Saint Speaks

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 dialogues on an array of topics via a series of debates throughout the year. Our next episode will be with Petronella Randell, a member of the St Andrews Department of Philosophy, to answer questions raised in this episode, and further the conversation.This episode was hosted by Sophia Pawliw, produced by Natalie Olofsson, and edited by Rohit Bamane.

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 Green Ray" And Reading Week Despair', by Soren Rasmussen:https://www.thesaint.scot/post/the-green-ray-and-reading-week-despairIf 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

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 at gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews.The views expressed in this podcast are of the individual speakers, not of The Saint.To get in touch, contact us at podcast@thesaint.scot.

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 hangovers are a state of mind. This episode was hosted by Rosie Miller, produced by Natalie Olofsson, and edited by Ana-Lucia Chalmers. All opinions expressed in this episode are those of the speakers, not The Saint.To get in touch, please reach out to us through podcast@thesaint.scot. We would love to hear from you.

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 Olofsson. All opinions expressed in this episode are those of the speakers, not The Saint. To get in touch, please reach out to us through podcast@thesaint.scot. We would love to hear from you.

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 today. This episode was hosted by Rosie Miller, produced by Natalie Olofsson, and edited by Ana-Lucia Chalmers. All opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers, not The Saint. To get in touch, read out at podcast@thesaint.scot. We would love to hear from you.