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Talking Frank Without Frank
One last conspiracy - last one with Chris & Niina !
The last episode of the Sussex Students' Union podcast with Chris & Niina! In the future, some of new Officers might want to take over... stay tuned! Niina and Chris discuss their experiences of working as Officers, including how painfully difficult the System is, is achieving change possible, power dynamics and what are Officers supposed to do. What did we achieve during this year? How was the year in terms of personal development? What are we doing next? What were some lessons learnt from this year? Why did we not re...
2020-07-07
43 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
How is our brain on the scale of bowl of soup to Ferrari, oatmilk, relationships & individuality
Apologies for a weird break in between, Chris had to deal with a window leak! This week Niina and Chris just chat randomly about things that are going on, including how much oatmilk Niina uses , importance of building coalitions to be effective, understanding opposites, joy from comedy, the Finnish summer, Chris defending his garden from cats, why we haven't had Filip (the president of SU) as a guest on the pod, relationships & individuality, and what we miss in lockdown.
2020-05-20
50 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Deep thoughts about books, true crime - obsession & real life, crop circles & Princess Diana
This week Chris & Niina talk about a range of things! Including addressing some feedback about our discussion around problematic academia, organising Forums for students to bring issues to university management, reading Sara Ahmed and thinking about happiness, front, back, spaces & places, privilege & access in the education system. We also discuss Niina's obsession with true crime and what is the affect of it in real life, gender & violence , and conspiracy theories about crop circles and Princess Diana.
2020-05-04
54 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Dreams, problematic academia & Easter in lockdown
Back with another episode!! Sorry for the audio being shitty, technology sometimes does not like to work in this situation... Chris & Niina discuss Easter in lockdown, Niina quizzes Chris on Supernatural things, Chris basically becoming a farmer in his apartment & cooking vegan, doing research during and about the Covid-19, Hot Topic from the UG Education Officer : Academia & Ivory Towers, & dream analysis....
2020-04-21
48 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
A Journey Through Our Minds
We are back with episode number 10 and second episode in one week! On this one Niina & Chris discuss all of the bizarre things that they have been thinking about during this time... Topics include : effects of the coronavirus to drug dealing, does the virus actually discriminate, freedoms / liberties and the government control, Chris' Hippie Theory (Harding, 2020), different personalities during staying home and connected, importance of being careful with misinformation & fake news and how it can affect your mental health. Niina does a Good Tarot - card reading for Chris! We find out what is...
2020-04-03
50 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Nice things going on!
First episode remotely! (sorry about the sound not being that great) Hope everyone is doing okay and staying safe and healthy
2020-03-31
36 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Positive podcast! <3
With everything that is going on, we decided to do a positive podcast! Niina and Chris talk about positive things that have been going on their lives, some positive news and Chris learns some Finnish! (finally) Links to things mentioned : - Cheer on Netflix - Great books that Niina has read recently : Reni Eddo-Lodge : Why am I no longer talking to white people about race , Nikesh Shukla ed. - The Good Immigrant, Roxane Gay - Bad Feminist, and Finnish one Minja Koskela - Ennen Kaikkea Feministi (if anyone want...
2020-03-18
30 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Coronavirus, BAME ambassadors, money money money...
This week me and Chris discuss racism relating to the coronavirus, ongoing UCU strike action, BAME ambassadors and the Students' Union block grant! What would you like for us to discuss in the next episode? Any people you would like us to have on the podcast? Let us know on social media or email us at niina.h@sussexstudent.com / ugeducation@sussexstudent.com !
2020-03-04
42 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Elections, elections, elections ft. Becky (Activities Officer 2018-2020)
We are back with another episode! Students' Union Spring Elections are happening again! We have new exciting roles this year, including Diversity, Access and Participation and International Students' Officer, check out all the roles and information here ! Nominations close THURSDAY 20th FEB 5 PM (you only have to choose a role and sign up by then, manifesto deadline is the 9th of March) We have a guest appearance from Becky, who is currently doing her second term in office as the Activities Officer! We are discussing our own experiences of campaigning and elections, and why to run in the first place. We...
2020-02-19
40 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
W(rap) up of the autumn term
What has been going on with this term ? Highlights ? What to expect from next term ? Link to Limelight website and how to submit : https://limelightjournal.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR0DkKUGfwA_S6N3jYlvA3q7bjSkrAs2tH1xUrsl6RNGblzEBkq0gTg4u3g
2019-12-19
37 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Special Edition - UCU Strike
What is the UCU strike ? How is it going to affect students ? What is the Students' Union doing ?
2019-11-25
31 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Things That Are Kicking Off !
Niina is back for this one with Chris of course! Topics for the third episode include Seasonal Effective Disorder, recent article by a Sussex academic about drag and blackface, general election and Papa John's conspiracy!
2019-11-19
45 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Great Hosts ft. Callum (Students with Disabilities Officer)
This week Chris starts of with calling the podcast a slightly wrong name - but it is still called 'Talking Frank Without Frank' ! Unfortunately Niina was absent due to illness, but not to worry, Callum , who is our great part-time Students with Disabilities Officer, is keeping Chris company! Topics of the week include library accessibility, Freshers Fair experiences, Panopto - system, and third year of uni!
2019-10-08
48 min
Talking Frank Without Frank
Past & Present - Freshers Week 2019
Welcome to the first episode of Talking Frank Without Frank! This is a podcast where your Officers talk about everything Sussex. Some themes Augar, include strikes, timetable changes, Freshers experiences and events that we are excited about! #TalkingFrank
2019-09-23
31 min