77: Guftagu #6: Dating within South Asian communities
“A family friend of mine once said “But Inayah, you shouldn’t forget the fact that you’re Pakistani then and that there’s a way of doing things”. Perhaps, what I thought was normal to conduct myself in the dating atmosphere was then thus offending my Pakistani-ness and that I need to retain that." –Inayah Inam This week, we spoke to Angbeen Abbas and Inayah Inam, two penultimate year Pakistani...
37m Feb 19, 2021
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76: Pride #3: The Gay Liberation Front at LSE
“Archives are raw history in a sense. They record an event at a certain time. And it’s only when you look back that you can interpret it … but archives are the raw face of history.” In this episode of the Pride miniseries, we talk to Dr. Gillian Murphy, the Curator for Equality, Rights, and Citizenship at the LSE Library. We discuss the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), which met for the first time ...
17m Feb 16, 2021
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75: Grimshaw Speakers #12: Evening Conversation with Robert Vitalis
In our most recent event we were joined by Robert Vitalis, a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "White World Order, Black Black Power Politics: the birth of American International Relations". We discussed his most recent book "Oilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy" and his motivations for writing it but also his previous work that has...
1hr 14m Feb 11, 2021
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74: Pride #2: Being LGBTQ+ at LSE, with Thiago Pontes
“I just don’t want any student to feel the way I felt, isolated or marginalised, and that’s what moves me. I want LGBTQ+ students to, when they look into universities, consider LSE because it will be the best place for LGBTQ+ students. And when I hear that some of our work is actually working, it’s really rewarding.” - Thiago Pontes, LGBTQ+ Officer. In this episode of our Pride series, we look...
20m Feb 08, 2021
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73: Guftagu #5: Climate Change and South Asia: Sohara Mehroze Sachi
“So that when these young people go into positions of power at big organizations in the private sector or public sector…. they become more responsible leaders. Because that’s really what the world is lacking. It's a leadership issue- it's not a technical issue, not a scientific issue. Everyone knows climate change is happening and the science is not disputed...the lacking is political will.” W...
21m Feb 04, 2021
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72: Pride #1: Being LGBTQ+, at Home and in London
“So I kinda had built [London] up as this idyllic queer paradise in my head when really, it’s a lot more complicated than that…for instance, I did not think about racism.”  - Christina Ivey, from Jamaica. For this year's Pride Month, we're taking a look at LGBTQ+ experiences at LSE. In the first episode of this series, we look back at an episode from last year that examines students' experienc...
24m Feb 01, 2021
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71: Guftagu #4: Climate Change and South Asia: Ahmad Rafay Alam
“We’re here with the arctic on fire.. not because of personal actions but because there are systems at play.. and it's challenging these systems and dismantling them that will be the challenge of your generation. There are four major systems: capitalism, patriarchy, consumerism and the fossil fuel economy”. Welcome to Guftagu’s monthly series on Climate Change and South Asia. In this series, w...
33m Jan 28, 2021
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70: LSE Limelight #26: A Neurodiversity Officer
 “There needs to be someone to start to dispel the confusion and dismantle the stigma of what neurodiversity means.” – Sam Crutcher, second-year International Social and Public Policy.     This year, there is one free spot for a new part-time student officer within LSE. Sam Crutcher is advocating for a Neurodiversity Officer, to represent a part of the student body that he believes receives n...
35m Jan 18, 2021
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69: Grimshaw Speakers #11: The Women of Kashmir
On December 2, Grimshaw hosted an event on The Women of Kashmir with Amina Mahmood Mir, a doctoral researcher at the Centre of Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. She has been trying to understand the Kashmir conflict for the last ten years. Amina has travelled, lived and engaged with young people and scholars in both Indian - and Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir. This event aim...
58m Jan 07, 2021
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68: We Know The End #6: The End - “A Footnote in 2020”
“What a way to kick off the decade, right?”   Welcome to the final chapter of We Know The End, presented and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.  In this episode, we look back at 2020 one last time before we go into the new year.   
22m Dec 31, 2020
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67: We Know The End #5: Heroes and Villains - “Three-piece neon suit”
“Even with the whole world on fire, you’re still up to your antics? Even Satan rests.” In this chapter, we look back at some of the heroes and villains of 2020, and think about the people who made this year better, and the ones who simply added to the chaos.    This is ‘We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.
