The PurplePod (Student Podcast)
Good morning, evening or afternoon, wherever you are, and welcome to the home of the PurplePod… The official podcast for St Edward’s College ran entirely by the Sixth Form Team! We upload a new episode every ‘week A’ so watch this space!
If you have any suggestions for future episodes, feel free to get in touch via email:
18bowers-p@st-edwards.co.uk OR 18arnold-p@st-edwards.co.uk
Episode 6: A Sports Day in The Sun!
For our sixth and final episode of The PurplePod (for now), Patrick and Ziko indulged in the sports day festivities, catching up with various pupils and students during the best event of the academic year! They asked a number of people how the previous twelve months has gone, and also what they hope to achieve in the next academic year. As you can imagine, this is an incredibly wholesome episode so be prepared to finish listening with a smile on your face!
Episode 5: The PurplePod X MathsCircle (FEAT. Bruno Reddy OBE)
In this week’s episode, Patrick, Ziko and Mr. Murphy spoke to Bruno Reddy; the CEO and founder of MathsCircle. (Known for Times Table Rockstars and NumBots!) During the episode, they picked his brains about maths in his everyday life, how he ‘accidentally’ founded a company and his thoughts as to the role of maths in a world of AI and machine learning. Whether you enjoy maths or not… you’re going to LOVE this episode!
Episode 4: ‘A Year in review’ with Mr. Morris
In this very special episode of the PurplePod, Poppie and Patrick talk to Mr. Morris about his eight incredibly eventful years as headmaster of St Edward’s. They heard about his triumphs and his failures during his time at school, whilst also learning a little bit more about him and any advice he would give to the school community in the coming years. Thank you, Mr. Morris!
Episode 3: The PurplePod Goes International!
In this week’s episode, Mark ad his guests guided us through what life is like as a linguist both in and around school, sharing some really valuable advice about where languages can take you when you study them at A-Level. Later on, we heard from Miss Bardsley, who gave us a great insight into the impact studying languages further has had both on her life and the life of those around her. ¡Espero que disfrutes este episodio!
Episode 2: That's Music to My Ears!
In this week’s episode, our host Ziko calls upon the help of some fellow musicians in Year 12, asking them questions about what drew them to music in the first place, some of their interests in and around the subject and why YOU should study music in St Edward’s. Later on, we heard from Mr. O’Keeffe, who shared some of his wide musical knowledge and experience with us. Whether you’re a secret ‘Swiftie’ or a Mozart Enjoyer… you’re going to love this episode!
Episode 1: Life as a Sixth-former!
In this week’s episode, our host Patrick talks to Poppie, Ziko and Reece about what life really is like as a Sixth Former in St Edward’s, each of them imparting some wisdom for the lower years. Later in the episode, we heard from Samira, the former Head Girl, who talked to Poppie about how to be a good leader in and around school.