35 Best University of Cambridge Podcasts

1. The Naked Scientists Podcast

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The Naked Scientists flagship science show, includes the latest science news, interviews with top scientists, hands-on science experiments and answers to your science questions.
Host Dr. Chris Smith
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Email ****@thenakedscientists.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 72.3KTwitter 51K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. LCIL International Law Centre Podcast

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The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is the scholarly home of International law at the University of Cambridge. The Centre, founded by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht QC in 1983, serves as a forum for the discussion and development of international law and is one of the specialist law centres of the Faculty of Law. The Centre holds weekly lectures on topical issues of international law by leading practitioners and academics.For more information see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/MORE Producer/Network LCIL, University of Cambridge
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 62Facebook 3.8KTwitter 13.7KInstagram 647 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Oct 2011 Get Email Contact

3. The Philosopher & The News

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Leading philosophers bring to the surface the ideas hidden behind the biggest news stories.
Host Alexis Papazoglou
Producer/Network Alexis Papazoglou
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 72Facebook 2.7MTwitter 7.1KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Since Dec 2020 Video Podcast YouTube
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4. On Geopolitics

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On Geopolitics enters a new chapter with the introduction of two new hosts: Professors William Hurst and John Nilsson-Wright. John hosts 'Currents', engaging guests from diverse sectors including government, academia, media, science, and business, to explore topical global issues and events. Meanwhile Bill hosts 'Explorations', which will present a series of in-depth discussions and analyses of big ideas and enduring themes - the first of these being on 'War'...MORE Hosts Ali Ansari, Suzanne Raine, William Hurst, John Nilsson-Wright
Producer/Network Centre for Geopolitics
Email ****@hermes.cam.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 2.5KTwitter 4.1KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

5. The Good Robot

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Join Dr Eleanor Drage and Dr Kerry McInerney as they ask the experts: what is good technology? Is 'good' technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it? Each week, they invite scholars, industry practitioners, activists, and more to provide their unique perspective on what feminism can bring to the tech industry and the way that we think about technology. With each conversation, The Good Robot asks how feminism can provide new perspectives on technology's biggest problems. MORE Hosts Dr Kerry McInerney, Dr Eleanor Drage
Producer/Network Dr Kerry McInerney and Dr Eleanor Drage
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 58Facebook 2.7MTwitter 1.1K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2021 Get Email Contact

6. Brighter Thinking Pod

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Welcome to the Brighter Thinking Pod from the International Education group of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. We provide a place where international education enthusiasts from all backgrounds can come together to discuss the challenges faced by teachers in a modern classroom and discover new teaching ideas. Our panels consist of teachers, authors, key subject figures and more. If you'd like to get involved, follow us on Twitter or Instagram @CambridgeInt and send in your show suggestions!MORE Producer/Network Cambridge
Email ****@cambrige.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 440.7KTwitter 11.2KInstagram 100.6K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2019 Get Email Contact

7. Living Proof: the Isaac Newton Institute podcast

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The Isaac Newton Institute is the world's foremost mathematical research centre. Living Proof aims to highlight the diverse people and interconnected topics linked to its many activities. Interviewees range from visiting academics and lecturers to mathematicians, other scientists, musicians, artists, students, and prominent figures within the University of Cambridge and beyond. The podcast typically involves mathematical themes, but is specifically aimed at a general audience...MORE Producer/Network Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Email ****@newton.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Thoughtlines

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Thoughtlines brings you the best academic thinking outside the box from CRASSH at the University of Cambridge. The podcast is presented by Catherine Galloway and produced by Carl Homer at Cambridge TV.The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Cambridge.Founded in 2001, CRASSH came into being as a way to create interdisciplinary dialogue across the University's many faculties and departments in the arts, social sciences and humanities, as well as to build bridges with scientific subjects...MORE Producer/Network Thoughtlines
Email ****@crassh.cam.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 6Facebook 10.6KTwitter 20.4KInstagram 4.1K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

9. Cambridge Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) Podcast

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The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, runs a series of lunchtime seminars during the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. These seminars provide a platform for the presentation of new ideas by leading scholars from inside and outside the University. The lunchtime seminars address topical issues of European Union Law and Comparative Law, with a view to using collective debate as a forum for developing and disseminating ideas, and producing high quality research publications which contribute to an understanding of major issues in the European Union...MORE Producer/Network Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
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Facebook 1KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Since Oct 2011 Get Email Contact