44m Dec 24, 2020
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66: We Know the End #4: Pop Culture - “Banging on bits of trash”
“Carole Baskin definitely killed her husband.” In this chapter, we pay ode to the stories, told to us through movies, tv or music, that kept us sane and helped us escape the absurdity of 2020.   This is ‘We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.
33m Dec 17, 2020
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65: LSE Limelight #25: Sumaya Osman, the SU Women's officer
"The fact that I was the only black woman running, the fact that I was the only Muslim woman running ... I think a lot of people resonated with that." Get ready to hear from one of lse’s boldest and most genuine new voices.... women’s officer Sumaya Osman. Here we discuss the closure of the LSE nursery, lad culture and handling racialized micro-aggressions. Listen to be reminded of the ways LS...
25m Dec 15, 2020
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64: We Know The End #3: BLM - “Where have you been?”
“If you’re a racist, feel free to take a straw and suck your mum.” In this chapter we recall the reignition of the Black Lives Matter movement that erupted after the murder of George Floyd, and consider the impact of conversations that have been long overdue.  This is ‘We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.
44m Dec 10, 2020
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63: Crossing the Globe #9: Meat Consumption
“I don’t agree with killing animals for food [...], but unfortunately [banning cattle farming and meat consumption globally] is not practical in the real world.” In this episode of Crossing the Globe, we talk about the ethics and politics of meat consumption with Ricky from South Africa, Paula from Spain and Brazil, and Shruti from India. All three of our guests follow a vegetarian diet for di...
25m Dec 08, 2020
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62: We Know the End #2: Lockdown - "Rear Window"
“You know, you got the general sensation that people were collectively losing their minds” In this chapter, we remember Lockdown and take ourselves back to the time when our entire existence seemed defined by the small confines of our homes, amidst what felt like the end of the world.  This is ‘We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Camp...
41m Dec 03, 2020
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61: Grimshaw Speakers #10: Headlines with Dr. Luca Tardelli
On our first Headlines event of the year we welcomed Dr. Luca Tardelli, an Assistant Professorial Lecturer in International Relations at LSE. Dr. Tardelli’s research focuses on international security, military intervention, and US foreign policy. We discussed the aftermath of the US elections and the implications of the result to US foreign policy. Presented and produced by Beatriz Silva. To he...
59m Dec 01, 2020
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60: We Know The End #1: COVID - “This is the end of the world”
“It’s like we’ve been given a mystery with no clues, a crime with no suspects, a story with no sense.”    Welcome to the first chapter of We Know The End, presented and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira. Each episode retraces and remembers a defining part of 2020, retold through our experiences, and those of others, in the hope we can find some connection amidst the abs...
33m Nov 26, 2020
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59: LSE Limelight #23: Being LGBTQ+ at LSE, with Thiago Pontes
“I just don’t want any student to feel the way I felt, isolated or marginalised, and that’s what moves me. I want LGBTQ+ students to, when they look into universities, consider LSE because it will be the best place for LGBTQ+ students. And when I hear that some of our work is actually working, it’s really rewarding.” In this episode, we talk with Thiago Pontes, the LSESU LGBTQ+ officer for the...
20m Nov 24, 2020
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58: Grimshaw Speakers #9: Evening Conversations with Ghida Fakhry
For our first Evening Conversation of the year we spoke with Ghida Fakhry, an international broadcast journalist with over 20 years experience as a reporter, news anchor, columnist/opinion writer and moderator based in Washington DC. We discussed Ghida's career as a journalist and a woman in the field, how she prepares for interviews and moderating panels in global forums, the state of the US d...
1hr 9m Nov 17, 2020
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57: LSE Limelight #22: Coping during COVID
"I didn't realise how easy it is for governments to change structures ... I just hope that when we go back to normal, things will be different." - Tilly Mason. In this episode of Limelight, we're turning our attention towards stories of isolation, and how students at LSE had been coping through the COVID-19 crisis. Compiling interviews we did over the summer, we talked to students about how th...
