From Her Own Lips is a collective of women of colour talking about real issues rooted in our different Identities as feminist. We hope to create a space full of laughter, happiness, healing, and...
Fri, 2019-07-19 20:00
Tune in to hear Onyeka and Liz discuss what it means to be Black women navigating the world around us. Make sure to like, subscribe, and share!!!!
The web has rethought almost everything - politics, commerce, media, information, development, data, finance and more. So it’s easy to understand why the concepts around digital futures are at the...
Tue, 2019-07-16 18:52
This week we are speaking with BBC Media Action Bangladesh about Media for Development in Bangladesh.
Joining us is Richard Lace, the Country Director in Bangladesh. Richard has worked in media and development for 15 years, in Europe and Africa as well as Bangladesh. He has been leading the BBC...
Consent VentLatest: Tue, 2019-06-25 10:48
The Enough is Enough campaign podcast on consent.
Tue, 2019-06-25 10:48
This is the final episode of Consent Vent, in which Sonja discusses the outcome of this series, and the potential risk of consent becoming a buzzword.
Our very own podcast were we have invited SOAS academics into the studio to share their personal journeys in research, interspersed with five of their favourite pieces of music.
Mon, 2019-06-17 16:48
Professor Playlist is a new podcast series on SOAS Radio, which invites SOAS academics into the studio to share their personal journeys in research, interspersed with five of their favourite pieces of music. Frederik Molin and Almira Farid are the hosts of this first season, taking listeners...
The Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) research consortium – led by SOAS, University of London - takes an innovative approach to anti-corruption policy and practice. With £6 million in funding over...
Mon, 2019-06-10 15:38
In a first podcast from the SOAS Anti-Corruption Evidence research consortium, Mushtaq Khan joins Jessica Sinclair Taylor to explain why standard, off-the-shelf approaches to anti-corruption in developing countries are failing. So what's to be done? Mushtaq unpacks the ACE approach to corruption...Welcome on an exploration of the power of singing and performance to give people voice where words alone fail. Paige Annelize takes us behind the scenes into two creative communities, the Everyday...
Thu, 2019-06-06 14:11
Welcome on an exploration of the power of singing and performance to give people voice where words alone fail.
Paige Annelize takes us behind the scenes into two creative communities, the Everyday People choir and Borderline theatre ensemble, finding out how their refugee and asylum seeker members...
Urban EchoesLatest: Fri, 2019-05-24 18:01
Urban echoes wants to share the voices of London that are often drowned out by the hustle and bustle of the big city. By sharing honest, intimate and uncensored portraits of London’s souls, this...
Fri, 2019-05-24 18:01
Dick Twitch and Venus Flytrap introduce us to the stimulating world of audio porn and to their first project as a duo, "Fuck Me in the Ear".
They also ran a workshop last April at the London Porn Film Festival inviting participants to create scenarios, sexy stories and stimulating noises.
Be...Fri, 2019-05-10 18:48
Zaynab and Laura talk to Ibtehal Hussein from Campaign Against Arms Trade about Yemen and the UK's arms trade with the Saudi-led coalition. The UN has qualified the humanitarian crisis in Yemen the worst in the world, bombings in the region are putting no less than 80% of the population at risk of... 
CISDLatest: Tue, 2019-05-07 11:58
Established in 2000, the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) at SOAS is a research-driven unit committed to the promotion of excellence in scholarship and teaching. The Centre is...
Tue, 2019-05-07 11:58
Dr Clark talks about the need for justice to be done in accessible, community spaces and how his book takes lessons learned from Rwanda and uses this to critique the broader workings of the International Criminal Court. We discuss the civil society space in Rwanda that and Dr Clark explains why it...
Radio HakayaLatest: Mon, 2019-03-25 16:18
Radio Hakaya is an online-radio community project started by Brush&Bow in northern Lebanon. Since September 2018 Brush&Bow has been working with communities in the region of Akkar and beyond,...
Mon, 2019-03-25 16:18
This podcast is an interview with Randa, a woman from Raqqa, now living in Lebanon’s Bekka Valley. Randa tells the story of how she was smuggled out of Syria, and of the hardships of crossing the border illegally. In this interview she denounces the oppressive system of work many refugees are...
#DearSOASiansLatest: Mon, 2019-03-11 12:00
The talk show you have been waiting for is finally here! We deliver the tea piping hot every week! From the issues of growing up in the diaspora to being young, Black and British in today's society.
Mon, 2019-03-11 12:00
Enjoy our parody of a popular talk show... P.S. Not our own views!
Hikma HistoryLatest: Tue, 2019-02-26 14:12
Analysing the history of the Islamic world with PhD students.
Tue, 2019-02-26 14:12
My guest Parsa enlightens us on why Nader Shah was able to be so successful and also on his meteoric decline as well. Along the way we discuss things from the psychology of war to Iranian Nationalism!
Interviews and audio clips about World Radio Day
Tue, 2019-02-19 14:21
In conversation with Research and Project Manager of Positive Negatives - Sara Wong.
"PositiveNegatives produce comics, animations and podcasts about contemporary social and humanitarian issues. We combine ethnographic research with illustration, adapting personal stories into art, education and...Welcome and Engage! The Social Commentary Podcast is hosted by AYABA commenting on contemporary social issues, universal human experiences and everything else. It aims to engage its audience to think...
Mon, 2019-02-18 17:14
The first episode of ‘The Social Commentary’ looks at institutional religion and how it is a sin. This alternative view points out how religion itself perpetuates immoral actions and in the name of religion communities have been oppressed. This episode is merely my personal evaluation of the...
DardashaLatest: Mon, 2019-02-11 11:43
A contemporary arts and culture show, featuring emerging and established artists from across the Middle East and North Africa as well as the diaspora community.
Hosted by Lena Naassana, Marie...
Mon, 2019-02-11 11:43
For the second Episode of Dardasha, we met with performance and spoken word artist Farah Chamma. If you want to see Farah perform with SOAS's very own Rafeef Ziahdah, Dana Dajani and Jowan Safadi come to Rich Mix on the 15th of February.
Translation of the poem "Table Rase" by Farah...
The BelieversLatest: Tue, 2019-01-15 17:45
"The Believers" is a SOAS Radio show about religious life on and around campus.
Tue, 2019-01-15 17:45
In the first episode of The Believers, a show about religion and faith at SOAS, Pablo and Krithika get under the skin of the Hare Krishnas, to learn more about them than the delicious free lunches that they provide students.SOAS SpiritLatest: Tue, 2019-01-15 11:28
The SOAS Spirit’s very own radio show, takes a closer look at the stories behind the headlines in your SOAS student newspaper. The Spirit is there for the students as a portal to express their...
Tue, 2019-01-15 11:28
Tune in to Episode 1 as we take a look into behind the scenes of creating a student newspaper with The SOAS Spirit Editors.
To get involved in The SOAS Spirit, email spirit@soas.ac.uk
Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series is a collaborative project between: the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, the Japan Research Centre, the Centre for Media and Film Studies and...
Mon, 2019-01-07 10:40
Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Keir Radnedge, who has been covering football worldwide for more than 50 years, writing 36 books, from tournament guides to comprehensive encyclopedias, aimed at all ages. His journalism career has included...
The ImpostorsLatest: Sun, 2018-12-16 14:41
The Impostors is a podcast series by PhD student for PhD students. Through these monthly conversations, academic struggles are demystified, and speakers reassure each other that they really are the...
Sun, 2018-12-16 14:41
First-time guests Alina Apostu and Imran Jamal join us again on the final episode of The Impostors to reflect on the last eight months of PhD chat on the show. Tune in for thesis submission and viva tips, some great advice on how to survive the winter blues and writing-up process, a few...SpecialsLatest: Tue, 2018-12-11 17:40
Tue, 2018-12-11 17:40
SOAS Radio hosting Sudha Bhuchar and Neela Doleẑalová the team behind 'Decolonising the Curriculum', a new verbatim theatre project to be made in residence at SOAS by Bhuchar Boulevard theatre company.
www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem135509.html
Editor: Mai Weisz
Contributor and photographer:...
The SOAS Enivornmental Movement's monthly show.
Tue, 2018-10-30 19:15
Our world is facing climate breakdown...We have exhausted all legal means to get the government to take sufficient action. We are left with no choice but to take radical action.
Learn all about the Extinction Rebellion movement! Hosted by Hannah from SOAS Students' Union, with Clare from Rising...
At the TableLatest: Tue, 2018-08-07 16:19
A podcast inspired by creative women of colour for all to tune in- hosted by Veronica Kimani. Sharing music, stories, and conversations on wellbeing and self love to celebrate, affirm and grow ...
