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Podcasts for students by students
How honest is too honest? In this podcast, Sevval and Lottie dive into the communication concept of Radical Honesty: how it works, its promises and pitfalls, and if it fosters constructive communication.
Sources:
Blanton, Brad. Radical honesty: How to transform your life by telling the truth. Dell, 1996.
‘How Many Thoughts Do You Have Per Day? And Other FAQs’. Healthline, 28 Feb. 2022, https://www.healthline.com/health/how-many-thoughts-per-day.
Radical Honesty. https://www.radicalhonesty.com/. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
When we speak to each other there are things we communicate consciously and unconsciously. However, when we form connections through language what matters is not only what we speak about, but how we speak.
Alba Tahiri
A “short” story about how technology, when paired with tunnel vision and self-importance, stands in the way of human connection. Also, something about artificial intelligence, I guess. Oh, and there’s a dog in it. Every media and technology used for this project is mentioned in the audio recording.
Culture is most often seen as a means to connect
As first-, second- and third-generation migrants, we observe and understand culture and identity very differently. In this podcast we want to share our experiences with you and give you insights into how culture can also create a disconnection.
Cover edited from: cultural_disconnect.jpg (561×283) (pointofview.net)
In this podcast Michelle and Madeleine are going to talk about different aspects of neurodivergence and how living in our society as a neurodivergent person can negatively affect inter-human connections, even making neurodivergent people more vulnerable to falling victim to abuse.
Online fandom spaces can offer a safespace for all of those people who can otherwise feel alienated in real life social interactions, offering the chance to create meaningful relationships and connections, through shared struggles and interests.
What connects women from all over the world with each other? Does being a woman feel different in different cultures and societies? And what are the experiences most women share despite their background? In this podcast, Charlotte, Julie and Johanna are talking about experiences and challenges that women across different cultures and backgrounds share and achievements they made through the connection of womenhood.
Sources:
United Nations of Human Rights (2023, 23. January) “The world is failing 130 million girls denied education: UN experts”; https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/01/world-failing-130-million-girls-denied-education-un-experts
Unicef “Girl’s education”, https://www.unicef.org/education/girls-education
Unesco (2023, 13. January) “Key data on girls and women’s right to education”, https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/key-data-girls-and-womens-right-education
World Bank Group “Girl’s Education”, https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/girlseducation
Kerri Lee Alexander “Malala Yousafzai”, National Women’s History Museum, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/malala-yousafzai
Pfündel, Katrin; Stichs, Anja; Tanis, Kerstin “Executive Summary of the study “Muslim Life in Germany 2020″” Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge Forschungszentrum Migration, Integration und Asyl 90461 Nürnberg, 2021
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Egypt. (2020, 28. October). Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/13/human-rights-watch-submission-committee-elimination-discrimination-against-women
Lorde, A. (n. d.). I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/383017-i-am-not-free-while-any-woman-is-unfree-even
Oxfamde. (n. d.). Unbezahlte Hausarbeit, Pflege und Fürsorge. Oxfam Deutschland. https://www.oxfam.de/unsere-arbeit/themen/care-arbeit
World Health Organization: WHO. (2024, 25. March). Violence against women. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women
Thanks to the capabilities of modern communication apps and social media, digital-only relationships have become more and more common in recent years, especially among younger people. Connecting to people you get along with and who share your own interests as easily as one can do nowadays is a wondrous thing – but it is not without its problems. In this episode, Lennart and Colin discuss the advantages and disadvantages of digital relationships and try to offer some advice on how to make them last.
© of images used for cover: Yan Krukau and Tima Miroshnichenko @ https://www.pexels.com
Join us today as we explore what makes women friendships so special, and how the internet plays an integral part in upholding our long-distance friendship.