In this episode History in Politics talk to Dr Rory McCarthy about the Western perception of Islamist movements, the peace process in the war in Afghanistan, and the increasing risks involved in being a journalist in conflict.

Sportsfeed is back! Recorded on July 16, the team discuss all the sporting news, including the top and bottom of the Premier League, the Test cricket, an Olympics sports update, whether Patrick Mahomes is worth a HALF A BILLION contract, and much more!  At the end of show, Ben Sharp asks the panellists which sportsperson they’d most like to have a drink with, and the crew conjure up some cracking comments.

Ben and Jack are back for a bumper Fight Island episode of the Knockout Podcast. The guys run through all the talking points from a stacked UFC 251 card, and recap Thursday morning's action featuring a key fight at featherweight between Kattar and Ige. Finally, they preview this weekend's action with UFC Flyweight gold on the line.

In the first episode History in Politics talk to Dr David Andersen about the role education has in political activism, particularly in the context of American politics. This episode looks at riots and protest, US elections and presidencies, and decolonising the curriculum.

After a short hiatus, Gabriel returns to talk to Hugh Ferris, BBC Sport, World Service, Radio 2 and Manchester City FC matchday presenter and anchor. Hugh made his name in broadcast media on Manchester-based radio, before working on the 2002 Commonwealth Games, numerous Olympics and Paralympics (including anchoring BBC Sport's coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympics) and gaining the rights to interview Sir Alex Ferguson one-on-one each week in the mid-Noughties. 

Hugh is also the presenter of the highly successful Set Piece Menu Podcast, a podcast that seeks to achieve a more intellectual and holistic view of the big football questions of today's game. Together with Rory Smith, NYT journalist, Steven Wyeth, BT Sport commentator, and Andy Hinchcliffe, former Premier League footballer, the show has skyrocketed in popularity since its inception in 2018 and is a must-listen for all sports fans.

Recorded in May

In this episode Elle has two musical guests on. The first is James Wadsworth from @underscorepart3 to chat about the exciting events they have coming up with WFM, including their AAA Pass Industry Interviews on Instagram live and their upcoming Felt Cute Fest. In the second half she chats to Parks, Squares and Alleys about their influences, top bands and newest release. The closing track is Мёртвый сезон by Parks, Squares and Alleys and луни ана.

In this episode Elle Woods-Marshall chats to Fahad Al-Amoudi and Beth Davies, two poets from Durham University. They speak about their process, influences and the way the Durham poetry scene has shaped their time at Durham. TW: At the end of the episode there is a poem which has a content warning for family bereavement (34:00).

The Knockout Podcast is back as fight islands looms around the corner. Ben and Jack recap last weeks card including a Fight of the Year contender between Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker. We then look towards next weeks first installation of fight island including (hopefully!) 3 big title fights at Welterweight, Featherweight and Bantamweight. Tune in for all this and more on the latest episode of the Knockout Podcast.

Purple Radio's Gabriel Radus and Alex Orton moderate a Q&A session with Donna Carr and Adelle Fairclough, Careers Advisors at Durham University, and Ellen Clarke, Durham alumnus and Learning and Development Advisor at Insight Investment. The trio field a number of questions sent in by Durham Uni students. The questions and timings are below!

For more information, hit the link below to the Careers Department's  Covid-19 FAQs page: https://www.dur.ac.uk/careers/covid19faqs/

1. In terms of both speculative applications and formal internship opportunities, do I have a better chance of applying to smaller or larger firms/companies this summer? (06(mins):46(secs))

2. Will employers be more forgiving about lack of experience if that lack of experience is due to Covid? (12:43)

3. Should I dedicate more energy to speculative applications or online courses? (18:14)

a) Online courses: best places to look?

b) Is it worth paying for courses, since many seem to charge extortionate prices? (20:20)

4. If wishing to ‘grow a network’, what is the best way to start conversations and where should we be looking? (24:00)

5. Do you have any tips for approaching a virtual interview? (32:02) How do you deal with serious adverse interview environments at home? (37:08)

6. What are the pros and cons of declaring your ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation in an application? When do you have to declare it and why? (42:50)

7. I’ve realised I want to do something completely different to my degree- should I retrain, study again, or get an apprenticeship? (50:27)

8. Pros and cons of differing a year- Should you take a year out to do your own thing or do a ‘panic masters’; which looks better to an employer? (56:19)

Back for another solo lockdown episode, Sophie Banerji chats through some fun, deep and foodie finds from her 21 spins around the sun.