Tue, 2018-08-07 16:19
Voices of the European Youth is a podcast series aimed at informing the audience about the EU, its impact on Eastern Partnership countries while discussing the opinions, concerns, feelings, and...
Thu, 2018-07-19 11:18
In this episode, the 'Young European Neighbours' network, which is an online platform aimed at uniting young people from Eastern Partnership countries with each other and with young people from the EU, and 'Young European Ambassadors', who play an important role in this network will be...
SU VoiceboxLatest: Mon, 2018-07-16 17:20
Your elected officers will be coming into our topnotch SOAS Radio studio for regular chats about what's going on around your Union and SOAS in general. If you've got a topic you'd like us to discuss...
Mon, 2018-07-16 17:20
The new SU sabbatical officers/Co-presidents for 2018-19 introduce themselves: Hau-Yu (Democracy & Education), Youssra (Equality & Liberation), Soph (Activities & Events) and Jess (Welfare & Campaigns).
Numbi ArtsLatest: Wed, 2018-07-04 13:07
Somali-originated and African-centred with a completely globally inclusive outlook and programme. Somali archive & local collab Space.
We’re about celebrating the global and local voices...
Wed, 2018-07-04 13:07
Welcome to Coming Here: Being Here, a heritage project exploring Somali history in the East End, by Numbi Arts.
In this episode we are joined by Celeste Bell daughter of Punk legend, Marianne Joan Elliott-Said AKA Poly Styrene and producer of film 'Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche'. Please stay tuned...
InterviewsLatest: Mon, 2018-06-25 14:46
One-off interviews with notable individuals and organisations, conducted at SOAS Radio.
Mon, 2018-06-25 14:46
Rachel Beckles Willson, ethnomusicologist, writer and musician was a guest at SOAS Radio, to present a new album she recorded "Today is Good!" by young asylum-seekers recently arrived on the coast of Europe. In the run up to the Arts Against Slavery Launch Event on June 30th, Miia Laine had a...
ClapbackLatest: Sat, 2018-06-16 16:03
Clapback is an inter-generational virtual space, exploring art, culture and politics in the global African diaspora, platforming young artists and thinkers.
Clapback especially would like to...
Sat, 2018-06-16 16:03
In this episode of Clapback Aleema and Hodan are joined by poet, writer, and co-founder of literary collective Born::Free, Belinda Zhawi. Stay tuned for an intimate reading of Belinda's poetry, a discussion about the inspiration behind her work, music selections and her plans for the...
The Language Series showcases the variety of languages existing in and around SOAS. In each bitesize podcast you will learn a little about the language and how to say some basic phrases.
Mon, 2018-05-14 12:59
Join us as we take a dive into Urdu with Pakistani journalist and SOAS student Rafay Mahmmoud. In this episode we look at the rich historical complexities that have given Urdu its distinct identity in South Asia. We will also break down the subtleties of pronunciation and learn a few basic phrases...The SOAS Global Affairs Podcasts feature interviews and lectures of international guests and visiting academics.
Thu, 2018-02-22 10:27
In this podcast, Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri (Director of the Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS) talks to Prof. Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard Kennedy School of Government) about her book "The Evidence of Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century", the forgotten Latin American origins of...
WAGICLatest: Mon, 2018-02-05 16:50
WAGIC - Women and Gender in China
https://www.wagic.org/
Mon, 2018-02-05 16:50
In WAGIC’s very first podcast, hosts Tessa Qiu and Yuan Ren are joined by researchers Dr Monica Merlin (Birmingham School of Art), Luise Guest (White Rabbit Collection), Christina Yuen Zi Chung (University of Washington) and artist Yi Dai to respond to the questions: What is a 'Chinese woman...
What is Good Food? Five episodes of delicious stories and conversations about how we know what we eat is 'good'. This podcast series is produced by a group of food researchers, and our conversations...
Wed, 2018-01-24 11:50
What is good food: A conversation about food and the construction of value, with stories from Morocco and Croatia.
Katharina Graf is a postdoctoral research fellow at the SOAS Food Studies Centre, University of London. Her research interests pertain to the preparation of food, material and...
Sex, Shame & Urban India - Honey, it's Not All About the Kamasutra! combines humour, entertainment and real life accounts to take taboos topics head on. Based on testimonies obtained from young...
Mon, 2018-01-15 23:25
“I believe there is little or nothing in mainstream British media about British Asian women. And I’d like the media to talk about us beyond honour killings and bride burning. Because you see, we’re awesome and sexy, and all sorts of other wonderful things.” - Sangeeta Lander Pillai talks to...
