Unspun Live
By The Herald Politics Team
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Episodes: 51
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Unspun Live is The Herald’s Scottish politics podcast — bringing you interviews, analysis, and insight from the heart of Holyrood.
Hosted by some of the finest journalists in the business, each episode cuts through the noise to explore the big ideas, tough decisions, and real stories behind the headlines.
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Q Manivannan: "I Am Many of the Things the Hateful Despise"
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Shelter Scotland & the housing crisis
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May 28, 2026 |
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Holyrood 2026: Breaking down the election results
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May 13, 2026 |
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John Swinney in conversation with Brian Taylor
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May 13, 2026 |
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The Herald x Women in Public Affairs Scotland Holyrood Hustings
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May 04, 2026 |
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Goodies or hard truths? The IFS verdict on the manifestos
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Time for honesty? Poverty, welfare and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Gillian Mackay: 'I'd absolutely be first minister of Scotland'
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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John Swinney talks about the path to indyref2
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Russell Findlay: “There is an institutional hostility towards the Tories in Scotland"
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Anas Sarwar: "This is not an election without consequence"
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Alex Cole-Hamilton: “I’d resign before backing Swinney”
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Keith Brown on love, loss and Christina McKelvie
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Holyrood 2026: Reform’s manifesto under the microscope
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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The Union Street Fire: What happened in Glasgow’s city centre inferno?
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Will politics be transformed after Holyrood 2026 election?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Inside Labour's tough week in Scotland
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Can the Alba Party survive financial chaos?
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Alex Cole-Hamilton on government ambition, Jim Wallace and the Lib Dems
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Episode 32 - Unspun Live: Scottish Greens’ youngest Holyrood hopeful on poverty, power and protest
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 31: Scotland's Housing Emergency
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Episode 30: Reform's Graham Simpson on indyref2, Farage and elections
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode 29: Budget chaos!
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode 28: Ministers, Contempt Law and Scotland’s Trans Prisoner Row
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Episode 27: What will tax hikes south of the border means for Scotland's budget?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode 26: The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year & Your Party in Scotland
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 25: Màiri McAllan on SNP leadership, party rebellion & motherhood
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Episode 24: Scotland's Defence Future
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode 23: Young people and politics
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 22: Bumper, bumper, bumper
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Episode 21: “The Hardest Decision of My Career” — Jeremy Balfour on Leaving the Tories
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 20: Kate Forbes at the Fringe
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 19: Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar and Catherine Salmond at the Fringe
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 18: First Minister John Swinney and Brian Taylor at Unspun Live at the Fringe
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Episode 17: Professor Sir John Curtice and Kevin McKenna at the Fringe
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 16: Susie McCabe on ten years of TIE
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 15: Life After Westminster: Hannah Bardell on losing, resilience and reinvention
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 14: Matt Forde impersonates Scottish political figures
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 13: Brian Leishman goes aff the leish
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 12: Brian Taylor on the art of a good interview
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 11: Scottish Tories and Independence
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 10: The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 9: A weird week
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 8: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election special
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 7: Why Reform Scotland had to change its name
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode 6: Assisted dying
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May 12, 2025 |
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Episode 5: Programme for Government, Swinney's year in review and the STUC
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode 4: Jamie Greene on Loss, Loyalty, and Leaving the Tories
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode 3: Thomas Kerr on Nigel Farage and Reform UK in Scotland
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode 2: Lorna Slater on Bute House 2.0, infighting and gender balance
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode 1: John Swinney on grief, leadership and renewal
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Apr 08, 2025 |