Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by BBC Wales colleague Rhys Evans to talk about his research for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism into the challenges of making news for a multinational state. How do public service broadcasters in particular set about serving the different audiences and requirements of the four constituent parts of the nation alongside that of the UK as a whole? And as the last of the Covid restrictions are lifted in Welsh schools, Gareth Evans - director of education policy at the University of Wales Trinity St David - assesses the scale of the challenge facing pupils, teachers and policymakers as they look to balance recovery with education reforms.

Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by political watchers Cathy Owens, Nerys Evans and Sam Blaxland to look ahead to the local elections in Wales. Where are the key battlegrounds and what will be a good – or bad - result for the main parties?

With NHS waiting lists at record lengths, BBC Wales’ health correspondent Owain Clarke reviews the Welsh Government’s plans to bring down waits to below a year for most treatments by 2025.

And Fliss and James also unpick the implications of the finding that health minister Eluned Morgan broke the Senedd code of conduct in picking up a driving ban following four speeding offences.

Owain Clarke and Catrin Haf Jones have a consultation with Wales' Chief Medical Officer, Dr Sir Frank Atherton. He's become a familiar figure over the last two years, regularly fronting press conferences in his role as the country's top doctor. With Coronavirus restrictions largely a thing of the past, now seems a good time to take stock. What advice to ministers would he re-visit knowing what we now know about Covid-19? How do we begin to address the deep-seated health inequalities that have been thrown into stark relief by the pandemic? And where would he recommend for a restorative walk in the Welsh countryside?

Felicity Evans and James Williams sit down with Professor Laura McAllister and the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams for a deep dive into their work as co-chairs of the independent commission established by the Welsh Government to consider Wales' future relationship with the rest of the United Kingdom. How are they interpreting their brief to "develop options for fundamental reform of the constitutional structures of the UK"? Why is that conversation important? And how do the people of Wales have their say?

Daniel Davies and Gareth Lewis take the Walescast helm. They're joined by Will Henson of the Institute of Welsh Affairs to power through the UK government's energy security strategy - and what it means for Wales. And Jess Blair of the Electoral Reform Society in Wales reveals the number of councillors up for election next month who will be returned unopposed - leaving more than 100,000 voters without a say in who represents them in county hall

A first for Walescast as the pod streams live - and in vision - on Facebook. Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined in BBC Wales' HQ by three MSs. Labour's Hefin David, the Conservative Sam Kurtz and Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan reflect on a Covid-disrupted year in Cardiff Bay and also tackle constitutional change and Senedd enlargement. Plus, which MS is the species champion for the Fen Raft Spider?

Felicity Evans, James Williams and guests get down to some serious number crunching on the Chancellor's Spring Statement.

Guto Ifan of Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre helps break the figures down and lay out what they mean for Welsh households and the Welsh government.

While BBC Wales colleagues Gareth Lewis and Sarah Dickins provide a political and economic perspective.

Felicity Evans and James Williams are joined by Ruth Mosalski from WalesOnline to run the rule over the Welsh Labour Spring conference in Llandudno.

How did Keir Starmer's first leader's speech in person go down with those in the hall? What's the view on how best to elect members to an enlarged Senedd? And do the Welsh political press corps prefer curry or fish and chips on the promenade? All will be revealed.

Plus Welsh singer-songwriter Al Lewis gives Walescast a sneak preview of his latest release, inspired by the rising tide of second home ownership in his childhood home of Abersoch on the Llŷn peninsula.

Felicity Evans and James Williams hear from an armed forces veteran just back from delivering medical supplies to the border of Ukraine and Poland, which has received more than a million refugees since the Russian invasion.

Closer to home, BBC Wales Parliamentary correspondent Gareth Lewis runs the rule over the Home Office's response to the unfolding refugee crisis while Andy Regan of Nesta Cymru discusses the impact of the conflict on domestic energy bills - and policy.

And Dr Jac Larner of the Wales Governance Centre joins Fliss and James to unpack the findings of the latest Welsh opinion poll from Barn Cymru.

Welsh Government minister Mick Antoniw, recently back from a trip to Ukraine, tells James Williams and Daniel Davies what his contacts in the country are reporting to him as Russia's assault continues.

The chief executive of the Football Association of Wales, Noel Mooney, reveals the decision-making that led the FAW to announce that its teams won't play against Russia while its troops are in Ukraine.

And BBC Wales colleagues Gareth Lewis and Rhodri Llywelyn report from Westminster and from Poland - where as many as 100,000 refugees a day have been seeking sanctuary from the conflict.

James and Daniel also look ahead to the up-coming Welsh Government review of Covid restrictions, when decisions on mask-wearing, self-isolation and mass testing are all expected.