough talk about choices. Everything is being presented as either a future in Brexit UK (with all the lack of choices that entails), or an independent future in the EU. However there are more options than that available. If one looks to Scandinavia it is possible...
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ScotIndyPod 153 - Wait, what?
Just a reminder. LINKS http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/mgreenwell https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast
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ScotIndyPod 152 - Crying 'Wolf!'
For the 152nd episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast I’ve pulled together some of the recent notable comments by some pro-indy folks and by some unionists. The Tories seem to want to deny everything, some people are trying to ramp up the hysteria and others are trying to calm it all down.…
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ScotIndyPod 151 - Adam Ramsay
For the 151st episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast I managed to get Adam Ramsay back on the line after a failed recording a couple of months back. Adam is a writer and activist and is the co-editor of Open Democracy. We talked about the wider context in which the argument over the timing…
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ScotIndyPod 150 - Pat Kane
It's the 150th episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast and the 250th podcast I have put together that is about Scottish Independence in some way, so it's a double sort of anniversary. I hope you've been enjoying them. This time we are back to the interviews and in this universal moment of...
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ScotIndyPod 149 - Something Fishy
A recent episode of the Lesley Riddoch podcast mentioned a couple of things regarding what's going to happen to fishing and agriculture in Scotland post-brexit. I felt what they were talking about was so important that we should go straight to the horse's mouth, and then to the horses a***s...
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ScotIndyPod 148 - Sweeties
I had just put together and mastered episode 148 of the Scottish Independence Podcast before Sturgeon announced that we're going for Indyref 2, so it doesn't have any of that in it. I hope you'll still find it funny and/or infuriating though. Hope you enjoy. LINKS...
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ScotIndyPod 147 - This & That
Due to a large quantity of people I'm going to interview soon being on holiday, just to keep things ticking over, episode 147 of the Scottish Independence Podcast is a few interesting clips pulled from here and there that you may have missed. Hope you enjoy. LINKS...
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ScotIndyPod 146 - Murray, Orr & Harvie
First of all, a huge thank you to all of you who donated in our little fundraiser. You've secured the podcast for another year and we're very grateful. Episode 146 of the Scottish Independence Podcast continues the series of talks given at the recent Scottish Independence Convention and has a...
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ScotIndyPod 145 - Stewart Kirkpatrick & Sarah Beattie-Smith
Episode 145 of the Scottish Independence Podcast continues the series of talks given at the recent Scottish Independence Convention. This time round there are two talks. The first was given by Stewart Kirkpatrick, former Digital Operations Manager for Yes Scotland, and the second by Sarah...
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ScotIndyPod 144 - Cat Boyd & Yes 2
Episode 144 of the Scottish Independence Podcast continues the series of talks given at the recent Scottish Independence Convention. This time round there are two talks. The first was given by is a talk given by Cat Boyd and the second by the people from Yes 2 - Tony McCandless and John McHarg....
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ScotIndyPod 143 - Richard Walker on the Scottish MSM
Episode 143 of the Scottish Independence Podcast is a talk given by Richard Walker (interviewed in episode 135) at the recent Scottish Independence Convention. Richard is now the consulting editor of The National, but was also involved in the formation of that paper and the decision made at the...
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ScotIndyPod 142 - The Demographics of Indy
Episode 142 of the Scottish Independence Podcast is a talk given by Dr Craig Dalzell (interviewed in episode 134) at the recent Scottish Independence Convention. Craig's talk was with regard to who did and didn't vote for independence last time round, how the picture has changed since then and…
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ScotIndyPod 141 - The New Old Year
The Scottish Independence Podcast is checking back in for 2017 and episode 141 is our way of starting it off by giving some time to our opponents. Hope you enjoy… LINKS http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/mgreenwell https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast
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ScotIndyPod 140 - Robert Somynne
For the 14oth episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast I invited journalist, vlogger and self-confessed foreign policy obsessive Robert Somynne to come on the show. Obviously there isn't much going on around the world at the moment so we had to talk about that wee thing that happened over in...
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ScotIndyPod 139 - Billy Kay
Did you know that it isn't only Scotland that has "the cringe"? They have it in other places too, it just goes by a different name. For the 139th (sort of) episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast I spoke with Billy Kay, and the above is only one of the subjects we talked about. Billy has for...
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The Scottish Independence Podcast is the first and oldest podcast documenting the Scottish Independence movement. Interviews with activists, politicians, artists, writers and more, and occasionally a comedy episode.
https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast https://twitter.com/mgreenwell https://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/
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