**TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE**This week we are joined by Chris MacRae. Chris shares the story of his mother, Sara Lilian MacRae, and her long battle with depression, mental illness, and psychosis. She worked as a doctor in A&E and as a psychiatrist in London while also bringing up Chris on her own. They eventually moved up to Edinburgh where she was in and out of hospital with mental health problems. During one of Chris’ visits to his mother, her condition had worsened and she was threatening ...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 16
welcome back to our collab series between the Gift of the Gab podcast and The Edinburgh Tab. We're here with episode two bringing you all the juicy Matchmaking Monday submissions, getting sweaty in the gym with your girl crush and the scabies outbreak at Edinburgh Uni. ENJOYYYY
May 15, 2023•28 min
In this weeeeeks episode, it's a one-on-one. We talk about me, the guests I'm gagging to have on, making it big time, and how I'm going to get on the Graham Norton Show. This is a knock-off Billie Eilish Vanity Fair episode that I can look back on in a year's time. ENJOYYYYYYYYYY.
May 09, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Join us for our FIRST Gift of the Gab X The Edinburgh Tab episode. We announce your Matchmaking Mondays and solve your dilemmas. We unpack how to tell your flatmates to stfu when they're being too loud at 2am and being in love with your best friend. ENJOY. (Stay tuned for every Monday)
May 08, 2023•31 min
Welcome back!!! We are joined by the very talented and very funny fashion designer Imogen Evans, founder of IMI STUDIOS. We discuss building her brand at the age of 21, pitching up outside Central Saint Martins for 8 hours, designing dresses for THE Doja Cat, AND MUCH MUCH MORE! I really loved recording this, enjoy!!
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 14
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode is a very personal one. I’m joined with Charlie Forbes, whose father sadly took his own life 10 months ago. I myself lost my dad just over a year ago. We discuss dealing with grief, the aftermath of the death of a parent and how to keep swimming. Be kind to yourself and others.
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In todaaaaaays episode we are joined by girl band 4TUNE- Hope, Tamara, Calla and Tia. We unpacked trying to make it in the music industry, the Scottish music industry, inspiration from sh*tty situationships and separating the artist from the music. We had such a laugh filming this, ENJOOOOOY!!!
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 12
TODAAAAY we are joined by Nigerian born upcoming rapper BEMZ. We talk about moving to Scotland, his upcoming UK Tour, Celtic FC player Jota sliding into his dms and becoming the next rap sensation. LOVED this episode. ENJOYYYYYY.
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Today we are joined by Aarti Mukhedkar, an international student of Anthropology from Bangalore, India. In October 2020 Aarti was r*ped in Edinburgh Universities' student accommodation, from there the University discouraged her to report it to the police and decided to investigate the matter in-house. Aarti’s r*pist roams free on campus due to the lack of action of the University and the poor sexual violence redressal system. Aarti is one of the many survivors at the University. Listen to her st...
Mar 26, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 10
We are back!!!! Leif Coffield joins us again for a beautifully chilled podcast in which we talk about selling feet pics, the newest series of The Last of Us (SPOILERS), and justice being served to Stephen Bear!
Mar 13, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In episode 8 we’re joined by my flatmate Rach and we are chatting love lifeeeeeee, humping on a park bench, sh*tty exes and we find out the worst things guys have said to you. Listen to us on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1NrRG3Le22OP6IsjH3dJR0 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gabriellelivingstone/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@giftofthegabpc
Mar 01, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
EPISODE 7!!!! we are joined by upcoming artist Berta Kennedy and musician Carron Miller to discuss having to prove yourself as a working woman, imposter syndrome and the sexism and misogyny in the Scottish music industry.
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
On this week's episodeeeee it's all about self-love and acceptance. While doing our best to keep a heavy topic lighthearted, we unpack and have a chat about our own experiences with hating ourselves, the impact childhood and school have on us, and how to cope with it. If hating yourself actually worked it would have worked by now. Cut yourself some slack, you're doing your best.
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 5 and we are joined with Disco Tits, an Edinburgh based all female DJ collective. We discuss coming up in the Edinburgh DJ scene, FLY Open Air, trashy men and getting left for another woman. ENJOYYYY!!!
Feb 05, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4 is hereeee!! Joined by Jade, this week we talk about the stigma around women in sport, rugby lad culture and getting close with your sweat sisters. It’s a funny one, ENJOYYYYYY!!!!!
Jan 29, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Our third episode is hereeeee! We are joined by tiktoker and the next biggest musician in Scotland, Leif Coffield. Join us while we chit-chat about making music, the exciting up-and-coming Scottish music scene, and getting naked in front of the rents. ENJOYYYY x
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 3
On this weeks’ episode of Gift of the Gab we are unpacking our “sexual awakening” alongside Gab’s ex-flatmate and bestie- Jade. Join us as we take a bit of a jump in this second episode and discuss our first feelings of sexual desires, our rogue cartoon crushes, and getting caught in the act by the school nurse. It’s a juicy one, ENJOYYYYYYY!!!
Jan 16, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On our FIRST !!!!! episode of Gift of the Gab we are joined by Martha Williams from The Edinburgh Tab- The Tab is a site covering youth culture and student culture across many student cities in the UK. We unpack everything from the Appleton Tower scandal to having a dead mouse in your kettle and starting the plague. Enjoyyyy x Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gabriellelivingstone/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@giftofthegabpc
Jan 08, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1
