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Chalkboard Ultra #26 - Veni Vidi Computavi 30:51

8d ago30:51

30:51

We came, we saw, and we calculated. Sam and Louie tackle 'mathematical classics' and discuss how society came up with numbers and logical thinking, through lots of paradoxes, and how we can use these early ideas to help us depict the future of mathematics.

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WhoPod: Ep99 - Spearhead from Space & Blink 54:32

11d ago54:32

54:32

Join WhoSoc for our final podcast of last academic year (yes I know we released this very late) and hear our discussion of Oh No That Inanimate Object Has Come to Life Week, as well as a reflection on the year gone by, all of the ups and downs of WhoSoc. Be warned: we are very tired. Featuring: Louie, Ollie, Harry, Berty…

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Women Unfiltered #1 - Angry Women are Free Women 39:52

12d ago39:52

39:52

Welcome to Women Unfiltered, your new favourite feminist podcast - keeping you informed, inspired and empowered on all things feminism! Join Steeley and Liv for our first episode in which we explain why we've started this podcast and why we need these conversations around feminism. This week we're diving into key news stories from November, specifi…

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The Legal Besties #2 - Housing, Cartels, and TV Licences 57:06

14d ago57:06

57:06

In this episode of the Legal Besties Podcast, we dive into an unexpectedly rich mix of topics: housing, cartels, and TV licences. Join us as we explore the power imbalances between landlords and student tenants and how we can reclaim some of that power back. We'll discuss how meat packing cartels may be the reason why the McDonald’s saver menu is n…

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WhoPod: Ep98 - Victory of the Daleks & The Day of the Doctor & Twice Upon a Time 1:00:48

15d ago1:00:48

1:00:48

WhoSoc returns to discuss the episodes watched during Daleks Being Helpful Lil Fellas Week, where we touch on power ranger daleks, retconning the Time War and a defence of Moffat's writing of the First Doctor. Featuring: Ollie, Louie, Harry, Berty

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Chalkboard Ultra #25 - Hearing the Shape of a Drum with Dr Katie Gittins 38:26

17d ago38:26

38:26

Katie Gittins joins Louie and Sam in the studio to talk about her analysis research: why eigenvalues are everywhere and if you can actually hear the shape of a drum! (Spoilers: almost...)

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WhoSoc Watches Season 1 - Dot and Bubble & Rogue 1:00:55

18d ago1:00:55

1:00:55

We continue our discussion of Season 1 with Dot and Bubble and Rogue! Join us to hear our views on the episodes' portrayal of social media, racism, and Jonathan Groff. Featuring: Ollie, Harry, Cormac

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WhoPod: Ep97 - Under the Lake/Before the Flood & Earthshock & The Fires of Pompeii 56:53

22d ago56:53

56:53

Join WhoSoc for the final exam period podcast as we discuss the episodes watched during Exams Going Swimmingly Week and I Hope Your Exams Weren't a Natural Disaster Week. We discuss the dishiness of David Tennant and Peter Capaldi and the oddly emotional characterisation of the Earthshock cyberleader. Featuring: Berty, Ollie, Harry…

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WhoSoc Watches Season 1 - Boom & 73 Yards 1:22:19

25d ago1:22:19

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Delving further into our discussion of the latest season of Doctor Who, in this episode we touch on Moffat's representation of religion, explanations of 73 Yards' ending and a few fan theories for the rest of the season... Featuring: Ollie, Louie, Berty, Joseph

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Chalkboard Ultra #24 - The Paradoxes of Choice 40:27

27d ago40:27

40:27

In this episode, Louie takes Sam on a journey through the many paradoxes of choice. Join us for a enlightening discussion on the best way to choose jam and how voting can be mathematically inconsistent.

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WhoPod: Ep96 - For Tonight We Might Die & Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror & Attack of the Cybermen 1:08:21

29d ago1:08:21

1:08:21

Join WhoSoc for another wonderful episode in which we are entirely on topic the whole time and spend the podcast talking about the episodes we watched during Exams Got Me Sparking Week and Attack of the Exams Week, and certainly do not deviate and instead discuss D&D, Star Wars and types of mud... Featuring: Louie, Joseph, Cormac, Lottie…

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Chalkboard Ultra #23 - Where the Wild Things Are 36:09

1M ago36:09

36:09

In the introduction to Series IV, Louie and Sam dive straight into mathematical biology and uncover how we can use equations to describe population dynamics, pattern formation, and what's so 'golden' about Fibonacci. Visit visualpde.com!

