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Rob and Juan introduce the podcast and the hopeful direction of it and explore rugby league and expansion, from fights in Perpignan to Toronto Wolfpacks expulsion and beyond. All this and more on the first episode of the Beyond the Tryline podcast. 

Join three friends debating about the least important questions in life. This week its who would win - a Trillion Lions or the Sun?

With the appropriate theme of wartime, WhoSoc's tense discussions reach their peak while examining Tennant's Human Nature / The Family of Blood (2007) and Whittaker's Demons of the Punjab (2018).

This is our second episode looking at Florence Given’s ‘Women Don’t Owe You Pretty’. Today we look at chapters 3 - 7

We interview Mark Chambers and Madeleine Hurley from Classic Film Society about the films the society has been watching together, their lockdown discoveries, and their personal favourites. Catherine and Libby review the Royal Opera House’s “Flight Pattern”.

This podcast my panel of Durham University students discuss the implications of the recent US Election. We talk about what this means for the US and UK and the challenges that both countries will have to overcome together.

Noé Vagner-Clévenot takes us into the life of Maria Theresia of Habsburg: just the elder daughter of an Emperor, she asserted herself, after a turbulent accession marked by a fierce international war, as his rightful successor, in an era where female rule was the exception. The founder of a 16-children family with a husband she adores, her 40-year reign, in which she had to balance her duties as s...

The first episode of Durham LGBT+ Association's campaigns podcast. Anne and Shivani chat with DPOCA's VP, Yash about race and LGBT+ identities for the Campaign for Intersectionality Awareness. Talking points include: Racialised dating preferences, media representation, fetishisation, microaggressions, performative activism, colonial roots of homophobia, cancel culture and a new face for queerness....

BREAKING NEWS REPORT: Ella Bicknell speaks to Professor Jacqui Rammage about the university's project to get every student regularly tested for Covid-19 using a new kind of test

At 41 years old, Glover Teixeira is on the cusp of a Light Heavyweight title shot - who would have thought that? 2020, hey. Jack and Ben discuss his win over Thiago Santos and all the action from last weekend's card. They also look towards RDA's fight against late-replacement Paul Felder coming up this weekend. All this and more on the latest episode of The Knockout Podcast.

I am joined by 3 Durham University Students to discuss the latest events in Westminster. We discuss the government's handling of COVID-19 and the reality of what Christmas this year is likley to be for families across the UK. I hope you enjoy the podcast

The crew are back and talking the latest sports news! A superb show in store: Some highlights:   Rugby - 37:00 Boxing/UFC: 56:00 NFL: 01:09:00  Olympics: 01:28:00 

There we have it! For the England fans and Ben Youngs it was worth the wait. But why were Wales so dodgy? How good can France get? Who's at 10 for the Lions? And so much more...... it's good to be back!

Ben and Jack return for another episode of The Knockout Podcast. On this episode, they discuss Anderson Silva's UFC retirement fight against Uriah Hall and Bryce Mitchell's impressive performance from last weekend. We also look forward to Thiago Santos against Glover Teixeira and an unfortunately poor rest of the card coming up this weekend as the UFC approaches a barren run of good matchups in th...

In this episode, Gabriel Radus talks to Gemma Messenger and Laura Bielby from the Placement Year team at the Durham Careers & Enterprise Centre, discussing frequently asked questions about placement years and looking ahead towards the Placement Year Conference 2020 starting on November 9. They are also joined by Patrick Procter and Emma Bain, students at Durham who are currently on their Place...

Fighting through post-US election delirium, WhoSoc aims to increase the levels of emotional turmoil by studying companion exits, with Earthshock (1982) and The Angels take Manhattan (2012).

The gang are back for a cracking show rounding up the best of the week's sport. The real question is, who would replace Sharpie as host of Sportsfeed? Tune in to find out more!

In this episode, we are joined by Durham University Electric Motor society to talk about their incredible recent achievements in the Ouston Solar Challenge and the future of the solar industry!

We interview Hamish Garland, President of Durham Opera Ensemble, about the exciting world of opera and their approach to performance in Covid-19 times. Catherine reviews the National Youth Theatre's online events, while Lim shares what she has read from Durham Book Festival's 'New Narratives for the North East'.

Jack and Ben return to discuss a busy week in MMA. Khabib wins and retires and so they discuss his legacy and status amongst the greats. They also look forward to the fights this weekend including the final hurrah for another UFC, legend Anderson Silva. All this and more on the latest episode of The Knockout Podcast.

‘Between the Lines’ is the feminist book club you didn’t know you needed. A space created by women, for women; everyone is welcome and no topic off-limits. We’ll be starting with a week-by-week discussion of Florence Given’s "Women Don’t Owe You Pretty", exploring a handful of chapters at a time. From then on in we’ll remain open to suggestions whilst trying to cover a diverse range of authors, th...

Richard Burgon MP discusses the recent report into the negative experiences of northern students at Durham University, his time as a working-class student at Cambridge, his deputy leadership campaign, and his love of heavy metal.

This week, WhoSoc crosses spooky stories with a Frank Skinner obsession, examining Tom Baker's Horror of Fang Rock (1977) and Peter Capaldi's Mummy on the Orient Express (2014).

Rev. Nicky Gumbel discusses his pioneering role in the leadership of the influential ‘Alpha’ course and shares how his church has responded to the pandemic through social outreach.

Glorious glorious Sportsfeed. Back again.