Wide Open Air Exchange Podcast

Wide Open Air Exchange

Education • Society-and-culture

A podcast for generalists seeking to expand their general knowledge. The Wide Open Air Exchange brings you accessible introductions to subjects from across academic disciplines and special interest areas.

Popular episodes

Music composer and theatre maker, Tim Hansen

Nov 21 • 57:04

Tim Hansen's creative pursuits are informed by his university studies of theatre media, music composition and music theory (across three degrees) as well as his lifelong love of music and performing.

You'll hear about Tim's approach to composing, performing and teaching young people music and his recent exploration of satire and musical theatre as a form of political acti...

Mid-career change, Jo Oakes — WOAE095

Jul 7 • 02:30:46

After 20 years working as a successful media strategist and public relations consultant, including for the UK Ministry of Justice, Jo Oakes made a bold decision to make a change and retrain a...

The Zettelkasten knowledge management system — WOAE094

Apr 22 • 01:29:36

An introduction to the Zettelkasten note-taking and knowledge management system which was famously used by sociologist Niklas Luhmann in the mid-twentieth century to inform his extensive research output, and recently made accessible to lea...

Film Club meeting — WOAE093

Mar 31 • 01:46:56

A virtual meeting of the Wide Open Air Exchange Film Club with guest Davis Rivera. Thanks to everyone who contributed reviews and comments for inclusion in the discussion. You can dive in to the full podcast episode here or use the links below to hear excerpts for each film. Also available on your preferred podcast platform including iTunes and Stitcher....

Film Club viewing list January 2021

Jan 2 • 21:05

Launching the Wide Open Air Exchange film club with a list of 5 films to watch ahead of a discussion of these with list curator Davis Rivera in a future episode which will feature your reviews. ...

2020 US Presidential Election preview with Lachlan Holland — WOAE092

Nov 1 • 58:24

A discussion of the candidates and their campaigns ahead of election day on 3 November. Topics include what might be the appeal of Joe Biden to moderate Republicans, and how the pandemic info...

Biomedical imaging doctoral researcher, Hanna Nowicka — WOAE091

Sep 11 • 01:29:18

Oxford doctoral researcher Hanna Nowicka explains the development of her interest in biomedical engineering and her work on brain imaging methods, and shares some of the realities of DPhil/PhD life. Hanna is a Clarendon Scholar who conducted her research at FMRIB, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging....