Podcast episodes
UniCast
A podcast made by students for students.
Lockdown
Introducing the hosts Amy Delauney and Samuel Kalantzis, talking about the lockdown’s effects on our mental state and bringing you the best deals to help students.
Racism in PhD applicants with guest speaker
The hosts discuss the lack of diversity within PhD courses in universities with guest speaker Dr Rachel-Ann Charles. Second half of the episode focuses on getting into journalism and the difficulties people face.
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Pubs re-open and guest musician struggles with the lockdown
With pubs re-opening, life in the United Kingdom feels like its going back to normal. But musicians are still struggling with the rules left in place, causing them to miss live shows.
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Vaccines & quest speaker from Manchester protests
Covid-19 vaccinations are discussed in depth by the hosts, followed by an on-air interview with the leader of the Manchester University protests, in which students locked themselves in their accommodation building to protest university fees.
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Third lockdown phase and impact on lecturers
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Men’s mental health
As of mental health awareness week, men’s mental health takes the forefront in this discussion with the hosts discussing what makes men feel like talking about their feelings is taboo.
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Discussing skincare with guest doctor
A common issue on student’s minds tends to be skincare. Taking care of yourself when money is low can be hard, so Dr Kiran came on the show to help.
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New member and surge in drink spiking
A new member joins the podcast as the discussions touches on the sensitive subject many of our listeners have been affected by. With spiking ​on the rise during our nightlife, the warnings and methods to stay vigilant are more important than ever.
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Pubs re-open and guest musician struggles with the lockdown
With pubs re-opening, life in the United Kingdom feels like its going back to normal. But musicians are still struggling with the rules left in place, causing them to miss live shows.
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Embarrassing university confessions and live calls
Nothing worse than having to puke in your bag during a lecture right? Wrong... ​
Focusing on student’s most embarrassing stories, this episode takes on live calls from unfortunate story tellers.
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Christmas episode
Christmas stories, quizzes and crackers. A light episode before the Christmas break​ talking about different traditions and cultures.
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Current trends and relationship disasters
Current trends are embedded within students’ lives, so the team discuss the fun and obscure sides of the internet, whilst taking online comments on a forum from listeners, regarding their worst relationships.
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Free period products and winter Olympics
More countries are now taking the initiative of making women’s menstrual products free but the UK hasn’t joined the bandwagon yet. Discussions also touch upon the Winter Olympics to make the listen a bit easier.
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St Patricks day and worse drunk stories
With Saint Patricks’ day around the corner, callers tell their worst experiences whilst drunk, some being funny and some being downright outrageous.
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Commonwealth games are coming to town
This year’s commonwealth games are going to be taking place in our lovely city of Birmingham. What does that mean for you with road closures and how you can grab a free ticket. ​
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Ukraine Russian war and student strikes
Focusing on the breaking news of the war in Ukraine, we discuss what is happening and why, with host Sam taking over the subject and asking people on the street what they think is happening in Ukraine.
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Coping with exam stress and discussing new drugs
Male contraceptive pills have hit the shelves in the United States, so the team takes on the topic whilst also discussing exam stress, in preparation of exam season.
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UniPast: The Reunion
After a year of not making an episode, the team comes back for a reunion, discussing how networking is going after University as well as unexpected surprises any student could come across.
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