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The Student Guide (previously known as Pick Up The Mic) is an ongoing podcast series, based in the United Kingdom (UK), that explores important themes such as race, and discusses support services available to young people from diverse backgrounds with their development, particularly as they navigate through the impact of the pandemic on employment and education. This podcast is a reflection of all our personal experiences, journeys in life, and backstories.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 114
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 2 - Teaching & Travelling (With Jash)
In this episode of Pick Up The Mic we'll be talking to Jash, who is not only a traveler but also a teacher! Having traveled to (and taught in) Italy, Senegal, South Korea, and Haiti, sh…
Episode 1 - The Importance Of Social Cohesion (With Shanice)
Welcome to Season 4 of Pick Up The Mic! Our new guest is Shanice, a Global Challenges student specialising in Social Cohesion. In this episode, we'll be learning about what social cohes…
Episode 10 - Turning Climate Anxiety Into Climate Action (With Ankur Shah)
Welcome to the final episode of Season 3! We're excited to have Ankur Shah as our guest for this episode. Ankur is a geospatial data scientist for Climate Engine, a company focused on a…
Episode 9 - Representation Within The Education System (With Dr Antonina Tereshchenko)
Dr Antonina Tereshchenko currently works with the MA Education team at Brunel, but previously was Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Education. In today's epis…
Into The Spotlight (Featuring Penny)
We're excited to finally announce that Into The Spotlight is back! Penny is our latest guest, and runs an Instagram page called @threadsforapenny where she showcases second-hand outfits…
Episode 8 - Music & Mental Health (With Vanessa Maria)
Vanessa Maria champions music & mental health as a DJ, and Broadcaster at Foundation.fm, Host at Resident Advisor, Digital Marketer at Sony Music Entertainment for Black Butter Records,…
Episode 7 - PhDs & Representation (With Donna-Marie Holder)
Donna-Marie is a first-year Doctoral Researcher in Education at Brunel University London (as well as the founder of The Black Doctoral Researchers Collective) with a passion for race an…
PhDs & Mental Health
Aaron Sharma is our latest guest for Behind The Curtain. Aaron is a PhD student at Brunel University London who specialises in the field of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.…
Episode 6 - The Future Of STEM (How Can We Address Underrepresentation In STEM) (With Joanna)
Joanna is a fellow podcaster and runs the social enterprise Tiko, which is a safe space for black women in STEM, that makes them feel represented and looked after. In today's episode we…
Comics 101: Episode 1
Welcome to the first official episode of Comics 101! We've brought Joshua and Riham back to discuss Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, Moon Knight, and Morbius!
Episode 5 - Wicked Solutions for Wicked Problems (With Mandekh Hussein)
Mandekh Hussein is driven by initiatives grounded in collaboration, sustainability, and ownership. She takes part in efforts centred on equipping individuals and communities with the re…
Game On: Our Journey With Gaming
We've got the first episode of Game On, our newly added segment all about the world of gaming. We've got Mary on the podcast, a fellow gamer, discussing our journey with gaming, where i…
Episode 4 - The Post-Uni Experience (Morgan Haringman)
We're excited to have another Brunel Alumni on the podcast, Morgan Haringman. Morgan previously studied Politics and History, and after job searching secured a role at the Environment A…
PhDs & The Future With Zakaria Monteiro Najmi (Behind The Curtain)
We've got another episode of Behind The Curtain, this time with Zakaria Monteiro Najmi. Zakaria is a Ph.D. student specialising in Artificial Intelligence Applications. We'll be learnin…
Episode 3 - Mental Fitness (With Asher)
In this episode, we're speaking to Asher who leads on Partnerships at Fika, which covers Sixth Forms, FE centres, and Universities. We'll be talking to Asher about the importance of Men…
It's Our Birthday!
Today is the 1 year anniversary of Pick Up The Mic! 3 seasons, 19 guest speakers, and 22 episodes on, we are so grateful to each and every one of you. Jeffrey has a quick message for ev…
Placements The Ups & Downs With Riham (Behind The Curtain)
Welcome to the first episode of our next segment: Behind The Curtain. Behind The Curtain are deeper conversations we have on different topics. Today's episode is all about placements an…
Episode 2 - Support Available for Women Within The Healthcare Industry (With Barts and The London Women in Healthcare Society)
We've got a great guest for this episode, Barts and The London Women in Healthcare Society (BL WIH). BL WIH is a student-led society that was reinstated in 2020 by a group of students…
Episode 1 - Representation Within The Health Industry (With Jessica O'Logbon)
We've got our first episode of Season 3 here for you with a great speaker Jessica O'Logbon. Jessica O'Logbon is a medical student who is passionate about widening participation, healthc…
MCU: What's Next? (Part 2)
We've got another episode of Backstage and we are happy to end the episode discussing what Marvel projects we're excited about in the future. What Marvel projects are you excited for?