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What's the Drama? S3E2 - Treasure Island 1:00:30

1M ago1:00:30

1:00:30

We welcome Archie and Alice from Treasure Island, this year's Fresher's Play. We also welcome our brand new co-host Beth Cameron!

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WhoSoc Watches Season 1 - Space Babies & The Devil's Chord 1:03:14

1M ago1:03:14

1:03:14

WhoSoc is back! And this time, we're discussing the most recent season of Doctor Who, season 1! Or series 14. Or season 40 if you're feeling really extra. Anyway, for this podcast we discussed the first two episodes of the season, with a great collective love for those poor babies, Murray Gold's incredible music and the character of Maestro... Feat…

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WhoPod: Ep95 - The Eleventh Hour, The Time of the Doctor, Doctor Who: The Movie and The Night of the Doctor 1:24:05

1M ago1:24:05

1:24:05

Join WhoSoc to discuss the episodes we watched during Fourteen Years Since Fish Custard Week and The Eighth Doctor Paul McGann (Doing Exams) Week, in which we break down each end of the Eleventh and Eighth Doctor's tenures in the show.

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Who's Views: Ep2 - P.R.O.B.E. 1:16:14

1M ago1:16:14

1:16:14

Welcome to another year of WhoSoc Podcasts! To begin the year, we're finally releasing a bunch of podcasts we recorded last term, but didn't get a chance to release.So today, join WhoSoc as we discuss the first four episodes of the BBV series P.R.O.B.E., an unlicensed Doctor Who spinoff released in the wilderness years. In this podcast we discuss t…

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What's the Drama? S3E1 - Michaelmas Preview 39:21

1M ago39:21

39:21

Welcome back to your favourite podcast for all things Durham Student Theatre! Before we have any proper episodes with guests or anything though, let's have a big preview of the term that lies ahead. May contain minigames.

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Chalkboard Ultra's Yearly Highlights 48:31

1M ago48:31

48:31

After a year of podcasting, Louie and Sam look back on some of Chalkboard Ultra's highlights.

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Chalkboard Ultra #22 - Optimal Transport with Will Ford 52:17

2M ago52:17

52:17

In our final interview of CU series 3, we are joined by fellow student Will Ford. Tune in for an enlightening talk into Measure Theory and Optimal Transport.

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DADS Podcast #11: Why is the podcast ending? 22:58

6M ago22:58

22:58

Gabriel and Will become self-indulgent and debate why the podcast is ending. Gabriel mocks the general irrelevance of the podcast in the grand scheme of things, while Will argues it is a foundation for something greater.

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Chalkboard Ultra #21 - Cat’s Cradle with Madi Hammond 43:15

6M ago43:15

43:15

Another podcast about physics and cats? You've got to be kitten me! This week we are joined by Madi Hammond who provides us with fascinating insights into research projects, maths communications and cats.

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Chalkboard Ultra #20 - Sam Shepherd on the Art of Polylogarithms 42:13

6M ago42:13

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The second decisode is here, and who better to bring for the occasion than our first CU returner Sam Shepherd? Tune in for an interesting discussion on polylogarithms, category theory, and literally everything in between!

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Chalkboard Ultra #19 - The Physicist from Pisa: Part 2 44:23

7M ago44:23

44:23

Join Louie, Sam and Daniele once again for Part 2 of The Physicist from Pisa. This week we learn more about quantum physics and its implications in the real world.

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Chalkboard Ultra #18 - The Physicist from Pisa: Part 1 37:18

7M ago37:18

37:18

Join Louie and Sam and special guest Dr Daniele Dorigoni in the opening of CU Series III. This week, we talk about Daniele's academic journey and learn a lot about how maths is used in theoretical physics.

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WhoSoc Podcasts Ep94 - Mind Your Manners, World Enough and Time and The Doctor Falls 1:09:49

8M ago1:09:49

1:09:49

It's that time of year again where you decide what we watch! Featuring Lottie and Berty laughing out of context.

