Saint Speaks

In this week's episode of Saint Speaks Isabel, William and Millie interview some of the leading candidates for the upcoming student elections. We ask candidates about their reasons for running, what they hope to change about University life and how they respond to the legitimacy crisis in student union elections. To listen to a specific candidate, the timestamps for each candidate can be found bel...

You either leave St Andrews married or an alcoholic, so goes the expression. Today, on Valentine's Day, we explore this further - asking what is love and what does it mean in St Andrews? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Isabel Loubser speaks to striking university staff about the ongoing strikes. We interview those on the picket line, to understand what the issues are what is at stake and why action must happen now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, William Finlator interviews Juan Pablo Rodriguez, President of the Students Association about the upcoming student elections and the role student representatives play more broadly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Isabel Loubser welcomes the Saint's very own Events Editor, Harriet St Pier, to discuss St Andrews events over the coming semester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Isabel Loubser speaks to Barry Will and Tooba Ahmed of CASH (Campaign for Affordable Student Housing) about the ongoing student housing crisis. They discuss the scale of the issue, who, if anyone is behind it, and what steps the university and others can take to alleviate the crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Saint Speaks, Isabel talks to Cara, President of the Union Debating Society (UDS), and Alp, Serjeant-at-Arms of the UDS, about the role of debate at University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we talk about what is new and unique about the St Andrews music scene. Our guests include Lottie, Skye and Tiger from Behave and Lily and Theo from Szentek. The link to buy tickets for the November event is here: https://ra.co/events/1601703 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Saint Speaks, Isabel talks to Mabel Pickering, President of The Lumsden Club and Andrew Dingwall, the first fellow of The Fellowship. Andrew and Mabel talk about their charitable endeavours, and their efforts to help bridge the town-gown divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Isabel Loubser speaks with award-winning St Andrews-based ghost expert Richard Falconer, to discuss ghosts in St Andrews and some common misconceptions associated with them. Richard's website for his ghost tours is https://standrewsghosttours.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our inaugural episode of Saint Speaks, Isabel Loubser, Deputy Editor of the Saint and host of the podcast, speaks to Amelia Perry, her co-Deputy and Sophia Brousset, the Editor of the newspaper. Discussed is the history, values and missions of the Saint, as well as the broader aims of the Editorial board over the coming year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.