Where RU You Now?: Recent Episodes
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In 2022, the Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies will celebrities its 50th anniversary. As part of this celebration, the second-year class is producing a podcast series where they connect with alumni that have gone through the School over the last 50 years. In Where RU You Now? listeners have the opportunity to hear from former students and current media practitioners about what life is like in the industry, where they find themselves at in this present time, and share some of their favorite anecdotes of being a student in the School. You will also hear from current students about why they chose Rhodes JMS.
In the first episode of Where RU Now? member of the 2022 second-year journalism class, Cassandra Scheepers introduces gives us a glimpse at what the School of Journalism and Media Studies have lined up for the 50th-anniversary celebration program, which they celebrate this year. Heads of the School and other staff members give us more insights on the importance of these celebrations, how the School evolved since its founding year in 1972, what the future holds, and what makes Rhodes JMS unique. We also hear from previous and current students about where they are now and what the School meant to them; and current students who reflect on what drew them to Rhodes JMS.
Trending Times is a podcast that focuses on glocal topics and how they influence or relate to South African events or issues. In this season of Trending Times, a wide variety of topics will be discussed with the aim of educating and entertaining. Fashion, music, dance and film. Politics, pandemics, self and health. In this podcast everything goes. Nothing is off topic!
Trending Times is a podcast about the politics of clothes and fashion, as this plays itself out in the town of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. Nandipha Plaatyie and Belinda Sidondi speak to young people in the local community about school uniforms, school fashions, the culture of 'thrift shopping' and much, much more.
Trending Times is a podcast about the politics of clothes and fashion, as this plays itself out in the town of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. Nandipha Plaatyie and Belinda Sidondi speak to young people in the local community about school uniforms, school fashions, the culture of 'thrift shopping' and much, much more.
Trending times is about exploring different genres of pop culture and the way in which current trends are influenced by it, through music, movies, fashion, and even language. We will be focusing mostly on the youth, people who enjoy exploring different aspects of life and like innovative ideas especially when it comes to fashion and music
In this episode of Trending Times, we are joined by Mr. Brian Garman, the senior lecturer of communication design from Rhodes University, and by Zimkhita Sishuba Dyantyis, one of the producers and presenters of RMR 89.7 FM. Both guests are in studio to discuss the role of influencers and celebrity power in terms of current events that are currently affecting South Africa.
This episode of Trending Times explores the topic on the global body positivity movement, self-love and sex in fashion. We are joined in studio by Chloe Osmond, a feminist and fourth-year journalism student who believes self-validation is the only form we need and Motheo Moroane, a second-year HKE student and advocate for body positivity among men.
This episode of Trending Times explores the topic on the global phenomenon of thrifting, recycling, and upcycling clothing, and the economic, social and environmental impacts processes such as these can have. We are joined in studio by Eyethu Magwaza. a resident fashionista and all-around campus style icon and Ellen Heydenrych, a second-year masters student in the Journalism department, as well as a WEPD Journalism 2 lecturer
This episode of Trending Times deals with religion and fashion. We talk about church uniforms in African churches, the dress requirements for people belonging to the Islamic faith. We debate whether fashion at some religious gatherings becomes superficial, distracting from the original purpose. We are joined in the studio to discuss these issues by Ashraf Jones, a UCKAR graduate, who grew up in a household with a Catholic mother and an Islamic father and Iviwe Mzandisi, a UCKAR student and member of the LGBTQIA++ community.
Our first show sets out the debates that surround school uniforms at our local secondary schools. We talk to teachers, parents and learners from our local schools to find out what they think about uniforms.
This is the last episode in preparation of the podcast series. Here the team outlines their plans for their series, finalising the concept, choosing the content, their approach to format and the name of their podcast. They address how their podcast will be fitting for the community radio station it is broadcast on, Rhodes Music Radio in Makhanda of the Eastern Cape.
In this episode, the focus of discussion is on the principles of conducting an interview. Members share their experiences of interviewing and how they will use this knowledge to inform the interviews they conduct for their podcast series.
In this episode, the content producers of this podcast are sharing their initial ideas for a podcast. They discuss their listening experiences of podcasts and which they would like to emulate in their work