22m Nov 13, 2020
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56: Grimshaw Speakers #8: Expert Insights with Teale Phelps Bondaroff
In our first Expert Insights event of the new academic year, we spoke with Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, a researcher and community organizer with a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Bondaroff talked to us about his paper “Micronationalism and Performative Sovereignty: the Origins of the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Reef” and discussed the ori...
1hr 2m Nov 10, 2020
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55: The Last Dam Word #6: October '20
"The liberal way of the Democratic party is so doomed to failure when you're marketing things to upper-middle class millenials." - Zehra Jafree In our wrap-up for October, we talk about Dolly Parton, the Netflix movie The Devil All the Time, the US Presidential debate, and the London Film Festival.  Welcome to The Last Dam Word from the Review team at The Beaver, a Beaver Sound creation! We’l...
26m Nov 05, 2020
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54: The LSE Starter Pack #6: Seeking Support
“I think there is a tendency for people at LSE to suffer with their mental health but think they’re not bad enough to seek support, and that’s really not the case. If in any way your mental health is affecting your ability to produce work, it’s worth speaking to someone.” - Ella Marshall, BSc IR and History.  In the final episode of ‘The LSE Starter Pack’, we discuss the help available for stu...
31m Nov 03, 2020
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53: The LSE Starter Pack #5: LSE as an International Student
"Things like public transport, getting accustomed to the sheer size of London, I think it took a few months before I started getting used to London.” - Hussain Abbas, Alumnus.  In this episode, we talk to Hussain Abbas about the experience of being an international student at LSE and settling into London. This is 'The LSE Starter Pack' from Beaver Sound. We bring you the real introduction to ...
31m Oct 23, 2020
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52: The LSE Starter Pack #4: Back to School
“From LSE’s point of view, we need to ensure that students feel most supported... so when they come in they don’t feel completely lost.” - Bali Birch-Lee, Education Officer.  As the first week of classes start, we explore learning at LSE. Today we’re talking to Bali Birch-Lee, the university’s new Education Officer, about how intimidating studying can be when you first arrive. With advice on s...
29m Oct 05, 2020
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51: The LSE Starter Pack #3: Community at LSE
Laura Goddard, the newly elected Community and Welfare Officer, sits down with us to discuss community at LSE. Looking at London life, counselling, and sexual harassment, Laura explains how to craft the life you’d like at LSE.  Contact Laura at su.communitywelfare@lse.ac.uk (mailto:su.communitywelfare@lse.ac.uk) . The Student Advice Centre can be accessed on the LSE website and has an active t...
45m Sep 28, 2020
45m
50: The LSE Starter Pack #2: Sex, Safety and Support
“There are preconceptions that everyone has the same level of experience and understanding… which is just not true.” - Hannah Brown, second-year BSc Politics student.  In this episode, we talk to Hannah Brown, creator of Pulse Radio’s sex education show, LSEX. Here we have an informative conversation about the realities of student sex, sex work, safety and support at LSE. To hear more from Han...
31m Sep 28, 2020
31m
49: The LSE Starter Pack #1: Social Life at LSE
“Sometimes you might find yourself trying to be different things, different characters and it’s about finding people who your own character matches with. There might be a lot of puzzle pieces that won’t fit but you’ve got to keep trying” - Luis Maria Campos Ferreira, 3rd year Social Policy In this episode, we explore social life at LSE. We speak to Judah and Luis about introductions and meetin...
1hr 7m Sep 24, 2020
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48: LSE Limelight #21: Masters Programmes in LSE's Virtual Campus
“We’re not necessarily angry at the university, but there’s just frustration in general that nothing’s really being resolved” - Kanon Tsuda, MSc Human Rights and Politics  This week we’re speaking to Kanon Tsuda, a Master’s student in the Human Rights and Politics program, about her experience completing a master’s degree in quarantine. We talk about how research culture has changed in the las...
12m Jul 24, 2020
12m
47: The Last Dam Word #5: May '20
"It's so sad to see his anxiety and the vulnerability of a great director like Scorses during lockdown, I felt really sorry for him because he's just itching to start filming something a bit more substantial than his windowsill." Amber Iglesia on Martin Scorsese in Lockdown Culture with Mary Beard. For May we rant about the cinema industry, playlists that got us through exams, and the fantastic...
