FelsTED Talks
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Welcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of the community. We find out what have been the biggest impacts in their development as characters and how each has made a difference to the world around them. We hope these talks are inspirational for our pupils and to all who listen. We broadcast an episode every week throughout term-time.
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The Andrew Society Podcast - Artificial Intelligence
March 06, 2024 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBThe Andrew Society have been working on producing a series of podcasts on topics which interest us. We are delighted to share our first-ever episode, focusing on Artificial Intelligence and starring Lois P, Hannah P, Gabriel SF, and Mae P.
Daniel Cohen Stuart, Co-Founder of Ragnarøk Clothing in Zwolle
October 13, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBDaniel is an aspiring entrepreneur who recently graduated from the ‘Global Project and Change Management’ bachelor programme at the University of Windesheim, a programme that he chose because he wishes to create a better world where people are better connected with each other and with the natural environment that sustains us. Rather than being dissuaded when it comes to the scope of what needs to be achieved within the subject of Environmental Protection, Daniel sees the challenges that we...
Rosanna Guo - Residence Manager at the British Embassy in Beijing
October 06, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBToday’s guest on our global sub-series is Rosanna Guo, Residence Manager at the British Embassy in Beijing. Rosanna started her job as Social Secretary to Her Majesty's Ambassador at the British Embassy in 2003 before taking on the role of Residence Manager with the opening of the ambassador’s residence to the public for government official events. Rosanna has served 5 ambassadors with their families and has been involved with all senior government officials’ visits and arrangements includ...
Chad Detloff - Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum at the Global Education Benchmark Group
October 04, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBToday’s guest is Chad Detloff, Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum at the Global Education Benchmark Group. Chad works with educators who want to infuse their curricula, programmes, and schools with education for global competencies. Chad has spent his career seeking to develop self-aware, courageous, empathetic citizens who take on leadership roles to effect positive change in their various, diverse communities. Chad began his journey in this work as a student, studying abroa...
Yom Fox - Interim Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Director of Community and Global Partnerships at The Dalton School, New York City
September 22, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBOur latest FelsTED Talks Global podcast guest is Yom Fox, Interim Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Director of Community and Global Partnerships and a member of the History Department Faculty at The Dalton School in New York City, where she is finishing her final term before moving to Georgetown Day School in Washington DC as Principal. Yom stepped into her role as Dalton’s interim director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in 2020 and has taken a student-centric approach to her ...
Lydia Carrington - Trainee Solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills
September 16, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBToday’s guest is Lydia Carrington, Trainee Solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills. Lydia was a student at Felsted School from 2006 to 2014. Her final year coincided with the school’s 450th anniversary celebrations, during which she enjoyed lunch with the late Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Lydia worked at Felsted International Summer School as Operations Manager from 2016 to 2019. Lydia holds a Master Degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh, and f...
Fajer Rabia Pasha - Executive Director of the Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education - PAGE
September 02, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBFajer Rabia Pasha is the Executive Director of the Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education - PAGE. PAGE is a non-profit dedicated to empowering Pakistani girls so that they feel confident in achieving a secure future. PAGE aims to create a society where girls are free to have access to quality education and play a leading role in social transformation. Fajer Rabia Pasha is one of the leading advocates for strengthening education systems within Pakistan. She has been a lifelong champion of g...
Neil Wilcock, Project Officer at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna.
August 24, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBOur fourth episode of FelsTED Talks Global sub-series features Neil Wilcock, Project Officer at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna. Neil’s work at the UN allows him to work on projects that aim to tackle corruption internationally. His work concentrates on raising the voices of civil society specifically through the UN Convention against Corruption. He is passionate about working with people from a broad range of backgrounds and on projects that help others achieve what they...
Revd Kabelo Motlhakane - Chaplain and Head of Transformation and Inclusion at St Peter's College in Johannesburg.