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WhoSoc Podcasts Ep93 - Remembrance of the Daleks and Boom Town 1:11:04

8M ago1:11:04

1:11:04

BOOM! Join us for an explosive discussion on the Special Weapons Dalek and that time an earthquake struck Cardiff.

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WhoSoc Podcasts Ep92 - The War Machines and The Bells of Saint John 49:41

8M ago49:41

49:41

It's the War Machines Birthday? We need a gift quick...a WhoSoc Podcast will do. Join us for a discussion on the time technology went rogue in Doctor Who.

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WhoSoc Podcasts Ep91 - The Rebel Flesh, The Almost People and A Good Man Goes to War 1:00:14

9M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

How many Matt Smith stories are we discussing today? 3! We are discussing 3! Tune in for a chat on The Flesh and Demons Run.

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DADS Podcast #10 - Is consciousness universal? (with Dr Phillip Goff) 38:19

9M ago38:19

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We experience Dr Phillip Goff in his natural habitat as he defends Panpsychism against both the direct questioning of students and curated comments from his most relentless Internet critics. Gabriel was forced to not read about Panpsychism so he could approach it from pure, undistilled logic, and be the Elizabeth of Bohemia to Goff's Descartes. Sam…

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Passionfruit Podcast #4 - Eggs with Emily Williams 18:18

9M ago18:18

18:18

THIS WEEK on The Passionfruit Podcast, tummies are rumbling with a conversation all about Emily Williams' passion for eggs! Emily and Lydia talk about killer chickens and getting egged before asking the all-important question, 'What came first, chicken or the egg?' Join Lydia on her journey to find the most niche passion in Durham!…

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Chalkboard Ultra #17 - A Wonderful Day for Pi 35:39

9M ago35:39

35:39

It's the 14th of March, better known to us mathematicians as Pi Day! Join us for a fun discussion into Pi and what Sam got up to in London.

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Chalkboard Ultra #16 - Damn Lies and Statistics with Olivia Sharpe 41:57

9M ago41:57

41:57

Scientific research is said to be one of the most questioning and skeptical of human activities. Why exactly? We spoke to psychology student Olivia Sharpe to find out how Lies Damn Lies and Statistics have been found in the world of psychological research.

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WhoSoc Podcasts Ep90 - The Gunfighters and Flatline 1:07:12

9M ago1:07:12

1:07:12

"Doctor Who?"...not this time. Fill up your glass of milk and join in the song (podcast), as we discuss the times the Doctor's identity got mixed up and stolen.

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WhoSoc Podcasts Ep89 - The Horns of Nimon and Love and Monsters 1:05:25

9M ago1:05:25

1:05:25

Welcome to the most chaotic WhoSoc podcast of all time, where we discuss the memey-ist episodes. How many paving slab jokes have seen today?

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DADS Podcast #9: Should we be so focused on obesity? 27:42

9M ago27:42

27:42

The return of Deputy Biscuit Officer Aiken to the podcast allows him to speak on a similar topic to one that he chose for a particularly controversial real life Discussion and Debate Society session (Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 ER149), but unfortunately couldn't attend. Gabriel strongly believes in shifting focus from obesity to health in general, Will ha…

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Passionfruit Podcast #3 - Poetry with Poppy Worlidge 16:52

10M ago16:52

16:52

THIS WEEK on the Passionfruit Podcast, Poppy Worlidge joins Lydia to talk about her passion for poetry (and songwriting). They cover Pirates' parrots, Cath Kidston and singing Adele in 3-part harmony at home... Join Lydia to find the most niche passion in Durham!

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Chalkboard Ultra #15 - The Calendar Conundrum 30:19

10M ago30:19

30:19

It is LEAP DAY - which makes us mathematicians very excited. In this episode of Chalkboard Ultra, Louie and Sam discuss how the calendar came to be and how to count down to Doomsday.

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Chalkboard Ultra #14 - Strategy, Stalemate and Survival 50:08

10M ago50:08

50:08

With Sam mysteriously absent, Louie passes the time by discussing Game Theory and Chess with 3 guests; Woody Jeffay, Oliver Ensor-Adams and Jacob Harris. Tune in for a fun insight into rationalism and whether Chess can be solved.

