EPISODE · Jul 26, 2018 · 29 MIN
S1. Ep3. Facing Conflict
from Switchboard · host Varsity
This week we hear from a porter who spent 13 years as a paratrooper in the British Army, four international students who have served in their countries’ armies, and a daring student who is defying his father by boxing for the University.
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