The Canary Call - Episode One

Regulating Pornography and Rewriting Sexual Scripts

Disclaimer: This episode contains explicit content which some listeners may find upsetting, including topics of sexual abuse, gendered violence, and obscene pornographic content. This episode is deemed not suitable for children.

Welcome to The Canary Call: the sociolegal podcast exploring the warning signs of modern dystopia, produced and presented by friends and peers, Ione Banks and Oscar Bovenizer. In this pilot episode, Oscar and Ione speak with Professor Clare McGlynn KC (Hon) - a leading expert on violence against women and girls, and gender equality - about the regulation of internet pornography and methods of technology-facilitated sexual abuse.

In this episode of Deeping your FYP, we discuss brain rot. Although it was claimed as the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year in 2024, it holds immense relevance today. Whether it is through short form content, or its traces in 2010s YouTube – brain rot is everywhere. We also discuss how the rise in brain rot parallels the rise in anti-intellectualism and our reliance on AI.

In this week’s episode, Cassia chats with Ric about decolonisation within maths, mathematical cognition, student experience and much more!

00:00 Ric Crossman introduction

01:33 Statistics and pedagogy

07:34 Decolonising maths

15:46 Maths education

21:50 Upcoming changes to maths at durham

25:38 Masters of data science and group learning

37:15 Mathematical cognition

48:20 Bilingualism and learning maths

01:02:50 Student experience committee

01:14:24 Books and films

In this episode of Deeping your FYP, we discuss how social media has portrayed women over the past year. We focus on the two extremes of the presentation - the conservative ‘Tradwives’ and the infamous Bonnie Blue. We also cover Sky’s disaster release of the Halo sports platform. Highlighting the, often limiting, view of women the media and your for you page curates.

Cormac hosts alongside Ollie and Scout as they discuss the Doctor Who stories 'The Krotons' (1969) and 'Cold War' (2013) from WhoSoc's 'The TARDIS Gets Social Anxiety Week'

Ollie hosts alongside Cormac, Lottie, and J as they discuss the New Who story 'Turn Left'/'The Stolen Earth'/'Journey's End' (2008) from WhoSoc's 'Wilf Week'

Ollie hosts alongside Cormac, Lottie, and J as they discuss the New Who story 'Turn Left'/'The Stolen Earth'/'Journey's End' (2008) from WhoSoc's 'Wilf Week'

Ollie hosts alongside Cormac, Lottie, and J as they discuss the New Who episode 'Love and Monsters' (2006) and the Sarah Jane Adventures serial 'Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?' (2007) from WhoSoc's 'Dilf Week'

Ollie hosts alongside Cormac and Lottie as they discuss the Classic Who serial 'The Mark of the Rani' (1985) from WhoSoc's 'Milf Week'

Liv talks to Man City fan, Oli, and Man United fan, Oscar, and has them settle the debate - who really rules Manchester!