Scottish Independence Podcasts

The Nation Talks with Jim Fairlie

This week our host John Drummond chats with Jim Fairlie, SNP candidate for Perthshire South and Kinross in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections

The Week in Holyrood - election special 2

Charles Fletcher from Caledonia Media brings us another week of the Holyrood elections, as the leaders of the parties hit the campaign trail in earnest

Twa Auld Heids chat with Alex Salmond

Twa Auld Heids Dave Lewellyn and Mike Fenwick have an exclusive chat with Alex Salmond following the launch last week of his new party Alba.  
 

The Locker Room 090421

this weeks sporting action from the Locker Room including the Grand National, news on the women's six nations and the return of fans to this year's snooker

Changing Minds, Looking Forward #1 Resetting Scotland's Drugs Policy

A new show on https://indylive.radio on Wednesdays at 11am , Changing Minds, Looking Forwards takes the debate beyond the process for achieving independence and looks towards the kind of independent country we can become.  There are many issues which need to be tackled and which will benefit from having the freedom to do so.
This first episode comes form a recent online conference on the subject of resetting Scotland's drugs policies which took place on 21st march 2021.  In a wide ranging discussion, the panel bring their lived experience to bear and suggest a number of ways of tackling the subject more effectively.
With an introduction from Angela Constance, MSP and Minister for Drugs, the panel includes Ronnie Cowan MP, Vice Chair of the all party parliamentary group on drugs policy at Westminster, Peter Krykand, drug policy campaigner,  Darren McGarvie,  (Loki) author and social commentator , Simon McLean LEAP and Anne Marie Ward, CEO of  Faces and Voices of Recovery UK.

Yes Group spotlight #27 - Edinburgh Pensioners for Indy present Dr Kirsty Hughes

As always, we are grateful to Edinburgh Pensioners for Indy for sharing their fascinating discussion with Dr Kirsty Hughes for our Yes Group Spotlight feature.
Entitled EU, Scotland, England and the Brexit Deal, this event was originally recorded in February 2021 

The Week in Holyrood - election special

Charles Fletcher from Caledonia Media brings more coverage of  pre election activities in Holyrood and beyond

The Nation Talks with Dr Allen Kennedy

Host John Drummond's guest this week is Dr Allen Kennedy, lecturer in history at the University of Dundee and Consultant Editor of bi-monthly magazine History Scotland (www.historyscotland.com) and Project Manager of Scottish Privy Council (www.privycouncil.stir.ac.uk)