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The Hot Topics
An arts, culture and media podcast researched, scripted, produced and presented by Tameera-Helena & Jorja Flitcroft.
- Fuse FM
- 2025 — Present
- Host, producer and editor
- Podcast
Overview
A student-led podcast focusing on contemporary media, tv, film and literature. It links widely debated topics to current culture, asking questions that have circulated in research.
Fuse FM — University of Manchester student radio
Creative approach
We made the podcast extremely conversational, revealing small anecdotal stories about each co-host, which is interspersed in the current debate. Each week a new topic that has been circulating in media is planned through an argument, organised, and spoken. Targetted to gen z audiences over popular culture and media.
Process
- Weekly research and topic selection across media and contemporary culture, focusing on topics that are current and relevant in the current zeitgeist.
- Full scripting, running orders and guest briefs prepared prior to each recording session, with 'reccomendations of the week' prepared based on each episode theme.
- Recording on audio software such as Studio One; editing of sound and video is mastered for streaming.
- Artwork, episode copy and distribution via Spotify for Creators. Marketing and promotional materials are created with each episode's release, with interactive polls created to increase engagement.
Stills
