Three teenagers have died due to knife crime in Scotland in a year, while police and politicians are concerned about a rise in violence in and around schools.
We ask Scotland’s former violence reduction tzar, Karyn McClusky (pictured), how bad the problem is.
And Martin tells Laura a tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk