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‼️TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT‼️ In this episode, Alyx and Nina are joined by the president of Women Leaders of Tomorrow Society, Mariam Seklaoui. Talking all about society's role on campus, how women can strive to support and uplift one another and Mariam's work with the UN, Alyx and Nina explore the importance of having such a network on the LSE campus. Do you know any changemakers at LSE...

Episode two of Beaver sound’s latest podcast series Women of LSE is out now! In this episode Alyx and Nina are joined by the founder and president of @Women in Tech at LSE, Noémie Jerome 👩‍💻💜 Episode two includes everything from challenging the stigma of women's role in tech, to becoming a dream chaser. Get ready to be inspired by Noémie, Alyx and Nina were literally ready to run out of that ro...

Ok guys, New year New You. Right? Well, it’s definitely harder said than done. In this episode Mia chats to the not so scary Economic Student Siumi as they try to find that light at the end of the tunnel- and spoiler alert it’s not a Goldman Sachs internship. More importantly, they talk about ‘Peer Support’ and how, even if you may not need it right now, you can go about getting help.  After a hop...

Welcome to 'You've Got This', a show about navigating the everyday challenges of LSE, London and more importantly life! Chatting to new and exciting guests each week, Mia aims to shine a light on the topics that really matter to us; from LSE highs and lows, keeping your mental health up and everything messy and silly in between. This episode, Mia chats to two very special freshers on their brutall...

In this first instalment of Working at LSE, we follow The Beaver’s months-long investigation 🔍into the usage of casual or hourly-paid contracts at LSE and how they lead to the exploitation of workers. On the picket line, we also speak to Yasmine Kherfi, PhD student and GTA in the Department of Sociology, about her experience with casual contracts and where casual students and workers alike can go...

This current affairs podcast tries to unpick all things British politics over the last couple of weeks. With an analysis of parliamentary affairs, major political events, media headlines and viral moments - we aim to make sense of this tumultuous time in politics.  In this episode, we catch-up on the last two weeks of UK politics, focusing on developments following the Autumn Statement. We conside...

The official companion podcast to The Beaver Newspaper, the Beaver Breakdown allows Beaver contributors to talk in more depth about the inspiration and process behind their piece and allows us to ask any questions we feel the piece evokes.  In this episode, we talk to Niina and Anya about their coverage of UCU Strike Action and Rob about his analysis of the ongoing 2022 Qatar World Cup. The podcas...

Welcome to Women of LSE! In this episode we give a quick introduction to the series and future plans, along with a discussion about what empowerment looks like and who defines what “empowerment” truly means. Is empowerment representing ideal notions of femininity? OR is it forgoing all aspects of femininity entirely?  Hosted by Alyx Ray and Nina Penning  Edited by Alyx Ray  Logo by Charlie To Musi...

Welcome to 'You've Got This', a show about navigating the everyday challenges of LSE, London and more importantly life! Chatting to new and exciting guests each week, I aim to shine a light on the topics that really matter to us; from LSE highs and lows, keeping your mental health up and everything messy and silly in between. This is our most exposing podcast yet…… LSE are you ready? Turn the volu...

Have you ever wondered why you have to pay taxes? How does the US-electorial system actually work? Or how a country's financial situation can change from one day to the next? 🤔  ‘Help Me Understand’ is the podcast where we dive into topics like these, to try to understand why things are the way they are in society! 💡💳🦕🔌🌍📱 In this very first episode, we tackle inflation! There is a lot of ta...

Welcome to 'You've Got This', a show about navigating the everyday challenges of LSE, London and more importantly life! Chatting to new and exciting guests each week, I aim to shine a light on the topics that really matter to us; from LSE highs and lows, keeping your mental health up and everything messy and silly in between. For our second episode of the year, I speak to LSE’s very own UNSOC Pres...

This current affairs podcast tries to unpick all things British politics over the last couple of weeks. With an analysis of parliamentary affairs, major political events, media headlines and viral moments - we aim to make sense of this tumultuous time in politics.  In this episode, we talk about the Autumn Statement. After running through the key announcements and economic initiatives in Jeremy Hu...

Welcome to 'You've Got This', a show about navigating the everyday challenges of LSE, London and more importantly life! Chatting to new and exciting guests each week, I aim to shine a light on the topics that really matter to us; from LSE highs and lows, keeping your mental health up and everything messy and silly in between. In this short teaser featuring rapid fire assumptions: Is clubbing all t...

