Hurtwood Muse Podcast

This week, we have Meadow discussing the smoking, vaping and addiction – what it means socially, personally, the pitfalls, and the range of important ways that it links to mental health issues. Thank you so much for joining us again, Meadow!

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Until next time, folks...

Welcome once again to the Hurtwood Muse Podcast! This week, the dynamic duo Amissah and Armiger discuss the complexity of being a non-white British person. It covers all aspects from language, to culture, to casual racism. It's a brilliant conversation on a hugely important topic. We hope you enjoy. Until next week, folks.

Welcome once again to the Hurtwood Muse Podcast! This week, back by popular demand, it's 'IS IT TUESDAY YET?' with Cas and Arlan. This time, the duo discuss the science of sleep, and the virtues of a later school start... Sounds dreamy. Until next week, folks.

Welcome once again to the Hurtwood Muse Podcast! This week, Amissah and Armiger - as they will henceforth be known - discuss the virtues of studying English. It’s not just an A level – it’s a way of life, people. We promise the English Dept at Hurtwood had no input in this discussion and that no bribes were taken... Until next week, folks.

Hello lovely folks!

It's time for another thrilling installment of 'Is It Tuesday Yet?' with your hosts, Cas and Arlan. This week, they will be discussing the creative joys of Dungeons + Dragons.

Welcome once again to the Hurtwood Muse podcast. This week:

Meadow and Evelyn discuss the perils of Tiktok, which, as an English teacher born in the 80s, is something that needs explaining VERY carefully. Who better to lead that way than Armiger and Amissah?

Thanks for tuning in - see you next week!

Welcome back to the Hurtwood Muse podcast, lovely people. We're kicking off 2022 with some great chatter - hope you enjoy:

• Arlan Klopproth + Cas Raab discuss why sanitary products still aren’t free, and attitudes towards periods.
• Arlan reads an essay on ecofashion by ex-Hurtwood student Vita Thompson

Welcome back to our final podcast of the Christmas term! We're so close I can smell the stollen.

This week, we've got Meadow Armiger and Evelyn Amissah discussing the finer points of Potter lore. Grab yourself a flagon of butter beer and enjoy!

Until next year - Muse x

Welcome to the first episode of the new series of the Hurtwood Muse podcast. We've got some real treats lined up for you, folks! In this episode:

• Douglas Wadsworth reading poetry of Charles Bukowski
• Tom Goss reading from Tennessee Williams’ journal
• Rue Richardson reading from Wilde’s Dorian Grey, and some snippets from Vladimir Nabokov
• Mia Rozan and Tom again having a conversation about cancel culture

One more episode to come before the end of term, and lots more in the new year.

Home is the Sailor

Or more precisely, and less poetically, the ocean rower.  Meet our very own intrepid wild man of the Atlantic, Ted Jackson, fresh back from an extraordinary 42-day challenge, rowing 2,850 nautical miles in a team of 12 all the way from Tenerife to Antigua.

Tanned and (very) beardy, minus several stone (and possibly plus a new tattoo or three?) Ted has – thankfully – showered. He also has an extraordinary tale to tell of conquering his demons, keeping his cool (as well as the peace) and generally denying that old proposition that ‘hell is other people’. Yes – this is still the real Ted Jackson and he has a gleam in his eye which makes him look even more like his Dad.

Listen to him tell his own inspirational story – and feel seasick when you watch the video clip.  Well done, Ted – you've done us proud.  Again.