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In this episode of Unspoken Rules , we dive into one of the most overused—and misunderstood—words in everyday life: sorry . Sparked by a listener’s voicemail, the team unpacks the many meanings behind this seemingly simple word, from polite reflex to genuine expression of remorse. Host Lizzy reflects on her own habit of over-apologising—something many of us can relate to—whether it’s saying sorry...

In this debut episode of  Glorious Mud , the series for those who are London curious — host  Lucinda Acland  introduces mudlarking past and present, uncovering the striking story of  Peggy Jones , a Georgian  mudlark  captured in an 1805 volume of the magazine,  Kirby’s Wonderful and Eccentric Museum  — and who later vanished wi...

Episode 4: Food & Drink   In this episode, detective Melusi is sent into the streets of Islington to uncover the history of food, drink and the spaces that shaped everyday life in the borough. Guided by local experts, he follows a trail through markets, dining halls, and gin distilleries, revealing how trade, industry, and working-class communities transformed Islington over the centuries...

Episode 3: Literature   In this episode, detective Mokshika is sent into the streets of Islington to investigate the borough’s rich literary past. Guided by local experts, she uncovers a web of connections between iconic writers and radical voices who shaped literature - and society itself. From the shadowy personal life of Charles Dickens to the rebellious legacy of Joe Orton, the evidence i...

Episode 2: Women and suffragettes   In this episode, detective Jackie heads into the streets of Islington to uncover the story of women’s emancipation told through the people and places in the borough. With the help of the Islington Guides, her travels take her from a familiar local pub to the site of a notorious prison as she hears about amazing women from Shakespearean times to the modern e...

Episode 1: Migration & Culture In this episode, detective Julie is sent out into the streets of Islington to investigate the migration and cultural history woven into the borough. Guided by local experts, she follows the trail from the Irish ballrooms of Holloway Road to the once crime-ridden streets of Saffron Hill, and the groundbreaking arts centre that once hosted Bob Marley - the evidence...

Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Gas Tricks , the first episode of In Focus #HealthTaboo, a series that breaks health taboos into the spotlight. Gas Tricks goes behind the fart taboo to uncover why you fart, what’s normal, and what your body is telling you. Join fearless podcasters Thuy, Mokshika & Jackie as they step into th...

Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features In Situ . Statues can be quirky or grand, romantic or controversial - but what they often are is overlooked.  There are more than 1,500 statues and monuments in London. How many do you notice as you rush by? In Situ invites you to join host Saskia Cookson, and her friends Julie and Melusi, on...

The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, each episode is centred around a theme. This week’s theme is storytelling. In this episode Lucy Antonatos speaks to Podcast producer, documentary maker and investigative journalist Brenna Daldorph who shares some fascinating insights into crafting a story for audio. Elly Young is back home in California and talks about how growing up around LA has s...

Welcome to Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth , a miniseries produced by Podcasting MA students at City St George’s University, London.   In this episode, Sara Farolfi sits down with Jacob Jarvis, managing editor at Podmasters—the indie powerhouse behind hit political podcasts like Oh God, What Now , The Bunker , and American Frictions . Jacob shares how Podmasters built its audience fro...

Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Gen Z Love , a podcast the looks at the complexities of modern dating for Gen Z. Hosted by Manav Pallan, your typical video game-playing, matcha-sipping Gen Z. In the first episode, Manav is on a mission to understand why Gen Z ghost each other and why it hurts so much. He speaks with Gen Z people...

Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth – "The Art of Episode Artwork" Host Mokshika Sharma welcomes you to The Pod Lab , a miniseries exploring podcasting innovation, created by MA students at City, St George’s University, London . In this episode, we dissect the power of episode artwork —why it matters, how to use it effectively, and the bigger industry debates shaping its role in podcast discov...

Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth – "Launching & Marketing a New Podcast" Host Lucy Antonatos welcomes you to Pod Lab , a miniseries exploring podcast innovation, created by MA students at City, St George's University of London . In this episode, we go behind the scenes of podcast creation with actor and podcaster Rachel Shelley as she prepares to launch her new show, The 94% . We dive i...

Welcome to Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth , a miniseries produced by Podcasting MA students at City St George’s University, London.   In this episode, Hannah Grieve meets with City's Podcaster in Residence, Keyari Page. She's created several series, including  Spiritbound , about spirituality and belief, and  Hands Up, Don't Speak , which meets women in the US and UK w...

Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Rejection Year. 2024 will be remembered as a year of choice. A year of decisions. A year of protests. And, most importantly, a year of elections. In fact, 2024 saw the most elections in a single year in history. And this matters even more so because the incumbents? They’re out! Well, most of them....

The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, each episode is centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Spring Break.  In this episode Jamie Adam speaks to former BBC Journalist and Media trainer Sarah Ransome for some sage advice and insight into navigating your early career as a journalist.  Hannah Grieve is in Italy and provides some thought on taking time away to recuperate du...

Welcome to The Local Haunt. In this chilling episode, we step inside The Grenadier, one of London’s most haunted pubs, to uncover the restless spirit of Cedric, a young Grenadier Guard who met a brutal end in 1818 after being caught cheating at cards.   Cedric’s presence lingers within the pub’s walls, his spirit refusing to fade into history.  But what truly keeps a ghost alive? Th...

Welcome to The Local Haunt. A few weeks ago, three students spent a night in the Grenadier Pub, hoping to capture the ghost that allegedly haunts it on camera for the first time. The next morning, the landlord opened up to find the bar in chaos, and the video camera abandoned in the corner. The film’s picture couldn’t be recovered, but some of the sound was. Listen and decide for yoursel...

Welcome to The Local Haunt, a series set in Grenadier, the most haunted pub in London. Meet our eternally grumpy specter—a 19th-century soldier trapped in limbo, forced to haunt the creaking cellars and shadowy corners of his “beloved” pub. When rookie bartender Thuy ventures into the cellar for wine, she awakens more than dusty bottles: a sarcastic, centuries-old ghost who’s  thril...

Welcome to The Local Haunt. In this eerie series of ghost stories, we've created dramatic retellings of the mysterious tale of Cedric, a young soldier who met a tragic end in the 1800s. His spirit has never truly left this earth, lingering in the shadows of the Grenadier, a historic pub tucked away in the heart of London. The Local Haunt will premiere on April 18th. Made by MA Podcasting students...

Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Collectors' Notes , the podcast about music superfans. In this debut episode, host Elly Young speaks to David, an opera fanatic and all-round fabulously funny man. A passion that was sparked aged fourteen has kept burning for over fifty years – David has a huge collection of recordings and goes to...

The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, with each episode centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Food.  In this episode it’s all about food as we go on a culinary journey – from Malta to London, with a little taste of Spain.  •⁠ ⁠Chloe Sackur takes us on a tour of Malta as she visits the pastizzerias and restaurants of Valletta and St Paul’s Bay. •⁠ ⁠We join Finlay Macrae...

Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. Follow along to hear fresh new podcast concepts featuring everything from immersive storytelling to political breakdowns. The Pilot Series will premiere April 16th, and drop weekly on Wednesdays. More information about all our shows can be found at cityunisounds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

In our final episode, Tom and Elena explain how you can get help with any of the issues discussed in the series or indeed anything else that might be bringing challenges.   If you need help and support, pop into the student centre at City St. George University, or contact them at wellbeing@city.ac.uk . You can find more information HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

One of City St. George’s key aims is to ensure that every student has an equal chance to thrive and succeed. That’s why it can be so important to have the courage to let people know if there are things we can put in place to assist with that. Merci explains how she developed a strong relationship with her tutors and the wellbeing team to ensure that her physical challenges would not get in the way...