August 19, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBRevd. Motlhakane joined the College as a chaplain on secondment from St Stephens Anglican church, where he served as assistant priest. Before St Peter's he served as Chaplain at Johns College Houghton and Before that, he served as a youth pastor for 10 years within the Diocese of Johannesburg. Revd. Motlhakane is passionate about Africa and is a thought leader in Afro-centric theology. The core of his work is around youth and community advancement and social justice consciousness. His theo...
Ana Romero - Head of Sustainability & Global Education Coordinator at Wellington College
August 04, 2022 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBEpisode 2 of our Felsted Global subseries features Ana Romero, the Head of Sustainability & Global Education Coordinator at Wellington College. In her work at Wellington, Ana inspires a vast number of students and faculty in her work concerning global education and sustainability across school life. She is responsible for collaborating with third party organisations, planning and delivering events, developing initiatives for professional development and for instigating new opportunities w...
Thomas Sparrow, Foreign Correspondent and International Journalist, talks to Daniel Emmerson
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBThomas Sparrow is our first guest in this Felsted Global subseries. Thomas is Political and Security Correspondent at Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, where he covers European news live on television in English, German and Spanish. He has covered various state and official visits, the global Covid-19 pandemic, the refugee crisis, terror threats and attacks in Europe, Brexit and, most recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is a frequent guest on news outlets arou...
Introduction from Daniel Emmerson, Felsted's Director of Global Education
July 28, 2022 15:00 - 1 minute - 1.27 MBDaniel Emmerson is the Director of Global Education at Felsted School in England. Join him on this sub-series of FelsTED Talks podcasts as he talks to a series of guests from a range of sectors and industries about what global education means to them and how important it is for young people who are currently at school. The world is changing at such a rapid pace, and these episodes are an opportunity to reflect on those changes from a broad range of perspectives.
Toby Oxnam, co-founder of the community radio station 'Voices Radio' talks to Simon James
June 30, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBToby Oxnam is an Old Felstedian and co-founder of the King's Cross community radio station 'Voices Radio'. Toby’s vision to create a platform that gives voice to different social issues in the creative industries has resulted in Voices Radio being named by MixCloud as one of London’s most popular stations. After leaving Felsted, Toby studied Anthropology and Linguistics at Manchester University before working on a variety of Radio and Events projects throughout London, following his passio...
Charlotte Gray, OF, talks to Chris Townsend about organising the 2022 Commonwealth Games
June 22, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBCharlotte Gray is an Old Felstedian and is the current Venue Operations Manager at Alexander Stadium for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. After Leaving Felsted, Charlotte went on to study International Business Management with French at Newcastle University and then completed a Masters in International Sport Event Management at KEDGE Business School. Prior to working at Alexander Stadium, Charlotte joined the Football Association in 2017 and worked in various roles leading to UEFA E...
Old Felstedian and Chemical Engineer, Alexander Guslisty, talks to Chris Townsend about his company's vision to end Polymer Waste
May 19, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBAlexander Guslisty is an Old Felstedian, Chemical Engineer and Founder & CEO of Big Atom, a clean-tech recycling company with a vision to end polymer waste. After Felsted, Alexander graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, before starting a career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Shortly after leaving GS, Alexander got drawn back to his engineering routes and started Big Atom in 2017. The overall aim for Big Atom is to bring an end ...
World Exclusive: Professor Toby Walsh discusses New Book on Artificial Intelligence with Chris Townsend
May 05, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBToby Walsh is an Old Felstedian and a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence. Toby is a Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, and he also leads the Algorithmic Decision Theory group at CSIRO Data61. Toby was named by the Australian newspaper as a "rock star" of Australia's digital revolution and regularly appears in the media talking about the impact of AI and robotics on society. He has be...
World Exclusive: Professor Toby Walsh discusses New Book on Artificial Intelligence with Chris Townsend
May 05, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBToby Walsh is an Old Felstedian and a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence. Toby is a Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, and he also leads the Algorithmic Decision Theory group at CSIRO Data61. Toby was named by the Australian newspaper as a "rock star" of Australia's digital revolution and regularly appears in the media talking about the impact of AI and robotics on society. He has be...
