Six Houses, Five Cars, Six Boats & One Dismal Election
While lots of podcasts are a disappointing brand of chumocracy, retired MPs and ex-legacy media, we handpick the best alternative media for you. Your suggestions are welcome.
In the latest episode of Skotia’s podcast dedicated to the Scottish Parliament election, Coll McCail and Samuel Rafanell-Williams discuss the stories shaping the Holyrood campaign.
I hesitate to recommend the podcast Democracy:Differently, but I find its questioning interesting from a political science perspective, and it’s only about a 40-minute episode every fortnight. The first episode is essentially an interview with someone who denies there is much to be concerned about, but then the series sets about sourcing various contrary views from academics, head of NGOs, and um Labour MP Anneliese Dodds (maybe skip that one).
https://democracydifferently.org
You hear some European voices, about some actual research rather than mere opinion, and there are some bonus episodes on current/breaking issues. I don’t think the options are radical enough, but at least they are usually considering constitutional rethinks/redesigns, and feature mostly serious-sounding people.