{"podcast":{"title":"Holyrood Sources","slug":"holyrood-sources-6059290","podcast_index_feed_id":6059290,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/643d6492ae2be60011a66c8d","website_url":"https://holyroodsources.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/643d6492ae2be60011a66c8d/1770832623635-1d75b621-0366-4066-bbbe-fe4a156e1798.jpeg","author":"Shortbread Media","episode_count":235,"summary":"The Holyrood Sources podcast analyses Scottish politics through the experiences of those who have lived and breathed it as Special Advisers to the Scottish Government, SNP and opposition parties. Join hosts Calum Macdonald, Geoff Aberdein (Chief of Staff to the First Minister, 2007-2014) and Andy Maciver (Former Head of Communications for the Scottish Conservatives) as they take you inside Scottish politics. Their insight is second to none - they've been there, lived it, and maintain remarkable connections to Scotland's politicians and the world of Scottish politics. Join our mailing list and check out our latest live events: click holyroodsources.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:17:09.442387+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holyrood-sources-6059290"},"episode":{"title":"Sources Crossover: Calum Macdonald and Andy Maciver on the GB election results","slug":"sources-crossover-calum-macdonald-and-andy-maciver-on-the-gb-election-results","published_at":"2026-05-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holyrood-sources-6059290/sources-crossover-calum-macdonald-and-andy-maciver-on-the-gb-election-results","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holyrood-sources-6059290","url":"https://shows.acast.com/holyroodsources/episodes/6a05ce21efd1f558b021b02d","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/643d6492ae2be60011a66c8d/e/6a05ce21efd1f558b021b02d/media.mp3","summary":"On this special edition of Stormont Sources, Calum Macdonald and Andy Maciver from the Whitehall Sources and Holyrood Sources podcasts join David McCann, Tim Cairns and Michael McKernan to discuss how the results of the Welsh, Scottish and English elections will impact the UK as a whole and Northern Ireland. What will 3 nationalist First Ministers do for the state of the union... and is that statistic misleading? Where do Reform UK lie after an excellent night of results Can Keir Starmer survive as Prime Minister? Stormont Sources is the place to hear all about politics and policy making in Northern Ireland. . Join journalist, David McCann, plus Tim Cairns, a former Special Advisor to First Minister Peter Robinson and Head of Policy for the DUP and Micheal McKernan, a former Special Advisor in the SDLP who worked in the Northern Ireland Executive from 2007-2016. Whitehall Sources brings you insider coverage of Westminster, and Senedd Sources takes you inside politics in Wales. Subscribe to all four podcasts on YouTube and your podcast app to never miss a moment from across UK politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On this special edition of Stormont Sources, Calum Macdonald and Andy Maciver from the Whitehall Sources and Holyrood Sources podcasts join David McCann,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2199,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holyrood-sources-6059290/episodes/sources-crossover-calum-macdonald-and-andy-maciver-on-the-gb-election-results/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holyrood-sources-6059290/sources-crossover-calum-macdonald-and-andy-maciver-on-the-gb-election-results.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}