FreshAir News Hour with Ollie Lewis

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Catch up on episodes of the FreshAir News Hour from Edinburgh's student radio station, hosted by Ollie Lewis, Head of News (@_ollielewis). The FreshAir News Hour aims to cover all the big stories of the week, with reporting and analysis from the news team, led by Ollie and his co-hosts.

  1. 03/25/2022

    IN FULL: Interview with Iain Dale of LBC

    Hear the full version of Ollie Lewis's interview with broadcaster, journalist and writer Iain Dale of LBC radio. Iain speaks about his career in politics and broadcasting, recounting some of his most thrilling on-air moments and says why he thinks LBC's phone-in model is attracting such journalistic talent at the moment. Why were Theresa May's advisors fuming with him after he interviewed the PM? How could someone forget that they'd interviewed Donald Trump before he became US president? What is it like to interview Boris Johnson? Take a listen to find out! To get in touch with the FreshAir News team, email news@freshair.radio

    37 min

  2. 03/25/2022

    Sit down with striking UCU + reaction, and interview with LBC host

    In this programme, we broadcast Ollie's sit down interview with Iain Dale of LBC. In the fascinating half-hour conversation, Iain speaks about his career in politics and broadcasting, recounting some of his most thrilling on-air moments and says why he thinks LBC's phone-in model is attracting such journalistic talent at the moment. Also on the programme, Vivek Santayana (VP of Edinburgh's University and College Union branch) sits down to chat about the motivation for the latest round of strikes, and the direction that future industrial action might take. Plus reaction and analysis of Edinburgh-based news with Susanna Siddell from The Student. To get in touch with the FreshAir News team, email news@freshair.radio

    54 min

  3. 03/10/2022

    IN FULL: Interview with Tommy Sheppard MP (SNP)

    Hear Ollie Lewis's full interview with Tommy Sheppard MP, from the SNP.

    36 min

  4. 03/10/2022

    Interview with SNP MP & News Review with The Student

    Ollie brings listeners his latest interview with a senior Scottish politician, speaking this week with the SNP's Tommy Sheppard MP, who has served Edinburgh East since 2015. The 30-minute interview covers Tommy's response to Nicola Sturgeon's comments about NATO and a no-fly zone in Ukraine; his personal justification for arguing for Scottish independence; and his views on the latest round of UCU strikes that are affecting Edinburgh students. Also this week, Freya Buxton (News Editor at The Student) joined Ollie live on the programme to review the week's news in Edinburgh, focussing on the EUSA election campaign that has just come to an end and the visible support for Ukraine being shown by students on campus. To get in touch with the news team, email news@freshair.radio

    48 min

  5. 03/05/2022

    2022 EUSA Presidential Debate

    Hear the full broadcast of FreshAir's 2022 EUSA Presidential Debate. Ollie Lewis moderates discussion between 6 of the candidates for President of Edinburgh University's students' union. The debate touches on issues facing students and staff at The University of Edinburgh, including sexual violence, strikes, the relationship between EUSA and the university, and more. The candidates present in this debate were: Marco Garcia-Mendez, Jeremy Pestle, Fredrik Mohr, Mukai Chigumba, Hugh Beaumont, and Niamh Roberts. Get to know the candidates and their positions on key issues. Voting opens on Monday 7th March. To get in touch with FreshAir's news team, email news@freshair.radio

    1 hr

  6. 03/02/2022

    IN FULL: Interview with Miles Briggs MSP (Conservative)

    Hear Ollie Lewis's full interview with Miles Briggs MSP, from the Scottish Conservatives.

    28 min

  7. 03/02/2022

    Ukraine, Interview with Scottish Conservative MSP & University finances

    Ollie presents the News Hour on the day that Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine. He also brings listeners FreshAir's interview with Miles Briggs MSP from the Scottish Conservative party. The interview includes a discussion about why Miles has called for Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister, as well as his views on Scottish independence and the UK government's record throughout the Covid pandemic. The show also features a chat with Edinburgh student Ed Holtom on his investigative journalism about the profits that UK universities have made throughout the pandemic. To get in touch with the news team, please email news@freshair.radio

    56 min

  8. 02/24/2022

    IN FULL: Interview with Ian Murray MP (Labour)

    Hear Ollie Lewis's full interview with Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Edinburgh South MP, Ian Murray.

    32 min
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Catch up on episodes of the FreshAir News Hour from Edinburgh's student radio station, hosted by Ollie Lewis, Head of News (@_ollielewis). The FreshAir News Hour aims to cover all the big stories of the week, with reporting and analysis from the news team, led by Ollie and his co-hosts.

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