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SOAS Radio was unbelievably glad to be hosting this musical legend, Seun Kuti, who is holding up the mantle of political afrobeat. Listen as Nick and Seun preview Seun's soon to be released album Black Times, out on March 2nd, and talk some serious politics, such as corruption worldwide and also delve a little into Seun's past.

Catch Seun's gig with Soundcrash on March 2md at Electrics Brixton and buy the new album

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In this interview with the Yemeni-American photographer Yumna Al-Arashi we will speak about her upbringing and education in the US and about a project she researched at SOAS. We will talk about being a visual artist in the times of Instagram and how to play with the media in order to have an impact. Yumna will share an experience of turning pain into something positive and constructive, she will talk about what it means to be vulnerable as an artist and how it is important to find and share joy.

In this podcast, Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri (Director of the Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS) talks to Prof. Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard Kennedy School of Government) about her book "The Evidence of Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century", the forgotten Latin American origins of human rights and the erasure of agency of the global south, and the unknown drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In a post World Radio Day interview with SOAS teaching fellow Verity Postlethwaite, we talk about the complexities of sport, including, reconciliation, colonialism and gender based historical sporting moments.

Check in with the 4 co-presidents of SOAS Students’ Union to get an update about what’s been going on & some of the key things coming up, including all things election & UCU-strike related!

01:12 – 4th UGM coming up

03:04 – SOAS Green Week

03:45 – University Mental Health Day

04:26 – UCU strike & what the S.U. is doing

17:09 – Students’ Union Elections

20:55 – What advice would you give to someone thinking of running in the election?

Intro & outro song: Video recorded by Ed Emery at the Notre Dames de Landes victory party on Feb 10th

In this interview, Maisie talks to Soledad from Insightshare about how participatory media and sports projects can be used in community and personal development, existing gender barriers and sports projects in public spaces.

More about insightshare: http://insightshare.org

In this interview, Nick talks to Dave from Streetchild United. Street Child United is a UK charity using the power of sport, specifically international sports events, to change the negative perceptions and treatment of street-connected children everywhere. They are still looking for communications volunteers for May 2018 in Moscow – find out more and apply here.

More about Streetchild United: https://www.streetchildunited.org

During World Radio Day 2018, SOAS Radio broadcasted live from our mobile studio at the Radio Fair.

In this Interview, Lola from SOAS Radio speaks to Nick Connell, Head of media company FBB Productions. The social enterprise, connected to the charity Football Beyond Borders, FBB Productions will raise funds for their many important projects while also creating employment opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Nick is a digital media professional with more than 13 years experience working for world-renowned companies, including the English FA, FIFA, UEFA, MTV, the BBC and Sony BMG. In that time he has managed numerous projects, websites, YouTube channels, social media accounts and his own digital teams, gaining extensive experience developing digital content, and a broad understanding of both the commercial and editorial side of media.

Visit the FBB Productions website here: http://fbbproductions.com

During World Radio Day 2018, SOAS Radio broadcasted live from our mobile studio at the Radio Fair.

In this interview, Karl FM from SOAS Radio speaks to Dekan Apajee, former BBC Broadcast journalist with over 14 years experience producing and reporting on London news stories using a variety of media platforms. Currently a Freelance Multimedia Producer and a broadcast media and sports journalism lecturer at University of East London.

Dr Frederic Grare, Carnegie’s South Asia Program - Non-Resident Senior Fellow