Purple Radio On Demand

Purple Radio On Demand

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Purple Radio On Demand episodes

  • Climate Justice: Hopeful Narratives and Individual Activism

    The Canary Call - Episode Three

    Climate Justice: Hopeful Narratives and Individual Activism


    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 episode, Oscar and Ione are joined by PHD candidate, Kelsey, and Master's student, Ophelia, to discuss hopeful narratives around climate change and the power of individual activism.

    53 min
  • Bridging Borders: Chapter 4: Dare to Ask. Dare to be the first.

    You’ve thought about it. Planned it. Talked about it. So why haven’t you done it yet?

    In this episode of Bridging Borders, we explore the trap of overthinking, overplanning, and endlessly talking about goals instead of taking action - what some call “mental masturbation.”

    We unpack what really stops us: fear of judgment, cultural barriers, self-consciousness, and the pressure to always appear composed. As students, we’ve all been there.

    Through advice from students and professionals at Durham University across entrepreneurship, student leadership, policy, technology, business, and creative work, we explore how life-changing opportunities often begin in uncomfortable moments and unfamiliar rooms. Sometimes, all it takes is one conversation to spark connection, build confidence, and open doors that once felt out of reach.

    This episode is about courage in small moments. The message is simple: sometimes the bravest thing you can do for your future is just to ask. Two seconds of discomfort can change everything.


    Learn more about our guests:

    Kushalini Paul - Entrepreneur and student leader with experience across marketing, hospitality, real estate, and intrapreneurship, alongside strategy and experience work at Entrepreneurs Durham.

    Zonash Aasim - Business Management student and active Durham leader involved in advisory, energy, enterprise, and student representation.

    Alice Clements - Student founder of Tooti Music, combining entrepreneurship with business and management studies at Durham.

    Dr Eva-Maria Nag - Senior Executive Editor and academic voice in global policy journal, government, and international affairs at Durham.

    Hammed Arowosegbe - Senior software engineer with strong technical experience in CAD, WebXR, game development, and systems built for major global companies.

    36 min
  • Chalkboard Ultra #47 - The Freedom to Work on Your Interests with Professor Frank Coolen

    This week Cassia is joined by Professor Frank Coolen to talk about academic research, decision theory and politics!


    01:02 - Frank introduction


    04:20 - What are expert opinions and how to learn from them


    14:30 - Frank’s lecturing experience


    21:08 - What other areas of maths would be interesting to learn


    36:34 - Frank’s foray into politics


    44:42 - Director of research

    1 hr 4 min
  • The Trial Run: Ep4 - Does London Bleed Blue or Red?

     Liv mediates a heated debate between Arsenal fan Dom and Chelsea fan Aidan to try and uncover the truth behind which club is more successful, which club has the better historic season, and most importantly, which is the bigger London club. 

    43 min

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Purple Radio is Durham's multi-award-winning radio station - winning Best Station Branding at the 2020 and 2021 Student Radio Awards, and top 6 nominees in the Best Podcast, Best Station and Best Sports Programming categories. Home to a diverse range of podcasts including music, sport and news and much much more.