Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Gas Tricks , the first episode of In Focus #HealthTaboo, a series that breaks health taboos into the spotlight. Gas Tricks goes behind the fart taboo to uncover why you fart, what’s normal, and what your body is telling you. Join fearless podcasters Thuy, Mokshika & Jackie as they step into the world of fart engineering. From experimenting with their own gas production to testing dietary eff...
May 14, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features In Situ . Statues can be quirky or grand, romantic or controversial - but what they often are is overlooked. There are more than 1,500 statues and monuments in London. How many do you notice as you rush by? In Situ invites you to join host Saskia Cookson, and her friends Julie and Melusi, on an intimate and playful journey as they ask big questions about statues, commemoration and the changing i...
May 07, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, each episode is centred around a theme. This week’s theme is storytelling. In this episode Lucy Antonatos speaks to Podcast producer, documentary maker and investigative journalist Brenna Daldorph who shares some fascinating insights into crafting a story for audio. Elly Young is back home in California and talks about how growing up around LA has shaped her perception of storytelling. And finally, some MA in Podcasting students share their favour...
May 05, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome to Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth , a miniseries produced by Podcasting MA students at City St George’s University, London. In this episode, Sara Farolfi sits down with Jacob Jarvis, managing editor at Podmasters—the indie powerhouse behind hit political podcasts like Oh God, What Now , The Bunker , and American Frictions . Jacob shares how Podmasters built its audience from the ground up and their strategies to keep their listeners engaged. He also dives into the role of social...
May 01, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Gen Z Love , a podcast the looks at the complexities of modern dating for Gen Z. Hosted by Manav Pallan, your typical video game-playing, matcha-sipping Gen Z. In the first episode, Manav is on a mission to understand why Gen Z ghost each other and why it hurts so much. He speaks with Gen Z people who ghost and have been ghosted to understand if his experiences are universal. We hear from a soci...
Apr 30, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth – "The Art of Episode Artwork" Host Mokshika Sharma welcomes you to The Pod Lab , a miniseries exploring podcasting innovation, created by MA students at City, St George’s University, London . In this episode, we dissect the power of episode artwork —why it matters, how to use it effectively, and the bigger industry debates shaping its role in podcast discoverability. Whether you're a creator or a curious listener, we’ll break down the dos, don’ts, and cre...
Apr 29, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth – "Launching & Marketing a New Podcast" Host Lucy Antonatos welcomes you to Pod Lab , a miniseries exploring podcast innovation, created by MA students at City, St George's University of London . In this episode, we go behind the scenes of podcast creation with actor and podcaster Rachel Shelley as she prepares to launch her new show, The 94% . We dive into: Crafting a compelling podcast concept Identifying and reaching your target audience Practical s...
Apr 29, 2025•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to Pod Lab: Experiments in Audience Growth , a miniseries produced by Podcasting MA students at City St George’s University, London. In this episode, Hannah Grieve meets with City's Podcaster in Residence, Keyari Page. She's created several series, including Spiritbound , about spirituality and belief, and Hands Up, Don't Speak , which meets women in the US and UK with loved ones in prison, and a historically-inspired series, Shadow and Light . Keyari discusses how she developed her orig...
Apr 24, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Rejection Year. 2024 will be remembered as a year of choice. A year of decisions. A year of protests. And, most importantly, a year of elections. In fact, 2024 saw the most elections in a single year in history. And this matters even more so because the incumbents? They’re out! Well, most of them. From Rishi Sunak to Joe Biden, from Sheikh Hasina to Bashar al-Assad. But why? That’s what Rejectio...
Apr 23, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, each episode is centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Spring Break. In this episode Jamie Adam speaks to former BBC Journalist and Media trainer Sarah Ransome for some sage advice and insight into navigating your early career as a journalist. Hannah Grieve is in Italy and provides some thought on taking time away to recuperate during busy periods. And finally, we’ll speak to other City students about how they are coping with this exam seas...