‘Lost in the Wider Picture’ is a radio podcasts that seeks to describe politically diverse groups in the Jewish Community. It wants to cover organizations striving for a better society whose work...
Fri, 2017-12-01 17:05
In this podcast, Giacomo sits in the offices of the Together Plan, a North Finchley-based organisation founded in 2013 that helps Jews in the Former Soviet Union to rebuild communal life. Debra Brunner, one of the Together Plan's co-founders joins the conversation; sitting with her are Sonia...
Wed, 2017-11-29 16:36
The World Health Organization has described antibiotic resistance as one of the biggest threats to global health and food security as it is estimated that at least 700,000 people die globally each year from ‘superbug’ infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines, but this is...
A British take on the American game.
We bring you an american football podcast from a British perspective suitable for the newbie, casual fan and hardcore vet. Providing the latest news, scores,...
Wed, 2017-10-11 18:30
NFL Week 5 Results, summary and analysis, TeaTime Tutorial (Penalties), Week 6 games predictions.
Including;
Jerry Jones & Dallas Cowboys, Kneeling & Sanctions.
Adrian Peterson Trade.
Is the New York Giants season over?
Was Matt Ryans MVP season a one off?
SPID (Social Political Innovative Direct) Theatre Company is an award-winning youth charity that champions high quality community art on council estates. Based in the Community Rooms of Kensal House...
Mon, 2017-09-18 12:18
Indigo Avonmore, London’s premier private detectorist, waits patiently for a case to crack, until finally he is presented with the biggest one of them all. A woman knocks at his door. Her sister is missing. Where can she be? Has she been kidnapped? Who has taken her? Indigo Avonmore is on the...
WOMADLatest: Wed, 2017-09-13 16:40
Every year SOAS Radio travels to WOMAD Festival to interview and showcase the best music acts.
Wed, 2017-09-13 16:40
Big Up Better's Mary Holditch shares poets and interviews from WOMAD's spoken word stage - The Hip Yak Poetry Shack at this years festival.
This show includes performances from Rebecca Tantony as well as interviews with poet Joe Casio and the stage's founder Liv Torc 
School of Otaku and Anime Studies is the class we all want to take but no one offers: a class dedicated to loving anime and deconstructing that love. So join Anthea, Jeanne, Kash and Rice in their...
Thu, 2017-08-10 11:40
This special comeback is produced by Professor Rice who had another great honour of meeting and interviewing (Spoiler: and being lied at, perhaps) Toshio Suzuki in Jakarta, Indonesia for the year-long festival 'THE WORLD OF GHIBLI' (www.worldofghibli.id).
Again, the SOAS-SOAS committtee board...
Hosted by David Onen Ongwech (www.onendavid.com), this weekly talk show offers interviews with lecturers, researchers, students, refugees, policy makers and practitioners working with and on...
Wed, 2017-07-26 12:30
Dear Listeners,
In this episode, SOAS Refugee Forum proudly presents an insightful discussion on Uganda's Refugee Management Policy in an exclusive interview with Mrs. Charity Ahumuza Onyoin. For researchers, practitioners, human rights defenders, and policy makers interested in understanding...Sound BarrierLatest: Wed, 2017-05-10 17:09
Fortnightly podcast comparing a new-release film with a silent classic to see which is better.
Wed, 2017-05-10 17:09
Welcome to the Sound Barrier, from the world famous Silent London silent movie website, in association with SOAS Radio. On this podcast Pamela Hutchinson (editor of Silent London) and Peter Baran partner a new-release movie with a classic from the silent era and let them fight until we find a...
Lame DucksLatest: Tue, 2017-05-02 14:36
A refreshing look at politics and current affairs. Satire and interviews locally sourced and temporarily housed in barns for their welfare.
Tue, 2017-05-02 14:36
Got Brexit, Trump and election fatigue? Check out new podcast Lame Ducks for a refreshing look at politics and current affairs. In this episode we take a look at post-Brexit politics in Britain and also interview queer activist Daniel Luther. Satire and interviews locally sourced and temporarily...
Big Up BetterLatest: Wed, 2017-03-15 15:47
This is the show where we call a halt to political apathy and platitudinal complaints.
Where we share information motivation and practical real life solutions to solve the social issues of our...
