The MADness Podcast

18/05/2021

A new episode is out! In episode 8 our hosts ask themselves how they would define personal development and what it means to them. They question whether structure and control incurs a lack of spontaneity in life. Later on, they consider life through a game metaphor and end by highlighting practical ways to improve the quality of conscious experience. Join them in their very first lightbulb session!
Check it out on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/54f3xXIftVryKOo7fbn61N?si=w0BOIbeaSBGnxfxQOGFISA) Apple Podcasts or find it on our website:
https://www.madpod.org/podcast

15/05/2021

We have three new posts within our open blog to announce!!!
Check out the first one here: https://www.madpod.org/post/an-important-insight-when-studying-political-science

The three titles so far are:
'An important insight when studying political science’,
‘On Nothingness’ (in the Dao), and
‘South Africa handcuffed by racialised past’.

If you’d like to see your essay in that list, send it over to us at [email protected]!

Happy procrastinating everybody😉

Studying political science at first leaves you with the false hope that improving the social sphere is straightforward. However, you quickly realise the true messiness of the business, and not because of Marxist theory having convinced you of its Communist utopia (another word for a place based on w...

13/05/2021

Have you ever thought an essay you wrote deserved some recognition, but you don’t know where to publish it?

Our podcast team has just started an open platform (madpod.org/blog) where you can share your special essays with everyone and be inspired by others. The only conditions are that your piece is insightful, remains respectful in tone, and isn’t political propaganda (don’t use this as an advertising platform). The point of your piece should be thoughtful argumentation.

If you want to share an essay with us, just send us an email at [email protected]. We will get back at you whether we can upload your piece (remember we are not obliged to upload your piece). You may also share a piece anonymously :)

The first piece has been uploaded. Hope to hear from you soon!

Check out the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lwMimBgRUwW35SQDfaRvg?si=PY-jgLUMSMqm0Z3L4Gihkg

21/04/2021

A new episode is out! For LUC’s Wellbeing Week, our hosts are joined by LUC graduate Gabi Franzini. She shares her expertise as a guide for yoga, meditation, as well as exercise as the podcast dives into the impact of the current lockdown when it comes to well-being and properly working on oneself. Along with discussions on what the aims of meditation and yoga truly are, this podcast is a great way to get in touch with mindfulness during Wellbeing Week.
Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or find it on our website:
https://www.madpod.org/

Follow Gabi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabi.franzini/?hl=en
Subscription to her yoga, workout and meditation classes: https://www.instagram.com/thesanectuary/?hl=en
Donation-based sessions: https://www.instagram.com/floga_sessions/?hl=en
Contact for work requests: [email protected]

14/04/2021

In Episode 6, our hosts are joined by Jan-Willem van Putten, the managing director of Effective Altruism in the Netherlands. They discuss what it means to do ‘good’ and the key principles of the Effective Altruism movement among other topics. Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or find it on our website:
https://www.madpod.org/

09/03/2021

Greetings LUC students!
We have 3 exciting new positions open on our podcast team! 🎉We are looking for:
- Social media manager
- Audio and video editor
- Website manager

No former experience is required, only a passion for podcasts and determination to improve the MADness podcast experience.
If you're interested, please reach out to us by email ([email protected]) and tell us what drives you towards this position for our podcast.

We want to produce more content and need support from our beautiful community. This can be an amazing opportunity to learn a s**t ton and have fun.😄
Looking forward to your responses!

12/10/2020

Get excited! As part of the continuation of our birthday celebration, we'd like you, the listener, to get involved.

We're looking to change up our brand, and to do that, we invite you to design a logo for us! The winner's design will represent MADness everywhere, from social media, to our website, to flyers and posters.

To participate, send your submissions to [email protected], or use the email submission form on madpod.org.

12/10/2020

It was our birthday yesterday, and MADness has come back! Help us celebrate with a brand new episode of a new project we’ve launched, the MADness Cafe!

