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...
Fri, 2017-06-16 16:59
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Greetings from SOAS Radio. As you’re possibly aware, June 20 is World Refugee Day. On this day, we honor the courage, determination, and resilience of refugees as they flee from conflicts, violence and persecutions from their homelands. Ahead of this very important...SpecialsLatest: Tue, 2017-06-13 13:23
Tue, 2017-06-13 13:23
The Radio Academy London & SE branch in conjunction with SOAS Radio hosted an 'In conversation with....' evening with the wonderful Xanthe Fuller who talked about how she got into radio, her experiences producing some of the UK's most well-known music shows and advice and tips on how to get...
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.
Tue, 2017-05-16 18:56
In this podcast we look at the Mandarin language.
Join us here to find out why you should learn Mandarin, and to learn a few phrases and pronunciations with Helena and Linje. We are joined in the studio by Werner, Sinead and Imi.
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...
InterviewsLatest: Mon, 2017-04-24 18:20
One-off interviews with notable individuals and organisations, conducted at SOAS Radio.
Mon, 2017-04-24 18:20
Totó La Momposina has been performing for decades on international stages, introducing many to the amazing folkloric music from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. Ahead of her London concert on Friday 28th April at Cadogan Hall, the legendary singer talks to SOAS Radio about her music; how and why...
CISDLatest: Tue, 2017-04-11 20:14
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, 2017-04-11 20:14
The CISD Women's Empowerment Group aims to promote women’s voices and work towards gender equality in the international relations and diplomacy field.
Isabel Raventós and Motsabi Rooper, both members of the group and CISD students, came together to talk about their personal views on...
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...
‘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...
Wed, 2017-03-08 14:54
In this episode, Giacomo Paoloni interviews Frima Bubis about Project Hayiei Sarah, an educational initiative of Israeli NGO Breaking The Silence/Shovrim Shtika', which aims at educating young Jews worldwide about the reality of modern day Hebron, in Occupied Palestine. Frima Bubis is Breaking the...
Interviews and audio clips about World Radio Day
Fri, 2017-03-03 19:27
The recorded panel of World Radio Day 2017, titled "Radio and Global Transitions"
Speakers:
00:01:49: Carlos Chirinos (NYU) speaks about his project "Africa Stop Ebola"
00:28:33: Caroline Mitchell (University of Sunderland, Transnational Radio Encounters) on how the mapping project Radio...
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,...The SOAS Politics Department Podcasts feature interviews and lectures of international guests and visiting academics.
Fri, 2016-12-09 12:56
Chaired by Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri of SOAS, Sir Roderic Lyne, member of the Iraq inquiry committee and Ms Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government, discuss their views on "The Chilcot Inquiry: Lessons for Strategy?".
Sir Roderic Lyne was a member of the committee of 5 Privy...
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...
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...
Fri, 2015-10-30 14:59
School of Otaku and Anime Studies
Class 15 ? Otaku Culture and Cosplay Around the World
Nowadays otaku culture is far from being the niche phenomenon it used to be. Japan?s pop culture?s popularity has reached global recognition and its aficionados?s spread goes well beyond Japanese borders....
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...
Wed, 2015-04-22 14:51
Development Matters: Education, Health and Climate Change
A recent DfID Evidence on Demand Topic Guide written by Dr Nicole Blum at UCL Institute of Education has sparked a discussion about the interdisciplinary responses around climate change. This podcast goes into detail on the many issues...
“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...
Behind the Spirit, 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...
Fri, 2013-03-01 22:40
The next edition of the SOAS Spirit is out next Wednesday, 6th February. In sports, James Appleby speaks to Geoff Lee, the co-ordinator of the Red Card Israeli Racism Campaign.
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...Fri, 2012-04-27 13:11
In this episode we are joined by Suzanne Husseini, well-known for her regular contributions to BBC Good Food and host of one of the most popular Arabic cooking shows in the Middle East. Come along with us on a travel from Morocco to the Gulf countries, and discover the peculiarities of Arab cuisine... 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...
