City Sounds

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:

• Adam Bowie’s analysis of Episode Artwork vs. Show Artwork
• Lucy Antonatos’ take on Tackling Podcasting’s Discoverability Dilemma

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:

• Crafting a compelling podcast concept
• Identifying and reaching your target audience
• Practical strategies for podcast discovery and growth

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. 

• 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 during busy periods. 

• And finally, we’ll speak to other City students about how they are coping with this exam season

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, 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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