Podcasts to help you unwind after 3 October
Would you like to unwind after the Relief of Leiden? Have a listen to one of these podcasts, produced by staff from the Faculty of Humanities.
De wereld van geesteswetenschappen – Luisteren naar stiltes
Luisteren naar stiltes is a ten-part podcast series linked to the Veni project by cultural studies scholar Gerlov van Engelenhoven. Half of the episodes are in Dutch and the other half in English. In each episode, Van Engelenhoven talks to decolonial artists and activists about their active use of silence in their work.
De wereld van geesteswetenschappen - Universiteit Leiden
Middeleeuwen (Available in Dutch)
Leiden academics bring you up to speed on the Middle Ages. From Hadewijch to Clovis, from the Vikings to monastic life… and much, much more! In each episode, they discuss their research and their passion.
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/podcasts/middeleeuwen
Talen van de oudheid (Available in Dutch)
What did Sanskrit sound like? What does an ancient papyrus tell us about Plato’s ideas? And what do Hittite fairy tales still have to say to us today? In the new podcast series Languages of Antiquity, academics take you on a surprising journey through the world of ancient languages and civilisations. In five accessible episodes, they discuss not only their research but also the stories, people and discoveries that inspire them every day.
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/podcasts/talen-van-de-oudheid
The Academic Pride Podcast
Presenter Camilla Kwende, a student assistant at the Diversity and Inclusion Expertise Centre, talks to Looi van Kessel, a lecturer in literary studies and gender studies and former chair of the LGBT+ network, and Pieter Slaman, a university historian and academic freedom ambassador at Leiden University. The discussion centres on the question of whether, throughout Leiden University’s 450-year history, there has been room to be oneself. They conclude with a question that remains highly relevant today: how do academic freedom and a safe, inclusive university relate to one another?
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2026/09/nieuwe-podcast-the-academic-pride-podcast