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This weekly podcast takes listeners beyond the headlines and beyond our borders. We discuss often under-reported and complex issues, and give these stories room to breathe. Through tea, cake, and gossip round the kitchen table, we hope to gain a better understanding of the world we live in ... so we...
Recent Episodes
16 episodes
Outwith Series 2 - Episode 5: A Gap Year to Kill For with Ryan Latto
The ‘Gap Year’ has become something of a rite of passage for many youngsters keen to set see the world and give something back.
But good intent...
Outwith Series 2 - Episode 4: Homelessness - Too close to home with James Devoy and Karin Goodwin
Too often, when discussing homelessness the first image that springs to mind is a man in a sleeping bag in a doorway on the street. But it affects man...
Outwith Series 2 - Episode 3: Yemen: Blood on Our Hands? with Billy Briggs
The brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shone an unwelcome spotlight on Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam.
This in t...
Outwith Series 2 - Episode 2: Divorzio all'italiana (Divorce Italian Style) with Michele Barbero
France recalled its Ambassador to Rome at the start of 2019 - the culmination of months of worsening relations between two of the founder members of t...
Outwith Series 2 - Episode 1: Dark Money with Peter Geoghegan
Money talks, and spending in elections is protected in the US, thanks to the courts.
But who's spending what? And why does it matter? Peter Geo...
Episode 10: Outwith Christmas Special - with Kevin McKenna, Catriona Stewart and Shingi Mararike
2018 has been a year unlike any other. Events which would have brought down previous governments, or presidents, have seemingly made little impact. Wi...
Episode 9: What is the "age" of #MeToo? - with Eve Livingston
It's been described as an age, an era and according to Donald Trump, it's a rules based system.
But what exactly is "MeToo", what has it achiev...
Episode 8: At A Loss - Trump's Misadventures in Scotland - with Martyn McLaughlin
The US President is keen to tout his business acumen, his Scottish connections, and his reputation as a master dealmaker. So why is Donald Trump ploug...
Episode 7: Scotland's Fallout Down Under - with James McEnaney
Indigenous communities in Australia have been fighting to prevent Scottish nuclear waste being dumped next to sacred Aboriginal land.
It...
Episode 6: Guilty ... but of what? with Sanam Shantyaei
A British mother of one has been separated from her daughter and jailed in Iran for over 900 days. But she is far from the only dual-national imprison...
Episode 5: China: On the (Belt and) Road to global trade domination - with Matt Schrader
The Belt and Road Initiative is one of Xi Jinping’s flagship policies. It doesn’t sound very exciting - or intelligible - but it aims to connect China...
Episode 4: Australia: Prime Minister for a day - with Christian Edwards
Australian paramedics have reportedly stopped asking patients who the Prime Minister is to gauge consciousness, as it's too hard to keep up. In the pa...
Episode 3: Romania: The fight against the fight against corruption - with Kit Gillet
Since the fall of communism in 1989, Romania has been working hard to tackle corruption and has been widely praised for its efforts. But almost 3 deca...
Episode 2: after the Bailout - what has Europe done to Greece, with Stephen Carroll
The Greek financial crisis sent shockwaves through Europe and plunged the nation - and the Eurozone - into crisis. Fast forward three years, and the c...
Episode 1: China's Concentration Camps - with Josh Chin
Human Rights groups have been sounding the alarm about the situation faced by China's Uighurs. They call it a humanitarian catastrophe, and warn that...
Welcome to Outwith
It's a word familiar to Scots ... now we want to introduce "outwith" to you. In this weekly podcast, we'll take you on a journey around the world, tak...