Apr 21, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to The Local Haunt. In this chilling episode, we step inside The Grenadier, one of London’s most haunted pubs, to uncover the restless spirit of Cedric, a young Grenadier Guard who met a brutal end in 1818 after being caught cheating at cards. Cedric’s presence lingers within the pub’s walls, his spirit refusing to fade into history. But what truly keeps a ghost alive? This episode explores the idea of the three deaths he must experience before passing to the afterlife. If people keep te...
Apr 18, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to The Local Haunt. A few weeks ago, three students spent a night in the Grenadier Pub, hoping to capture the ghost that allegedly haunts it on camera for the first time. The next morning, the landlord opened up to find the bar in chaos, and the video camera abandoned in the corner. The film’s picture couldn’t be recovered, but some of the sound was. Listen and decide for yourself what really happened that night. Written, produced, and edited by Chloe Sackur, Max’ed Aadan, and Manav Pall...
Apr 18, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to The Local Haunt, a series set in Grenadier, the most haunted pub in London. Meet our eternally grumpy specter—a 19th-century soldier trapped in limbo, forced to haunt the creaking cellars and shadowy corners of his “beloved” pub. When rookie bartender Thuy ventures into the cellar for wine, she awakens more than dusty bottles: a sarcastic, centuries-old ghost who’s thrilled to rant about modern life (“Women marrying women? Dogs in my pub?!”). From phantom whispers to possessed lovers ...
Apr 18, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to The Local Haunt. In this eerie series of ghost stories, we've created dramatic retellings of the mysterious tale of Cedric, a young soldier who met a tragic end in the 1800s. His spirit has never truly left this earth, lingering in the shadows of the Grenadier, a historic pub tucked away in the heart of London. The Local Haunt will premiere on April 18th. Made by MA Podcasting students at City St. George’s University. Go to cityunisounds.com to listen to more of our podcasts and find ...
Apr 18, 2025•1 min
Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. This episode features Collectors' Notes , the podcast about music superfans. In this debut episode, host Elly Young speaks to David, an opera fanatic and all-round fabulously funny man. A passion that was sparked aged fourteen has kept burning for over fifty years – David has a huge collection of recordings and goes to the opera every week! He tells Elly why classical Italian opera is so unique, the emotions it ignit...
Apr 16, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, with each episode centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Food. In this episode it’s all about food as we go on a culinary journey – from Malta to London, with a little taste of Spain. • Chloe Sackur takes us on a tour of Malta as she visits the pastizzerias and restaurants of Valletta and St Paul’s Bay. • We join Finlay Macrae on a wander round North London on matchday, as Arsenal takes on Real Madrid. He speaks to some travelling Real ...
Apr 14, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome to The Pilot Series , where every episode is a pilot for a new podcast. Follow along to hear fresh new podcast concepts featuring everything from immersive storytelling to political breakdowns. The Pilot Series will premiere April 16th, and drop weekly on Wednesdays. More information about all our shows can be found at cityunisounds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 13, 2025•55 sec
In our final episode, Tom and Elena explain how you can get help with any of the issues discussed in the series or indeed anything else that might be bringing challenges. If you need help and support, pop into the student centre at City St. George University, or contact them at [email protected] . You can find more information HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 11, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 6
One of City St. George’s key aims is to ensure that every student has an equal chance to thrive and succeed. That’s why it can be so important to have the courage to let people know if there are things we can put in place to assist with that. Merci explains how she developed a strong relationship with her tutors and the wellbeing team to ensure that her physical challenges would not get in the way of her studies. If you need help and support, pop into the student centre at City St. George Univer...
Apr 10, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
University makes all sorts of demands on your time and your resources, studying, socialising, managing your day-to-day chores etc. For some people, this can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed. That was Farah’s experience for a while here at City St George’s. Farah plucked up the courage to ask for help and she explains what impact that had on her time here. If you need help and support, pop into the student centre at City St. George University, or contact them at [email protected] . You ca...
