Richenda and Amalie: New skills, impostor syndrome and sudden departures


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Sep 23 2020 37 mins   2
Season three embraces the uncertainty and unpredictability of 2020 by playing fast and loose with the Sharing things format. In our opening episode we bid a fond farewell to 2020 politics graduate Amalie, our first and now former host, and say a big hello to our new host and conversational guide, Richenda. Join our hosting duo as they talk about new skills, impostor syndrome and sudden departures. Richenda is a final-year medical student and your Sharing things host for season three. She's interested in health economics and global health priority setting and is a student researcher with the Global Health Governance Programme. She took a step out of her comfort zone and joined Edinburgh University Shinty Club as a complete beginner in her third year at university and is now its President. Amalie hosted and produced the first two seasons of Sharing things. Whether through her contributions to university radio or as a facilitator for student council, she's always been curious about people and their lives. Having graduated with a degree in politics this summer, we invited her back to kick off season three and finally reveal what her own special object is. Each episode of Sharing things 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. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected. Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcast