This May, The Boar had the opportunity to attend The Podcast Show, an international festival that brings together people from across the podcasting industry. It was undoubtedly a surreal experience. Podcasts offer their listeners a level of intimacy that is often unmatched by other forms of media. You can take...
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On a Sunday before Christmas break, I woke up with a predictable headache and nauseous feeling in my stomach. The cause was evident: an empty bottle of wine that was ever so slightly out of my usual budget. Nevertheless, I had plans downstairs for a gingerbread decorating competition, which my...
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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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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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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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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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