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The National Podcast — 113 episodes

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Greens MSP Holly Bruce in first interview after historic election win

2

Sinn Fein MP John Finucane on the Celtic Alliance's 'huge opportunity' to escape the Union

3

What Andy Burnham’s Westminster return could mean Scotland

4

Our thoughts as Westminster meltdown meets the King’s Speech

5

How Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are forming a Celtic Alliance

6

Election results round-up: Historic Green constituency wins and Reform underperform

7

Scottish election results LIVE: Major SNP result in Shetland, good news for Greens

8

Scottish polls are CLOSED: LIVE reaction

9

Aamer Anwar on the rise of the far right and fighting for justice

10

Can the SNP secure a majority? | John Curtice's Scottish Election Verdict

11

NEW POLL: Labour's Jackie Baillie could lose seat she's held for almost 30 years

12

Labour humiliated after childish whisky tariff attack on Swinney

13

George Monbiot’s chilling warning for Scotland

14

Could a 'wellbeing economy' unlock Scottish independence?

15

Could Malcolm Offord be any more out of touch?

16

Leader's Interview: John Swinney on independence, Palestine and AI

17

SNP want indyref2 vote on DAY 1 after election

18

Leaders' Interview: Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay of the Scottish Greens

19

Zack Polanski joins us to talk Scottish independence, trans rights and fighting right-wing media

20

Inside the Mandelson vetting disaster: How Keir Starmer’s No 10 lost control

21

Scottish election manifesto special: What are the parties promising?

22

'It's communism!': How the SNP manifesto triggered the Scottish media

23

Elaine C Smith on how to convince Scottish voters of independence ... and why comedy matters

24

Why Your Party failed in Scotland – with Niall Christie

25

Is there really a grubby Reform/Labour pact?

26

Alan Cumming on why Scotland MUST be independent

27

Anas Sarwar launches bus with his face on it despite plummeting approval ratings

28

The SSP's Colin Fox shares his vision for a radical Scottish Parliament

29

Peter Oborne on exactly what the media has got wrong on Palestine

30

Why working class voters are falling for Reform – with Susie McCabe

31

Our Scottish election hustings LIVE

32

SNP set for massive majority in our huge MRP poll

33

Furious Reform UK pull out of our debate

34

How a 'fake green party' is tricking Scottish voters

35

Why is Starmer STILL silent on Israel's new death penalty law?

36

Leader's Interview 1: Alex Cole-Hamilton

37

Stephen Flynn on energy, the World Cup and the 'secret independence plan'

38

THOUSANDS march for independence – is the tide turning?

39

Reform in shambles in Scotland as FIFTH candidate lost

40

Why we HAD to publish Malcolm Offord's sick homophobic joke

41

John Curtice's full breakdown of this Scottish election

42

Hasan Piker on how the US is crushing Cuba

43

Laura Kuenssberg's 'dumbest question ever'

44

Inside Reform UK's Scotland conference and the fallout 24 hours later

45

Did the UK hold Scotland back on assisted dying?

46

What the media won't tell you about Iran ... with Aaron Bastani

47

The key findings in the Gaza Tribunal

48

Labour's secret memo reveals what they REALLY think about Scotland

49

Douglas Alexander slated after Glasgow fire error

50

175 years of Scottish history destroyed in Glasgow fire

51

Should the UK be involved in Middle East war? Public opinion seems clear

52

Reform UK's election chances in Scotland dealt a HUGE blow in new poll

53

Does even Donald Trump know where he wants his war on Iran to end up?

54

Will Scotland get dragged into Donald Trump's war?

55

We react to the massive Green by-election win

56

How Scotland can take back control of its own energy

57

Breakthrough poll finds SNP set for MAJORITY – analysis

58

How Nigel Farage threatens Scotland's energy potential

59

Meet the 22-year-old twins smashing the Glasgow Film Festival

60

Inside Donald Trump’s ‘Gaza Board of Peace’

61

Meeting Scottish Labour's most rebellious MP

62

Andrew ARRESTED! What you need to know and what happens now?

63

New poll puts SNP in touching distance of a majority – analysis

64

We exposed Keir Starmer's allies SPYING on journalists – but nobody did anything

65

Palestine Action verdict + debunking 6 Nigel Farage claims

66

How Labour have lost control of the Doyle scandal

67

How Anas Sarwar's gamble backfired horribly

68

Why we published Mandelson's secret notice

69

Do Reform get special treatment from the BBC?

70

Is the House of Lords beyond reform? With Patrick Harvie

71

Keir Starmer's PMQs bombshell means he MUST resign

72

5 unbelievable findings from the Epstein Files ... so far

73

This new poll is a disaster for Scottish Labour

74

Did Donald Trump's US just abduct two people from Scotland?

75

Alex Pretti was executed, and the media doesn't know what to do

76

Everyone's angry about this AI Glasgow mural

77

AI risk to Scottish election + Michael Shanks attacks The National

78

Humza Yousaf on rebuilding Gaza + rising UK Islamophobia

79

Why did Keir Starmer hide from Scotland's media?

80

The Scottish Budget: Everything you need to know

81

How Labour are ripping off Scotland ... again

82

Chaos and violence in America – and the UK is next

83

What's Donald Trump really up to in Venezuela?

84

The National's best moments in 2025

85

Why Fifa World Cup ticket prices are a slap in the face for Scotland fans

86

Palestine hunger strikers, new Unison chief + Plaid lead in polls

87

BBC breaks silence on Question Time error

88

How did the BBC make such a basic mistake on Question Time?

89

Labour's asylum policy is another step in the wrong direction

90

Independence ahead in the polls + what the media missed on Sandie Peggie ruling

91

How long's left for Keir Starmer? A leading pollster weighs in

92

Reform's claims about neurodivergent kids are dangerous

93

Independence 'can lower energy bills' + new Scottish Reform defection

94

What I've learned as a socialist campaigner in Scotland

95

A timeline of Israel's ceasefire violations + Starmer and Farage in Scotland

96

Former asylum seeker in Glasgow takes on Nigel Farage

97

Polling expert John Curtice on why UK politics is more unpredictable than ever

98

Your Party conference + Hampden name change anger

99

Rachel Reeves rules out indyref + Labour's workers' rights U-turn

100

The UK Budget explained with Professor Richard Murphy

101

Nuclear pollution 'cover-up' + Scotland's most offensive light show

102

"I'm a Scottish Jew. This is the truth about Palestine 'antisemitism'"

103

Covid Inquiry report fall-out + Rachel Reeves's 'respect' demand

104

Scotland's World Cup heroics – the aftermath

105

Labour's asylum seeker crackdown + Starmer snubs Swinney

106

Interview with Jeremy Corbyn – Independence, Your Party and 'insecure' Keir Starmer

107

How the BBC censors comedy with Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

108

The BBC in crisis ... who's to blame?

109

Elon Musk under fire after Grok SNP claim + Rockstar staff go on strike

110

Interview: Richard Murphy on Rachel Reeves tax 'stupidity'

111

UK trade with Israel up during genocide, immigration polling + BBC Scotland drama

112

Andrew loses princehood, Greens in second place + free public transport for Glasgow

113

Israel breaches ceasefire, 'Sewage Steve' + private jet taxes