The Bylines Scotland Podcast

Ronnie Barbour in conversation with Sue Palmer, Honorary President of Upstart Scotland. They talked about the importance of play in early years learning and her hopes that the UK's main parties will embrace kindergarten as fundamental to our children's education.

Bylines Scotland writer Martin Roche interviews Dr. Paul Dorfman, one of six leading experts featured in an article on why nuclear energy generation has reached its end, now available on Bylines Scotland.

Ronnie Barbour interviews William Thomson, co-founder of Scotonomics about his recent paper "A wellbeing economy - How to design an economic framework to serve people, place and planet."

Ronnie chats to poet Nazaret Ranea. Nazaret moved from her home in Malaga to Edinburgh in 2017 to study film and psychology. Poetry has always been her passion and in 2023 she gained recognition as Scotland's next generation of Young Makars. Her poems are a response to the nostalgia she feels towards her home, family and culture. They also talked about her inspirations, her creative process and her love of Scotland. 

Ronnie and Ian Stewart from the Scottish Currency Group not only talk about a life in banking counting money but also the fundamental need for plans to be in place, post independence, for Scotland to have its own monetary and payment system to reach full sovereignty.

’Ronnie Barbour and Stuart Donald discuss how modern PR experiences indicate not just better democratic representation but also improved well-being for countries that use the system'.

Ronnie Barbour talks to the Leader of the Independence for Scotland Party, Colette Walker. They discuss the party's inception and what the ISP plans for the future of democracy in Scotland are.

Martin Roche talks to Liam McLaughlin, who has recently graduated with a first class degree from the University of Edinburgh where he studied philosophy, politics and economics. They discuss Liam's exciting opportunity in taking up a place at the prestigious College of Europe.

Citizen scientist, Iain Cameron, talks about his lifelong fascination with "snow patches". His book "Vanishing Ice: Diaries of a Snow Hunter" is available from Vertebrate Publishing.

Bylines Network founder, Mike Galsworthy, celebrates Bylines Scotland's 2nd anniversary.