URY Interview Series: Laurie Vincent
Monday, 4 Mar 2024
With the Leeds fest 2024 lineup out now, we're throwing back to a highlight interview from Leeds 2023 with SOFTPLAY's Laurie Vincent. Conducted just before their set, Laurie talks about the mosh pits from Reading, the songs they're most excited to perform, and a description of Leeds and Reading, like you've never heard before...
With Rachel about El Salvador
Tuesday, 20 Feb 2024
Welcome to another episode of Echoes from Abroad! Today, we have a discussion with Rachel about El Salvador, a country that is more than just violence and poor women's rights, as we discover through Rachel's adventures during her year abroad there.
URY Interview Series: Egg from Porij
Wednesday, 14 Feb 2024
URY's Interview Coordinator Annie spoke to Egg from hit band Porij ahead of a gig at the Fulford Arms about their new album, as well as the Manchester music scene and the importance of local venues.
With Helen about Africa
Sunday, 11 Feb 2024
Welcome to the next episode of Echoes from Abroad! Today we will travel with Helen around Africa who shared with us her adventure from biology placement in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Echoes from Abroad:
Podcasts that take you on a journey around the world through the eyes of students who spent part of their studies abroad.
With Alisha about Costa Rica
Sunday, 4 Feb 2024
Welcome to the second episode of Echoes from Abroad! This time an interview with Alisha who shared with us her adventure from her year abroad in Costa Rica
Echoes from Abroad:
Podcasts that take you on a journey around the world through the eyes of students who spent part of their studies abroad.
URY Interview Series: Katharine Blake of Mediæval bæbes
Tuesday, 19 Dec 2023
Millie Gee of the URY Music Team caught up with wonderfully talented Katharine Blake of the Mediæval Bæbes, talking about her experiences singing in so many different languages, her favourite places she's performed, as well as her Christmas likes and dislikes (spoiler: brussel sprout lovers won't be best pleased...)
With Hannah about Bolivia
Sunday, 17 Dec 2023
Welcome to our first episode of Echoes from Abroad! We talked to Hannah, a Spanish student who shared with us her volunteer experience from her year abroad in Bolivia.
Echoes from Abroad:
Podcasts that take you on a journey around the world through the eyes of students who spent part of their studies abroad.
URY Interview Series: N8TIVE
Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023
URY's Head of Music, Joe, talks to London-based rapper N8TIVE about his new track Flava as well as the music production behind it, his... unorthodox introduction to rap, his current tour, and, because it's Joe, a bit of MF DOOM fangirling.
In conversation with: Jeremy Corbyn at the York Dialectic Union
Friday, 8 Dec 2023
Tolan from the URY News team speaks to ex-Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, at the York Dialectic Union about his all-time favourite albums, the power of music in society, and his favourite radio programs.
URY Interview Series: Terry Coldwell of EAST17
Thursday, 7 Dec 2023
Joe, URY's Head of Music, talked to Terry from EAST17 about their brand new Christmas charity single, Merry Quitmas, as well as how the pop music scene has changed since the 1990s, and, of course, his favourite Christmas songs.