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The billion-dollar industry of mindfulness promises us reductions in anxiety, knowledge of our true selves, general transcendence and more! This episode, Beth and Ava look at what the science of mindfulness does and doesn't tell us about the brain, cognition, and even the self. Come along for the ride as they breakdown the hype around mindfulness, even venturing into potential dark sides of meditative practices.

There's a jungle of self-help advice out there. Nootropics? Temporal thinking styles? Aramayis Petrosyan and Nathan Ordonez will make it clear for you. Oh, and no overdosing please.

This week on UVA RADIO NEWS, Niall Moore and Nora O’Dea are bringing you a first-class world tour, taking off in Bolivias renewed democracy to then fly over Nigeria’s protests and Poland’s new abortion laws, and finally landing in Paris with an “Emily” you might have heard about.

Met demonstraties in Nigeria tegen SARS, een boze lange Frans en een onthoofding in Parijs is er genoeg nieuws om te bespreken deze week. Het probleem: Arthur Vacca is de enige die niet ziek is. Lukt het hem om 17 minuten vol te krijgen

Your favourite Asians dive deep into the controversial sides of Covid-19. Mohini Rastogi, Erandi De Silva, Justin Yeung Wang Ngai and Yald Alieni focus on the situations in their home countries and also touch on their experiences in the Netherlands. Expect some spicy takes on the different opinions and responses to the crisis!

Is this weeks UVA RADIO LIVE SESSION, we are venturing inside the mind of a mysterious artist going by the name of Rockpool Dramas. Usually keeping to himself in his artistic lair, today he spills out heart and soul as he strolls through the questions of Hessel Du Mark, with wits and balls about him.

Viewed from a micro lens, what creates the global spirit of humanity is empathy. Art, creation, and their objects thus would be the actors that let us zoom in and out. Born from this dynamic relationship of collectivity, Meru releases her EP "The Human Experience" and shares a piece of her mind and work with us.

It is 2 weeks until the US presidential election. Biden vs Trump. Dumb vs Dumber. Sleepy Joe is up 10 percent in the polls, mostly due to the states falling apart over the summer and Trump's campaign being weaker than a 25 year old dog. Meanwhile Facebook and Twitter are ramping up their censorship at an alarming rate. Choon in for all this and more on Party Roulette with Felix Faillace.

Monday Motivation did it again. Power, advice, insight and energy from an amazing guest who's done everything. With all of this, you'll be one step closer to your ideal self.

Luc Huijgens is back. This UVA RADIO Theatre Mystery Feature takes place on a small asteroid orbiting a lilac dwarf star. It is here that a lone farmer works night and day to survive in a vast universe overtaken by late-stage capitalism. Who is this farmer? What happened to the rest of his species? And why is it that he's suddenly started hearing voices in his head?

This week from the B Team will be 1930s comedy B films. The chosen contenders are The Lady and The Mob 1939 and The Plot Thickens 1936, each featuring strong female leads. So, tune in to hear them investigated by 2 not so leading males.

Cyborgs? Criminal golden passports in the EU? Police brutality in Nigeria? Was Obama a … stoner? Today on UVA RADIO NEWS, Marlene Bruhl and Michela Grasso will solve all of your doubts, plus a bonus story on how Marlene got banned from Australia.

We kennen hem van uitspraken zoals ‘bek houden’, ‘pleur op’ en een supergaaf land. Inmiddels is Mark Rutte sinds 14 oktober al 10 jaar onze minister-president en wil hij vooral dat wij allemaal normaal blijven doen. Luister mee naar Arthur Vacca en Babette Stolk in deze speciale uitzending van UvA Radio Nieuws!

Behold for the first time ever BROWN TOWN. Podcast virgins Mohini, Justin, Erandi and Yalda talk about all Asian tings. Join us on this whirlwind of laughter and confusion about making sense of the world as crazy Asians.

This week, Lottie and Marta brace the subject of Goodbyes. Bittersweet and agonising, until we meet again or the final farewell. We explored what saying goodbye means through the poems that were there when we said it. Lottie brought along Natalie Diaz’s ‘Grief Work’, a heart wrenching wrestle with grief - a slow hug. Marta brought along Paul Éluard’s 'Négation de la poésie’, an elegy to his late wife - a meditation on time overflowing. Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere.

Tumbling Dice’s Allison Hatch is back with an ambient guest mix from the Cairo-based DJ, Sabrout. With the world seemingly falling apart, this mix offers a welcomed respite to drift away in. Sabrout is a part of Delayed, the underground electronic music platform. Tracklist Terre Thaemlitz — A City On Springs nthng — A Souls Search Jordan GCZ — Bol Lawrence — Horses Lost Souls of Saturn — Bint El Khandaq Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement — Beyond the Yellow-Spotted Bamboo Tora Vinter — Sheherazade (Johanna Knutsson Rymdskogen Remix) Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm — 00:26 Apparat — Caronte (Radio Slave Remix) Julie Byrne & Eric Littmann — Spain Soela — Unnamed And Uninvited John Beltran — Street Lights Mathew Jonson — When Love Feels Like Crying The xx — Reunion

In this episode, Elisabeth and Theresa give you their September cinematic highlights and guide you through what not to miss out on in Amsterdam's movie sphere this October. As supporters of women in front of and behind the camera, they introduce you to three extraordinary films by discussing power relations in Josephine Deckers ‘Shirley’ obsessing over Shannon Murphy’s ‘Babyteeth’ and diving into the persona of Imelda Marcos in Lauren Greenfield’s ‘The kingmaker’.

Manpreet en Marije spreken met redacteur Pascal over de dubbelzinnigheid van ‘klantvriendelijkheid’. Is het gezegde ‘klant is koning’ aan herziening toe? Ook worden er schijnwerpers gezet op de term ‘leefbaarheid’. Wanneer wordt een wijk of buurt als ‘leefbaar’ gezien en voor wie eigenlijk? Intromuziek: @tychoonderstijn

We had the pleasure of inviting Noa Kremer in for our latest live session. Her passport says 17 but her songs scream timeless. Hailing from the lands of Israel and Brazil, we see lyrics full of pain and melodies brimming with hope. Beth Jamison is on hand once more to steady the interview. CHOON IN.

Deze week praten Arthur Vacca en Audrey... uh? over het conflict tussen Armenië en Azerbeidzjan, Cavia’s in Zwitserland en vragen ze Elise Schaap om een keer langs te komen. Benieuwd naar deze gezellige chaos? Luister nu!