Access Granted
Welcome to AccessGranted: The Stories of UCL's most Inspiring Students! In each episode, we'll peel back the layers and reveal the unique experiences of our guests, from conquering daunting academic challenges and socio-economic barriers to battling the dragons of self-doubt. These stories will remind us of all that obstacles can be overcome, dreams can be realized, and change is within our reach. Contrary to your average storytelling podcast, we tend to infuse some wit, playfulness, and a dash of the unexpected into each episode. Sit back, adjust your headphones, and get ready to be inspired, and moved. Your access is now granted!
For more information and to access the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/accessgranted-podcast
Special Episode AI - SPEAK FOR ME? EP5 of Access Granted features Yuxin, a Chinese international student battling depression and anxiety—who found speaking English *itself* emotionally triggering. So we did something truly unconventional: 🔊 We used AI to reconstruct our Mandarin conversations into English narration with our own voices —not to hide the process, but to highlight it. We deliberately let the AI’s artificiality show, blending human and synthetic voices to ask: - To what extent can AI truly convey lived experience? - Where’s the line between accessibility and authenticity?