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What are Durham students passionate about? What makes them tick? What drives them? What wakes them up in the morning? This podcast takes a look at the weird and wonderful world of interests Durham students have. Join Lydia Bennett on her adventure to find the most niche passion in the city! THIS WEEK - Will Thornley shares about his love for season 5 of The Simpsons. He tells some jokes from the s...

Will's argument that prolonged living is insincere and unnatural gets contrasted with Treasurer Kairos' view that we should want to expand our lifespan significantly if possible. Gabriel sympathises with both arguments but ''logically'' concludes that death is bad and must be avoided.  The logistics of this future, as well as occasional sci-fi fantasies, are also featured i...

Did you think the world was going to end in 2000? Did you know the world  might ​ end in 2038? Listen to this interview with Mathematics student Tom Johnson to find out more about the Y2K bug, binary overflows, and why your next train might be -9223372036854775808 stops delayed.

This week we are discussing the 'Girl' trends on tiktok that dominated 2023. Why did they gain so much traction? How do they shape people's perception of women? Are they good or bad? Find out with us...

Venture into the mind-boggling hyperspace as Louie and Sam embark on a quest to find out what the universe is really made of. Particles? Waves? Strings? All will be answered when discovering what lies hidden in higher dimensions.

What are Durham students passionate about? What makes them tick? What drives them? What wakes them up in the morning? Purple Radio's new podcast takes a look at the weird and wonderful world of interests Durham students have. Join Lydia Bennett in her exploration to find the most niche passion in the city! THIS WEEK - Maddi Aldam-Gates speaks to Lydia about her passion for St Chad's Colleg...

What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? Join us for a deep dive into Doctor Who, SJA and Torchwood. May contain Harold the Giraffe.

Representing Durham improv group Shellshock, the very talented and funny Ben convincingly argues for the specialness of art that is actively being created, such as that of improvised comedy, the phenomena of a social movement, or experiencing karaoke.  Fellow improviser Gabriel holds a similar view, while Will prefers art which has been perfected and ''sculpted''. He argues that im...

As Chalkboard hits double digits, Sam and Louie tackle doubling odds and other ways in which we can harness chance and randomness in rather unexpected ways.

Welcome to 'Girls R Loud' by Taliah and Isabel. This week we discuss Jo Koy's controversial jokes at the Golden Globes, particularly how they diminished and belittled 'Barbie', Taylor Swift and other women in the industry. Why are these jokes so controversial? How did the public react? and- Can we excuse or justify Jo Koy in any way? 

An Excerpt: Zac: "Immoral deeds, God had no judgement on them." Luca (Quietly): "Immoral deez nuts" Zac: "Exactly" And this is why they are friends.

Former DADS President Jamilla argues that becoming proficient in multiple languages should be more normalised, while A-level Spanish's Will says that won't work because people don't care.  He then presents an argument for why you should care anyway - with both him and Jamilla arguing how important language skills are for expanding your worldview - while a bemused Gabriel highlights his...

Sam and Louie kick off the new series with special guests Morgan Kendall, Sam Sheperd and Finn Hogan. We hear all about local, national and international maths competitions and what good they do for the community. 

"A really great cross-section of Durham" In the first ever episode of Purple Sport Uncovered, Purple Sport Editor, Sanjay, takes a look at DU Floorball... never heard of it? Keep listening!

A brand-new podcast from Purple Radio! Join Zac and Luca as they attempt to find a film they both see eye-to-eye on. That's right! It's another podcast where semi-qualified two white guys bombard you with their opinions about films. But at least they're self aware about it!

To kick off a new term of Sportsfeed, Sanjay is joined by Joe Harston, 2019 Tesside Ref of the Year, to talk darts before previewing Durham Women FC's exciting big match against Man City this weekend. It might be unlucky number 13 for Sportsfeed, but let's hope Durham Women's F.C have luck on their side!

For the benefit of the listeners, this is a podcat. Join us for a festive discussion on the brand new Christmas Special, The Church on Ruby Road.

WhoSoc is joined by the cast and crew of the OOTS Anniversary Specials. Tune in for a fun and insightful discussion on Lost in Shadows, the Monologues and 37!

Join Louie and Ollie as they discuss their views on WhoSoc's own Doctor Who series: Out of the Shadows.

Nonbelievers Will and Sam show mutual ineffable appreciation for religion, and look for meaning through the chaos of limited episode structure that DADS President Gabriel's absence creates.  The difficulty of editing and 90 minutes of cut content means this will never happen again.  Key timestamps : Sam mentions Pagilla (3:51) Will mentions Nietzsche (4:56) A Space Odyssey (7:33) Poetry/religi...

In an encore of their live special, Sam and Louie decide on the best way to set up a Secret Santa and reveal their nightmare gifts.

In this festive episode, WhoSoc joins the ghosts of Doctor Who’s past in order to discuss Ghostlight and A Christmas Carol

Join WhoSoc for a fun discussion into the last of the anniversary specials! If not…well that’s alright then. 

These podcasts are too long. Join WhoSoc as we discuss the second of the three anniversary specials! 

Sam, Gabriel and Will debate the best Christmas song in this award-winning special.