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🗓️ 26 June 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Jemma and Marina were absolutely thrilled to have ex-SNP MP and broadcaster, John Nicolson on the podcast for a really juicy chat about UK politics. They discussed whether or not Scotland would ever become independent, and what it was like to be a presenter on TV during the 9/11 attacks.
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1:04.6 | Hello and welcome to the trawl meets. I'm Gemma Forte. And I'm Marina Perkis. |
1:11.7 | And on the trawl meets, Gemma and I get to chat with someone we admire and find interesting. |
1:16.4 | We discuss political topics they're passionate about and explore their unique experience of and views on social media. |
1:23.4 | Our guest today has been a journalist, a broadcaster and perhaps most, served as an SNPMP for Oak Hill and South Persia between 2019 and 2020. |
1:35.5 | During which time he was Shadow Secretary of State for Culture and Media and Sport, grilled lots of people very, very well at select committees and famously, and I think |
1:46.5 | it's featured in the trawl in the past, clashed with Nadine Doris. |
1:50.4 | From anchoring the news during 9-11 to advocating for LGBT-plus rights in Parliament, |
1:57.1 | he's always stood up for what he believes in and his trademark, no nonsense style, means he delivers points with impact and also a warmth you don't usually hear in Parliament. |
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