About this podcast
Brig Newspaper's weekly podcast where our section editors sit down with their teams to talk about a relevant topic in news or culture alongside live interviews and monthly roundups of the best articles to come out of Brig's writers pool.
For more Brig, head to our website brignews.com
Episodes
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- What actually is Movember, and what does it achieve? · 32 min · Episode 17Brig's Sport Editor Melissa Thomson sits down with Stirling University's Movember Ambassadors Paddy and Archie to discuss their experiences as ambassadors, what they've achieved…
- The Unspoken Barriers to Higher Education for Working Class Parents. · 57 min · Episode 16Everyone in Scotland is eligible for a free higher education, but for many working class parents the real costs are hugely disenfranchising. To find out the realities of this…
- Maybe The Real Friendsgiving Was The Friends We Made Along The Way · 40 min · Episode 15On this week's particularly unhinged episode of Brigcast, Food Editor and part-time American Spencer joins the podcast to talk about Friendsgiving, holiday food, potlucks and…
- Party Conference Season Unpacked · 42 min · Episode 14Politics sits down for this week's podcast to take a look at this year's political party conference season, breaking down the key takeaways from each conference and discussing…
- Go spooky, go Cozy · 25 min · Episode 13Lifestyle Editor Isla and Film & TV Co-Editor Tess team up to talk about how to create the perfect spooky, yet cozy, halloween and autumnal movie night vibes.
- VP Communities Ellie Hammond Talks Reclaim The Night · 27 min · Episode 12"This just marks the start of the hard work." Features sits down for an interview with The University of Stirling Students' Union Vice President of Communities, Ellie Hammond…
- BRAW talks Close Encounters · 17 min · Episode 11Braw, Brig's sister magazine, takes over the podcast this week to talk about their first-ever print edition of the Magazine! Co-editors Alice and Kerry discuss the…
- Best of Brig - Summer 2025 · 19 min · Episode 10While Brigcast has been on a break over the summer, online articles have continued to flow the whole time, so Brig's new Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor and Multimedia Editor have…
- Gaming & Tech talk hyper-sexualization and character design · 48 min · Episode 6With Marvel Rivals newest hero Emma Frost stirring up controversy thanks to her rather exaggerated design, the Gaming & Tech team took a look at hyper-sexualized character…
- Politics talks UK party leaders · 1 h 0 min · Episode 5This week, the politics section, alongside the editor-in-chief, sits down to talk about how all the leaders of the UK's major political parties are doing and what we think their…
- Gaming & Tech talk the best games of the decade so far · 29 min · Episode 4This week the Gaming & Tech team, led by their editor Connor, sit down to talk about the team's favourite games of the decade across a variety of genres and platforms.
- Film & TV talk the 2025 Oscars · 38 min · Episode 3This week, the Film & TV section sits down to talk about the 2025 Oscars, who we think will win, who we want to win and why nobody like Emilia Perez or The Brutalist.
- A sit down with Leen Ali, outgoing Students Union President · 15 min · Episode 2As part of Brig's Union Election coverage, our Multimedia Editor sits down with the current Union President, Leen Ali, to talk about her time in the role, what she's achieved and…
- BRAW talks Identity & Discovery · 33 min · Episode 1Brigcast returns for 2025! In our first episode back we chat with Alice, the Editor of Brig's sister magazine BRAW, to talk all about the theme of Identity & Discovery.
- BrigCast: The Pros and Cons of BookTok · 41 min · Episode 9BookTok is a massive platform for the reading and promotion of books, it has had a huge impact on the book industry, however in recent years it has also faced a lot of backlash…
- BrigCast: Adaptions, Remakes and Spinoffs · 29 min · Episode 8Adaptions, remakes and spinoffs are becoming much more common in our current media climate. With all of your favourite tv shows, movies and games being adapted or remade in a…
- BrigCast: An Interview with Claudia Gasparino · 41 min · Episode 7Last year 4th year Journalism and Film & Media student Claudia Gasparino was accepted into the Young Reporters Programme and was invited to the Winter Youth Olympics in South…
- BrigCast Episode 4: Lets Talk About Love · 45 min · Episode 6It's Valentines Day season! Or Galentines Day. Whatever day you celebrate it's all about love. In this episode, Charlotte, Rio, Julie and Chloe discuss all the juicy details…
- BrigCast Episode 3: Oscar Nominations · 30 min · Episode 5It's award season! And the recent Oscars nominations have everyone talking. In this episode, Rebecca, Elliott and Tess talk all things Oscars. We talk about the Barbie snub, the…
- BrigCast Episode 2: Braw Digital Magazine · 19 min · Episode 3Braw has just released its 2nd ever digital magazine! In this episode Chloe and Braw editor Lucie discuss the production process and the theme of body positivity. We talk about…
