{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Lesley Riddoch Podcast","title":"March on Calton Hill","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/399f46b6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4491,"description":"In this week's episode, Lesley and Fraser reflect on a weekend that saw thousands take to the streets of Edinburgh for the \"Believe in Scotland\" march. From the fair old \"pech\" up to Calton Hill to the \"tremendously cheery\" atmosphere at the front of the pack, we discuss why the energy of the independence movement is far from fading. We also look at the power of \"normal\" language as Brian Cox takes the stage, and why some politicians still struggle to connect without an iPhone in hand.\nWe analyse the BBC’s decision to use a massive national event merely as a backdrop for doorstepping politicians and what the appointment of an ex-Google boss as the new Director General means for the future of public service broadcasting. From the vital role of BBC Alba to the international reporting standards of Channel 4, we ask: who is actually telling our stories?.\nPlus, we dive into the Ferries as many folk look towards the Easter Weekend. We discuss activists targeting the Guga hunt in Ness, the ongoing and escalating energy crisis caused by Donald Trump's Iran War.\nLinks\nUpcoming film screenings https://lesleyriddoch.com/events\nSupport the podcast https://lesleyriddoch.com/podcast/subscribe\nFormer director of Maersk shipping predicting this could get as bad as the 1970s https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78lj4976lvo\nThe Parkinsons drugs warnings and excellent R4 progshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg0xxwn041o\nChannel 4 Seconder Kermani moving report on the paramedics kiled by the IDFhttps://www.channel4.com/news/funeral-for-two-young-lebanese-paramedics-killed-in-israeli-strike\nDanish centrist government gubbedhttps://www.politico.eu/article/europe-social-democrats-losing-election/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=Why%20Europe\nSurfing prog BBC Alba https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021dn7\nTalking Up Scotland on ferries and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TKOlqg4xKOK2bn8lxAR0BKU_Ic-p9GXvCAC9p0Malv4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNjdl/Y2Y2MTczOWY1OTYw/NTEzNGY3MTY2Yzgw/ODAwYy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}