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Chalkboard Ultra #13 - The Mathemagician's Apprentice 22:49

10M ago22:49

22:49

Dedicated to Brian Hoyland. In this minisode of Chalkboard Ultra, Sam and Louie discuss the prevalence of magic in our day-to-day society and how mathematics is used to conjure fate in the world of numerology. Does your name reveal your personality? Or have you fallen fool to the Mathemagician's Apprentice?…

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Passionfruit Podcast #2 - The Simpsons season 5 with Will Thornley 18:02

10M ago18:02

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What are Durham students passionate about? What makes them tick? What drives them? What wakes them up in the morning? This podcast takes a look at the weird and wonderful world of interests Durham students have. Join Lydia Bennett on her adventure to find the most niche passion in the city! THIS WEEK - Will Thornley shares about his love for season…

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DADS Podcast #8: Would we want to live forever? 28:57

10M ago28:57

28:57

Will's argument that prolonged living is insincere and unnatural gets contrasted with Treasurer Kairos' view that we should want to expand our lifespan significantly if possible. Gabriel sympathises with both arguments but ''logically'' concludes that death is bad and must be avoided. The logistics of this future, as well as occasional sci-fi fanta…

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Chalkboard Ultra #12 - The Epoch Bites Back with Tom Johnson 25:39

10M ago25:39

25:39

Did you think the world was going to end in 2000? Did you know the world might end in 2038? Listen to this interview with Mathematics student Tom Johnson to find out more about the Y2K bug, binary overflows, and why your next train might be -9223372036854775808 stops delayed.

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Girls R Loud #2 - 2023, The Year Of The Girl 43:37

10M ago43:37

43:37

This week we are discussing the 'Girl' trends on tiktok that dominated 2023. Why did they gain so much traction? How do they shape people's perception of women? Are they good or bad? Find out with us...

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Chalkboard Ultra #11 - Hidden in Higher Dimensions 25:40

10M ago25:40

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Venture into the mind-boggling hyperspace as Louie and Sam embark on a quest to find out what the universe is really made of. Particles? Waves? Strings? All will be answered when discovering what lies hidden in higher dimensions.

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Passionfruit Podcast #1 - St Chad's College with Maddi A-G 16:14

11M ago16:14

16:14

What are Durham students passionate about? What makes them tick? What drives them? What wakes them up in the morning? Purple Radio's new podcast takes a look at the weird and wonderful world of interests Durham students have. Join Lydia Bennett in her exploration to find the most niche passion in the city! THIS WEEK - Maddi Aldam-Gates speaks to Ly…

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WhoSoc Podcasts Ep88 - School Reunion, Invasion of the Bane and Countryside 1:19:53

11M ago1:19:53

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What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? Join us for a deep dive into Doctor Who, SJA and Torchwood. May contain Harold the Giraffe.

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DADS Podcast #7: Does participation increase the value of art? (Ben Bradley) 41:01

11M ago41:01

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Representing Durham improv group Shellshock, the very talented and funny Ben convincingly argues for the specialness of art that is actively being created, such as that of improvised comedy, the phenomena of a social movement, or experiencing karaoke. Fellow improviser Gabriel holds a similar view, while Will prefers art which has been perfected an…

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Chalkboard Ultra #10 - Chance Would Be a Fine Thing 22:33

11M ago22:33

22:33

As Chalkboard hits double digits, Sam and Louie tackle doubling odds and other ways in which we can harness chance and randomness in rather unexpected ways.

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Girls R Loud #1 - Jo Koy and The Golden Globes 42:33

11M ago42:33

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Welcome to 'Girls R Loud' by Taliah and Isabel. This week we discuss Jo Koy's controversial jokes at the Golden Globes, particularly how they diminished and belittled 'Barbie', Taylor Swift and other women in the industry. Why are these jokes so controversial? How did the public react? and- Can we excuse or justify Jo Koy in any way?…

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Kill My Darling - "No Country for Old Men" (Coen Bros: 2007) 2:06:50

11M ago2:06:50

2:06:50

An Excerpt: Zac: "Immoral deeds, God had no judgement on them." Luca (Quietly): "Immoral deez nuts" Zac: "Exactly" And this is why they are friends.

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