Saint Speaks

Should you talk like David Attenborough? What does grief have to do with peat bogs? On this week's Saint Slander, Alexia Heasley and Tasha Currie talk all this and more with Simon Ezra-Jackson. Produced and edited by Natalie Olofsson. Read Alexia Heasley's accent investigation, 'Lost In Pronunciation', here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/lost-in-pronunciation ...and read the final installment of...

Who killed the Witch Lake Eight? Should you rip up granny's banana bread recipe? You've often wondered these questions, I know. On this episode of Saint Slander Simon Ezra-Jackson fearlessly tackles both sorcery and baking with Celia Irving and Alden Arnold. Produced by Natalie Olofsson and edited by Rohit Bamane. Read Celia's gripping early modern murder mystery here:  https://www.thesaint.s...

Do we need another French Revolution? Should you downgrade to a flip phone? On this episode of Saint Slander, Simon Ezra-Jackson talks these tough Qs and more with Arnaz Mallick, Georges Toulouse and Isabella Checkley. This episode of Saint Slander was produced by Natalie Olofsson and edited by Elodie Cowan. Read Arnaz and Georges' debate on 'High Culture' here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/devi...

In this episode, Sophia sits down with Dr Petronella Randell, a lecturer in Lecturer in Ethics and Philosophy of Language at the University of St Andrews. After having listened to our previous episode: How to Have a Conversation, with Lula Zeid, Dr. Randell helped us explicate these topics a bit more. Discussion points include: relative definitions within different speech communities, conflicting...

Does Goldman Sachs have an outreach programme for nepo-babies? What's up with Freemasons? Mrunmayi Kamerkar and Stella Pak-Guénette chat all this and more with Simon Ezra-Jackson. This episode of Saint Slander was produced by Natalie Olofsson and edited by Rohit Bamane. Read Mrunmayi's intriguing Masonic deep-dive here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/we-don-t-ride-goats-and-we-re-not-connected-to-...

Is the DRA Night Bus basically the Titanic? What's the sex appeal of an E-reader? Alex Barnard, Sarah Hassanein and Simon Ezra-Jackson discuss these timely questions and more. Saint Slander is produced by Natalie Olofsson for The Saint. This episode was edited by Elodie Cowan. Read Alex Barnard's controversial defence of 'Kindle Man' here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/don-t-come-for-my-kindle .....

Twenty years ago, The Saint was a tabloid of dubious repute and St Andrews was a backwater for the dim but posh. How did all that change? And how is Britney Spears involved? William Finlator and Simon Ezra-Jackson get stuck into it.  Read William's magisterial piece on The Saint in the Noughties here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/a-worthy-and-highly-respectable-student-newspaper-highs-lows-...

Do dreams of ravens flying over a dark forest bode ill? Is there anywhere in Scotland past Edinburgh and St Andrews? Simon Ezra-Jackson wades galoshes-first into these questions and more with Reese Abromavage and Mistral Zerbi. Produced by Natalie Olofsson. Read Reese's interesting piece on dreams (and Taylor Swift) here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/the-art-of-dreams Read Mistral's refreshingly...

What do sex and unripe avocadoes have in common? How manipulative is Duolingo? Simon Ezra-Jackson talks all this and more with Maria de Feo and Alex Mcquibban. Find Maria and Alex's brilliant pieces here: 'My Beef With Duolingo' https://www.thesaint.scot/post/my-beef-with-duolingo 'The Art Of Affordable Indulgence' https://www.thesaint.scot/post/the-art-of-affordable-indulgence If you'd like, you...

Do St Andreans hold secret sword fights? (Yes). Is dating your academic kids okay? (Hmmm). Simon Ezra-Jackson gets to the bottom of this malarkey with Arnaz Mallick and Truman Cunningham. Read Truman's spectacular piece 'Bring Back The Duel', here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/bring-back-the-duel ...and read Simon's piece 'Mind The (Age) Gap' here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/mind-the-age-gap...

In this inaugural episode, we sit down with one of the co-founders of the 1984, Lula Zeid, to discuss the contextual nature of conversations, how to make them accessible, and the acceptability of answering questions with questions. The 1984 is a student society dedicated to facilitating intellectual conversations outside of the classroom. They bring curious students together to have unstructured d...

Does a "second puberty" exist? Do our Instagrammable holidays hide glum realities? Sunaa Ahmed and Soren Rasmussen are asked all this and more in episode two of Saint Slander. Hosted by Simon Ezra-Jackson and produced by Natalie Olofsson. Find Sunaa and Soren's brilliant pieces at the links below: 'Puberty: The Sequel', by Sunaa Ahmed:  https://www.thesaint.scot/post/puberty-the-sequel '"The...

