Synopsis
Official podcast/radio station of the University of Amsterdam, with content for students, Amsterdammers, and anyone else who likes good conversations and interesting people. Presenters: Felix FaillaceTimon TammingaEmily HigginsonMartin ThemmenKatia LealAlbert RobsonKatya Ally KufrinNatalia Weronika DembowskaDespoina TsoliHenrike FreytagMark MaduMo Prince of the TrapArthur ErmakovPetya BouianovProduction:Adel Al KhozaaeAlice NovelloSaptarshi ChakrabortyDan UngureanuJamie Noone
Episodes
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Slim Radio Live Sessions: FOSS
05/01/2021 Duration: 51minThe five members of the Dream-Pop collective FOSS bring some much needed sunshine and positive energy to the studio this week. Listen to the interview with Hessel Du Mark, where they tell us about their Icelandic origins and songwriting processes - and have a look out for their double EP coming out this year!
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R U Mad, Ep. 1: Lovely To Meet You
31/12/2020 Duration: 24minNEW YEAR, NEW PODCAST BABY. The dynamic duo of Annabel B. & Antonella B present the premiere installment of R U Mad. Become acquainted with the hosts, how they got here, and what they’re currently getting up to. It’s a wild ride from start to finish, you might even find yourself DM’ing us for our handyman’s number. PSA: this episode was recorded in the fall before the second lockdown. We are no longer recommending you to go out for walks or rent a boat. Unless you’re planning on getting frostbite.
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Quintessentially Queer, Ep.13: Female Body Politics & Lorna Horgan
31/12/2020 Duration: 01h03minFrom Cyprus to Ireland and from Australia to Anarctica, women's agency over their bodies is jeopardized. We don't have time for that anymore, so now George Rallis invites Lorna Horgan to a conversation that will call things by their name. Free the nipple.
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The Comedy Undergradz Podcast, Ep. 23: Nursing Home Shooting
30/12/2020 Duration: 38minIn this Christmas bonus episode Diederik Zuurmond, Akos Erdosi and Benedetto Zurlo get knee-deep into Santa’s probable pedo tendencies. Would you rather have school or nursing home shootings? The cugs have an answer for that as well as why sweet dreams are dangerous to diabetics and why pelican are amazing at oral sex.
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Minds Matter, Ep. 9: Your Mind On Dreams
29/12/2020 Duration: 58minThe elusive nature of dreams has led some to believe that they serve as a tool to uncover our unconscious desires, solve problems, and maybe help us catch a stroke of genius. While most of us barely remember our dreams in the morning, some lucid dreamers can control all aspects of their night-time hallucinations. In this episode of Minds Matter, Beth Fisher and Ava Ma de Sousa discuss the science behind what we dream, why we dream, and whether lucid dreams could be a promising form of therapy. Research discussed and further material at https://www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/ep-9-your-mind-on-dreams
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The Slim Radio Theatre Mystery Feature, Ep. 5: Crawford Junior’s Magic Extermination Service
29/12/2020 Duration: 10minFor tonight's Slim Radio Theatre Mystery Feature Luc Huijgens takes us to a world of fantastical creatures like dragons, goblins and a man of the name Crawford J. Jackson, the man tasked with exterminating them. What kind of person is mister Jackson? Why does he look 60 but say he's 30? And, of course, what creature with Crawford be exterminating tonight?
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Slim Radio News Xmas Special: 2020 Damage Report
25/12/2020 Duration: 55min2020 didn't go as planned, and neither did this podcast. Today, Niall Moore, Arthur Vacca and Audrey de Ridder stumble through the biggest events of 2020, from BLM to Uyghurs to Brexit. Plus, chit chat about some of our cultural highlights, and the things we're looking forward to in 2021.
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Slim Radio Interviews... Daklozen In Amsterdam
25/12/2020 Duration: 27minBabette Stolk vroeg zich af waar alle daklozen in Amsterdam zijn, hoe een daklozenopvang zich aan COVID maatregelen houdt en of er structurele oplossingen zijn voor de toenemende daklozen in Nederland? Om antwoorden hierop te vinden, gaat ze in gesprek met Sander Egas en Michael Sprokkereef van de Regenboog Groep in Amsterdam.
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Roomies At The Movies, Ep 7: Christmas Special
23/12/2020 Duration: 01h04minHappy Christmas from our house to yours! In this Christmas special the roomies - Theresa Korenke and Elisabeth Oliveira- bring on their little Amsterdam family: Jin Lee and Eryk Grzeskowiak to spread the holiday cheer. We’re talking childhood memories, capitalism and figuring out what Christmas is really about, taking you on a journey through our all time Holiday favourites.
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Slim Radio Live Sessions: Soul Master
21/12/2020 Duration: 41minThe Indie Pop duo SOUL MASTER, Roman den Houdijker and Stijn Grul, join us this week to play three pensive, dreamy songs, with support from guitarist Lucas Houben. In the interview, they talk to Hessel Du Mark about their thoughts on social media, love, and what it means to feel like "a sad dog in a cat costume".
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Slim Radio Nieuws, 18/12/2020: India & Hoekstra
20/12/2020 Duration: 23minWaarom wil Wopke premier worden, waarom heeft niemand het over India en wanneer houden Babette en Arthur op over Klaver en Omtzigt? In deze uitzending beantwoorden Babette Stolk and Arthur Vacca het allemaal!
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Slim Radio News, 18/12/2020: Covid Cancels Santa
20/12/2020 Duration: 26minThis Christmas spare a thought for unemployed Santas, India's factory workers and North Koreans who will no longer be getting their balloons. Today on Slim Radio News, Michela Grasso and Niall Moore will talk about this and much more, tune in to know our favorite Christmas movies.
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The Comedy Undergradz Podcast, Ep.22: Santa's On Coke
18/12/2020 Duration: 49minThis week's christmas special is one big hungarian gay comedy orgy featuring exclusively the boys. Akos Erdosi updates us on his gerbil new-borns, Benedetto Zurlo supports the african Adolf Hitler and Diederik Zuurmond doesn't break down. The boys talk ecstacy, rudolph the reindeer, Elliot new-Page and goatsex. Also Slim radio is a great name.
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Brown Town, Ep.4: A Little Bit On Travelling
15/12/2020 Duration: 41min"COVID-19 probably threw a wrench in your vacation plans. Worry not as Mohini Rastogi, Erandi de Silva and Yalda Aieni are here to save the day! Listen to them relive their trips and share stories about intriguing places in their home countries. (They sadly cannot eradicate corona for you but they can suggest some cool places to visit after the end of the pandemic!)
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How Did We Get Hear?, Ep. 3: Woodstock
14/12/2020 Duration: 25minMusic, Peace and Disaster : the three words that perfetly describe the Woodstock festival. Back in 1969, this event not only was symbolic of the hippie movement but also closed the era of psycheadelic rock. In this epsiode of How Did We Get Hear, Anastasia Nullans will go through what happened at Woodstock but mainly would play live recordings form the Festival! Get ready to listen to some amazing performances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane and many more! And as usual, here's the playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AD9nRlCDQnSQ4dTjyeV8P?si=ZvIreq92ROe2w4W0my_7uw
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Slim Radio News 11/12/2020: A Week Of Apologies
13/12/2020 Duration: 23minFacebook owes an apology to Instagram, but Zuckerberger is not the only guilty one this week, the Danish Prime Minister had some words to say to the Inuit as well. Michela Grasso and Nora O'Dea are here to clarify your doubts and tell you why Greenland was named by a murderer.
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Slim Radio Nieuws 11/12/2020: Brexit & Horeca
12/12/2020 Duration: 20minHaring, dansen en biertjes drinken, in deze podcast hoor je het allemaal! Luister mee naar Audrey de Ridder en Babette Stolk die Brexit en de horeco in COVID-19 tijden bespreken!
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Antropologisch Podium, Ep.3: Nostalgie Met Noëlle Steneker
11/12/2020 Duration: 56minVan CD’s branden, onder de dekens kruipen bij enge films en dansen met Sean Paul tot waarom je de term ‘mongool’ beter uit je scheldwoordenboek kan verwijderen, in deze aflevering gaan Manpreet en Marije in gesprek met antropoloog Noëlle Steneker over hoe het verleden een rol speelt in het heden
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Roomie At The Movies, Ep.6: Dance, Politics & Love
09/12/2020 Duration: 53minSlim Radio’s very own Roomies at the Movies, Elisabeth Oliveira and Theresa Korenke are joined by a very special guest, Polina Mirovskaya. In fact, Polina is a professional dancer who also happens to be one of our roommates. She invites us into her world with three feature length dance films. Come learn about movement language with us and hear all about “And Then We Danced” (2019) by Levan Akin, “Climax” (2018) by Gaspar Noé and “Mr. Gaga” (2015) by Tomer Heymann.
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Slim Radio Live Sessions: Jasper Schalks
07/12/2020 Duration: 37minSlim Radio Live Sessions: Jasper Schalks by