<description>&lt;p&gt;This week Kirsty is chatting to Marta Calder about the difference between living in Aberdeen and Milan, choosing to change degrees and growing up with dual citizenship. You can check out &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/mar.calder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Marta on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/kncallais/"&gt;⁠&lt;/a&gt;To follow along with all things FAB &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/storiesand_stanzas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;head to ⁠Instagram⁠&lt;/a&gt;, ⁠&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesandstanzas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;⁠ &lt;a href="https://www.storiesandstanzas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;or ⁠our website⁠.&lt;/a&gt; Don&amp;#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Gem of the City: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/august_21cafe/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;August_21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Charity of the Week: &lt;a href="https://www.scottishspca.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Scottish SPCA &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Poem of the Week: &lt;a href="https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/threshold/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;&amp;#39;Threshold&amp;#39; by Jackie Kay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Coorie In Essential: &lt;a href="https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8039451?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&amp;istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&amp;istItemId=ixilqxamq&amp;istBid=t&amp;&amp;cmpid=GS001&amp;_$ja=tsid:59157%7cacid:534-693-8244%7ccid:20296143496%7cagid:%7ctid:%7ccrid:%7cnw:x%7crnd:17935197766868322234%7cdvc:c%7cadp:%7cmt:%7cloc:20342&amp;utm_source=Google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=20296143496&amp;utm_term=8039451&amp;utm_content=shopping&amp;utm_custom1=&amp;utm_custom2=534-693-8244&amp;GPDP=true&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zDqqmnZlTQvqwSKUOOrsNIVciGe5J0bb2x552HdRhbra6wKzBNH4vYaAj89EALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Lap desk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This week Kirsty is chatting to Marta Calder about the difference between living in Aberdeen and Milan, choosing to change degrees and growing up with dual citizenship. You can check out <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mar.calder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Marta on Instagram</a>. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kncallais/">⁠</a>To follow along with all things FAB <a href="https://www.instagram.com/storiesand_stanzas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">head to ⁠Instagram⁠</a>, ⁠<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesandstanzas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">TikTok</a>⁠ <a href="https://www.storiesandstanzas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">or ⁠our website⁠.</a> Don&#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening.
 
Gem of the City: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/august_21cafe/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">August_21</a>
Charity of the Week: <a href="https://www.scottishspca.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Scottish SPCA </a>
Poem of the Week: <a href="https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/threshold/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">&#39;Threshold&#39; by Jackie Kay</a>
Coorie In Essential: <a href="https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8039451?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=ixilqxamq&istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157%7cacid:534-693-8244%7ccid:20296143496%7cagid:%7ctid:%7ccrid:%7cnw:x%7crnd:17935197766868322234%7cdvc:c%7cadp:%7cmt:%7cloc:20342&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20296143496&utm_term=8039451&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=&utm_custom2=534-693-8244&GPDP=true&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zDqqmnZlTQvqwSKUOOrsNIVciGe5J0bb2x552HdRhbra6wKzBNH4vYaAj89EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lap desk</a>

Cultural Differences with Marta Calder 

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week Kirsty is chatting to Anastasia Fasta all about mindful photography, creativity, life in Edinburgh and much more. You can check Anastasia out on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/fasta_photograph/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Instagram (@fasta_photograph&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;a href="https://www.anastasiafasta.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;her website&lt;/a&gt;. To follow along with all things FAB head to &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/storiesand_stanzas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Instagram (@storiesand_stanzas)&lt;/a&gt;, TikTok (&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesandstanzas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;@storiesandstanzas&lt;/a&gt;) or our website (&lt;a href="https://www.storiesandstanzas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;www.storiesandstanzas.com&lt;/a&gt;). Don&amp;#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Charity of the Week: &lt;a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Woodland Trust &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gem of the City: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/theartisanpastamaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Artisan Pasta Maker &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Poem of the Week: &lt;a href="https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/autumn-compensations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;&amp;#39;Autumn Compensations&amp;#39; by Helen Cruickshank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This week Kirsty is chatting to Anastasia Fasta all about mindful photography, creativity, life in Edinburgh and much more. You can check Anastasia out on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fasta_photograph/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram (@fasta_photograph</a>) and <a href="https://www.anastasiafasta.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">her website</a>. To follow along with all things FAB head to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/storiesand_stanzas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram (@storiesand_stanzas)</a>, TikTok (<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesandstanzas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@storiesandstanzas</a>) or our website (<a href="https://www.storiesandstanzas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.storiesandstanzas.com</a>). Don&#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening. 
 