Wed, 2017-03-15 15:47
Welcome to Big Up Better, take two!
This is a series discussing social justice issues and the easy everyday actions we can all do to change them. No more complaining! No more apathy!
This episode comes live from Migrant Connections Festival in Bethnal Green.
You will be hearing Marienna...
A series of recorded and downloadable seminars about the musics of Early Europe and possible relations with the Arabic and Jewish musics of al Andalus.
Tue, 2017-02-21 16:40
This is the fifth in a series of lectures about the roots and origins of the sonnet, as a poetic form.
Recorded in Cambridge on 21 February 2017
Since 2015 SOAS Radio has collaborated with SOAS doctoral candidate Taylan Güngör to record episodes for Ottoman History Podcast, which is recorded by academics around the world.
About Ottoman...
Wed, 2017-02-15 12:53
E298 | A handful of obscure archival fragments from Sultan Abdülhamid II’s imperial library in Yıldız have revealed a curious architectural practice that took place in the urban gardens of members and officials of the Ottoman court: they had a penchant for imported chalets. In this episode,...
In many places around the world community radios provide the principle means of communication in the area, meaning they play a fundamental role in spreading news and knowledge in communities where...
Wed, 2016-12-07 14:17
The first episode in this series looks at the work of Donga Matung Community Radio in Nkambe, Cameroon.
Tue, 2016-04-26 14:52
What is cultural appropriation? Join us as we attempt to define and understand the complexities of cultural appropriation. A collection of podcasts from the SOAS Students Union’s public talks, lecture series and events. At SOAS our learning is produced not only in our class rooms, but also in the wider variety of talks...
Wed, 2016-02-24 21:01
Introductory statements were made by Neelam Chhara, Co-founder of Decolonising Our Minds and final year politics student.
Discussions around legacies of colonialism have been highlighted nationwide through campaigns such as Why Is My Curriculum White and the Rhodes Must Fall Oxford movement...
Why is the Stoned Fox so funny in Russia? Is U Pom Gana really the Lolspeak of Bangladesh? And what is the cultural significance of the Chinese Human Flesh Search Engine? Tales From The OtherNets...
Fri, 2015-07-03 18:55
Accidental fame online can mean anything from doxing and cyber bullying to becoming a meme or having a video of yourself go viral. In this episode we have a few stories of this from Indonesia and South Korea and finally talk to Vincent Capone -- who runs a blog on human flesh search -- talks...
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.”
~Thomas H. Huxley
As Asia takes the centre stage in the global arena, Conversations with Creators meets Asian...
Wed, 2015-04-01 15:15
This edition of CWCLDN welcomes the lovely Japanese-American jazz singer-songwriter Emi Meyer who visited London en route to Paris. Being an active musician in the States and Japan, discover what truly becomes the challenge across shores from the question of identity to idealism.
We welcome our...
The travelling film festival of the Human Rights Watch organisation.
Sun, 2015-03-15 22:30
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2015 is coming!
Running from March 18-27th, the London edition is showing over 15 films in 4 locations. In this podcast we give you an overview over this years themes and movies, and chat to festival director Andrea Holley about the history of the festival,...
Welcome to the Divestment Digest, the radio show of the Fossil Free SOAS campaign!
This series will help to shed light on the university campaign to divest from fossil fuels, through interviews...
Mon, 2015-01-12 23:44
Just what exactly is the point of ethical investment?
What even is it?!
Does it make financial sense for institutions like SOAS?
In this episode we put these questions (and a few more!) to Giles Chitty, an ethical investor with over 25 years of experience promoting conscious investment...
World AIDS DayLatest: Mon, 2014-12-01 19:48
World AIDS Day, held annually on December 1st, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about AIDS and the spread of HIV infection. In conjunction with this day, SOAS Radio has produced two short...
Mon, 2014-12-01 19:48
Do you know the difference between HIV and AIDS? For World AIDS Day 2014, Jake Leyland dispels some misguided myhts and gives us some cold hard facts about HIV/AIDS. This podcast also discusses the fact that HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death for women at a reproductive age and gives us an...
This is a repository of audio content of the Centre of African Studies at SOAS. It includes podcasts, recordings of seminars and other interesting content related to Africa and African Studies at...
Tue, 2014-08-05 16:50
Is Fair trade fair for all involved in the production of tea, coffee and other commodities? The Fair Trade, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia and Uganda project set out to improve our understanding of how global trade in agricultural commodities affects the lives of poor rural Africans,...YanZhong WaveLatest: Mon, 2014-03-10 16:57
言中为中言中东的延伸。中言中东为一档 介绍中东文化和历史的网络广播节目。今年...
