Sharing things

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Sharing things

Sharing things is about people and what makes them tick. It’s about their stories. Each episode is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. Sharing things also starts with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. The conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected. Subscribe now and get to know our community a little bit better.

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  1. Hannah and Francisca: Neutron stars, landscapes and imagination

    EPISODE 1

    Hannah and Francisca: Neutron stars, landscapes and imagination

    In our opening episode of season 6, guests Hannah Clark and Francisca Lima chat about neutron stars, landscapes and imagination. Hannah is a 4th year student in Sustainable Development and Social Anthropology, originally from a small town near Glasgow. She is also this year's Sharing things host! She is currently focused on her roles as research director for The Buchanan Institute (a student-led think tank), president of the Hearty Squirrel Food Cooperative, and board trustee for 2050 Climate...

    29 min
  2. Maria and Hannah: Adoptee voices, jewellery detectives, and the value of things

    EPISODE 2

    Maria and Hannah: Adoptee voices, jewellery detectives, and the value of things

    In the second episode of season six , guests Maria Maclennan and Hannah Feben-Smith talk about adoptee voices, jewellery detectives, and the value of things. Dr Maria Maclennan is an award-winning interdisciplinary designer, researcher, writer, and educator. Her current research interests concern the forensic and criminal use of jewellery and the value of design in facilitating collaboration and knowledge exchange between diverse areas such law enforcement, government, and education. Ha...

    41 min
  3. Kim and Alan: Edinburgh roots, managing memories and education as transformation

    EPISODE 3

    Kim and Alan: Edinburgh roots, managing memories and education as transformation

    In our third episode of season 6, guests Kim Graham and Alan Addison talk about Edinburgh roots, managing memories and education as transformation. Professor Kim Graham was appointed as the first Provost of the University of Edinburgh in June 2022, having previously held the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Enterprise at Cardiff University. Kim is an internationally-renowned Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and co-author of award-winning book The Evolution of Memory Sy...

    35 min
  4. Niamh and Nathan: Rituals, ‘Friendsmas’, and writing your own narrative

    EPISODE 4

    Niamh and Nathan: Rituals, ‘Friendsmas’, and writing your own narrative

    In the third episode of season 6, guests Niamh Pinkerton and Nathan Oenardi talk about rituals, ‘Friendsmas’, and writing your own narrative. Niamh loves dogs, nature, puns and being invited to be a guest on fun podcasts (thank you!). During Niamh's early high school years, she faced a sudden change of circumstances and was no longer able to attend school due to a neurological disorder. Niamh spent her exam years in inpatient hospital care. Despite this, she was determined she would impr...

    29 min
  5. Gloria and Dhardon: Landscape, symbolism and pieces of home

    EPISODE 5

    Gloria and Dhardon: Landscape, symbolism and pieces of home

    In the forth episode of season six , guests Gloria Omuya and Tenzin Dhardon-Sharling talk about landscape, symbolism and pieces of home. Gloria is a recent graduate with an MSc in Africa and International Development. She is passionate about building programs that help organisations impact lives and communities. With a background in the educational non-profit sector in Kenya, her work has focused on honouring people, building community, improving systems for long-lasting impact, and incr...

    30 min
  6. Ichwan and Jon: CDs, chickens and change

    EPISODE 6

    Ichwan and Jon: CDs, chickens and change

    In the fifth episode of season six , guests Ichwan Thamin and Jon Henderson talk about CDs, chickens and change. Ichwan Thamin Wiputra is a third-year undergraduate studying agricultural science, food security, and sustainable development in the University of Edinburgh. From 2019 – 2020, he completed the Biology and Chemistry Foundation programme in King’s College London. He is currently working on an upcoming food sustainability podcast. Jon is a Chancellors Fellow in Global Challenges at th...

    36 min
  7. Emily and Ed: Shapeshifting, storytelling and the politics of saying it out loud

    EPISODE 7

    Emily and Ed: Shapeshifting, storytelling and the politics of saying it out loud

    In the sixth and final episode of season six , guests Emily Aboud and Ed Patrick talk about shapeshifting, storytelling and the politics of saying it out loud. Emily is a Trinidadian theatre director, writer and artistic director of Lagahoo Productions. As a Caribbean theatre maker, her work draws inspiration from the political community theatre she grew up making in Trinidad - a combination of music, movement, direct audience address and naturalism. Her most directing recent credits inc...

    33 min
  8. Sharing things bonus: Doors

    EPISODE 8 BONUS

    Sharing things bonus: Doors

    So that was season 6. Thank you to all our guests for sharing much more than just your objects with us. Also big love to Hannah, our conversational guide, thoughtful host and gentle questioner, we'll miss you. Sharing things will return in 2023. In the meantime, it's winter graduation here at the University of Edinburgh and Sharing things friend and season 1 guest, Catherine Wilson Garry has written a poem for our graduating students, and we wanted to share. Thank you for listenin...

    2 min
  9. Sharing things again: Making spaces

    BONUS

    Sharing things again: Making spaces

    In this specially curated bonus episode from our season 6 podcast intern Hannah, we explore 5 seasons of Sharing things and pick out conversational snippets that explore identity, belonging and making spaces. This special episode features guests from all five seasons of Sharing things.Ellen and Rachel: Dying and not dying, familial love and ketchup splatters - Listen and subscribeSJ and Mona: The flying frisbee of death, evocative smells and taking ownership of faith - Listen and subscri...

    46 min
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Sharing things is about people and what makes them tick. It’s about their stories. Each episode is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. Sharing things also starts with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. The conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected. Subscribe now and get to know our community a little bit better.

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  • Creator
    The University of Edinburgh
  • Episodes
    76
  • Seasons
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Sharing things
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