Wadcast
A podcast from Wadham College, University of Oxford. Bringing you interviews, seminars, and stories from our community.
Episodes
15 episodes
#14 Cash vs Card vs App | with Shumiao Ouyang
We caught up with one of Wadham's newest Fellows, Shumiao Ouyang to discuss his wide-ranging research at the intersection of finance and tech. This podcast is a snippet from that conversation that expands on the impact of mobile pa...
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Episode 3
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18:10
#13 Queer Ways of Knowing | with Felicity Long
What does it mean to be known and seen as queer, by others and ourselves? Felicity Long shares some insights, from rural Lancashire to the Dreaming Spires. Felicity works in the University’s Graduate Admissions and Recruitment team on access pr...
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Episode 2
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12:06
#12 The Future of Music at Wadham | with Tom Hammond-Davies
In this episode, we talk to our new Director of Music, Tom Hammond-Davies. The Director of Music role has been newly envisioned, and Tom shares what this might mean for the future of music at Wadham. He also opens up about his own musical journ...
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Episode 1
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19:43
#11 A Place of Passage | with Rowan Williams
This year marks the 410th anniversary since Wadham’s chapel opened. Our chaplain, Jane Baun, has been very busy this past term, marking the occasion with exhibitions, festivities, and talks. We were privileged to have former archbishop, and mor...
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Episode 11
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13:09
#10 Two SU Presidents Talk | with Simon Milner & Eemil Moisio
Wadham alumnus, Simon Milner (History & Politics, 1985; SU President, 1987) is the APAC VP of Public Policy with Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc) and joins us for our first 'Notable alumni in conversation with Wadham students' exch...
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Episode 10
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57:28
#9 Mental Health Interfacing with Arts and Ethnicity | with Kam Bhui
This episode introduces Professor of Psychiatry and new Wadham Senior Research Fellow, Kam Bhui! Kam has been a practising psychiatrist, he's advised the government on mental health policy, and he's active in research. We discuss taking psychia...
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Episode 9
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28:26
BONUS: Is British Politics Ready for the Economic Challenges we face? | with Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson is former European Trade Commissioner and Secretary of State. Prior to this, he held a number of Cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and was one of the architects of New Labour. Peter spoke to Wadham College on Tuesd...
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26:56
#8 Social Justice & Desire | with Cara Addleman
What does it take for us to be free people? How should we think about our desires when those desires are formed by oppressive social structures? Cara Addleman, a third-year Wadham student studying Philosophy, Politics & Economics won the Co...
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Episode 8
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30:54
#7 Two Mortals Confront One Infinite Logic | with Alex Paseau & Owen Griffiths
Two brave philosophers, Alex Paseau & Owen Griffiths, scale the nature of logic. Their weapon? Reason. What awaits them is singular and infinite. How did mere mortals venture so far? Join them as they detail the journey of their new book, '...
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Episode 7
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28:22
#6 From Rightmove to Writing | with Jane Griffiths
Jane Griffiths is Fellow in English at Wadham. She recently published her sixth poetry collection, Little Silver.One day, while browsing Rightmove, Jane discovered a clue that her childhood home was at risk of demolition. The bo...
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Episode 6
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43:27
#5 Academia & Entrepreneurship Combined? | with Adaku Agwunobi
Adaku Agwunobi shares her experience being both an academic and an entrepreneur, as well as her research in wellbeing for Black entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs more generally.The "MCR" stands for Middle Common Room and is the body of g...
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Episode 5
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20:20
#4 Sonic Therapy at Wadham's Chapel | with Jane Baun & Maggie Mae
Chapel webpage: https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/chapelChapel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfA5i...
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Episode 4
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20:16
#3 C Day Lewis's Poetry, 50 Years On | with Bernard O'Donoghue & Fox White
This episode features Emeritus Fellow, Bernard O'Donoghue and undergraduate, Fox White.View the full discussion on YouTube:
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Episode 3
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