American politics have been wilder than a monkey on a mechanical bull the last several years, but that chaos ain't at all unique to our side of the pond. Citizens in the
an independence referendum in Scotland, the Brexit vote, and three general elections in the past seven years. Many commentators regardless of party say the UK's political climate has changed forever following these events. While Brexit and its aftereffects capture the international spotlight, the 2014 Scottish independence referendum offered some fair warnings of the madness that followed.

Activist, educator,  independence campaigner, and Ungagged podcast founder Neil Scott joins WorldBeat to break down the 2014 campaign and discuss the future of Scottish self-determination in the wake of these huge political upheavals. But before diving into that, Neil remembers his time coming up in Northern Ireland as the Troubles raged, his early days as a student activist, and how this time formed his political and social interests in the years to come.

Intro/outro music by Batata K1ng
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Graphic design by Kirk Whayman

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