23m Jun 15, 2020
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46: LSE Limelight #20: Anti-racism student movements
“I thought it would be really interesting to look into what exactly is a student movement, what exactly does it achieve, why students decide to use occupation as a form of protest.” – Eileen Gbagbo, third-year International Relations student at LSE. In this episode of LSE Limelight, we talk to Eileen Gbagbo about an article she wrote on anti-racist student occupation movements. We talk about th...
12m May 24, 2020
12m
44: Crossing the Globe #8: Covid-19 Returning home to the US
“I felt like [London] was kind of a home away from home. I was expecting to have to 2 or 3 months left and that’s the hardest thing. I felt like there wasn’t enough closure.” As we face a global pandemic, Crossing the Globe is exploring the stories of LSE’s international students. In their journeys from London to Home, we discuss the impact of Covid-19 on student health, wellbeing, and studies....
11m May 18, 2020
11m
42: Crossing the Globe #7: Covid-19 Returning home to Morocco
As we face a global pandemic, Crossing the Globe is exploring the stories of LSE’s international students. In their journeys from London to Home, we discuss the impact of Covid-19 on student health, wellbeing, and studies.  In this episode, we’re talking to Safuoa Berady, a first-year International Relations student who flew back to Morocco following LSE’s closure. Safuoa shares with us what ad...
17m May 11, 2020
17m
41: LSE Limelight #17: Opposite Time Zones in LSE's Virtual Campus
“I guess it would’ve been so nice just to have the sunny LSE campus that we have during exam period, where everyone’s stressed but we’re all together and we all go sit in a park and complain and then we go back to work. ” - Emma Guitera In this episode, we talk to Emma Guitera, a third-year studying International Relations, about engaging with LSE’s virtual campus with a big time zone differenc...
18m May 07, 2020
18m
40: The Last Dam Word #4: April '20
"Her and Ken are just friends but she clearly has feelings for him. I'm invested." - Zehra Jafree on her discovery of Barbie's  Youtube channel. For April we rant about 'Too Hot to Handle', a world of streaming beyond Netflix, and fantastic British dramas! Our wonderful presenters are Zehra Jafree, Amber Iglesia, Molly Horner. Welcome to The Last Dam Word from the Review team at The Beaver, a B...
20m May 04, 2020
20m
39: Crossing the Globe #6: Covid-19 Returning home to Singapore
As we face a global pandemic, Crossing the Globe is exploring the stories of LSE’s international students. In their journeys from London to Home, we discuss the impact of Covid-19 on student health, wellbeing, and studies. In this episode, we’re talking to Gabby Sng, a second-year undergrad student who flew back to Singapore following LSE’s closure. She tells us of her day-to-day experience of ...
22m Apr 27, 2020
22m
38: LSE Limelight #16: Creative Societies in LSE's Virtual Campus
“There is a whole underworld of amazing individuals and amazing ideas happening. So I hope this gives people a moment to think, how do I make the most of the creativity here?”- Percy Fagent, Chair of the Creative Network at LSE. In this episode of LSE Limelight, we talk to Percy Fagent about creativity at LSE. We discuss how anyone is welcome in the creative societies and we unearth the hidden ...
22m Apr 20, 2020
22m
37: LSE Limelight #15: Mental Health in LSE's Virtual Campus
“There are a lot of things you can do to make your mental health better throughout quarantine, but you don't have to be doing all of them. In a time of national and personal crisis productivity is not goal number one.” – Will Banks, co-organiser of Freedom of Mind LSE. In this episode of LSE Limelight, we talk to Will Banks about mental health in LSE's virtual campus. We discuss the potentially...
26m Apr 13, 2020
26m
35: The Last Dam Word #3: March '20
"I want to learn all the dances, and I just can't throw it back, and oh it's terrible, I hate myself, but also it's the only solace I have in quarantine land." - Zehra Jafree ranting about Tik Tok. For March we talk about how we've been loving Tiger King, The National Theatre streaming shows and more! Our wonderful presenters are Zehra Jafree, Amber Iglesia, Molly Horner. Welcome to The Last Da...
22m Apr 06, 2020
22m
34: Guftagu #3: Aurat (Women's) March
“Our slogan this year was ‘behnchara ke baghair no guzara’, which means ‘nothing without sisterhood’, and I feel that in the depth of my soul, because of the sisterhood, community, and collective love I felt for these women … we all pushed through, we held each others’ hands, and we still marched.” This week, we talked to Mahnoor Omer, an organiser for Aurat March (Women’s March) in Islamabad a...
