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  • Bankfest 2025 (2) from Weymouth Pavilion

    Bankfest 2025 (2) from Weymouth Pavilion
    Nov 11 2025
    A series of personal interviews recorded by teenagers in Dorset
    The students from a variety of local schools were attending Bankfest, a festival of words in Weymouth on the south coast of England


    Music from the Free Music Archive
    Transmissions
    Motivational Corporate Yuri Megis
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    9 min
  • BANKFEST 2025 (1) from Weymouth Pavilion

    BANKFEST 2025 (1) from Weymouth Pavilion
    Nov 11 2025
    Students from Dorset schools attended Bankfest, a festival of words featuring speakers who use words in their careers. A sports journalist, speech writer, song writer, surgeon, novelist and more.
    In the Podium workshops they had the chance to interview each other and give their feedback on the event












    Music from the Free Music Archive, Motivational corporate by Yuri Megis
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    9 min
  • Two Sides of the Classroom

    Two Sides of the Classroom
    Oct 31 2025
    In this episode, we dive into how experiences as a student can shape the way one later teaches.
    Ifrah Faheem, a Master’s student at the University of Sussex with a background in working alongside people with Down syndrome in Pakistan, chats with Zahra Halai, now an early preschool teacher for children with Down syndrome in Pakistan. Their conversation blends personal memories and professional insights, as Zahra shares how her own time as a student shapes the way she sees her classroom today, showing how teaching and learning continue to influence and transform one another.

    Special thanks to Zahra Halai and Shayan Zafar for their time and support.

    KDSP - A Down Syndrome Organisation (KDSP), a non-profit organization, was launched in March 2014 by a group of concerned parents and passionate individuals who due to limited support and resources available in Pakistan, realised a need for a platform for those with Down syndrome. KDSP was formed with the mission to advocate the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome living in Karachi and aims to provide them with the opportunity to lead independent and fulfilling lives. KDSP understands the needs of individuals with Down syndrome and their loved ones and so from the moment a family with a child with Down syndrome is introduced to us, KDSP embarks on a journey with them, until they feel empowered, included and equal members of society.

    https://www.kdsp.org.pkInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/kdsp_adownsyndromeorganisation?igsh=Zm92OTF3MzlrNnd6

    Credits:Jazz lounge sofa & couch By Music by Lundstroem source - Free Music Archive, License - CC BY 4.0Door opening and closing 1 by JakLocke --https://freesound.org/s/261091/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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    14 min
  • Sports Journalism unpacked at BANKFEST 2025 with Emile Nuh

    Sports Journalism unpacked at BANKFEST 2025 with Emile Nuh
    Oct 30 2025
    Interested in sports journalism? Emile Nuh, Freelance Sports Journalist was a huge inspiration to teenagers at Bankfest 2025 in Weymouth, Dorset

    He spoke to Podium producer Camilla Byk after the event about his career

    ‘We take inspiration from all these well-renowned superstars but sometimes they take inspiration from seeing us as well.’

    'My main advice is just do it
    I said to someone at the Athletic that I’d love to be a writer and he said ‘what are you writing ? Where’s your blog?’

    ‘Believe you are a sports journalist, you can never start too early.’

    ‘You never know if it’s a good idea until you try it it might just need adapting’

    ‘Thinking less and doing more and just doing it is a massive piece of advice, don’t rule out anything’

    ‘That one person who sees your work might be someone who knows someone who can get you one opportunity and that opportunity might turn into 2’

    'My unique characteristic is my heritage and where I’m from'

    'I love that being in this industry I’ve been allowed to actually open up and really show that side'

    'I’ve got the confidence to really shout to the rooftops about my heritage and about my background and about my story. And that’s what I love about journalism, it empowers me to tell the story but I also feel that it empowers those who are telling the story on'
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    10 min
  • Hate The Hype by Maya Arkane

    Hate The Hype by Maya Arkane
    Oct 24 2025
    What music do you hate (but have never admitted to hating?)
    Maya Arkane asks the difficult questions about why people can't stand certain genres and artists and we get to hear the answers, along with some great impressions
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    15 min
  • Threading Tales - the story of October Store

    Threading Tales - the story of October Store
    Oct 3 2025
    Ifrah Faheem discovers the fables behind the unique craft of October, an initiative started by Pragya Aggarwal during her master's at UCL.

    'Textiles are more than fabric, they can carry memory, culture, and connections across borders.' Producer and presenter Ifrah Faheem from Pakistan has completed an internship in the UK with Podium.me and this was a piece she pitched and made.

    The podcast was recorded remotely from the Himalayan foothills of Jammu, and features the voices of the young and older craftswomen as they print and create new designs based on old stories.


    A huge thanks to October’s team specially Lovepreet, Shivani, and Mehak.

    Voiceover credits:
    Aiman Nouman
    Aiiesha Khalid
    Anzal Abbas Jaffari
    Khadeeja Mashood

    Other credits:

    Sewing Machine by Damiana79 -- https://freesound.org/s/765253/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

    Crows and Rooks 3 by Jagadamba -- https://freesound.org/s/222041/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    crow sound by hardwareshaba -- https://freesound.org/s/577870/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
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    13 min
  • The Arts Exodus Episode 2

    The Arts Exodus Episode 2
    Sep 22 2025
    The Arts Exodus episode 2 seeks to dispel myths and highlight the harms to democratic processes that arts cuts cause, through discussion with advocates and professors.

    “UK universities are under threat; they have been facing serious systemic problems. Many university courses are being shut down, merged or downsized to almost nothing.”

    Episode hosts: Cecilia Blotto and Katyayani Nath

    Cecilia Blotto is a freelance multimedia journalist who has worked at The Telegraph, Far Out Magazine and the Italy Edit. She holds an MS degree in Journalism from Columbia University and a BA in History of Art from University College London.

    Katyayani Nath is a recent First Class Honours Graduate from Goldsmiths University who specialised in Journalism. She has worked with organisations like Centre for Investigative Journalism, 3DC, WempowerUK, and Social Founders, giving voice to stories that matter.

    Camilla Byk: editor co-founded Podium.me in 2012.
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    11 min
  • The Arts Exodus Episode 1

    The Arts Exodus Episode 1
    Sep 22 2025
    “UK universities are under threat; they have been facing serious systemic problems. Many university courses are being shut down, merged or downsized to almost nothing.”

    The Arts Exodus is divided between two 15-minute episodes: this first episode honours student movements fighting to keep universities afloat and protect the quality of their education.

    Hosted and produced by Cecilia Blotto and Katyayani Nath

    Cecilia Blotto is a freelance multimedia journalist who has worked at The Telegraph, Far Out Magazine and the Italy Edit. She holds an MS degree in Journalism from Columbia University and a BA in History of Art from University College London.

    Katyayani Nath is a recent First Class Honours Graduate from Goldsmiths University who specialised in Journalism. She has worked with organisations like Centre for Investigative Journalism, 3DC, WempowerUK, and Social Founders, giving voice to stories that matter.

    Camilla Byk (editor) co-founded Podium.me in 2012
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    16 min