Mon, 2014-03-10 16:57
Although there are many millions of Muslims in China, knowledge about Islam, one of the three major religions in the world today, is far from widespread. In this episode, two Chinese Muslims - Victoria and Shang Rui - talk about their experiences, and share with us their personal perspectives on...
A series of podcasts for International Women's Day produced by SOAS Radio.
Fri, 2014-03-07 21:59
For International Women's Day 2014, Olivia Winters sits down with David Rosenberg, founder of East End Walks. Rosenberg, a native to the famous East End of London specialises in organising historical walks of the area. Listen in as Rosenberg brings to life the radical Jewish immigrant women who...The RustleLatest: Thu, 2014-03-06 16:21
The Rustle, (previously The SOAS Rustle) the SOAS Student Union's official podcast is back, bringing together the SOAS community under one banner. Expect to hear the latest news that's got students...
Thu, 2014-03-06 16:21
In this edition, SOAS student Katie O'Reilly Boyles, from the student journalism website SHADE, interviews three out of the seven candidates running for the Co-President of Activities and Events sabbatical position.
Anthony Asfour
Bilal
Leonardo Cini
Music courtesy of SOAS...Mon, 2014-02-24 19:53
#CreativeAfrica! As a run up to the 2014 edition of the African Development Forum, the ADF presents an explorative show with guest speakers Kiran Yoliswa, founder of online blog and shop, StyledByAfrica.com, and Nii Kwartey Owoo, founder of a radio station in Jamestown, Ghana, "JT Live", in which... Bon VoyageLatest: Fri, 2014-01-31 20:02
Bon Voyage is a travel show featuring SOAS students and the tricks they have learned from their travel stints to destinations across the globe. From local food to useful phrases, cultural do’s and...
Fri, 2014-01-31 20:02
Where is the most spiritual place in Indonesia? What should you eat if you cannot handle street food? This is the first episode of the Bon Voyage series, where the hosts Maria and Cecile talk to guests Andari Titis and Raisa Tainawi about what the 17,000 island archipelago is all about. From...
Wed, 2013-11-20 19:18
Dr. Jennifer Green from the University of Melbourne, Australia, talks about her ELDP funded documentation project on Arandic verbal art from Central Australia. Samples of this project titled "Narrative art: multimodal documentation of speech, song, sign, drawing and gesture in Arandic storytelling...Thu, 2013-05-30 15:38
In this Asia spotlight programme, Rahul Verma and Charlotte England explore emerging musical subcultures in India and Burma.
Rahul speaks to Vidhi Gandhi who worked at Bombay's leading music venue, Blue Frog, about the growing popularity of electronic music, how the Police view club culture with... 
The International Bagpipe Conferences are organised by the International Bagpipe Organisation (IBO), founded and directed by SOAS PhD student Cassandre Balosso-Bardin.
Listen to the podcasts of the...
Wed, 2013-03-27 21:07
Barnaby Brown
Jean Pierre Van Hees
Remy Palezis
The English Bagpipe Orchestra (Jon Swayne)In 2003, the school began one of the first interdisciplinary MA programmes in Migration and Diaspora Studies in the country, and in 2007, the Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies was established...
Mon, 2013-03-18 13:39
The IFRC World Disasters Report for 2012 is focused on forced migration and displacement. Roger Zetter (Professor Emeritus from RSC) will outline some of the challenges in preparing the report; discuss the aims, aspirations and thinking behind the report; and highlight significant content in the...
Thu, 2013-03-07 13:24
On 24 January 2013, Elsa Keraudren, Masters student at CISD, interviewed Shanti Sattler on her research project with Dr Dan Plesh on the United Nations War Crimes Commission of 1943-1948 and the recently opened parts of its archives.
The background to their work can be viewed on the CISD website...
Beyond the Detention Walls is the radio show inspired by the work of SOAS Detainee Support Group, a student-led initiative working in solidarity with asylum seekers and other migrants in and outside...
Wed, 2013-01-23 13:10
In their first show with SOAS Radio, Phil and Ernestine from the Detainee Support Group interview two Ghanaian migrants about their experiences of immigration detention in Britain.
The discussion ranges from the recent death in custody of a Ghanaian detainee to UK Border Agency raids on...
