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.

To get in touch, email podcast@thesaint.scot

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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 podcast@thesaint.scot

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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 podcast@thesaint.scot

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