Should Keir Starmer ban slow walkers? Should we forgive slow walkers? What nationality of tourist dawdles the most? Sam Spendlove and Simon Ezra-Jackson tackle these pressing questions and more. Produced by Natalie Olofsson and edited by Rohit Bamane. Find Sam's controversial defence of the slow walker at thesaint.scot/post/ease-on-down-the-road . If you'd like, you can buy The Saint a pot of tea...

For our very final episode of the year, we bring back return guest Alex Beckett, Business Editor for The Saint , and brand new guest Ren Smyth, a fourth-year philosophy student. We discuss a new report on the role of gender in youth political views, and delve our furthest ever into the arts with Beyonce's brand-new Cowboy Carter. There's a brief but vigorous debate on the word "vibes" — and if han...

Putting our best student journalist minds to work, we invite Simon Ezra-Jackson, who studies philosophy and German, and Phoebe Davies, a theology student. We cover the limits of gene editing, why Italy might come for your favourite Italian restaurant, and a long-standing British political controversy. This episode was hosted by Rosie Miller, edited by Ana-Lucia Chalmers, and produced by Natalie Ol...

In light of International Women's Day and Mother's Day, we discuss recent reports on equal pay in Birmingham, a memorable resistance to the Taliban through music, and what is next for International Women's Day. Thank you to Shakeelah Bessell, a fourth-year International Relations student, and Noura McNelis Mahmoud, a third-year International Relations and Modern History student, for joining us tod...

In a topical episode this week on global 2024 elections we bring in return guest Chris Morrow, VP of St Andrews Economics Society, and welcome Janvi Poddar, economics student and part of the university's climate committee. - The opinions expressed by guests and hosts in this episode of Diss-Course are those of the speakers. They do not reflect the opinions or views of The Saint. This episode was h...

In our first episode of 2024, we welcome return guests Jasmine Sykes and Sophia Pawliw to discuss changes in health and technology. This episode was hosted by Rosie Miller, produced by Natalie Olofsson, and edited by Ana-Lucia Chalmers. The opinions expressed by guests and hosts in this episode of Diss-Course are those of the speakers. They do not reflect the opinions or views of The Saint. To get...

This week we welcome Hannah Shirley and Sophia Pawliw, who share their thoughts on the right to protest, data sharing, and Canada’s controversial automatism clause. - Trigger warning: this episode involves the discussion of crimes that some listeners may find upsetting. The opinions expressed by guests and hosts in this episode of Diss-Course are those of the speakers. They do not reflect the opin...

This week we welcome Martyna Kemeklyte and William Finlator to discuss changes to technology — and the future of policing in the UK. The opinions expressed by guests and hosts in this episode of Diss-Course are those of the speakers. They do not reflect the opinions or views of The Saint. This episode was hosted by Rosie Miller and edited by Natalie Olofsson. To get in touch, email us at podcast@t...

This week we welcome Chris Morrow, VP of the St Andrews Economics Society, and Hugo Sinclair, president of Shinty Society, to debate all things controversial: smoking bans, dress codes, and... glasses of milk?! The opinions expressed by guests and hosts in this episode of Diss-Course are those of the speakers. They do not reflect the opinions or views of The Saint. This episode was hosted by...

Our most important and benign opinions are brought to the surface in the grand opening of Diss-Course Season 1. The qualms of breakfast foods, and the future of HS2 in the United Kingdom, lay in front of three St Andrews students this week. Queries? Contact us at podcast@thesaint.scot. The opinions expressed by guests and hosts in this episode of Diss-Course are those of the speakers. They do not...

Today Saint Speaks talks to Professor Ian Smith, Director of Student Wellbeing for the School of Economics and Finance and Grace Greene, Mental Health Representative for the Students Union, to discuss the pressures facing students in the light of exam season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Emily and I go to the Criterion to ask students whether they think St Andrews is a top university. We discuss the academic, social and extra-curricular elements of the experience, and weigh up how they compare to our perceptions of what a good university is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

St Andrews is not immune from the market pressures of the cost of living crisis - the crunch is felt here, like it is elsewhere, which small businesses experience attests to. Today, Isabel and William visit several small businesses across town to understand how they are surviving in crisis. What Saint Speaks found was that despite the relatively considerable pressures, by and large, the key story...