Radio Debrief: Recent Episodes

Thomas McCann

Join Edinburgh Napier Journalism student Thomas McCann as he runs down the top stories of the week with different guests, as they try to make sense of the big headlines all over the world.

This podcast is run by students so please keep it in mind for boring commutes, lazy Sundays and everything in between!

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Join me, Thomas McCann, with my guests, Ruaraidh Holden and Logan Walker, as we take a look at The Smiths' former frontman taking on The Simpsons, the backlash against the European Super League and how Alexei Navalny is protesting from within his prison cell. 

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Join me, Thomas McCann, with my guests, Steven Brown and Isla Whateley, as we take a look at Salmond's new Alba Party, Starmer changing his mind over Brexit and the report into institutionalised racism that has sparked criticism.

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Join me, Thomas McCann with my guests, Cameron Wanstall and Robyn Goodare, as we take a look at the movement sparked by the Sarah Everard vigil, the accusations against the First Minister and one of Piers Morgan's most controversial moments.

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Join me, Thomas McCann, with Niall Fancey and Arran Proctor as we take a look at the First Minister's interview at the inquiry, the relationship between President Biden and left-wing media and The British Government's decision to cut aid to Yemen.

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Join me, Thomas McCann, with Seán McGill and Logan Walker as we take a look at Facebook's controversial media blackout in Australia, the importance of Caroline Flack's "Be Kind" message, one year on from her death and how a country singer is doing better than ever after being "cancelled". 

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Join me, Thomas McCann, with Ruaraidh Holden and Arran Proctor as we take a look at the Republican' with a scandalous past, the continued lockdown in Scotland, and the protests against Navalny's incarceration

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Join me, Thomas McCann, with Steven Brown and Alasdair Russel as we take a look at evolving internet scams, divisions in the SNP and how Reddit took on Wall Street, and won.

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Join me, Thomas McCann, with Cameron Wanstall and Jessica Matthewson as we discuss Biden's inauguration, the SNP's new response to the drug crisis and how social media has been used for the spread of conspiracy theories.

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Join me, Thomas McCann, and my guests Niall Fancey and Ruaraidh Holden as we examine the big debates in the news this week.

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Join me, Thomas McCann as I chat with some Debrief colleagues, Steven Brown and Frederick Valerio Brown as we take a look at the three big COVID stories this week.

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Join me, the new host, Thomas McCann as I chat to this week's guests, Logan Walker and Sean McGill as we take a look at the new guidelines for a COVID-friendly Christmas, the ongoing disputes with the US election and the memorable, crazy lifestyle of one of football's greats.

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Join Edinburgh Napier Students Steven Brown, Alasdair Russell, Saoirse Morton and Thomas McCann as they discuss what's been in the headlines recently and chat about Trump and his tax payments, Scottish politics and Douglas Ross and Scotland's recent football success. 

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Join Edinburgh Napier Students Steven Brown, Alasdair Russell, Saoirse Morton and Thomas McCann as they discuss what's been in the headlines recently and chat about local lockdowns in the central belt of Scotland, the rise in COVID cases and the latest news with relation to the American Presidential Election. 

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Join Edinburgh Napier Students Steven Brown, Alasdair Russell and Saoirse Morton as they discuss what's been in the headlines recently and chat about politics, current affairs and the state of the world over the past seven months.

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Join Steven Brown, Alasdair Russell and Saoirse Morton as they talk about what's been in the headlines in the past week. Harvey Weinstein, Priti Patel, coronavirus, Flowjob, LGBT history month and the latest rugby and Europa league news. 

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Join Steven Brown, Alasdair Russell and Saoirse Morton as they talk about what's been in the headlines in the past week. UK immigration reform, US Democratic primaries, Caroline Flack, sport and the recent terror attack in Germany.