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5. How To Speak And How To Grieve
17:27||Season 2, Ep. 5Should 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 Tasha Currie's column 'Serial Griever' here, shortlisted for 'Best Project/Initiative' at the 2025 Student Publication Awards: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/serial-griever-clothes-and-goodbyesSpecial thanks to the Ben Shankland Trio for use of their original jazz composition 'Looking Glass'. Here the full song at: https://youtu.be/Pgdhymzq1sQ?si=naRI7U-gCJhD49Dp and keep an eye on their gigs here https://www.benshankland.co.uk/gigsIf you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrewsThe views expressed are the those of the speakers, not The Saint.To get in touch, email podcast@thesaint.scot
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4. Let Things Die! Then Dig Them Up!
27:14||Season 2, Ep. 4Who 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.scot/post/who-killed-the-witch-lake-eight...and read Alden's tremendously eloquent reflections on mortality here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/some-things-should-dieSpecial thanks to the Ben Shankland Trio for use of their original jazz composition 'Looking Glass'. Here the full song at: https://youtu.be/Pgdhymzq1sQ?si=naRI7U-gCJhD49Dp and keep an eye on their gigs here https://www.benshankland.co.uk/gigsIf you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrewsThe views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.To get in touch, email podcast@thesaint.scot
3. Are Snobs Right? Is Insta Evil?
31:21||Season 2, Ep. 3Do 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/devil-s-advocate-is-high-culture-the-most-valuable-form-of-art...and read 'Log Off To Lock In,' Isabella's social media detox deep-dive, here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/log-off-to-lock-inSpecial thanks to the Ben Shankland Trio for use of their original jazz composition 'Looking Glass'. Here the full song at: https://youtu.be/Pgdhymzq1sQ?si=naRI7U-gCJhD49Dp and keep an eye on their gigs here https://www.benshankland.co.uk/gigsIf you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrewsThe views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.To get in touch, email podcast@thesaint.scot
2. How to Have a Conversation: The Philosophy of Conversation
37:36||Season 1, Ep. 2In 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 definitions of ambiguous terms (Merely Verbal Disputes), how to do philosophy, and truly helped to answer our questions about the philosophy of conversation.This episode was produced by Natalie Olofsson and edited by Rohit Bamane.
2. Nepo Babes And Masonic Crazes
29:51||Season 2, Ep. 2Does 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-the-illuminati...and Stella's magnificent nepo baby polemic here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/networking-nepotism-and-the-myth-of-meritSpecial thanks to the Ben Shankland Trio for use of their original jazz composition 'Looking Glass'. Here the full song at: https://youtu.be/Pgdhymzq1sQ?si=naRI7U-gCJhD49Dp If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrewsThe views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.To get in touch, email podcast@thesaint.scot
2. Cringe Kindles And Fife Park Phobia
22:30||Season 2, Ep. 2Is 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...and read Sarah Hassanein's wonderful weigh-up between living in DRA and In-Town here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/the-distance-dilemma-drafp-vs-in-town If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrewsThe views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.To get in touch, email podcast@thesaint.scotSpecial thanks to the Ben Shankland Trio for use of their original composition 'Looking Glass'. Hear the full song at: https://youtu.be/Pgdhymzq1sQ?si=naRI7U-gCJhD49Dp
1. The Saint's Unholy History
25:37||Season 2, Ep. 1Twenty 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-and-halos-the-saint-and-its-archSaint Slander is hosted by Simon Ezra-Jackson and edited by Natalie Olofsson and Rohit Bamane. Special thanks to the Ben Shankland Trio for use of their original composition 'Looking Glass'. Hear the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/Pgdhymzq1sQ?si=QuAoaJovX2HstrV4If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrewsThe views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.To get in touch, email podcast@thesaint.scot