The Blue Spotlight

By The Oxford Blue

Welcome to The Blue Spotlight podcast series where we will be highlighting major stories from both within the University and beyond by giving you a run-down on the biggest pieces of news for the week ... more

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The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.

The Blue Spotlight episodes:

May 18, 2021 Trinity Week 3 in Review: Will We Be Able to Stay in Oxford for 9th and 10th Week? • Biden’s First 100 Days – How’s He Done? • OxMatch and Homophobia
CW: homophobia
This week’s hosts Josh Russell and Andrew Smailes take us through the top headlines from Week 3 of Trinity Term in this edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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15min
May 09, 2021 Trinity Week 2 in Review: Covid-19 in India • Who will replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s Chancellor? • Park Life During Covid – Unfairly Demonised?
CW: the impact of Covid-19
This week’s hosts Sarah Fielding and Josh Russell take us through the top headlines from Week 2 of Trinity Term in this edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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22min
May 02, 2021 Trinity Week 1 in Review: Should religion be free from ridicule? • Kill the Bill – an experience of being arrested • How addicted are we to our smartphones?
CW: arrest, violence
This week’s hosts Andrew Smailes and Hannah Kieve take us through the top headlines from Week 1 of Trinity Term in this edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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24min
April 12, 2021 Spring Vacation in Review: China – Xi Tightens his Grip • University Challenge – Past Its Sell-By Date? • Racism at Christ Church
CW: racism, sexual abuse
This week’s hosts Andrew Smailes and Sarah Fielding take us through the top headlines from the spring vacation in this week's edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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25min
March 15, 2021 Week 8 in Review: Oxford Students for Uyghurs, Shakespeare’s Globe Revived, Top Zoom Tute Tips, and more…
This week’s hosts Andrew Smailes and Freddie zu Wied take us through the top headlines from 5th – 12th March in this week's edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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25min
March 08, 2021 Week 7 in Review: Modern Mafia Court Case, San Francisco in Review, Comedy in German Film, and more…
This week’s hosts Sasha Mills and Andrew Smailes take us through the top headlines from 27th February – 5th March in this week's edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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17min
March 01, 2021 Week 6 in Review: Lessons from Myanmar, Questions on the Monarchy, Lloyds Scholarship, and more…
This week’s hosts Thea Drinkall and Freddie zu Wied take us through the top headlines from 20–26th February in this week's edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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21min
February 22, 2021 Week 5 in Review: A History of COVID, QAnon in Congress, The Crash in Cash, and more…
This week’s hosts Waleed Nasir and Freddie zu Wied take us through the top headlines from 13–19th February in this week’s edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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21min
February 22, 2021 Week 5 in Review: A History of COVID, QAnon in Congress, The Crash in Cash, and more…
This week’s hosts Waleed Nasir and Freddie zu Wied take us through the top headlines from 13–19th February in this week's edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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21min
February 14, 2021 Week 4 in Review: Endometriosis, Alexei Navalny, Honduran Abortion Reform and more…
This week’s hosts Josh Russell and Andrew Smailes take us through the top headlines from 6–12th February in this week’s edition of the Blue Spotlight.
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26min

FAQs about The Blue Spotlight:

How many episodes does The Blue Spotlight have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.