The official companion podcast to The Beaver Newspaper, the Beaver Breakdown allows Beaver contributors to talk in more depth about the inspiration and process behind their piece and allows us to ask any questions we feel the piece evokes. In this episode, we talk to Amadea from Features about her piece on toxic investment banking and finance culture at the LSE. We also talk to Julietta from Part-...

Beaver Sound presents ‘Word on the Street’ - The who, what, where and why of London's most current trends and experiences. We go so you don't have to... or so you can plan your next day (or night) out.   In this episode we are taking you to Bread Ahead: a bakery grown to be a London staple, where people learn first-hand artisanal recipes from experienced chefs in full- or half-day workshops. Genev...

What do Jeremy Corbyn and Bon Iver have in common? They are both in this episode of the Beaver Breakdown!!!! (kind of…)  The official companion podcast to The Beaver Newspaper, the Beaver Breakdown allows Beaver contributors to talk in more depth about the inspiration and process behind their piece and allows us to ask any questions we feel the piece evokes.  In this episode, we talk to the LSESU’...

This current affairs podcast tries to unpick all things British politics over the last couple of weeks. With an analysis of parliamentary affairs, major political events, media headlines and viral moments - we aim to make sense of this tumultuous time in politics.  In this episode, we tackle the bombshell news from Westminster - Liz Truss has resigned. She becomes the shortest-serving UK Prime Min...

With the new academic year, comes new sports seasons around the world - and your friendly neighbourhood unqualified sports analysts are back to provide the commentary nobody asked for. In this episode, Sachin and Dillon discuss results from the early Premier League season and give their best (read: worst) predictions for the upcoming NBA season. From the EPL to the NBA, in every episode, LSE’s mos...

This current affairs podcast tries to unpick all things British politics over the last couple of weeks. With an analysis of parliamentary affairs, major political events, media headlines and viral moments - we aim to make sense of this tumultuous time in politics.  In this episode, we discuss the recent developments regarding the mini-budget which was announced a couple of weeks ago by Liz Truss....

The official companion podcast to The Beaver Newspaper, the Beaver Breakdown allows Beaver contributors to talk in more depth about the inspiration and process behind their piece and allows us to ask any questions we feel the piece evokes.  In this episode, we talk to Opinion’s very own editor Alina Chen about her piece on the LSE Economics exams, Testing Understanding or Maintaining Prestige? , a...

Welcome to the sixth episode of ‘Let’s LSE about that’!  Struggling with a problem that no-one has prepared you for? Facing something you’re expected to understand but have no idea? Generally feel you’ve been thrown in at the deep end and need a lifeline? You’re in the right place! On this podcast we discuss common student issues and see if we can LSE about that! Every episode I interview a handfu...

93% Club LSE’s second podcast, in discussion with Dr. AkileAhmet – head of inclusivity at the LSE Eden Centre. Today we discuss a wholerange of issues existing at LSE, from the pressures of finding jobs to impostersyndrome, before discussing what LSE can and is doing to assist with theseissues. We hope this podcast can form part of future discussion for progressivechange at LSE with regards to inc...

Welcome to the fifth episode of ‘Let’s LSE about that’! And our first episode of 22/23!! Struggling with a problem that no one has prepared you for? Facing something you’re expected to understand but have no idea? Generally, feel you’ve been thrown in at the deep end and need a lifeline? You’re in the right place! On this podcast, we discuss common student issues and see if we can LSE about that!...

In this episode of LSE Limelight, we speak to LSESU Neurodivergents’ Student Officer Sam Crutcher about their experiences as a neurodivergent student at LSE, their time as the LSESU Neurodivergents’ Student Officer at LSE and…. MOST IMPORTANTLY the upcoming Neurodiversity week. The full schedule being: Monday 28th March - Neurodiversity and Intersectionality 18:00-19:30 Tuesday 29th March  - ND an...

Welcome to the fourth episode of ‘Let’s LSE about that’!  Struggling with a problem that no-one has prepared you for? Facing something you’re expected to understand but have no idea? Generally feel you’ve been thrown in at the deep end and need a lifeline? You’re in the right place! On this podcast we discuss common student issues and see if we can LSE about that! Every episode I interview a handf...