The official podcast of City St George’s, University of London's Podcasting Department.
Based in the heart of London, our team of audio obsessives from around the world brings you industry insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and our own original audio creations.
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The official podcast of City St George’s, University of London's Podcasting Department.
Based in the heart of London, our team of audio obsessives from around the world brings you industry insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and our own original audio creations.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 the world of fart engineering. From experimenting with their own gas production to testing dietary effects on emissions, they blow away the stigma and uncover some explosive truths.
Adding science to the stink, Julie Thompson from Guts UK brings the facts behind farts, helps decode the experimental results and shares gut-friendly tips to keep your digestive health in check. Discover red flag signs which may point towards health issues like irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut, stress-related flatulence and more.
Written, edited and produced by Mokshika Sharma, Jackie Imas, and Thuy Dong.
Expert insight: Julie Thompson, Information Manager Guts UK, the charity for the digestive system.
Chart your fart: Launched by Australia’s national science agency, download the app here.
Original music for trailer: Adam Wakeling
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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 an intimate and playful journey as they ask big questions about statues, commemoration and the changing identity of urban spaces.
In Situ mixes street interviews with storytelling to explore the city of London, its history and how its inhabitants and tourists alike find connections to public art.
In this episode, they visit Bob the Cat in Islington, The Meeting Place at St. Pancras Station, and the Nelson Mandela statue in Parliament Square.
Subscribe to In Situ wherever you get your podcasts, and if you want to support the show further then why not share it with a curious friend!
Hosted by Saskia Cookson. Produced by Saskia Cookson, Julie Béguin and Melusi Ncala.
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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 shaped her perception of storytelling.
And finally, some MA in Podcasting students share their favourite pieces of storytelling and why they find them so inspiring.
Hosted by Elly Young and Max’ed Aadan. Produced by Melusi Ncala, Saskia Cookson, Elly Young, Lucy Antonatos & Thuy Dong.
Edited by Thuy Dong.
With thanks to Chloe Sackur for her contribution to the episode.
Made by MA Podcasting students at City St. George’s University. Go to cityunisounds.com to listen to more of our podcasts and find out about our work.
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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 from the ground up and their strategies to keep their listeners engaged. He also dives into the role of social media in community-building and the growing impact of video in the podcasting world.
Follow Jacob on X here: @jacobjarv
And find Podmasters here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/podmasters/id6445001390
Hosted, produced and edited by Sara Farolfi.
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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 who ghost and have been ghosted to understand if his experiences are universal. We hear from a social psychology expert who shares his findings on why ghosting hurts so much.
We accompany Manav on a journey to see what he learns about this topic if it changes his perspective and if he is hopeless or optimistic about his generation on their journey to find love.
Produced by Max'ed Aadan and Angel Falese.
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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 discoverability. Whether you're a creator or a curious listener, we’ll break down the dos, don’ts, and creative strategies to make your visuals stand out.
Featuring insights from:
Hosted & Edited: Mokshika Sharma
Produced by: Max’ed Aadan, Jamie Adam, Isabella Anderson, Hannah Grieve & Mokshika Sharma
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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 into:
Join us for an insightful conversation about what it really takes to launch a podcast in today's crowded audio landscape.
Hosted, Produced & Edited by: Lucy Antonatos
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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 with loved ones in prison, and a historically-inspired series, Shadow and Light. Keyari discusses how she developed her original ideas and found unique marketing strategies for them. She also talks about her work producing video podcasts for B2B and B2C, the different approaches in audience strategy, and the current trends in these areas.
Follow Keyari on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rhoyalkey/
And find Spiritbound here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritbound/id1658980141
Hosted by Hannah Grieve. Produced and edited by Chloe Sackur.
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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. From Rishi Sunak to Joe Biden, from Sheikh Hasina to Bashar al-Assad.
But why?
That’s what Rejection Year’s mission is to find out. We speak to the people at the heart of these elections – the voters – to understand what makes them tick, what makes them move and what makes them go to the polls… or boycott them altogether.
Our first episode covers Bangladesh where a rigged election followed by mass protests over a controversial quota system forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. We hear an on-the-ground account from KM Humayed and illuminating analysis from Professor David Lewis, from the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics.