10. South Asia Conversations At Cambridge University

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In each episode we sit down with a scholar who has contributed something extraordinary to our understanding of history, politics or culture in South Asia, and get a deeper insight into their work. South Asia Conversations is a production of the Centre of South Asian Studies at Cambridge University.MORE Producer/Network Centre of South Asian Studies
Email ****@s-asian.cam.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 3Facebook 5.4KTwitter 10.4KInstagram 875 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Mind Over Chatter

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Welcome to Mind Over Chatter, the Cambridge University Podcast! One series at a time, we break down complex issues into simple questions. Join Nick, James, Naomi and Annie as they ask clever people seemingly simple questions. We'll explore climate change, the future, and much more!MORE Producer/Network University of Cambridge
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 29Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

12. Moral Sciences Club

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Recordings of talks at the Faculty of Philosophy Moral Sciences Club.
Producer/Network Cambridge University
Email ****@uis.cam.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 10Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since May 2013 Get Email Contact

13. We Are The University

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Welcome to We are the University, a podcast which opens a window on to the people that make Cambridge University unique. Students, archivists, professors, alumni: all have a story to share.
Producer/Network University of Cambridge
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

14. Insight Cambridge

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Student-run podcast taking you inside Cambridge University to investigate world events. Less heat, more light.
Producer/Network Insightcambridge
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 7Twitter 18 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

15. CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast

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This podcast, hosted by Dr Rob Doubleday, features weekly evidence-based discussions about the pressing challenges facing policymakers, brought to you by the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge. Our latest series is produced in partnership with the research project Expertise Under Pressure, Centre for the Humanities and Social Change at the University of Cambridge. Season 6 is focusing on the race to resilience global climate campaign and how to accelerate climate priorities after COP26.MORE Producer/Network Centre for Science and Policy
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 59Twitter 2.2KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

16. Social Innovation: The Social Ideas Podcast

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The Social Ideas podcast shares the impact of social innovation, its necessity and its capacity to challenge the status quo. Throughout this series, highly committed change makers in business, civil society, policy and academia will talk about their work, their ideas and their motivation to strive towards to a more equitable and sustainable world.The Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, acts as a platform for research and engagement with social innovators, academia and policy in UK and across the world.MORE Producer/Network CJBS Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation
Email ****@jbs.cam.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 2.2KTwitter 3.2KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Declarations: The Human Rights Podcast

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A show about human rights coming to you every week from the Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Rights. Tune in each week as we explore how the concept and practice of human rights can remain fit-for-purpose and co-evolve with the changing world order, joined by fascinating guests from the University of Cambridge and around the world.(All rights reserved, so to speak. Our theme song, 'Relative Dimensions', was created by the artificial intelligence at JukeDeck.)MORE Host Neema Jayasinghe
Producer/Network Declarations: The Human Rights Podcast
Email ****@declarationspod.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 47Facebook 1.7KTwitter 1KInstagram 337 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences (LML) Podcast

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The Cambridge Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences (LML), led by Dr Kathleen Liddell (Director) and Dr Jeffrey Skopek (Deputy Director), advances research and teaching on legal and ethical challenges at the forefront of medicine and the life sciences.Rapid and prolific scientific advances, alongside changing attitudes towards health, medical care, family structures and related issues, pose some of the most difficult research questions of our era...MORE Producer/Network Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 4Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Since Feb 2016 Get Email Contact

19. Postdoc Academy Podcasts

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Podcasts from the University of Cambridge Postdoc Academy, covering a range of issues that affect the postdoc community.
Producer/Network University of Cambridge Postdoc Academy
Email ****@admin.cam.ac.uk
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Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

20. The Astropod

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The Astropod -- a podcast from the Institute of Astronomy and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology
Producer/Network Cambridge University
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

21. Cambridge Law Eminent Scholars Archive Podcast

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The Eminent Scholars Archive is an expanding archive developed by Lesley Dingle and Daniel Bates, joined in 2023 by John Magyar, in which we document the careers and achievements of eminent scholars associated with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The archive includes biographies, bibliographies, photographs, recorded interviews and many other resources. Since 2022 the development of the Archive has been overseen by the Faculty of Law's Eminent Scholars Archive Steering Group.For more information, see the Squire Law Library website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/The Eminent Scholars Archive is available to listen or subscribe to via most popular podcast platforms...MORE Producer/Network Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 2.7MInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 76 min Format Long form Since Oct 2011 Get Email Contact

