{"podcast":{"title":"The Scottish Roadscast","slug":"the-scottish-roadscast-1156977","podcast_index_feed_id":1156977,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/scottishroadscast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://scottishroadscast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3991130/thumbnail_roadscast_2024_small_83tjbm.jpg","author":"Scottish Roads Archive","episode_count":88,"summary":"Get ready to hit the road with The Scottish Roadscast, the Scottish Roads Archive’s exciting podcast history series! Since 2018, we have been exploring fascinating topics related to Scotland’s post-war roads, bridges, and motorways. With regular insights from industry experts and special guests, it’s the only such podcast in Scotland! As of 2025, the series has captured the ears of over 100,000 listeners and is available on all your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Podbean. Tune in and join us on the journey!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T12:21:51.444960+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977"},"episode":{"title":"40. The A8 - Edinburgh to Greenock","slug":"40-the-a8-edinburgh-to-greenock","published_at":"2025-11-14T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977/40-the-a8-edinburgh-to-greenock","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977","url":"https://scottishroadscast.podbean.com/e/40-the-a8-edinburgh-to-greenock/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bh46hswwy95siiwn/A8_mixdown.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Scottish Roadscast Stuart and John consider the history of the A8 between Edinburgh and Greenock. Once the most important route across Scotland, it's now split into a variety of sections built between the 1920s and the 1980s. This month's \"From the Archive\" features a government report released in November 1999 entitled \"Travel Choices for Scotland\". You can follow along as always at scottishroadsarchive.org/roadscast. Released November 2025.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Scottish Roadscast Stuart and John consider the history of the A8 between Edinburgh and Greenock. Once the most important route acr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977/episodes/40-the-a8-edinburgh-to-greenock/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977/40-the-a8-edinburgh-to-greenock.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}