Best Cambridge Union Podcasts (2024)

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Sharon Chau | HK Rhodes & Kwok Scholar, Comparative Education (East vs West, Geopolitics), PPE, Gender/Women's/Sexuality Studies, MPP, Oxford Union, Courage of Vulnerabilities, Spirituality, Family | Coffee ... 3:35:20

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Episode 100 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Sharon Chau is a Rhodes Scholar reading for a Masters in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Oxford. She previously graduated with a first-class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford as a Kwok Scholar. Outside of academics, Sharon was the Vice President and Treasu…

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Isaac Chan | Co-Conductor & Principal Horn of the Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra (CUSO) as Year 1 Clare Fresher, Chetham’s School of Music, HK/UK Education Experiences, Professional Music Aspirations ... 2:15:03

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Episode 99 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Isaac Chan is a first-year music student at Clare College of Cambridge University. He is currently principal horn of the Cambridge University Orchestra, and is a designated conducting scholar for 2024-25 conducting the symphony orchestra and wind orchestra of Cambridge. Originally from Hong Kong, he started play…

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Oleksandra Matviichuk | Cambridge Union 1:30:35

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Oleksandra Matviichuk speaks in the Debating Chamber at 6:00pm on Friday 2nd February 2024. OLEKSANDRA MATVIICHUK Nobel Prize Winning Lawyer Named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women in the World by the Financial Times, Oleksandra Matviichuk is a renowned Ukrainian human rights lawyer leading the Center for Civil Liberties in Kyiv. In 2022, Ol…

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This House Believes In A United States of Europe | Cambridge Union 1:10:06

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Thusday 22th February 2024 at 8:00pm in the DebatingChamber. The vision of a United Europe has long been a dream ofvisionary philosophers and thinkers, from Leibniz to Lafayette. Successive empires seemed close to uniting Europe- Napoleon chief among them- before they crumbled into oblivion. It was only after the carnage of the World Wars that such…

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Vuk Jeremic | Cambridge Union 1:01:53

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Vuk Jeremic speaks in the Debating Chamber at 6pm on Wednesday 31st January 2024. VUK JEREMIK Serbian Former Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic is the President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), a global public policy think-tank, and Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly magazine Horizons - Journal of International…

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This House Would Be A Free Speech Absolutist | Cambridge Union 1:04:42

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Thursday 15th February 2024 aat 8pm in the Debating Chamber. This week’s debate will be led by all student speakers, meaning greater opportunity to make your voice heard. It should be a really engaging and lively debate! Freedom of speech and expression, especially on campus, has not ceased to be a hot button topic this decade. The line between hat…

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The Victims & Aftermath of Partition & Colonialism Internationally | Cambridge Union 1:10:42

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THE VICTIMS & AFTERMATH OF PARTITION & COLONIALISM INTERNATIONALLY Partition and the impacts of colonialism have deeply affected numerous countries, often marked with conflict and political division. This panel brings together international speakers from a range of backgrounds to speak on this issue and the victims of partition and colonialism and …

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This House Believes Satire Is The Most Revolutionary Form of Art | Cambridge Union 42:49

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This Debate took place on Monday 12th February 2024 at 8pm in the Debating Chamber. From Have I got News for You to Private Eye to SaturdayNight Live, political satire has enjoyed something of a renaissance. Since the grotesque portrayals of the loth century pioneered by Gilray and images that floated on the streets of Paris, Satire has often be an…

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This House Believes The Global Economy Is Still An Imperial One | Cambridge Union 1:13:05

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This debate took place on Thursday 8thFebruary 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. From the 17th Century to the 20th Century, global economicsystems were often forged from imperialistic structures- in its first wave, the exploitation of the Americas and the expansion of slavery, and in the second wave, the vast scramble for African and Asian te…

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This House Believes You Can Put A Number On Human Life | Cambridge Union 1:00:52