Sharon Wauchob, Felsted Parent and Fashion Designer, talks to Simon James
March 24, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode, Head of Felsted Prep, Simon James talks to Felsted parent and fashion designer Sharon Wauchob. In 1999 Sharon launched her own eponymous label in Paris, which has since succeeded in becoming a highly acclaimed prêt-à-porter label. She has been showing on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar since 2003 and is one of the few British or Irish designers to have achieved such an accolade.
Alecky Blythe, Playwright, talks to Chris Townsend
March 14, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBAlecky Blythe, an Old Felstedian, is a British playwright and screenwriter. Alecky is best known for her pioneering work in verbatim theatre and her first play ‘Come Out Eli' won a Time Out Award. Alecky’s most recent work ‘Our Generation’ is described as ‘An epic coming-of-age drama that's too extraordinary to be fiction’ and is currently on at the National Theatre until April 2022.
Felsted Heads of School talk to Chris Townsend
February 21, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this episode Felsted Head Chris Townsend talks to the three Heads of School for the 2021-22 Academic Year; Alex, Esma and Kit. Alex is an Academic Scholar and first team netball player studying Maths, Chemistry, Biology and French at A Level. She is planning on reading Psychology at university next year. Kit is a boarder in Windsor's House and All Round Academic and Sports Scholar studying Latin, TEP, History and Psychology at A Level. He is a very keen sportsman, particularly cricket ...
Sarah Macdiarmid talking all about the Old Felstedian Society and Montessori education
February 10, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBSarah Macdiarmid is the President of the Old Felstedian Society, she established the Soaring High Primary School in 2008 to offer Montessori education to children and now runs a training business for adults who wish to become Montessori teachers. Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: felsted_school Facebook: felstedschool Twitter: felstedschool LinkedIn: FelstedSchool
Hannah Tulloch, CEO of the Ascension Community Trust
February 03, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBHannah Tulloch is the CEO of the Ascension Community Trust. She grew up in the small town of Towcester, in Northamptonshire, but has been a part of the life and work of Ascension Church since 2008 in various roles. Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: felsted_school Facebook: felstedschool Twitter: felstedschool LinkedIn: FelstedSchool
Rakesh Pathak, Head of History and Politics, talks to Simon James
December 16, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBRakesh Pathak is Head of History and Politics at Feslsted School. After graduating from Oxford, Rakesh taught at Forest School in London before joining the Felsted family in 2006. Rakesh is the founder, editor and chief of the school’s annual Cromwellian magazine and in recent years has become chair of the pupil lead equality and diversity committee. Rakesh is also a keen sportsman, particularly enjoying cricket and has a passion for music as well. Felsted School online Website: www.felste...
Rebecca Purdy, Assistant Head at Felsted, talks to Chris Townsend
December 01, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBRebecca Purdy is Assistant Head at Felsted School. Rebecca joined Felsted in 2007 as an English teacher and leads the co-curricular programme for the Senior School. Rebecca is also the former Director of the Model United Nations at Felsted and in recent years, has played an active role in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion at Felsted and across the education sector as a whole, encouraging as all to develop our character and make a difference. Felsted School online Website: www.fe...
Victor Chandler, a Felsted parent and former chairman of the company BetVictor
November 18, 2021 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBVictor Chandler, a Felsted parent, is a British businessman, and former chairman of the company BetVictor. Victor has spent most of his life at the forefront of the bookmaking business as well as being involved with many high profile sports brands including Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest FC. The Victor Chandler bookmaker brand became well-known as a bespoke bookmaker, often willing to take bets too big for other bookmakers. Aside from bookmaking Victor is a keen rider himself and lik...
Carla Rudd - Head of Girls’ Cricket at Felsted
October 18, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBCarla Rudd, Head of Girls’ Cricket at Felsted, is a professional cricketer who currently plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave. Carla has also previously played for Middlesex and Berkshire. In 2021 Carla was part of the Southern Brave 100 team, reaching the grand final at Lord’s. Described by The Hundred as a ‘dependable keeper who chips in with useful runs late in an innings’, Carla has a bright future and we look forward to her inspiring women in cricket for generations to...
