The Isis: How to Build a Mag

Now that the dust is settling from a very busy term, we thought we’d ask Paul and Ella from the Business and Events team all things launch party, Youni, and exactly how much money we made this term...

This is our fourth and final episode of How to Build a Mag, which means the FULL SERIES IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW ON SPOTIFY ‼️ If you’re interested in writing, editing, creative, or events, this podcast is THE place to start (especially with team applications opening soon 👀).

If you think the Oxford lifestyle is intense, try the lay-in process for a spin!

Or better yet, just listen to our SET team discuss all things negative space, text and art interpretations, InDesign software, and the creative process as a sandwich. We consider the bigger picture of sending a magazine to print but also dig into the day-to day of lay-in: 10am to 10pm, five days of the week.

Join Alice, Bella, Jarad and Ananya as we discuss their experience of lay-in, in anticipation of the launch of our MT24 edition!

Want to write? Edit? Student journalism can make it sound difficult sometimes. Let us ease the load a little as we talk it out with our writer’s roundtable.

In the second episode of our new series, we move onto discussing the processes involved in making the mag come to life, and keeping the writing flowing while we wait, following the US election with The Count, and our just-launched newsletter.

Join Florence, Reuben, Violet, Evie, Lina, Cameron and Zhaniya as we take a whistle-stop tour through it all and answer an audience question along the way (it could be yours - stay tuned)!

Being on a student magazine during the vac is like throwing a party without the guests: a long set-up with very little pay-off.

In our very first podcast episode, we talk Google Meets, our change to no theme, and not actually having any money. Join Bella, Ananya, Kelsey, and Zhaniya as they discuss their not-so-vac vacs.

Join us in conversation with Ione Gamble, founding Editor-in-Chief of Polyester, an intersectional feminist zine. She has written for Vice, Noisey, Dazed, and been named one of the most exciting new editors shaping the future of magazines by i-D magazine. We talk about the London zine scene, online activism, Tumblr and more.

In conversation with American poet, playwright and lyricist Steven Sater. Steven Sater has won Tony, Grammy and Laurence Olivier awards for his work in theatre, drama and music. He is best known for his work alongside Duncan Sheik on the 2006 Broadway musical Spring Awakening. In this podcast we discuss Steven's new novel Alice by Heart based on the musical of the same name, his memories of England and Oxford, and what it means to write across different mediums. 

Hosted by Mukahang Limbu and Kalli Dockrill. 

In conversation with Oscar award winning documentary director, producer, cinematographer and editor: Marshall Curry. Curry's work includes the Academy Award nominated film Street Fight, as well as Racing Dreams, Point and Shoot, and A Night at the Garden. In 2019 Curry's short film The Neighbor's Window won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Curry's writing has twice been nominated for the Writer's Guild of America Award. 

Hosted by Mukahang Limbu and Asa Breuss - Burgess. 

In conversation with London-based author Olivia Sudjic. After graduating from Cambridge, Sudjic’s debut novel, Sympathy, was published in 2017 to wide critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Salerno European Book Award. She has since published a long-form essay titled Exposure, tackling surveillance and anxiety in an online era, and the personal scrutiny that female authors in particular are subjected to. Her latest novel is Asylum Road – we were lucky enough to speak to her on the day of its publication. We talk about un-learning university essay-writing habits, staying sane while writing, and social media.

In conversation with London-based author Olivia Sudjic. After graduating from Cambridge, Sudjic’s debut novel, Sympathy, was published in 2017 to wide critical acclaim. She has since published a long-form essay titled Exposure, tackling surveillance and anxiety in an online era, and the personal scrutiny that female authors in particular are subjected to. Her latest novel is Asylum Road – we were lucky enough to speak to her on the day of its publication. We talk about un-learning university essay-writing habits, staying sane while writing, and social media.

In conversation with international journalist Judith Matloff. In an over 40 year career, Matloff has reported from Rwanda, Angola, Mexico and Russia. She now teaches crisis reporting at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and consults for leading global organisations (including the United Nations). We talk about risk and safety in conflict reporting, particularly for female-identifying reporters, and her latest book, How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need, available here: http://judithmatloff.com.