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This debate took place on Thursday1st February 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. As modelling and technological capacity improves, an oldproblem on morality is rearing its head, especially as we all were confronted with the grim graphs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is morality and human life calculable, a hedonic calculus of pleasure or pain, and…

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The Great Industry Debate 2024 | This House Believes Our Industry Is Failing Its People | Cambridge Union 1:25:48

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Thursday 11th January 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. Do we still treat the industry as somewhere you have a job rather than a career? Is hospitality promoted as a legitimate career or education path at school career fairs? Are those choosing to work in our industry respected?Proposition: RACHEL BELLIERE-WILSONRachel is an inclusion educato…

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Sabrina Paterski | Cambridge Union 53:14

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Sabrina Paterski speaks in the Keynes Library at 5:30pm on Wednesday 24th January 2024............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: XXXXXXXXXXXX........................................................................................................…

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The Rt Hon Ali Sabry | Cambridge Union 1:10:13

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The Rt Hon Ali Sabry speaks in the Debating Chamber at 5pm on Tuesday 23rd January 2024.............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: XXXXXXXXXXXX......................................................................................................…

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This House Believes Nuclear Weapons Have Made the World Safer | Cambridge Union 1:14:47

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Thursday 25th January 2024 at 8:00pm in the DebatingChamber. Following an intense atomic race between Nazi Germany and America, the Second World War ended in an atomic cloud of ash and glass. Through the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,Japan capitulated to America, and an intense atomic race kicked off between the Soviet Union and the Un…

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This House Believes That Labour Has Failed The Working Class | Cambridge Union 1:06:07

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This debate took place on Thursday 18th January 2024 at 8:00pm in the Debating Chamber. The United Kingdom faces a bitter general election this year, 5 years after losses in working class areas doomed Labour to its worstresult since 1935. Currently leading the polls is Labour, led by Keir Starmer, aggressively moderating the stance of the party and…

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Zizheng (Tom) Wang 王紫正 | Ex-TikTok, Oxford MBA, Creator Economy (Content Creation Monetisation, Entreneurship), Struggles & Resilience (China, US, Indonesia, UK), Military Family (Discipline, Love, Purpose ... 2:04:31

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Episode 98 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Zizheng (Tom) Wang's story is one of ambition, adaptability, and trailblazing success. Raised in a military family in China, Tom's early life was steeped in discipline and determination. At the age of 18, he embarked on a life-changing journey, traveling alone to the United States to attend the University of Mar…

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1 Minute Preview: Zizheng (Tom) Wang 王紫正 (Ex-TikTok, Oxford MBA, Creator Economy, Content Creation Monetisation, Entreneurship, Struggles & Resilience, China, US, Indonesia, UK, Military Family, Discipline ... 1:00

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Episode 98 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Zizheng (Tom) Wang's story is one of ambition, adaptability, and trailblazing success. Raised in a military family in China, Tom's early life was steeped in discipline and determination. At the age of 18, he embarked on a life-changing journey, traveling alone to the United States to attend the University of Mar…

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Wilson Ying | HK International Maths Olympiad (Resilience), Cambridge Student Investment Fund (CAMSIF, Memories), Childhood (Educational Systems, Football, Business), Life (Traveling, Cultures, Habits ... 1:29:37

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Episode 97 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Wilson Ying is a third year student at Emmanuel College in University of Cambridge reading Mathematics. Born in a business family, he developed an interest in the economic and business world through books and everyday chats with his family. Curious about the world, he went on to explore his interests in areas in…

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1 Minute Preview: Wilson Ying (HK International Maths Olympiad, Resilience, Cambridge Student Investment Fund, CAMSIF Memories, Childhood, Educational Systems, Football, Business, Life (Traveling, Cultures ... 0:59

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Episode 97 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Wilson Ying is a third year student at Emmanuel College in University of Cambridge reading Mathematics. Born in a business family, he developed an interest in the economic and business world through books and everyday chats with his family. Curious about the world, he went on to explore his interests in areas in…

