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 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-goodbyes

Special 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/gigs

If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews

The views expressed are the those of the speakers, not The Saint.

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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.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-die

Special 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/gigs

If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

To get in touch, email [email protected]

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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/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-in

Special 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/gigs

If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

To get in touch, email [email protected]

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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 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.

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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-the-illuminati

...and Stella's magnificent nepo baby polemic here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/networking-nepotism-and-the-myth-of-merit

Special 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-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

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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

...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-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

To get in touch, email [email protected]

Special 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

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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-and-halos-the-saint-and-its-arch

Saint 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=QuAoaJovX2HstrV4

If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

To get in touch, email [email protected]

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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 bucolic piece on Scotland's natural beauty here: https://www.thesaint.scot/post/four-years-here-and-you-saw-nothing

If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

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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 can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

This episode was hosted by Simon Ezra-Jackson and produced and edited by Natalie Olofsson.

To get in touch, email [email protected]

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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-students-experience-dating-older

Produced by Natalie Olofsson and edited by Rohit Bamane.

If you'd like, you can support The Saint at https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-saint-st-andrews

The views expressed are those of the speakers, not of The Saint.

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