GCU Common Good Podcast

Professor John Lennon, Dean of the Glasgow School for Business and Society at GCU, joins the Common Good Podcast to discuss his research into the dark tourism - the phenomenon of travelling to locations around the world associated with death and disaster. Professor Lennon talks about what makes a dark tourism site, touching on places like Auschwitz and Pripyat, the abandoned city near the Chernobyl disaster, how governments protect areas of dark tourism and his recent work examining the gulags of Kazakhstan.

Professor Carol Emslie joins the second episode of The Common Good Podcast to discuss her research into the relationship between alcohol and gender. Speaking with Craig G Telfer, Professor Emslie examines the differences between men's and women's alcohol consumption, problem drinking within the older community, and how Glasgow Caledonian University's research has played a part in shaping Scottish Government policy.

Dr Fiona Skillen, a Senior Lecturer in History at Glasgow Caledonian University, joins the Common Good Podcast to chart the evolution of women's football in Scotland. Speaking with Craig G Telfer, Dr Skillen looks at the game's origins in the Elizabethan era, its development in the late 19th century, and its rise in popularity over the last three decades. Dr Skillen also examines the key moments and important characters who helped shape the women's game and how the team will fare at the forthcoming World Cup in France.