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Messages Through Music: Young Britain | Cambridge Union 1:06:05

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This panel event took place in the Keynes Library at 7:30pm on Friday 24th November 2023.Renowned author Hans Christian Anderson once wrote that when words fail, music speaks. This could not be more true today, with music being an avenue for important social and cultural commentary. This panel brings together some of the most critically acclaimed v…

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Tom Aikens | Cambridge Union 1:00:49

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Tom Aikens speaks in the Keynes Library at 3:00pm on Friday 24th November 2023.............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Flo Tawns..................................................................................................................…

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Caroline Calloway | Cambridge Union 58:15

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Caroline Calloway speaks in the Debating Chamber on Wednesday 22nd November 2023 at 8pm. ............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Flo Tawns........................................................................................................…

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Hum Honge Kamyab: India Beyond Modi | Cambridge Union 1:23:11

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This Panel took place in the Debating Chamber at 7:00pm on Saturday 7th October.Many of Modi's supporters argue his focus on 'India first' has resulted in economic growth and prosperity since his election in 2014. Yet others accuse his government of stirring up ethnic and religious divisions, restraining press freedom, and increasing crackdowns on …

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Being Class Act In Cambridge | Cambridge Union 52:17

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This Panel took place in the Keynes Library at 6:30pm on Wednesday 4th October.The 'Being Class Act in Cambridge' panel is an attempt to showcase the experiences of staff and students at the University and examine whether Cambridge's reputation as an institution for the select few rings true today.We invited our panellists to discuss their experien…

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India Willoughby | Cambridge Union 1:08:00

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India WIlloughby speaks in the Keynes Library at 7:30pm on Monday 20th November, in aid of Trans Day of Remembrance.............................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Nordin Catic..........................................................................…

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Sandi Toksvig | Cambridge Union 1:05:39

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Sandi Toksvig speaks in the debating chamber on Sunday 5th November at 7:30pm.................................................................................................................Sandi Toksvig, a much-loved radio and television presenter, began her comedy career whilst at Girton College, Cambridge where she found time to write and perfor…

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David Bickford: Spies as professionals 28:23

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What are the parallels between the worlds of espionage and professional services? Laura and Tony talk to David Bickford, previously General Counsel to MI5 and MI6, about his role as the agencies’ Legal Director and Under Secretary of State. They explore how to build trust when professionals are working remotely, how to collaborate when knowledge is…

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Stella Assange | Cambridge Union 1:23:16

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Stella Assange speaks in the Debating Chamber at 5pm on 3rd November..........................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Reva Croft.........................................................................................................................Stell…

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Olga Borisova | Cambridge Union 1:10:12

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Olga Borisova speaks in the Debating Chamber on Friday 20th October 2023 at 6pm......................................................................................................................Thumbnail Photographer: Jakob Schoser....................................................................................................................…

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Katherine White: Leading discretely 35:10

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Laura and Tony speak to Katherine White, the first Chief Talent Officer of global executive search firm, Spencer Stuart. They explore the challenges of being a senior leader when you are not a fee-earner, and of leading the so-called talent when the fee-earners themselves do not see you as the talent. Katherine explains how she built trust and infl…

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Sir Michael Parkinson | Cambridge Union 57:04

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In this special episode to celebrate his life, we look back at Sir Michael Parkinson's interview at the Union on the 20th of May 2009. Sir Michael was one of the greats of British television and his charm in our living rooms will be missed. This episode is a rare chance to hear him being the one answering questions.…

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1 Minute Preview: Apolline M.E. Hastings (Aspiring Diplomat, Cambridge Re-Applicant, Political Prisoner WW2, Grandma's Influence, Advocacy, London Youth Assembly, British Youth Parliament, UK Delegate ... 1:00

