The National Podcast
Hosted by Laura Webster and Lucy Jackson and Laura Pollock and James Walker · The National Podcast
5.0from 2 ratings
- 234
- Episodes
- 185
- Transcribed
- 2
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About 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.
- Publisher
- The National Podcast
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Oct 2025
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
185 of 234 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tories pledge to strip Holyrood powers if they win next general election
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ian Blackford on life after Westminster and his vision for Scottish independence
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Zack Polanski banned from Israel after Green Party Zionism vote
Inside a recent episode
Tories pledge to strip Holyrood powers if they win next general election
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] She was surprised to see it. It's quite awkward. Yeah. It's like, aren't you the number two Tory in the country? And they actually haven't asked you about a policy that directly impacts on your job, on your place of work. She was like, oh, well, I'm a bit down the pecking order. I thought it was quite a startling admission. It's not something you'd really want to say. oh no the yeah the UK Tories they don't tell me what they're up to even when it's directly about Scottish policy they don't talk to me I'm only the deputy leader in Scotland it's a very odd thing to say but I think it underscores the point here which yeah is it a vote winner in the Scottish elections almost certainly not I would say definitely not like You might have the Daily Mail who ran this story originally and their leader supporting the idea, claiming that like millions of people are going to be behind it. […]
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- Xander Elliards
- Ian Blackford
- Kieran Andrieu
- Hamish Morrison
- Darren McGarvey
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Who hosts The National Podcast?
Laura Webster and Lucy Jackson and Laura Pollock and James Walker host the show. Published by The National Podcast.
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