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What? Why? When?

Jesus College Access

Education Kids & Family

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23 episodes

The Past is a Foreign Country
25/06/2026 | 40 mins.
In this episode Dr Matt Williams speaks to Jesus students (Amber, 1st year History and Spanish), Angus (2nd year PPE).

Together they discuss the opening line of the book 'The Go Between' by LP Hartley which starts, "The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there".
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When Thinking Goes Wrong
29/05/2026 | 29 mins.
In this episode Dr Matt Williams is joined by Jesus College, Oxford students Anabella (1st year PPE) and Ziki (1st year Music) to discuss thinking, and the ways in which thinking can and has 'gone wrong' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Intelligence in Plants
29/04/2026 | 30 mins.
In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks with Oxford students Amy (1st year biology) and Bethan (2nd year Biologist) about 'Intelligence in Plants' from a science perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why Read Stories?
08/04/2026 | 40 mins.
In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks with Oxford students Amber (1st year History & Spanish) and Emily (2nd year Economics & Management) to explore the role of stories, what we can learn from them and what can be done about the current reading crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's the Problem?
17/03/2026 | 35 mins.
In this episode, Dr Matt Williams speaks with Lewis (1st year PPE) and Ruhi (1st year Biology) to talk about problems: what they are, examples from different areas and why they are considered 'problems' in the first place, in the style of an Oxford tutorial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About What? Why? When?

The 'What, Why, When' Podcast is produced by the Access Team of Jesus College at the University of Oxford and hosted by Dr Matt Williams, who is the Access Fellow at Jesus College and Tutor in Politics at Oxford.The aim of this podcast is to recreate Oxford tutorials - the primary teaching method at Oxford consisting of small group conversations around difficult problems. Whether you like thinking about complicated topics, are considering applying to highly competitive universities like Oxford or you want to know about the skills that highly competitive universities look for, this podcast is for you!This podcast was produced in the SOUTHWORKS Digital Media Lab at Jesus College Oxford, with thanks to, and in partnership with, SOUTHWORKS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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