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#45: Leave: EU Referendum Special from 2016-06-21T11:25:24
In Episode 45 of Apolitical we discuss the case for Leaving the European Union with Tom Harris, the former Scottish Labour MP who is heading up Vote Leave Scotland. Amongst the topics we dis...
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#44: Remain: EU Referendum Special from 2016-06-21T11:25:20
In Episode 44 of Apolitical we discuss the case for Remaining in the European Union with Ross Greer MSP, the Scottish Greens’ spokesman on Europe and external affairs. Amongst the topics we ...
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#43: Libby Brooks from 2016-05-31T10:36:20
In Episode 43 of Apolitical we welcome the Guardian’s Scotland Correspondent, Libby Brooks, to the show. Libby is an established part of the Guardian team and has been based in Glasgow since the...
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#42: Pat Kane from 2016-05-25T11:08:27
In Episode 42 of Apolitical we welcome musician and writer Pat Kane to the show. A long-term supporter of Scottish independence, Pat – best known to many as half of the successful duo Hue&Cry – ...
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#41: Jordan Daly from 2016-05-17T09:00:35
In Episode 41 of Apolitical we welcome Jordan Daly from the TIE Campaign. After chatting with Jordan’s co-founder Liam Stevenson last year, we get an update on the campaign’s progress in 2016. ...
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#40: Election Review with Steven Purcell from 2016-05-10T10:27:23
In Episode 40 of Apolitical we are joined by Steven Purcell, formerly the Leader of Glasgow City Council, to discuss the outcomes from last week’s Scottish Parliament elections. Amongst the ...
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#39: Holyrood Election Preview–Part 2 from 2016-05-04T08:30:41
In Episode 39 of Apolitical we welcome back Carolyn Scott, James McEnaney and Ian Dunn for more discussion of the parties contesting this year’s Scottish elections. In this episode we look at so...
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#38: Holyrood Election Preview–Part 1 from 2016-04-28T09:30:57
In Episode 38 of Apolitical we welcome former guests Carolyn Scott, James McEnaney and Ian Dunn to discuss the parties contesting this year’s Scottish elections. In this episode we consider each...
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#37: Darren‘Loki’McGarvey from 2016-04-20T13:19:22
In Episode 37 of Apolitical we welcome Darren McGarvey as our sixth guest of Season 2. Darren, also known as ‘Loki’, is a musician, activist and political writer from Glasgow. Amongst the to...
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#36: Robin McAlpine from 2016-03-01T10:15:11
In Episode 36 of Apolitical we welcome Robin McAlpine as our fifth guest of Season 2. Robin is the Director of Common Weal and has written for a variety of publications, including Bella Caledoni...
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#35: Naomi McAuliffe from 2016-02-23T09:48:50
In Episode 35 of Apolitical we welcome Naomi McAuliffe as our fourth guest of Season 2. Naomi is the head of Amnesty Scotland and has written for the Guardian and other publications. Amongst...
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#34: Cat Boyd from 2016-02-16T09:45:34
In Episode 34 of Apolitical we welcome Cat Boyd as our third guest of Season 2. Cat is the first candidate on the regional list for Glasgow for RISE, is a co-founder of the Radical Independence ...
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#33: Cllr. Monica Lennon from 2016-02-09T09:42:34
In Episode 33 of Apolitical we welcome Councillor Monica Lennon as our second guest of Season 2. Monica is a councillor for Hamilton North&East and is placed second on Scottish Labour’s list for...
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#32: Angela Haggerty 2 from 2016-02-02T09:59:10
In Episode 32 of Apolitical we welcome back Angela Haggerty as our first guest of Season 2. Angela was also a guest early in Season 1 and joins us to discuss the fallout from her recent sacking ...
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#31: Liam Stevenson from 2015-12-22T08:14:17
In Episode 31 of Apolitical we speak with Liam Stevenson, a co-founder of the TIE Campaign which seeks to ensure that all schools in Scotland are offering an LGBTI+ inclusive education. We chat ...
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#30: Iain Bartholomew from 2015-12-08T12:11:09
In Episode 30 of Apolitical we look back on 2015 and forward to the new year in a special mini-episode. If there are any guests you want to see on the show please let us know, but more important...
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#29: Jeane Freeman OBE from 2015-11-24T09:15:46
In Episode 29 of Apolitical we speak with Jeane Freeman OBE, a co-founder of Women for Independence and the SNP’s candidate for Carrick, Cumnock&Doon Valley in the 2016 Holyrood elections. Wecha...
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#28: Jen Stout from 2015-11-10T09:11:35
In Episode 28 of Apolitical we speak with Jen Stout, a co-ordinator of the Scottish Land Action Movement. We chat about her interest in land reform, what it could mean for the people of Scotland...
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#27: Steven Purcell from 2015-10-27T10:08:42
In Episode 27 of Apolitical we speak with Steven Purcell, formerly a Labour Councillor and the Leader of Glasgow City Council. We chat about his time as Leader, the present situation faced by Sc...
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#26: Anas Hassan from 2015-10-20T10:41:53
In Episode 26 of Apolitical we speak with Anas Hassan, a pharmacist and writer who recently missed out on selection to the SNP regional list for for Mid Scotland and Fife. In a chat recorded pri...
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#25: James McEnaney from 2015-10-13T12:20:38
In Episode 25 of Apolitical we speak with James McEnaney, an educator and writer who contributes a regular column to Common Space. We chat about diversity in the ‘Yes’ movement; the impact of Je...
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#24: David Torrance from 2015-09-29T09:44:08
In Episode 24 of Apolitical we speak with David Torrance, the political writer and journalist known for his biographies of Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon and for his regular television appeara...
