# Positive Distraction with Alexander McCall Smith

A podcast by Alexander McCall Smith. Alexander McCall Smith, worldwide best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and The 44 Scotland Street novels, presents a season of beautifully written short stories. Distract yourself with the warmth of his voice and the infectious ripple of his laughter as he reads short stories written for you, from the heart. A truly positive distraction and an antidote to the stresses of everyday life. Find the full range of Alexander McCall Smith’s work – short stories, novels in series and stand alone novels, poetry and non-fiction at alexandermccallsmith.com.

Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/rss

## Latest episodes

- [The Lives of the Scottish Saints | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/1aa1cac39a55) (2026-10-21, 12 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/127822633/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-21%2F434640916-44100-2-4bc0c0cda01af.mp3
- [No Place to Park | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/526800f0b049) (2026-10-14, 18 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/127354695/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-12%2F434007782-44100-2-69093c98aacff.mp3
- [In the Swimming Pool | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/50025e3fc45e) (2026-10-07, 14 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/126950928/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-6%2F433495552-44100-2-4a345a8608632.mp3
- [At the Arachnophobia Workshop | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/9cd34c57cf98) (2026-09-09, 9 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/125412791/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-8%2F431461746-44100-2-c09111fa8c266.mp3
- [The Handbag; Miracolo; The Descent | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/b9e280eb430e) (2026-09-02, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/125082046/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-2%2F431022188-44100-2-acfed8b4e0b92.mp3
- [The Director | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/d004444f7eb4) (2026-08-26, 17 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/124750799/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-26%2F430563060-44100-2-0c85cc4f3da2a.mp3
- [My Italian Bulldozer | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/ec4ebbc9a432) (2026-08-19, 8 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/124402689/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-18%2F430087375-44100-2-273acbce983b3.mp3
- [Sleaze | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/35a97142411b) (2026-08-12, 16 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/124085268/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F429652275-44100-2-d46d20bdfea06.mp3
- [Logs for Sale | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/426f122c912c) (2026-08-05, 21 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/123767503/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-4%2F429216104-44100-2-2640a8d13dfa8.mp3
- [Show and Tell | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/02d76974ea3e) (2026-07-29, 12 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/123471111/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-29%2F428822018-44100-2-22cd6fccfa456.mp3
- [Helicopters Welcome Here | The Positive Distraction Podcast with Alexander McCall Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/81d272f671d2) (2026-07-22, 17 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/123158465/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-22%2F428396917-44100-2-baa30501cf9e9.mp3
- [Alexander McCall Smith introduces The Positive Distraction Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896896907/da44dee2a00b) (2026-06-08, 3 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/110af4bf8/podcast/play/121181772/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-8%2F425743747-44100-2-6cc9355df78b2.mp3

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