Apr 09, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 4
University may be the first time you have lived away from home, and it can be a huge adjustment—especially if you are not only changing city but also country. Annavi talks frankly about the challenges of that adjustment and how the support she received from the health and wellbeing team gave her strategies to cope. If you need help and support, pop into the student centre at City St. George University, or contact them at [email protected] . You can find more information HERE Hosted on Acast. ...
Apr 08, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to The Place to start, a podcast series full of tips and advice about taking care of your mental health and wellbeing at university. In this episode, we talk to Tom and Elena, two members of the health and wellbeing team at City St. George University. They explain why they do what they do and what you might expect if you reach out to them for help and support. If you need help and support, pop into the student centre at City St. George University, or contact them at [email protected] ...
Apr 08, 2025•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to The Place to Start, a podcast series full of tips and advice about taking care of your mental health and well-being at university. For most people their time at City St George’s will be full of new friends, new skills and new horizons, but some people hit a few bumps along the way. Fellow students share their stories and how they found solutions with the help of our well-being team. This series was produced by Jamie Adams, Charlie Brown, Isabel Donaldson, Sara Farolfi, William King, M...
Apr 08, 2025•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The official podcast of City St George’s, University of London's Podcasting Department. Based in the heart of London, our team of audio obsessives from around the world brings you industry insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and our own original audio creations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 08, 2025•2 min
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show. Each episode is centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Comedy. We speak to comedians and City St. George’s students to discuss the craft of jokes, and the students tell a few themselves. Lucy, Melusi, and Thuy spoke to standup comedians about the art of making jokes, how laughs and mental health are related, and the ability to have a good laugh when life is miserable. Yaman goes around City University and asks students 7 staff their favorit...
Apr 07, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, with each episode centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Forgotten Stories. We speak to experts and creators about stories that have been forgotten, and how to retell them. • Mokshika Sharma speaks to journalist Kavita Puri and producer Ant Adeane about their podcast "Three Million," the story of the 1943 Bengal Famine in British India - a forgotten story of World War Two • Hannah Grieve interviews journalist Kat Lister about the American...
Mar 31, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, with each episode centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Wheels. In this episode we’re rolling through opinions, memories and emotions on all kinds of transport, and things go off in a surprising direction more than once. • Julie Beguin and Manav Pallan discuss Netflix’s Drive to Survive and the past and present state of Formula 1. • People answer: Do you have a fond memory of learning to ride a bike? • Chloe Sackur tracks down rail e...
Mar 24, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, each episode is centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Podcasting. In this episode we tackle the podcasting industry - episodes, businesses, and more. • Saskia Cookson discusses students’ PodGold experiences. • Elly Young talks about her impression of the first episode of In Detail: The Toxic Waste Scandal • YouTube’s One Billion Podcast Viewers with Melusi Ncala, Yaman Mohammed, Thuy Dong and Lucy Antonatos Hosted by Elly Young and M...
Mar 17, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The City Magazine Show is a weekly variety show, with each episode centered around a theme. This week’s theme is Reviews. In this episode we tackle reviews – good and bad. • Max’ed Aadan and Hannah Grieve break down their watches of the week: A Complete Unknown and To a Land Unknown. • People answer: What is a film you think is overhyped? • Isabella Anderson speaks to BBC film critic Rhianna Dhillon about bad movies we love anyway, and what makes a good review. Hosted by Elly Young and Max’ed...
Mar 10, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Podcast Gold celebrated the very best in British podcasting. Nominees and award winners gave us insights on creativity, the production process and the shifting podcast landscape. Can podcasts survive the video onslaught? And should they? Is something lost from the intimate connection that audio creates with listeners if visual versions predominate? In Listen… and Watch? figures from across the best of British podcasting provide their angle on this ongoing debate. From Hannah Moore at the Guardia...
Mar 07, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3