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#23: John MacKay from 2015-09-22T10:22:13
In Episode 23 of Apolitical we speak with John MacKay, the STV anchorman and author whose new book, Notes of a Newsman, tracks the changes in Scotland over his career. We chat about his work; me...
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#22: Christopher Silver from 2015-09-08T09:10:12
In Episode 22 of Apolitical we speak with Christopher Silver, a writer and film-maker who has authored a book titled The Case for a Scottish Media, available soon. We chat about his thoughts on ...
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#21: Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale from 2015-09-01T09:01
In Episode 21 of Apolitical we speak with Jack McConnell, the former First Minister of Scotland who now represents Labour in the House of Lords as Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale. We chat about...
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#20: David Clegg from 2015-08-25T11:11:07
In Episode 20 of Apolitical we speak with David Clegg, the Daily Record’s Political Editor and reigning Scottish Political Journalist of the Year. We chat about his work; the Daily Record’s deci...
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#19: Cllr. David Meikle from 2015-08-18T09:54:21
In Episode 19 of Apolitical we speak with Councillor David Meikle, the sole Conservative representative on Glasgow City Council. We chat about his political background; the Scottish Conservative...
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#18: Carolyn Scott from 2015-08-11T08:55:36
In Episode 18 of Apolitical we speak with Carolyn Scott who is a writer, presenter and producer on NewsShaft and a founder of News Scotland CIC. We chat about ‘new media’, News Scotland CIC’s pr...
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#17: Humza Yousaf MSP from 2015-08-04T10:03:30
In Episode 17 of Apolitical we speak with Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for Europe and International Development in the Scottish Government. We chat about his meteoric rise as a politician; the mig...
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#16: Fraser Stewart from 2015-07-28T09:32:48
In Episode 16 of Apolitical we speak with Fraser Stewart, a CommonSpace columnist, about the financial crisis in the Eurozone, with particular focus on Greece, Syriza and their recent negotiatio...
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#15: James Cook from 2015-07-21T09:01:37
In Episode 15 of Apolitical we speak with James Cook, until recently the Scotland Correspondent and now Los Angeles Correspondent for BBC News. We chat about his experiences covering the Indepen...
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#14: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock from 2015-07-14T08:52:07
In Episode 14 of apolitical we speak with George Foulkes, the former Labour MP and MSP who now sits in the House of Lords as a life peer. We chat about his early involvement with politics; his v...
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#13: One in Five from 2015-07-07T08:42:47
In Episode 13 of Apolitical we speak with Jamie Szymkowiak, ambassador for the One in Five campaign. We chat about the campaigns goals and ambitions; their success so far; and the measures they ...
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#12: Tommy Sheridan from 2015-06-30T11:01:04
In Episode 12 of apolitical we speak with Tommy Sheridan, Co-convener of the Solidarity Party and a former MSP. We chat about his grounding in activist politics; his role in the anti-poll tax mo...
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#11: Terry Anderson from 2015-06-23T07:35:53
In Episode 11 of Apolitical we speak with Terry Anderson, a cartoonist who put together The Auld Acquaintance, a referendum-themed exhibition. We chat about Terry’s political involvement; the ex...
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#10: Colin Fox from 2015-06-16T09:41:20
In Episode 10 of apolitical we speak with Colin Fox, National co-spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party and a former MSP. We chat about his introduction to politics and activism; his disen...
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#9: Ian Dunn from 2015-06-09T09:59:13
In Episode 9 of apolitical we speak with Ian Dunn, Deputy Editor of the Scottish Catholic Observer and a columnist with CommonSpace. We chat about the part religion plays in politics; the influe...
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#8: Patrick Harvie MSP from 2015-06-02T11:05:10
In Episode 8 of apolitical we speak with Patrick Harvie MSP, co-convener of the Scottish Green Party and prospective candidate for the Glasgow Kelvin constituency in 2016’s Scottish Parliament e...
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#7: Angela Haggerty from 2015-05-26T10:42:06
In Episode 7 of apolitical we speak with Angela Haggerty, Editor of CommonSpace, a new media news service created by the Common Weal think tank. We chat about political journalism in Scotland, t...
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#6: Cllr Paul Kelly from 2015-05-19T08:08:50
In Episode 6 of apolitical – recorded prior to the General Election – we speak with Cllr. Paul Kelly, a Scottish Labour councillor for Motherwell who was Frank Roy’s election agent during the 20...
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#5: James Kelly from 2015-05-12T09:48:55
In Episode 5 of apolitical we speak with James Kelly, a political blogger and amateur psephologist, about the value and nature of opinion polls, what they taught us about the 2015 General Electi...
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#4: Gillian Martin from 2015-05-07T20:00:06
In Episode 4 of apolitical we speak with Gillian Martin, an SNP activist and North East Scotland Exec for Women for Independence about gender equality in Scottish politics and the increasing imp...
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#3: Ross Greer from 2015-05-05T06:58:50
In Episode 3 of apolitical we speak with Ross Greer, the Scottish Greens’ Head of Development, about his political background, what drew him to the Greens and what he hopes to achieve in politic...
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#2: Natalie McGarry from 2015-04-28T08:30:56
In Episode 2, apolitical spoke with Natalie McGarry to discuss her politicised childhood, the 2015 General Election campaign and the benefits&perils of using social media as a politically active...
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#1: Duncan Hothersall from 2015-04-21T08:30:08
In Episode 1, apolitical sat down with Duncan Hothersall to discuss his political roots, heroes and ambitions. For anyone familiar only with Duncan’s high-volume, opinionated and occasionally co...
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Welcome to apolitical! from 2015-04-16T11:55:37
Welcome to apolitical, a politics podcast featuring interviews with figures from all points on the Scottish and UK political spectrum. As the name suggests, we will be taking a balanced appr...
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