The National Podcast

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  Episode #225

  BBC to use AI presenters ...? And will GB News be punished over guests' 'castrate asylum seekers' claim?

  Sep 29, 202631 min

  Lucy Jackson is joined by Hannah Shedden to discuss this week's big media stories. What do we think of AI presenters on the BBC, and will GB News face consequences over a guests' comments about castrating asylum seekers? Support The National with a subscription from £20 for a whole year at thenational.scot/subscribe Sign up for the free Media Watch newsletter at thenational.scot/newsletters

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  Episode #224

  The debate: Does Scotland need MORE AI data centres?

  Sep 29, 202648 min

  Musician and journalist Pat Kane, and campaigner Coll McCail, join Editor Laura Webster for a debate on whether Scotland really needs 24 AI data centres. Join The National from just £20 for a whole year in our September sale at thenational.scot/subscribe

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  Episode #222

  SNP members launch Independence group to pressure leadership

  Sep 28, 202634 min

  Editor Laura Webster is joined by Political Reporter James Walker to discuss the launch of a new group designed to put pressure on the SNP over independence, the latest on Northern Ireland's Orange Order drama, Labour conference arrests and more. Support The National - get a subscription from just £20 for a whole year in our September sale at thenational.scot/subscribe

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  Episode #221

  How accent bias at Scottish universities is silencing students

  Sep 25, 202630 min

  Dr Christian Ilbury, a senior lecturer in sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh, speaks to The National Podcast about his research on accent discrimination and bias, and how it is affecting students at Scotland's elite universities. See the research here https://academic.oup.com/applij/advance-article/doi/10.1093/applin/amag078/8801967?login=true and here https://accentbias.ed.ac.uk/ Support The National with a subscription at thenational.scot/subscribe , just £20 for a whole year in our sale

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  Episode #220

  NEW POLL: Could there be an SNP & Labour alliance? John Curtice says maybe

  Sep 25, 202632 min

  Editor Laura Webster and Digital Editor Laura Pollock discuss the first MRP poll of the Andy Burnham era, far-right streamer Danny Tommo appearing in court, and the fire and rehire drama at Glasgow City Council. Get a year of The National for just £20 in our sale at thenational.scot/subscribe

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