Episodes

  • Interview with Prof Simon Winlow on Bouncers, Badasses and Violence

    Interview with Prof Simon Winlow on Bouncers, Badasses and Violence
    Jun 5 2025
    In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Simon Winlow. Simon explains his ethnographic research on bouncers and the nighttime economy. Simon explains some of the practical and ethical issues of such research as well as some of his incredible findings and amazing events that took place along the way.

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    38 mins
  • Dr Catherine Hakim on 'Erotic Capital'

    Dr Catherine Hakim on 'Erotic Capital'
    May 21 2025
    In this episode, Dr Catherine Hakim explains all about erotic capital. Erotic capital is a combination of "beauty, social skills, good dress sense, physical fitness, liveliness, sex appeal and sexual competence" and Hakim explains why our erotic capital is so important in terms of how we are viewed by others and how succesful we are in life.

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    9 mins
  • Crime and Deviance - Episode 2

    Crime and Deviance - Episode 2
    Feb 4 2025
    In episode 2 -

    1. How is crime measured - Official crime statistics
    2. Victimisation surveys - strengths and weaknesses
    3. Self report studies - strengths and weaknesses

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    26 mins
  • Crime and Deviance - Episode 1

    Crime and Deviance - Episode 1
    Feb 4 2025
    In episode 1 -

    1. What is the difference between crime and deviance
    2. How is crime relative and socially constructed
    3. Who are the victims of crime

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    14 mins
  • Chinese students and English names (student takeover)

    Chinese students and English names (student takeover)
    Dec 12 2024
    In this student takeover episode, Xu Junzhe (Cecilia) and Li Haoran (Miles) from Shenzhen College of International Education in China discuss the use of English names amongst Chinese students.

    Cecilia says 'Together with my classmates, we’ve been reflecting on why many of us choose to adopt English names, how this influences our sense of identity, and whether it affects our connection to Chinese culture. In our conversation, we explore questions like:
    • Why do we use English names in the first place?
    • How do we feel about these names compared to our Chinese ones?
    • Does this practice influence our cultural identity or sense of belonging?
    • What sociological theories can help explain this phenomenon?
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    29 mins
  • Romanticisation - The effects of globalisation on Japan (Student takeover)

    Romanticisation - The effects of globalisation on Japan (Student takeover)
    Nov 17 2024
    In this student takeover episode, Olive Smith from Westcliff High School for girls in Essex discusses the impacts of globalisation on Japan.

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    23 mins
  • The impact of Globalisation (Student Takeover)

    The impact of Globalisation (Student Takeover)
    Oct 18 2024
    In this student takeover episode, Naomi Hoffman from Colchester Sixth Form College dicusses the impact of Globalisation on the UK and applies some key sociological theory to the debate.

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    11 mins
  • Interview with Professor Jack Katz on The Seductions of Crime

    Interview with Professor Jack Katz on The Seductions of Crime
    Oct 14 2024
    In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Jack Katz from UCLA about his research on crime and crimonology.The central thesis of Seductions of Crime is that situation-specific emotional and sensual sensations play an important role in the commission of crime. It is not a complete theoretical construct, but rather the sensual experiences and emotional states of the perpetrator that are brought to bear in various forms of crime – from occasional shoplifting to cold-blooded robbery.

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    43 mins