Go visit madpod.org to listen! Also available on Spotify and Stitcher, with easy access from the MADness website.

20/09/2020

The MADness Podcast is back! Join us for an open discussion on the topics of student growth and the point of university on Wednesday, September 23rd at 6pm in LUC's Common Room 6.

Please note that as there are only 9 slots available, once you sign up, you are obliged to arrive!

https://forms.gle/TFpnYDkLFiSSQS9Q7

16/09/2020

UPDATE: 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 for our available position of 'producer' for our podcast team is this 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 (midnight)!!!

If you're interested (which you absolutely should be😉), please send your motivation letter to our email ([email protected]).

All the information concerning the position can be found in our previous post below. Feel free to pm us for any other questions you may have.

We look forward to your responses!

10/09/2020

Greetings LUC students!

We have an exciting new position open on our podcast team!🔥 We are looking for a new producer who would be in charge of matters surrounding the podcast itself. This entails:
- contacting guests (within and beyond our uni)
- organising events within LUC
- promoting on social media (facebook mainly, possibly instagram)
- editing episodes
- posting episodes on spotify
- maintaining the website

If this list seems overwhelming, it shouldn't. No former experience is required, only a passion for podcasts and determination to improve the MADness podcast experience😉

This position would occupy roughly 4-5 hours each week.

If you're interested, please send us a short motivation letter of around 250 words to our email ([email protected]) outlining what drives you towards this position for our podcast and why you think you're suitable for the job.

Good luck and look out for our exciting upcoming plans!

22/03/2020

Do you have questions surrounding the Coronavirus? Our next episode will be on Covid-19. Share your concerns with us with this form: https://forms.gle/GJ76s7RpmmR1q8Bx5 and we might be able to incorporate them within our discussion with Dr. Visser, head of LUMC.

Do you have questions surrounding the Coronavirus? The next episode of the MADness podcast will be on Covid-19. Share your concerns with us and we might be able to incorporate them within our discussion with Dr. Visser, head of LUMC.

16/02/2020

MADness listeners,
We took a long break for the winter holidays but we’re back! We have exciting things planned for the podcast and look forwards to sharing our musings with you.
Here’s a quick update:
First, we will no longer be posting on every other Wednesday. But don’t worry, we’ll be posting often! We will send you a message through our page which will notify you of new releases.
Second, we are formally introducing our climate change series! Every third episode will address a new facet of this ongoing issue we all face.
Third, we want to connect with you more. Let us know what you think by leaving us comments on our Facebook posts or contacting us through our website. We will also be hosting face-to-face conversations where listeners and hosts can come together to discuss past topics.
Looking forwards to the future of our podcast with you and happy to be back!!

14/12/2019

Fourth Episode is finally out.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0O0pA1dmWew7rjgiZl3wSx?si=9zLczevsQ_WqQO-kCPVZZQ

Together with Ted Jeursen, a third-year undergraduate at Leiden University College, the hosts delve into the fundamental contrast between the ‘lightness’ and ‘weight’ of life. They contemplate on how to conceptualize these opposing life philosophies and question which one to strive for.

Listen also through our website:
https://www.madpod.org/podcast/episode/26c7242f/the-unbearable-lightness-of-being-ted-jeursen

30/10/2019

Now on Stitcher!
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-madness-podcast/e/64939948?autoplay=true

Soon on Spotify...

Oct 30, 2019 - In this first episode, the hosts introduce themselves and the podcast shortly. Then they muse about the question, whether it is even worth going to university in the 21st century, both considering limitations that universities face and the benefits that students extract from them. The...

30/10/2019

Finally, the time has come for our very first episode to be released🙌. Check it out under the link: https://www.madpod.org/podcast/episode/27c2bf16/university-in-the-21st-century
Hope you enjoy!

Listen to the MADness Podcast, where two Leiden University College students question and reflect upon deep personal, social and philosophical ideas.

18/10/2019