Zahra Wardhana-O'Reilly

Activism on our airwaves

There’s a podcast for almost everything, from celebrity gossip to sports and true crime. Spotify, alone, organises its podcasts into 54 distinct categories, illustrating the sheer breadth of the medium. While I have always gravitated toward historical podcasts, lately I find myself encountering a growing number of video podcasts on...
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Posted Mar. 18, 2026

SU Spring Elections 2026 Interviews: Nidhi Krishnamurthy Bhaskar, VP Education

In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar offered all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. In this interview, VP Education candidate Nidhi Krishnamurthy Bhaskar outlined why she is running for the role, her priorities for academic feedback and wellbeing, and the changes she...
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Posted Mar. 9, 2026

SU Spring Elections 2026 Interviews: Vaishnavi Ravi, VP Postgraduates

In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar offered all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. In this interview, VP Postgraduates candidate Vaishnavi Ravi discussed why she is running for the role, how she would work to make the SU more inclusive for postgraduates,...
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Posted Mar. 9, 2026

Netflix asserts its presence in the podcasting space

2026 promises change for the podcast industry as Netflix moves to add more than thirty video podcasts to its service, beginning in January. Last year the company signed distribution agreements with the US’ biggest audio company, iHeartMedia, alongside The Ringer and Barstool. These deals will bring some of the most popular podcasts onto the...
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Posted Feb. 9, 2026