Scottish Independence Podcasts

Indylive.radio are very grateful to Yes West fife for sharing their excellent event entitled "What progress has been made since the Holyrood election".  Attempting to answer that question plus Q and A from the audience is journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch #yesGroupSpotlight #yeswestfife #lesleyriddoch  

This week James E interviews Clint Slate and Iona James.  This French musician and Scottish nurse who had never met were thrown together by chance as the result of a radio competition to bring performers together to write a song.  The results of this modern day reworking of the Auld Alliance is a musical collaboration which has been released as an EP called The Silent Sea. ‘The Silent Sea EP’ show...

Indylive.radio is always delighted to support Scottish culture and this week, James E is chatting with Scottish author Donald Nicolson about his novel "For a chance to forget".  In a wide ranging discussion they cover what led to the idea for the book, the challenge of writing a novel during a pandemic and much more. Set in the Netherlands, For a Chance to Forget is uniquely told through emails, d...

Independence Live recently hosted an online conference looking at several aspects of an independent Scotland's defence requirements.   This podcast brings together the main speakers and discussion sessions held by a variety of experts including former members of the armed forces.  Topics covered include tackling common myths and misconceptions, three proposals for future Scotland's defence require...

Host John Drummond  enjoys a wide ranging discussion with Laura Moodie,  of the Scottish Green party who narrowly missed out on being elected to the Holyrood Parliament last month.  Laura is an environmentalist, third sector administrator and runs a small holding.   #scottishgreens #indyliveradio #johndrummond

AS COP 26 gets closer and the climate emergency is very much on our minds, in this week's daytime show hosts Val and Marlene and guests discuss how ethical Strathclyde's Pension Fund is and the topic of Calling out polluters.  With guests Geraldine Clayton from Divest Strathclyde,Cllr Ken Andrew from Glasgow CC and Scott Tully from Glasgow Calls Out Polluters     #indyliveradio #cop26 #climateEmer...

James E interviews author and broadcaster Frank McGroarty about the second book his trilogy based on his time as a redcoat at Butlins in Ayr.   But the big question is - just how DID they get the donkey up the stairs?     #indylvieradio #frankmcgroarty #scottishauthor

16. Random Scottish History -  'Treaty of Union Articles' - Scottish Ballads and Their Appropriation Podcast versions of Articles of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, as ratified at Edinburgh, 16th January, 1707 by kind permission of Jenny Eeles of  Random Scottish History   You can follow Jenny on Twitter  https://twitter.com/FlikeNoir You can become a Patron and support the Rando...

We are grateful to Yes Kirkintilloch, Lenzie and the Villages for sharing their excellent event exploring the very hot topic of pensions in an independent Scotland. This was a big area of concern and controversy in 2014.  As the UK has the worst state pension provision in Europe,  one of the driving forces behind the independence campaign is to improve the state pension to at least the EU average.

15. Random Scottish History -  'Treaty of Union Articles' - How much of a Blessing has the Union been for Scotland Podcast versions of Articles of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, as ratified at Edinburgh, 16th January, 1707 by kind permission of Jenny Eeles of  Random Scottish History   You can follow Jenny on Twitter  https://twitter.com/FlikeNoir You can become a Patron and sup...

Indylive. Radio were at the Annual Bannockburn Rally on Saturday 26th June as the Yes Movement takes its first tentative steps towards normality - with excellent social distancing much in evidence.   Speakers included representatives from CND, Hope over Fear and Now Scotland with music by Kevin Gore. You can also see the video version of this podcast on Indylive.radio's Youtube channel here https:...

How do you explain that the Government debt isn't really a debt? And that debt isn't always bad? For the last forty years we have been told a story that, well, just isn't true. In this episode of SCOTONOMICS we look at Government debt in general and specifically UK Government debt. We speak with Steven Hail. Steven is a modern monetary theory (MMT) economist, advocates for a voluntary and equitabl...

Holyrood is now in recess, so this will be the last regular weekly  Week in Holyrood broadcast until Parliament reconvenes in August.  Holyrood has been recalled for two Covid related items and Presenter Charles Fletcher is hoping to cover these for the Week in Holyrood, so look out for some one-offs during the summer recess. #scottishparliament #holyrood #indyliveradio

14. Random Scottish History -  'Treaty of Union Articles' - Financial Cost to Scotland of the Union Podcast versions of Articles of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, as ratified at Edinburgh, 16th January, 1707 by kind permission of Jenny Eeles of  Random Scottish History   You can follow Jenny on Twitter  https://twitter.com/FlikeNoir You can become a Patron and support the Random...

Independence Live has a regular slot on Youtube called Yes Corner, which focusses on resources for Yes Groups.  Here is a selection of Yes Corner contributors who are waiting for your call - Kevin Gibney of Independence Live, Fiona, Val and Marlene from Indylive Radio and Dave Murchison from the Hub.  Have a listen to what we can offer, and if we can help, contact us at: studio@indylive.radio twit...

Charles Fletcher brings us another roundup of all the highlights from the week in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood

Author, broadcaster, former ballroom dancer and indylive.radio DJ Frank "Frankie boy" McGroarty has just released the third of his trilogy of books based on his time as a redcoat at Butlins Ayr.  In this interview, James E and Frank chat about the creative process, what it was really like working at Butlins (spoiler:  yes, people regularly asked "what time is the midnight show on") and which of th...

More of our Locker Room at the Euros coverage.  In this episode, Michael and Matthew and guests give their reactions and analysis of the Scotland -England match   #euro2020 #scottishSports #indyliveradio

As the excitement builds for the Scotland match this evening, the Locker Room lads have secured an interview with former Scotland manager Craig Brown.  Join us on indyliveradio tonight at 10pm for post match reactions and chat

13. Random Scottish History -  'Treaty of Union Articles' - Why the English May Feel Free to Usurp Scottish Law Podcast versions of Articles of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, as ratified at Edinburgh, 16th January, 1707 by kind permission of Jenny Eeles of  Random Scottish History   You can follow Jenny on Twitter  https://twitter.com/FlikeNoir You can become a Patron and suppor...

A slight departure from the normal format for the TNT Show this week, as host John Drummond welcomes two guests, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell QC to discuss the dark period in Scottish history when innocent people, mainly women, found themselves accused of witchcraft. Zoe and Claire have their own podcast: www.witchesofscotland.com/podcast   Their aim is to secure a pardon and memorial for al...

SCOTONOMICS. Nourishment for independent minds. Economics professor Fadhel Kaboub https://twitter.com/FadhelKaboub Outlines what it means to have true economic sovereignty. He discussed how and why small/medium sized nations like Scotland must strive for sovereignty. Monetary sovereignty is the most important aspect of sovereignty and this underpins an economy. Monetary sovereignty allows a govern...

This week's highlights from the Scottish Parliament from Charles Fletcher

On Indylive.radio's Saturday Show DJ James E interviews up and coming Dublin musician Paul McDonnell, otherwise known as A Band Called Paul. Find out more about A Band Called Paul and hear some of the latest music on the Facebook page @abandcalledpaul  or the website abandcalledpaul.com

A special episode of the Locker Room while the normal programme is taking its summer break, Michael's guest is Gavin MacLeod, Chief Executive of Scottish Disability Sports.   Tune in to https://indylive.radio at 4pm on Monday 14th  for the first of our live reaction shows immediately following Scotland's Euro games