Spin N’ Talk Episode 1

In this first episode of Spin N’ Talk, I talk about three children’s TV shows that were a big part of my early childhood.

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GBT Science Club Podcast Episode 7

Another noisey and fun Science Club as our guest Jane Essex helped the club build and design bridges by melting chocolate and welding it together (and eating some for test purposes!). 

Here is a video of another choclate welding experiment Chocolate welding – YouTube

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Your Pay Your Way Episode 3

Income seems straight forward but it can become complicated if we have lots of different sources or don’t know how much we might earn in a pay period.

This episode looks at different places who might pay us, payslips, deductions and why knowing our full income is important.

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Your Pay Your Way Bonus Episode

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This has been Debt Awareness Week and I wanted to acknowledge it even though I want to wait to do a full in-depth episode, or several episodes on debt, later down the line. This short bonus episode give a few tips on dealing with debt and how we should think about what debt is so that we can manage it better.

This has been Debt Awareness Week and I wanted to acknowledge it even though I want to wait to do a full in-depth episode, or several episodes on debt, later down the line.

This short bonus episode give a few tips on dealing with debt and how we should think about what debt is so that we can manage it better.

Your Pay Your Way Episode 2

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We probably all have a bank account but how did you pick it?  And was that a good reason to choose that particular bank? You might be going to uni and looking for a student account or wondering what it means to have a joint bank account.  We’ll be breaking down the most common accounts to let you understand the basics of each and what they would be used for. This episode should give you the skills to choose the right account and bank for you needs.

We probably all have a bank account but how did you pick it?  And was that a good reason to choose that particular bank?

You might be going to uni and looking for a student account or wondering what it means to have a joint bank account.  We’ll be breaking down the most common accounts to let you understand the basics of each and what they would be used for.

This episode should give you the skills to choose the right account and bank for you needs.

Your Pay Your Way Episode 1

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Money is one of the least talked about subjects – in social settings, in school, in general – the topic of money is avoided! In this episode we have a quick chat about money, why people avoid the subject, why we should be talking about it and some statistics from a recent study about money.  We need to encourage open and honest discussions about money, how we use it, what issues we are having with it and how to manage it better.

Money is one of the least talked about subjects – in social settings, in school, in general – the topic of money is avoided!  

In this episode we have a quick chat about money, why people avoid the subject, why we should be talking about it and some statistics from a recent study about money.  We need to encourage open and honest discussions about money, how we use it, what issues we are having with it and how to manage it better.

GBT Science Club Podcast Episode 6

This week the Science Club talked to Henry Rae about 3D priniting, the different ways plastic is used and 3D printed houses! Here is a video about a 3D printed house: Here’s what the first 3D-printed home for sale looks like – YouTube

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GBT Science Club Podcast Episode 5

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A slightly different podcast this time as we drew storyboards as we talked to Lana Woolford who is a science animator. We also got a great drawing tuturial from one of our own science club members!  Here is the link to one of Lana's animations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK1aFmsoV20

A slightly different podcast this time as we drew storyboards as we talked to Lana Woolford who is a science animator. We also got a great drawing tuturial from one of our own science club members! 

Here is the link to one of Lana’s animations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK1aFmsoV20

GBT Science Club Podcast Episode 4

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This week we spoke to Mhairi Stewart about science and art, zombie snails and rats! Plus one of our science club participants shares some jokes!! Here is a link to the virtual art exhibition "Art Of Energy" that Mhairi mentioned: Art of Energy 2021 – University of St Andrews – Exhibition – Curat10n And here is a video about zombie snails: Snail Zombies | National Geographic – YouTube

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This week we spoke to Mhairi Stewart about science and art, zombie snails and rats! Plus one of our science club participants shares some jokes!!

Here is a link to the virtual art exhibition “Art Of Energy” that Mhairi mentioned: Art of Energy 2021 – University of St Andrews – Exhibition – Curat10n

And here is a video about zombie snails: Snail Zombies | National Geographic – YouTube

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GBT Science Club Podcast Episode 3

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This week we talked to Francesca who is a psychologist. We disccussed how psychology is used in marketing, how it can have an effect on sport and also some psychology experiments that have been done. Here is a video that shows a version of an experiment on peoples behaviour in lifts, one of the experiments Francesca mentions in the podcast! – https://youtu.be/TrTk6DsEJ2Q