Buccleuch Banter: Recent Episodes
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Brought to you by the Edinburgh University Economics Society, this podcast is a platform for students, run by students, to engage with our community! Join our hosts Luke & Muski as they chat with our special guests each week. Guests will range from students with brilliant ideas and ventures to world-renowned academics and change-makers.
Buccleuch Banter is joined by Andrei Potlogea, a lecturer from the University of Edinburgh School of Economics, to discuss the housing market, rents, the urban economy, and why our rents are so damn high.
Buccleuch Banter is joined by Matthew Lawson, from the University's Social Responsibility and Sustainability department, to discuss the climate crisis, COP26 and the role that Universities and students have in combating the climate crisis and mitigating its effects.
Buccleuch Banter returns with new hosts Max and Serag! In this episode, the hosts introduce themselves and discuss pressing societal issues such as bad camping trips, midnight munchies, and Max's esophagus. Learn about the hottest, and not-so-hot spots in the city for students, as Edinburgh comes back to life this academic year!
For International Women’s History month, we’re bringing our attention to a local university society advocating for an intersectional approach to gender inequality: Girl Up! Learn from the President, Shira, about this new wave of feminism and how Girl Up is supporting the movement. We also explore the pressing issue of period poverty and the politics and economics at play. Want to get involved with Girl Up, and join the fight towards eradicating period poverty? Go to @periodadvocacy and @girlupedinbugrh for more information. Want FREE reusable and disposable period products? Go to @girlupedinburgh on Instagram and click on the HeyGirls link in the bio linktr.ee. Resources mentioned: Lourdes Beneria (for feminist economics), Penny Griffin (for gender and the political economy), Kimberlé Crenshaw (for intersectionality).
In this special two-guest episode, Ewan and Rob introduce us to the world of social impact consulting. As a private limited company, FreshSight is a unique student-run social enterprise that provides consulting for public, private, and third sector businesses around Scotland. Learn from Ewan and Rob about the inner workings of FreshSight, and how it's making a difference for its clients and consultants alike! Website: https://www.freshsight.com/
Ever wanted to know what it's like to start a business with real impact? Fanni joins us this episode to discuss her Finnish aforestation start-up, Evergreen Finland. Learn about the exciting technology her company harnesses to reduce carbon emissions in Finland, how she balances running a business alongside her degree, and some further wisdom she has to share. Evergreen Finland website: https://www.evergreenfinland.fi/en/home. Resources mentioned: Naomi Klein books, Tim Jackson: Prosperity without Growth, https://www.carbonbrief.org/ And our NEW Instagram: @buccleuchbanter
With over 200k subscribers on YouTube, 86k Instagram followers, and a new Podcast too, Nayna Florence is quite the local Edinburgh celeb! In this episode, we had the chance to talk with her about her content, day-to-day student life, building a "brand" and more!
Nayna's Socials
YouTube: nayna florence
Instagram: @naynaflorence
Podcast: Growing With The Flow
In support of the "Let's Talk About Mental Health" campaign running this month at the university, we're bringing you a new perspective on the economics of mental health. Learn where economics can and equally cannot contribute to the area, as well as new research currently being conducted around the impact COVID-19 has had on mental health
(disclaimer: this episode discusses sensitive issues such as depression and suicide)
Research mentioned in the video:
Kwong et al. (2020) - Mental health during Covid-19 pandemichttps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.16.20133116v1
Knapp and Wong (2020) - Economics and mental health: the current scenario https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wps.20692
Mental Health Resources available for students:
The Listening Service - https://www.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy/the-listening-service
Student Counselling - https://www.ed.ac.uk/student-counselling
Lorna Quickfall (Student Welfare Manager in School of Economics) - lorna.quickfall@ed.ac.uk
We're joined this week by Patrick Theiner, Senior Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations, to discuss everything that is the U.S Presidential Election! (Disclaimer: This episode was recorded 5th November at 5 pm GMT, and contains some profanity)
Pro-active fourth-year economics student, Maria, shares her experience working as a member of the core team of Economists For Future, as well as her view on where Economics is lacking in the field of climate change and in academia.
In this week’s episode, Muski and Luke are joined by the highest rated teaching fellow in the school of economics, Sean Brocklebank! Hear about his own research, why he became a lecturer and some more of those anecdotes we all love to hear.
This week, for our Freshers' special, Luke and Muski talk about the changes the Freshers face this year and their recommendations for the coolest (and safest!) spots to hang out around town. If you have any feedback for us, head over to our Facebook page, University of Edinburgh Economics Society, and comment!