Podcasts

Last term's CRASSH lecture series on 'The Idea of The University' received criticism for the narrow range of views that were voiced. Listen every week to get an alternative idea of the university from its staff, students and other representatives.

Produced by Susy Langsdale.

Episode 1 - Gerard Tully, the current President of CUSU (Cambridge University Students' Union), shares his idea of the university.

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Episode 2 - Liv Watson, President of the University's Graduate Union, speaks to us about her idea of the university.

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Episode 3 - Clare Walker-Gore, women's officer of Cambridge University's Labour Club explains her idea of a fairer university.

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Episode 4 - Richard Lloyd Morgan, Chaplain of King's College, explores the role of religion within his idea of a university.

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Each week we bring you stories from around the world, as told in conversation with students who are living and working on their year abroad. Sit back and enjoy their personal insights into life beyond the bubble.

Produced by Patrick Sykes.

Episode 1 - Becky Fetherstone shares her experience of living in the Middle East, speaking about everything from the Arab Spring to hair dye.

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Episode 2 - Rebecca Bailey speaks to us from Beijing, China. Listen to her experiences of smog, censorship and standing train journeys.

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Episode 3 - Paul Merchant tells us his stories from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Latin American film, the Falklands, and juicy steak.

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Episode 4 - Becca Hallett speaks to us from Kyoto in Japan, where she's studying for her year abroad.

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Each week Varsity brings you the very best of Cambridge's rich zine scene, bringing together a unique collection of intimate readings and in-depth interviews with the city's finest writers and editors.

Produced by Charlie Cassarino

Episode 1 - We explore a new, minimalist zine, This Corner, with an interview with John Kinsella and readings by David Rushmer and Mina Gorji.

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Episode 2 - We put on our masks of anonymity and discuss a new zine, Amusements, with two readings by equally shadowy personages.

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Episode 3 - We talk to Susy Langsdale about the latest issue of feminist magazine, Gender Agenda, including a reading by Faith Taylor.

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The Varsity Soapbox is a platform for student commentators to have their say on the issues that matter. Gather round and listen to a new perspective, then make up your own mind.

Produced by Patrick Sykes.

Episode 1 - Rhys Jones on the solipsistic perils of genealogy, and the risks they pose to contemplative history.

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Episode 2 - Felix Danczak on the status on privacy in the modern day city.

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Episode 3 - Georgina Phillips discusses what happens when the pursuit of human rights is condemned as an act of dissent.

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Episode 4 - Lawrence Dunn on Valentine's Day and the commodification of love.

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Episode 5 - Alice Hancock on the madness of the US republican presidential candidate race..

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