22m Mar 30, 2020
22m
33: Crossing the Globe #5: Being LGBT, at home and in London
This week we’re speaking about LGBT experiences around the globe and how it compares to London. We talk to Michal Piatkowski about LGBT free zones and it’s ideological implications, Christina Ivey about structural homophobia and its effects on Jamaica’s local economy, and Andrés Gomez about class, catholicism, and club culture. “So I kinda had built [London] up as this idyllic queer paradise in...
24m Mar 16, 2020
24m
32: Hidden Bridges #2 - Light + Social Inequality
"There are much more hidden codifications of the city, where we aren't even aware of what light is doing." - Dr Don Slater, LSE Professor at the Department of Sociology.  In this episode of Hidden Bridges, we discuss with Dr Don Slater the implications of light in codifying the areas we live in. By exploring the ways in which cities are visually defined, he emphasises the hidden influence light...
18m Mar 13, 2020
18m
31: LSE Limelight #14: LSE in a new decade with Director Shafik
“There are pre-existing mechanisms where people can give feedback if they have concerns about their roles. I think that's the proper way of dealing with these issues rather than insinuations and allegations.” – Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE. In this episode of LSE Limelight, we talk to Director Shafik about the LSE in a new decade by examining the three pillars of the 2030 Shape the Wor...
29m Mar 09, 2020
29m
30: LSE Limelight #13: Refugee Week
“We are [also] focusing on refugees and asylum seekers in detention centres in the UK, and we are doing this because this is an issue that so many people don’t know much about. The UK is the only country that has indefinite detention, no other European countries have this.” – Lauren Darwent, President of LSESU STAR. In this episode of LSE Limelight, we talk to Lauren Darwent about the upcoming ...
8m Mar 06, 2020
8m
29: The Last Dam Word #2: February '20
"Rupert Everett was the first guest to ever say shag on the show - I know scandalising Radio 4 listeners!" - Molly Horner on her exploration of the Desert Island Discs Archive. For February we rave about Parasite, dive back into the Desert Island Discs archives, and discuss what's on in the theatre! Our wonderful presenters are Zehra Jafree, Amber Iglesia, Molly Horner. Welcome to The Last Dam ...
14m Mar 04, 2020
14m
28: Guftagu #2: CAA and NRC in India
“The fact that there is solidarity coming from across the globe is extremely important... Our stories are not confined to this little bubble we are in. People are listening to what is happening.” - Mariyah Salim This week, we talked to Mariyah Salim, a researcher and humans rights activist, about the NRC and CAA in India. We discussed the political climate in India and the efforts to organise i...
14m Mar 02, 2020
14m
27: Grimshaw Speakers #7: Dr Hugo Slim on War, Humanitarian Action and the ICRC
We spoke to Dr Hugo Slim, head of policy at the ICRC, about war, humanitarian action and ICRC. Dr Henry Radice chairs the discussion.  This is Grimshaw Speaker, a partnership between the Grimshaw Club and Beaver Sound. We bring you conversations with exceptional individuals, discussing the issues of our times. For more from The Beaver click here (https://beaveronline.co.uk/) and from the Grimsh...
1hr 21m Feb 27, 2020
1hr 21m
26: Crossing the Globe #4: Hybrid Languages
This week we’re speaking about hybrid languages. We hear thoughts from Rhydian Rolant Cleaver about navigating the precarities of Welsh, from Melissa Au on the ties between class and Cantonese, and from Hussain Abbas on the changing cultural production and consumption of Urdu. “Speaking welsh really gives you an insight into a really amazing world of culture, literature, and language that other...
34m Feb 27, 2020
34m
25: LSE Limelight #12: Declaring pronouns with Jason Reed
“I think a lot of the RIght is guilty of fetishisation of freedom. I would very much call myself a proponent of freedom but I think vast swathes of people weaponise it disingenuously in order to make out that they are the victims of some great oppression when somebody suggests that they should state their pronouns." – Jason Reed, freelanced writer and a second-year Sociology student. In this ep...
16m Feb 24, 2020
16m