Content warning: this episode contains discussion of body image and eating disorders.

This week Lauren and Chloe are joined by members of Hild Bede Welfare and Fem Soc's own exec to announce an exciting collaborative project. They discuss body image and the unprecedented effect of social media has on life as a young adult, opening a wider conversation on using platforms meaningfully and reevaluating the ways we value ourselves and those around us.

Resources:

Hild Bede Welfare- @hildbedewelfare

Eating Disorder helpline- 0808 801 0677 (run by Beat Eating Disorders), they also have a line specifically aimed at students-0808 801 0811

Durham Nightline- anonymous and confidential non-advisory listening service for Durham Students https://durhamnightline.com

Mind (the mental health charity) support/information sheet - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/eating-problems/treatment-support/

NIWE eating distress service based in the North East -0191 221 0233 or https://www.niwe.org.uk/

SANE- a national, out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and Carers. They are open every day of the year from 6pm to 11pm. 0300 3047000

Samaritans - 116 123 or https://www.samaritans.org/

If you think you may have an eating disorder, even if you are not sure, please see a GP as soon as you can.

It's a WhoSoc podcast, the genuine article, you might say. In the frightful absence of our Lord President, this week we take an insightful look into the politics of Jon Pertwee's The Claws of Axos (1971) and the subtleties within the classic Tennant episode Love and Monsters (2006).

Abigail Brierley speaks to Izzy Eastwood about SolidariTee (the largest student-led charity in the UK), the work students across the country are doing to raise money for the charity, and the week of fundraising that Durham students are participating in to fundraise for and promote the cause. Click here for the charity's website. 

Catherine, Libby and Jasmine interview musicians from Durham-based bands - Alex Comaish from Fly Trap Honey, as well as Sam Fisher and Ed Osborne from Escher. We also discuss Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, exploring this phenomenon in the world of virtual theatre.

Join Sharpie, Archie and all your regular favourites on another episode of Sportsfeed. This week the pundits talk on Tottenham's worrying signs, the Super Bowl, the Six Nations and their ideal sporting valentines date! All this and more on Sportsfeed!

0:00 AOB: Sporting Failure of the Week

Being a lower-league football fan- is it a joy, or perpetual heartbreak? Did Frank Lampard deserve the sack? Which Ivorian footballer has rubbed shoulders with Riyad Mahrez and Ben’s local semi-pro side? And what’s ultra culture like on the continent? All this and more with Luke, James, Ben, and Matt.

After another momentous week in history, Episode 3 sees Lauren and Chloe tackle their greatest challenge yet... Covid-19. Alongside Professor Simon Forrest (Principal of the College of St Hild and St Bede), The Female Gaze attempts to unearth the major and disproportionate effects the pandemic has had on women, as well as discussing the role of the community in providing hope in the bleakest of times, 'For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.'

Resources and Helplines: 

National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247 – www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ (run by Refuge)

Friendship dies and true love lies; night will fall as the podcasts rise. WhoSoc looks at The Doctor as a mythic figure, with McCoy's Battlefield (1989) and Smith's A Good Man Goes to War (2011).

Following Dustin Poirier's monumental victory over Conor McGregor at the weekend, Ben and Jack return to digest and breakdown what happened at UFC 257 and what the main and co-main event mean for the future of the lightweight division moving forward into the rest of 2021. 

Join Joe this week on Westminster Wednesday and listen to his panel discuss Trump's Legacy, Biden's Unity task, UK vaccine roll out and Lockdown 3