Prompted by our youngest team member’s desire for shorter podcasts on her regular commute to and from LSE, Can You Hear Us? is proud to present So We Heard, a series of bite-sized, informal chats dedicated to exploring academic theories, case

So We Heard: Doris Discusses Social Policy and China's Three-Child Policy (Part 1)

Mar 14th, 2024 22m 49s

The Humanitarian Development Nexus, Urban revitalization and Life in Academia: A Conversation with Lama Tawakkol

Feb 22nd, 2024 1h 17m

In season 4’s debut episode Can You Hear Us?, sits down with Dr. Lama Tawakkol, Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics at the University of Manchester to talk about everything from her research on the Humanitarian De

So We Heard: Monica Discusses Mentorship

Jan 16th, 2024 25m 24s

So We Heard: Madiera and Ragini Discuss Gender-Based Violence

Nov 28th, 2023 28m 13s

Prompted by our youngest team member’s desire for shorter podcasts on her regular commuteto and from LSE, Can You Hear Us? is proud to present So We Heard, a series of bite-sized,informal chats dedicated to exploring academic theories, case st

So We Heard: Sanjana Discusses Children’s Welfare and Child-centric Development, part 2

Oct 17th, 2023 16m 48s

In the second part of our two-part discussion on children’s welfare and child-centric development, host Ragin Puri (CYHU Assistant Producer) and Sanjana Sunder (CYHU Assistant Producer) explore the intersections between child-centric developmen

Icons, success and BIWOC a candid conversation with Shrayana Battacharya

Aug 2nd, 2023 1h 30m

On this week’s episode of Can You Hear Us?, Monica and Ragini are joined by development economist and author Shrayana Bhattacharya. After completing her training from Delhi University and the Harvard Kennedy School, Shrayana worked on research

So We Heard: Sanjana explores children's welfare and child-centric development, part 1

Jul 26th, 2023 19m 11s

So We Heard: Dana Dives into Commodification and Gendered Labour Practices

Jun 6th, 2023 13m 22s

The Can You Hear Us Team is excited to Introduce So We Heard — an informal coffee chat series that, like Can You Hear Us, creates a space for black, indigenous women and femmes of color to discuss and understand anything related to internationa

Dualities in International Development a Conversation with Emonie Ayiwe

Mar 16th, 2023 54m 5s

“Duality is a useful lens to have for International Development because if we are not aware of these dualities, how can we work on improving the system and eliminating them?” - EmonieThis week on Can You Hear Us, Monica and Madeira discuss dual

Meet the Team: A Conversation with Ragini, Sanjana and Doris

Feb 9th, 2023 52m 39s

“International development encourages us to view the world as a ‘bigger picture’.” -Doris Huang “When we are talking about international development, we do need to be mindful of the fact that the reason inequalities exist is because they were

Activism and Artisans: A conversation with Arushi Chowdhury Khanna

Jun 9th, 2022 1h 14m

In today’s episode CYHU expands on the definition of activism as we embark on a season-long theme, by highlighting the sector of artisans and their work. Integral to many developing economies and to consumers in the global north, artisanal work

Media and Activism: An interview with Adaora Oramah, CEO of AMAKA Studio

Apr 7th, 2022 1h 4m

In today’s Episode CYHU continues to explore its theme: Activism, by looking at the role of the media - both traditional and social - in the construction, perpetuation, and deconstruction of biases. We are so excited to be joined by Adaora Oram

Environmental Activism: An interview with Kavita Purohit and Dipa Patel

Feb 10th, 2022 1h 2m

Back again from both the chaos and peace of finishing our MSc programmes and adjusting to the next chapter of becoming LSE alum, the Can You Hear Us team is back to begin an ongoing series of interviews and discussions surrounding activism. In

Race in academia: roundtable talk with the CYHU team

Jul 28th, 2021 58m 15s

Before taking a short break to finish up dissertation writing, the Can Your Hear Us team decided to tackle race in academia on their own—roundtable style. In the last of the two-part series, Madiera, Monica, Kiana, and Ana join in a Jada-Picket

Race in academia: an interview with Dr Mahvish Shami and Shingira Masanzu

Jul 1st, 2021 55m 21s

After a break due to summer term assessments, Can You Hear Us is happy to be back with a new theme: Race in Academia, where we aim to highlight both academics and students' perspectives as women and femmes of color within the sector. In the fir

The World of Consulting: An Interview with 'The Black Humanitarian’, Susan Sebatindira

May 13th, 2021 51m 51s

In the fourth episode of Can You Hear Us, the team continue with our theme of – Having it All – by exploring a particular area of development that both creates barriers and opportunities for women of colour to professionally engage with and adv

Entrepreneurship: An interview with Margarita Andrade and Farida El Kalagy

Apr 15th, 2021 47m 3s

In the third episode of Can You Hear Us, we introduce our second theme - Having it All - through the distinct lens of women of colour in entrepreneurship. To do so we present Margarita Anddrade, Co-founder of Malaika Linens and Threads of Hope

Colourism: An interview with Beatriz Cantada and Natalie Petit

Mar 18th, 2021 53m 18s

In the second episode of Can You Hear Us?, the CYHU team takes a step back to critically tackle a system of oppression embedded within the identity politics of many women of colour in some shape or form: Colourism. Inspired by current events an

Why WoCo? An Interview with Mirabella Pulido

Feb 25th, 2021 51m

In this first episode, the Can You Hear Us? (CYHU) team introduces themselves and their first theme: Sense of Place. They interview the founder of the LSE’s first association for Women of Colour in Consulting (WoCo): Mirabella Pulido. They disc

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