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Episode 96 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Apolline M.E. Hastings is an aspiring diplomat and former member of the London Youth Assembly and Greater London Authority. As a contemporary gap year student (Cambridge University re-applicant), she possesses an ardent interest in intersectional feminism, security architecture, green energy and social mobility.…

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Apolline M.E. Hastings | Aspiring Diplomat (Cambridge Re-Applicant), Political Prisoner WW2 (Grandma's Influence), Advocacy (London Youth Assembly, Sadiq Khan, British Youth Parliament, UK Delegate, UN ... 1:48:54

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Episode 96 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Apolline M.E. Hastings is an aspiring diplomat and former member of the London Youth Assembly and Greater London Authority. As a contemporary gap year student (Cambridge University re-applicant), she possesses an ardent interest in intersectional feminism, security architecture, green energy and social mobility.…

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1 Minute Preview: Simon Staal (Valedictorian, Imperial, Computer Engineering, Optiver Grad, Software, 10 Countries 4 Continents Upbringing, Saints School Memories w/ David, 'Rejecting' Cambridge, Future ... 1:00

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Episode 95 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Simon Staal recently completed his studies in computer engineering at Imperial College London, one of the best technical universities in the world. As somehow who has always been competitive in the classroom, Simon has an extensive history of prizes attained over his academic journey, recently culminating into b…

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Simon Staal | Valedictorian (Imperial, Computer Engineering), Optiver Grad (Software), 10 Countries 4 Continents Upbringing, Saints School Memories w/ David, 'Rejecting' Cambridge, Future Tech Predictions ... 1:25:18

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Episode 95 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Simon Staal recently completed his studies in computer engineering at Imperial College London, one of the best technical universities in the world. As somehow who has always been competitive in the classroom, Simon has an extensive history of prizes attained over his academic journey, recently culminating into b…

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Sam Altman | Cambridge Union Hawking Fellowship 2023 1:03:41

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Sam Altman accepts the 2023 Hawking Fellowship Award on behalf of the team behind OpenAI on Wednesday 1st November 2023 at 7:15pm in The Debating Chamber.The Union and the Professor Hawking Fellowship Committee are delighted to announce that the team behind OpenAI, the creators of Chat-GPT and DALL-E, have been jointly awarded the 2023 Professor Ha…

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Ben Shapiro | Cambridge Union 1:11:02

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Ben Shapiro speaks in the Debating Chamber at 8:00pm on 31st October 2023.Ben Shapiro is the co-founder and Editor Emeritus of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show, the largest conservative podcast and radio show in the United States. Shapiro is the author of eight nonfiction books, including the #1 New York Times best-seller, The Right …

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Jojo Mehta | Cambridge Union 54:54

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Jojo Mehta speaks in the Keynes Lbrary at 6:30pm on 17th October 2023.This event was run in collaboration with CCS.....................................................................................................................Jojo Mehta is Co-Founder & Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International. Ecocide refers to th mass damage and destr…

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Millie B | Cambridge Union 44:18

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Millie B speaks in the debating chamber on Tuesday 10th October 2023......................................................................................................................Millie B gained popularity through the second Noisey documentary - Blackpool Grime: One Year On. Artist behind the most-used sound of all time on Tik Tok, her "M to…

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Gianpiero Petriglieri: Coming out of the psychological closet 35:49

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Gianpiero Petriglieri, Associate Professor at INSEAD, is ranked as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world. Laura and Tony talk to him about the difficult emotions that often stay hidden and suppressed in organisations and individuals, and how leaders of professional organisations can become more effective when they engage more directly …

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Damsith Wimalasena | Triplet (Phychic Connections), Sri Lanka (Prime Minister Internship, 2022 Crisis), Buddhism (Pre-cepts, Letting Go, Peace), Resilience from Family Struggles (Business), Cultural/Context ... 1:24:58