22. #RDaudio

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Join the Researcher Development team at the University of Cambridge as we discuss key themes of becoming an efficient professional researcher.From managing your time effectively to building your resilience, each week features a different topic of interest to postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers. We're often joined by expert guest speakers.MORE Email ****@admin.cam.ac.uk
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Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

23. The CUHRLS Podcast

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The CUHRLS Podcast is brought to you by the Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society. In every episode, we talk to leading experts to learn more about the most important human rights issues of the day.MORE Producer/Network Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society
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Facebook 2.1KTwitter 822.9KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

24. The Marshall Society (University of Cambridge)

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The Marshall Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious societies in Cambridge. It was established in 1927 and is named after Alfred Marshall. This podcast aims to spread the activities of the Marshall Society to the wider public and encourage greater engagement in economics.MORE Producer/Network George Moran
Email ****@marshallsociety.com
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Apple Reviews 1Twitter 386Instagram 1.8K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

25. Generation Politics

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Generation Politics is a new podcast and joint initiative by two Cambridge University societies, European Horizons and Selwyn Politics.Our aim is to help empower young people young Europeans in particular by shedding light on the political issues which are most important to Gen Z.For each episode, we poll our online followers and friends on the issues that matter most to them, and use this to determine the themes for our series.MORE Producer/Network Selwyn Politics
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 4Twitter 85Instagram 40 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

26. Bennett Institute podcasts

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Podcasts and event recordings from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.To listen to our Crossing Channels Podcast Series, produced with IAST, visit: https://pod.fo/e/102ba0MORE Producer/Network Bennett Institute for Public Policy
Email ****@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 3Facebook 2.7MTwitter 8.5KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

27. University of Cambridge Museums

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Talking about collections, objects and a touch of cutting-edge research. Whoosh.
Producer/Network University of Cambridge Museums
Email ****@museums.cam.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 2.7MTwitter 822.9KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact

28. CambridgeJBS

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A great business school at the heart of the University of Cambridge, advancing knowledge and leadership through people who leave a mark on the world.
Email ****@jbs.cam.ac.uk
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Facebook 15.6KTwitter 28.8KInstagram 18.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2009 Get Email Contact

29. The Confidence Interval

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The Confidence Interval is an occasional podcast from MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge - talking science, people and public health.
Email ****@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
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Facebook 1KTwitter 6.1KInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact

30. BlueSci Podcast

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What's the latest in science these days? How can scientific advances help improve our world? And what's it like to be a scientist, anyway? Every three weeks we delve into the intersections between science, technology, and society, featuring guest researchers who present a fresh perspective on their work, what goes on behind the scenes, and the latest developments in their fields.Transcripts available: www.bluesci.co.uk/category/podcast/Brought to you by the Cambridge University Science Magazine.Hosted by Laura Chilver, Mark Grimes and Georgia Nixon.New episodes every third Monday!MORE Producer/Network Cambridge Uni Science Magazine
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 7Facebook 1.5KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 339 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

31. fifteeneightyfour (Archive)

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An archive pod collection of podcasts from our books and Elements authors.
Producer/Network Cambridge University Press
Email ****@cambridge.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 26.3KTwitter 22.1K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

32. Cambridge Quaranchats

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Simone Eringfeld chats with students and academics at Cambridge University about life under lockdown, research during the pandemic and what inspires us in times of Covid-19.
Producer/Network Simone Eringfeld
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 2Facebook 161Twitter 744Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

33. TALKING POLITICS

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Coronavirus! Climate! Brexit! Trump! Politics has never been more unpredictable, more alarming or more interesting: Talking Politics is the podcast that tries to make sense of it all. Every week David Runciman and Helen Thompson talk to the most interesting people around about the ideas and events that shape our world: from history to economics, from philosophy to fiction. What does the future hold? Can democracy survive? How crazy will it get? This is the political conversation that matters...MORE Hosts David Runciman, Helen Thompson
Email ****@talkingpoliticspodcast.com
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Facebook 4.2KTwitter 5 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

34. The Business of Philanthropy

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The Business of Philanthropy a series of conversations with thought and action global leaders hosted by Badr Jafar, Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge, exploring the changing nature of philanthropy within and from the emerging markets.MORE Host Badr Jafar
Producer/Network Badr Jafar
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 2Facebook 251Twitter 8.4KInstagram 138 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

35. Rethinking Islam Today

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A podcast about Islam and ideas, from the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Producer/Network Centre of Islamic Studies
Email ****@cis.cam.ac.uk
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Facebook 5.3KTwitter 5.7KInstagram 1.6M Since May 2021 Get Email Contact