Wed, 2012-06-20 20:07
Gizem Dalmis, Kurdish singer and colleague of Peyman Heydarian in the SOAS Kurdish Band, talks about the theme of refugees in the songs they perform, and admits she hasn't seen much improvement in the treatment of refugees here in the UK over the last few years. The Sanitation Matters podcast uncovers the latest research and expert opinions on how to tackle the global sanitation and hygiene crisis. The monthly interview is produced by SHARE Research...
Mon, 2012-05-28 18:54
The subject of menstruation remains a taboo, especially in many low-income countries. Advice and products on menstrual hygiene are essential for the promotion of health, dignity and education. In this episode, Dr Belen Torondel and Aurelie Jeandron, both of LSHTM, discuss how SHARE is raising...Silent LondonLatest: Wed, 2012-04-25 16:23
The coming of sound was always going to be a shock. But bear with me, dear readers, you’ll soon become accustomed to this new-fangled technology.
Wed, 2012-04-25 16:23
Episode one features Ewan Munro and Pete Baran chatting to me in the studio about Carl Theodor Dreyer?s silent films, the forthcoming British Silent Film Festival, their favourite recent DVD and Blu-Ray releases and a lot more. Sight and Sound contributing editor Mark Sinker also takes the time to...Angus Graham Memorial Lectures
Wed, 2012-03-28 03:00
In the final Angus Graham Memorial Lecture of 2012, Professor Carine Defoort of the University of Leuven examines the idea of how the master teaches his students, in the Zhuangzi. She starts with reference to how her teacher, Angus Graham, himself taught Zhuangzi. Delivered at SOAS on 23 February...
Travel BugLatest: Wed, 2012-03-21 23:17
The Travel Bug - a show on student travel, hosted by two students who themselves have dabbled in the art of traveling. Join Maya and Imogen, while they take you around on their travel through...
Wed, 2012-03-21 23:17
In this episode, Maya and Imogen travel to Thailand, featuring a guest directly from Bangkok - current study abroad student Aydan Stuart. Also in studio is the current President of the SOAS Thai Society, Art Mitchells-Urwin. They have all you need to know about Thailand, and as always, there are...Mon, 2012-03-05 13:30
Recitor Lul Seyoum, originally from Eritrea, highlights the importance of upholding and practising the Human Rights. Interview by Charlotte Alyssa Morgan. 
Mon, 2012-02-20 19:03
In English: Peter Austin, Director of the Endangered Languages Academic Programme at SOAS talks about the Bangla-speaking students of the University of Dhaka who were protesting on 21 February 1952, against the then Government of Pakistan?s decision to promote Urdu as the sole national language. He...Talking Ethnomusicology is a series of interviews recorded as part of the Department of Music Seminar speakers series.
Thu, 2011-12-08 16:30
Professor Helen Rees, Chair of the Department of Ethnomusicology at UCLA, talks to Rachel Harris about music and Intangible Cultural Heritage in China. Helen Rees' research centres on the south-western Chinese region of Yunnan, especially on its Dongjing ritual instrumental ensembles. Here she...A Tall OrderLatest: Fri, 2011-12-02 19:52
A podcast series for SOAS Radio, A TALL ORDER uses art exhibits around London as a jumping off point to discuss about other issues and questions. Whether theoretical or cultural, big picture or...
Fri, 2011-12-02 19:52
On show until the 17th of December, 2011, at the Brunei Gallery at SOAS is the exhibit "Weaving the Threads of Livelihood; the aesthetic and embodied knowledge of Berber weavers." In this episode of A Tall Order, the curator of the exhibit, Myriem Naji, speaks about her experiences living with the...SOAS AlumniLatest: Mon, 2011-08-15 20:03
OpenAir.fm has joined up with the Alumni Team at SOAS to produce a series of Alumni Podcasts. The series will ask alumni about their career and time at SOAS. It is hoped that this will provide...
Mon, 2011-08-15 20:03
Professor Stephen Chan talks to Zeinab Badawi (MA Near & Middle Eastern Studies 1989) on receiving an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree at the the 2011 SOAS Graduation Ceremony, her journalistic career interviewing some of the worlds most controversial leaders, the situation in Sudan, and her...
A long standing Academic who over 30 years has championed Africa and the new initiatives challenging the Western World, Stephen Chan is committed to the principles of praxis, whereby academic...