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Episode 94 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Damsith Wimalasena is a multi-faceted individual whose life journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Currently an undergraduate student at the University of Cambridge, Damsith is navigating life separated from his triplet siblings for the first time, as they pursue their studies at UCLA. Born and raised in …

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1 Minute Preview: Damsith Wimalasena (Triplet, Phychic Connections, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Internship, 2022 Crisis), Buddhism (Pre-cepts, Letting Go, Resilience, Family Struggles, Business, Cultural ... 1:00

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Episode 94 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Damsith Wimalasena is a multi-faceted individual whose life journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Currently an undergraduate student at the University of Cambridge, Damsith is navigating life separated from his triplet siblings for the first time, as they pursue their studies at UCLA. Born and raised in …

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June Sarpong: Leading as an outsider 35:21

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Laura and Tony are joined by June Sarpong OBE, the BBC’s first Global Director of Creative Diversity. They explore how to bring about disruptive change in a large, complex and high-profile professional organisation, and how to get things done quickly in an environment when decisions are taken slowly. June explains how she managed to do all this as …

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1 Minute Preview: Stephanie Webb (2x TEDx, Vulnerability Between Broken & Beautiful People, Identity (Trillingual, Asian Diaspora, Sociocultural Crises), Cathartic Creativity (Literature, Art, Poetry ... 1:00

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Episode 93 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Stephanie Webb is a second year English student at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. She grew up in a trilingual environment in Hong Kong where she attended a local school for 12 years followed by an international school. She was granted membership to the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) i…

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Stephanie Webb | 2x TEDx, Vulnerability Between Broken (& Beautiful) People, Identity (Trillingual, Asian Diaspora, Sociocultural Crises), Cathartic Creativity (Literature, Art, Poetry), God (Faith, Praying ... 2:27:56

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Episode 93 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Stephanie Webb is a second year English student at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. She grew up in a trilingual environment in Hong Kong where she attended a local school for 12 years followed by an international school. She was granted membership to the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) i…

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Chris Saul: Subtle power 38:50

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Chris Saul is the former Senior Partner of the UK’s most prestigious law firm, Slaughter and May. Laura and Tony explore how leaders use subtle power to build consensus among partners in a professional organisation. They discover some of the secrets of how Slaughter and May has evolved successfully over more than a century, and managed to retain it…

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1 Minute Preview: Lexi Mousley (PhD Gates-Cambridge Scholar, Medical/Neurosciences, Computational Models, US to UK, Elite College/Varsity Basketball, Resilience, Auditory Processing Disorder APD, Loving ... 1:00

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Episode 92 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Alexa (Lexi) Mousley is a third year PhD candidate at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. Supported by the Gates-Cambridge scholarship, Lexi uses computational models to better understand the development of structural brain networks, particularly during infancy and early dev…

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Lexi Mousley | PhD Gates-Cambridge Scholar (Medical/Neurosciences, Computational Models for Brain), US to UK (Elite College/Varsity Basketballer), Resilience (Auditory Processing Disorder APD, Anecdotes ... 1:45:32

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Episode 92 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Alexa (Lexi) Mousley is a third year PhD candidate at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. Supported by the Gates-Cambridge scholarship, Lexi uses computational models to better understand the development of structural brain networks, particularly during infancy and early dev…

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Steve Varley: Profiting from sustainability 36:09

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Laura and Tony speak to Steve Varley, EY’s first Global Vice Chair for Sustainability. They find out how he was inspired by Greta Thunberg to try to build a bridge between environmentalism and capitalism, and the skills he used to make this happen. He explains how he created this role in EY to place sustainability at the heart of the firm’s busines…

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SPOTLIGHT: Olivia Woods | The Greatest Start... ? 😂 | Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文 1:27

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Episode 91 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Olivia Woods is a second-year student studying Theology at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge. To the slight frustration of her former teachers, Olivia has always had an urge to question whatever information was taught to her, potentially sparking her passion for Theology - a subject that is essentia…

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