Hosted by Yaman Mohammed.
Produced by Isabella Anderson, Lucy Antonatos, Finlay MacRae, and Yaman Mohammed.
Original music by Lowkey.
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The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, each episode is centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Spring Break.
Hosted by Isabella Anderson and Max’ed Aadan. Produced by Hannah Grieve, Max’ed Aadan, Jamie Adam, Isabella Anderson, and Mokshika Sharma.
Made by MA Podcasting students at City St. George’s University. Go to cityunisounds.com to listen to more of our podcasts and find out about our work.
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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? This episode explores the idea of the three deaths he must experience before passing to the afterlife. If people keep telling Cedric’s story, will he forever be caught between this world and the next?
Step inside The Grenadier… but be warned, you may not leave alone.
Written and produced by Isabella Anderson, Saskia Cookson, Lucy Antonatos and Melusi Ncala.
Edited by Yaman Mohammed.
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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 thrilled to rant about modern life (“Women marrying women? Dogs in my pub?!”).
From phantom whispers to possessed lovers and bar brawls that echo his own violent end, this ghost’s tale is a chilling cocktail of tragic history, spine-tingling scares, and social changes in the world we live in.
But beware—he’s not just here to tell stories. He’s here to remind you that some souls never move on… and they’re very opinionated about your “progress.”
Pour a stiff drink and listen closely—the walls of The Grenadier have screams (and sarcasm) to spare. If you dare.
Written and produced by Melusi Ncala, Thuy Dong, Mokshika Sharma, and Jackie Imas.
Edited by Thuy Dong.
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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 yourself what really happened that night.
Written, produced, and edited by Chloe Sackur, Max’ed Aadan, and Manav Pallan.
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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 at City St. George’s University. Go to cityunisounds.com to listen to more of our podcasts and find out about our work.
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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 opera every week! He tells Elly why classical Italian opera is so unique, the emotions it ignites within him, and why a physical collection is still special. Even if you can’t tell your Pavarotti from your Puccini, or your tenors from your Turandot, you’ll love this. Elly also hears from music psychologists Professor Eric Clarke and Dr Ruth Herbert on why music moves us all. Plus David reveals the secrets of his past as a diva drag queen! From opening note to final curtain call, join Elly as she explores the wonderful world of opera through David’s ears.
And to help you discover more, David’s curated a starter playlist of his favourites: from Verdi to Wagner, Aida to The Magic Flute. It’s a parade of drama and superstar sopranos! Click here: https://tinyurl.com/eh4c5whp
If you are a curious music fan, listen and subscribe to Collectors’ Notes today. And when you’ve finished listening, why not leave a review and let us know what new music you’ve discovered?
Produced by: Chloe Sackur, Hannah Grieve, Elly Young and Taye Woolnough.
Special thanks to our performers, Marta Fontanals-Simmons and Tris Bracey, as well as Joseph Taylor. Further music from Uppbeat.
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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 on a wander round North London on matchday, as Arsenal takes on Real Madrid. He speaks to some travelling Real Madrid fans and the food vendors outside the stadium, comparing Spanish and English footballing food culture.
• And finally, we hear from some of our listeners about the food and dishes that mean the most to them.
Hosted by Elly Young and Max’ed Aadan. Produced and edited by Finlay Macrae and Chloe Sackur – and featuring the voices of Chloe Sackur, Finlay Macrae and Manav Pallan.
Follow and comment @CityUniSounds on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter and Bluesky. We’re City Sounds on LinkedIn.
If you enjoyed this episode, why not check out the back catalogue – and look out for The Pilot Series to get a taste of what we’ve been working on this year.
Go to cityunisounds.com to listen to more of our podcasts and find out about our work.
Made by MA Podcasting students at City St George’s University, London.
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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
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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
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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 of her studies.
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
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University makes all sorts of demands on your time and your resources, studying, socialising, managing your day-to-day chores etc. For some people, this can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed. That was Farah’s experience for a while here at City St George’s. Farah plucked up the courage to ask for help and she explains what impact that had on her time here.
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
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