Charity of the Week: <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Woodland Trust </a>
Gem of the City: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theartisanpastamaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Artisan Pasta Maker </a>
Poem of the Week: <a href="https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/autumn-compensations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">&#39;Autumn Compensations&#39; by Helen Cruickshank</a>
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Mindful Photography with Anastasia Fasta

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week Kirsty is chatting to Tyra Lee all about hypnotherapy, moving to Edinburgh during lockdown, generational trauma, and much more! You can check out Tyra Lee on Instagram. To follow along with all things FAB head to Instagram, TikTok or our website. Don&amp;#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening. Check out our sister podcast: Conceptual Conversations for episodes discussing different concepts every Saturday!

Charity of the Week: Vintage Vibes 
Poem of the Week: &amp;#39;Monument&amp;#39; by Katy Ewing&lt;/p&gt;
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This week Kirsty is chatting to Tyra Lee all about hypnotherapy, moving to Edinburgh during lockdown, generational trauma, and much more! You can check out Tyra Lee on Instagram. To follow along with all things FAB head to Instagram, TikTok or our website. Don&#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening. Check out our sister podcast: Conceptual Conversations for episodes discussing different concepts every Saturday!

Charity of the Week: Vintage Vibes 
Poem of the Week: &#39;Monument&#39; by Katy Ewing

Hypnotherapy and Generational Trauma with Tyra Lee 

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this month&amp;#39;s stories of Scotland episode Kirsty is delving into the history of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and how it came to be. To follow along with all things FAB head to &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/storiesand_stanzas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesandstanzas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; and our &lt;a href="https://www.storiesandstanzas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;. Follow/Subscribe, tell a friend and leave us a review!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Poem of the Week: &amp;#39;Angels of August&amp;#39; by Kirsty Taylor&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gem of the City: &lt;a href="https://bonnieandwildmarket.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Bonnie and Wild&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Charity of the Week: &lt;a href="https://www.capitaltheatres.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Capital Theatres &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In this month&#39;s stories of Scotland episode Kirsty is delving into the history of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and how it came to be. To follow along with all things FAB head to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/storiesand_stanzas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesandstanzas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">TikTok</a> and our <a href="https://www.storiesandstanzas.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">website</a>. Follow/Subscribe, tell a friend and leave us a review! 
 
Poem of the Week: &#39;Angels of August&#39; by Kirsty Taylor
Gem of the City: <a href="https://bonnieandwildmarket.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Bonnie and Wild</a>
Charity of the Week: <a href="https://www.capitaltheatres.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Capital Theatres </a>

Stories of Scotland: How The Fringe Came To Be 

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week Kirsty is chatting to Karisma Kapur all about being a woman in STEM, starting a business at a young age, and much more. You can check out Karisma on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/xkarismaax/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;. To follow along with all things FAB head to &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/fancyablether/?hl=en" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fancyablether" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.fancyablether.com/" target="_blank"&gt;our website&lt;/a&gt;. Don&amp;#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening. &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4fNuFuT8okZlDjuD2V06gv?si=0d21f162c15e4a53" target="_blank"&gt;Check out our sister podcast: Small Talk for episodes discussing different concepts every Saturday!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Charity of the Week:&lt;a href="https://www.theyardscotland.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt; The Yard Scotland &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Poem of the Week: &lt;a href="https://www.mobiusindustries.com/news/natasha-tripneys-fringe-poem-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;&amp;#39;Fringe Poem 2022&amp;#39; by Natasha Tripney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This week Kirsty is chatting to Karisma Kapur all about being a woman in STEM, starting a business at a young age, and much more. You can check out Karisma on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xkarismaax/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a>. To follow along with all things FAB head to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fancyablether/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fancyablether" target="_blank">TikTok</a> or <a href="https://www.fancyablether.com/" target="_blank">our website</a>. Don&#39;t forget to review, follow/subscribe and share the episode! New episodes recorded right here in Edinburgh released every Sunday evening. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4fNuFuT8okZlDjuD2V06gv?si=0d21f162c15e4a53" target="_blank">Check out our sister podcast: Small Talk for episodes discussing different concepts every Saturday!</a>
 
Charity of the Week:<a href="https://www.theyardscotland.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> The Yard Scotland </a>
Poem of the Week: <a href="https://www.mobiusindustries.com/news/natasha-tripneys-fringe-poem-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">&#39;Fringe Poem 2022&#39; by Natasha Tripney</a>

Being a Woman in STEM with Karisma Kapur 

Join 24 year old Kirsty Taylor as she discovers how to survive and maybe even thrive, throughout your turbulent twenties in the turbulent twenties, by chatting to a myriad of guests. We welcome listeners of all ages because does your turbulent twenties ever actually end? 

You can also enjoy our short series: Small Talk every Wednesday, where Kirsty is joined by co-host Naomi Howell-Steven for a natter about all kinds of topics ranging from weather to wonders of the world to capitalism and much, much more.

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