Mon, 2011-08-15 20:03
Professor Stephen Chan talks to Zeinab Badawi (MA Near & Middle Eastern Studies 1989) on receiving an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree at the the 2011 SOAS Graduation Ceremony, her journalistic career interviewing some of the worlds most controversial leaders, the situation in Sudan, and her...Podcasts of the seminar "The Radio in Nepal: Contemporary debates" and the panel "BBC South Asian Language Service - what future?" organised by the Centre of South Asian studies at...
Wed, 2011-06-15 21:47
Panel organised by the Centre of South Asian Studies with CRESC
Panelists:
William Crawley (co-author of Satellites over South Asia: broadcasting, culture, and the public interest (2001)
Alasdair Pinkerton (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Professor Marie Gillespie (Open...
Ctrl.Alt.ShiftLatest: Mon, 2011-05-23 00:26
Take control of your world.
Alter the way it works.
Shift the status quo.
Ctrl.Alt.Shift is a community of young people dedicated to international social justice. They campaign creatively on...
Mon, 2011-05-23 00:26
Episode 2 is all about Climate Change and the environment. What consequences is climate change already causing around the world? What can we do about it post the ? Copenhagen cop out?? And what can we do as campaigners to stop climate change causing more problems?
Including music from Joe Driscoll...
FM ChutoLatest: Fri, 2011-05-20 19:51
OpenAir Radio’s only speech programme in Japanese, エフエム中東 (FM Chuto (Middle East in Japanese language)) brings the Middle Eastern affairs not just for the English speaking audience but...
Fri, 2011-05-20 19:51
Marina Khatibi and Nagwan Bin Tyeer from FM Chuto interview the Lebanese artist and writer Zena El Khalil . The interview is in English with Yuki Terada' s voice over in Japanese, it explores El Khalil's book "Beirut, I love " which unfolds themes of war and love in the city of Beirut...
Media Uncovered is a SOAS RADIO series examining global media and its blind spots. Each episode highlights a story undereported by the mainstream media and asks two simple questions: First, what’s...
Tue, 2011-04-26 01:20
This episode, with my co-host Chris Wood, we look at media depictions - inside and outside Japan ? of the Tohoku earthquake and its aftermath. What do they tell us about the media themselves, the culture that creates them, and the culture they create?Marx, Finance, and Financialization: One day workshop
Presented by Research on Money and Finance (Economics, SOAS), together
with the Neoliberalism, Globalisation, and States Research...
Tue, 2011-03-08 13:19
Thomas Marois introduces the one-day workshop on Marx, Finance, and Financialization held at SOAS on Saturday, 27 November 2010.
For the rest of the talks, please visit the Marx, Finance and Financialisation page.
‘We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey’ – John Hope...
Thu, 2011-01-27 19:05
In the first episode, Nayela Wickramasuriya presents a roundup of some of the key stories from 2010. We find out what, 6 months on, people think about the legacy of South African World Cup, discover a musical based on the life and work of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, look at China?s economic growth...In The Beginning looks at where we've come from - maybe.
Creation myths, from assorted cultures. Presented in various formats - we have storytellers, actors, discussion and sound design. There are...
Tue, 2010-05-18 11:46
As In The Beginning is a project of OpenAir.fm's China team, we start with the Chinese Creation myths, of Pangu and N?wa. And as our team member Jerry Wang is from the Yao ethnic minority, he tells us the version of the story recorded by his community.
Hosted by Nora Shafe, with guests Jerry...
Portraits of Iran is aims to promote greater understanding of Iran by exploring its culture. Throughout the series we will be examining the history of Iran and its neighbours, Persian cultural...
Mon, 2009-06-29 03:00
In this episode Arthur Savile explores Persian Cuisine and what are its defining characteristics, in what ways has it influenced the cuisine of nearby regions and where to a get good Chelo Kabab in London. Arthur interviews Sally Butcher, author of Persia in Peckham, about her experiences of...
The London Middle East Institute (LMEI) draws upon the resources of London and SOAS to provide teaching, training, research, publication, consultancy, outreach and other services related to the...
Tue, 2009-05-12 03:00
The final session of the Arab Media conference held at SOAS
Session 3: The Arab Blogosphere
Chair: Marc Lynch, George Washington University
Arab Political Blogging
Marc Lynch
Egypt
Wael Abbas
Jordan
Naseem Tarawneh
Tunisia
Olfa Jami
Bahrain
Ali...
