Multi Story Edinburgh
Multi Story Edinburgh is a student-produced podcast that brings you stories, experiences and wisdom of Edinburgh alumni.
The podcast returns with a new season on 6 October 2025!
In the upcoming Season 7, titled ‘Multi Story Mentors’, our student host Nilufer Aumeerally catches up with five Edinburgh alumni to talk about their university days, the paths they've taken since, and any advice they want to pass on. From the BBC to UNICEF, teaching to non-profit work, business to writing - they've done it all and have plenty of wisdom to share.
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Previous Seasons:
Season 6 features five recent graduates from the Class of 2024. Matt O'Malley, our student host, chats to them about the ins and outs of post-graduation life. Each episode features a different path and a different story.
In Season 5 titled 'All Roads Lead to Edinburgh', we feature guests from the Class of 2023. Our student host, Andrew McGillivray, takes them five years into an ideal future and asks where they would like to be, and how they would return to Edinburgh if presented the chance to give a speech to the new student cohort.
For season 4, we spoke to our 2022 graduates and asked them: Are we back to normal yet?
In season 3, we expanded our scope and decided to chat to a mix of graduates about returning to a place. Is going back a negative, an acceptance of defeat? Or does time and experience change our perspective and our priorities?
Season 2 is a little bit of the same but quite a lot different. As the world emerges from pandemic paralysis, are our 2021 graduates feeling inspired or inhibited, glad or gloomy, chaotic or calm?
In season 1, we talked to our 2020 graduates about how things were going, or not going, for them.
All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh. Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh.
Artwork:
2025, 2024 and 2023: vector created by freepik from www.freepik.com
2022: vector created by upklyak from www.freepik.com
2021: vector created by redgreystock from www.freepik.com
Music:
Since When by Mise Darling
Shake It! by Jahzzar
Avientu by Jahzzar
Gentle Chase by Podington Bear
(all sourced from freemusicarchive.org under license CC BY-SA.)
Detective Begining Adventures by KonovalovMusic. Sourced from Tribe of Noise.
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Multi Story Edinburgh
Episode 89: Multi Story Mentors - Tim Johns on producing passions
Tim Johns works with BBC Radio 2 as a Producer on The Jeremy Vine show. He joins Nilufer to talk about all things media, creative industries and the importance of taking a leap of faith. Tim’s work has covered all elements of radio production, and he credits it to his time at Edinburgh’s very own student radio station - FreshAir!
Tim joins us 18 years after graduation, to share his advice, some jokes and to encourage pursuing your passion.
“I think the hardest thing is, if you're absolutely committed in your mind and driven towards a very specific thing, and that very specific thing across the course of a number of years is proving impossible to get to. It's totally fine to relax your parameters and look elsewhere. So I just think, take it all with a big dose of big dose of chill. Work hard, but just don't stress about it.” - Tim
About Multi Story Edinburgh
Multi Story Edinburgh is a student-produced podcast that brings you the stories, experiences and wisdom of University of Edinburgh alumni. We hope they will inspire you, reassure you and remind you that you are part of the global University community that is here to support you as you make your own way in life.
The podcast is run by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh.
All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh.
Music
Detective Begining Adventures by KonovalovMusic. Sourced from Tribe of Noise.