Chris Townsend talks to Sir Marcus Setchell
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBSir Marcus Setchell, Knight Commander of the Victorian Order, is a leading obstetrician and gynaecologist and the former Surgeon-Gynaecologist to HM The Queen & Royal Household. He attended Lady Louise Windsor at Frimley Park Hospital, the first royal child to be delivered at an NHS hospital. In July 2013, he led the team at the birth of Prince George of Cambridge at the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington. Since retiring Sir Marcus has been an important advocate for women's he...
Arata Otake, former pupil, discussing the UN Refugee Agency
September 22, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBArata is currently working as an Associate Field Officer in Uganda with UNHCR (the Refugee Agency) and previously worked in the DR Congo and Sudan. She also worked in Morocco with another UN organization and JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency) as a volunteer. Prior to joining the UN, she worked with an NGO called Peace Boat where she visited over 50 countries around the world while working as an International Coordinator and volunteer interpreter. Arata continues to make a diffe...
Howard Dean, US presidential candidate, on his time at Felsted
September 15, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBHoward Dean is an American physician, author and politician who served as Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and Chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election. Howard was an ESU (English Speaking Union) Scholar for one year at Felsted before moving on to study Political Science at Yale University. After finishing university, he worked in finance on Wall Street before deciding to head back ...
Sarah Brook and the Sparkle Foundation
September 08, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. Sarah Brook is an impressive woman who has dedicated her life to helping improve the lives of others. Sarah's journey with The Sparkle Foundation started when she visited Malawi at aged 18, to do some volunteer work after she left Felsted. Whilst she was there, she became gravely ill and required a life saving operation. The following year she returned to Malawi and promised to support ophans in ...
Chris Townsend and Simon James review the summer term
July 09, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. We’re ending the summer term by turning the tables and asking Headmaster Chris Townsend and Prep Headmaster Simon James to be guests on this episode. We ask them what the last twelve months have been like, what they’ve enjoyed about having a school podcast and also what they plan to do in the summer holidays. One of them might even have managed to escape the school grounds already... Felsted Schoo...
Dr Chris Smith, 'The Naked Scientist', talks to Chris Townsend
June 16, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. In this episode Chris Townsend talks to Dr Chris Smith, a former Felstedian who is best known as the Naked Scientist, and has been particularly high profile with his coverage of the pandemic on the BBC as an expert virologist. Chris is a medical consultant specialising in clinical microbiology and virology at Cambridge University and Addenbrooke's hospital. Chris laid the foundations for his Naked ...
Chris Townsend talks to Sophie Dorothe Lieke, OF and Environmentalist
June 09, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we'll be talking to various members of our community. We're looking forward to finding out what have been the biggest impacts in their character development and how each has made a difference to the world around them. In this episode Chris Townsend talks to Sophie Dorothe Lieke, former Felstedian and Environmentalist. After studying the IB Diploma as an international boarder from Tanzania, Sophie gained a 1st class degree in Biology and G...
Simon James talks to Patricia Wardell, a member of the Felsted Governance Commitee
June 02, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. In this episode Patricia Wardell, who is currently Deputy Head of an Alternative Provision - Newham Prus working with students that present Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs, SEND, vulnerability and disadvantaged young people. She is responsible for designing the curriculum offer and leading formative assessment across the school. Throughout her career Patricia has worked in a number ...
Chris Townsend and Jojo Moyes, Parent at Felsted School and best-selling author
May 26, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. In this episode Chris Townsend talks to Jojo Moyes, current parent, award winning journalist and best-selling author - she has sold 38 million books worldwide! They discuss what it's like seeing something you've written turn into a Hollywood production, how to get back into reading if you've taken a break and even what we can expect to see on the big screen in the near future that's been written ...
A conversation between Dara Akomolafe and Chris Townsend
May 19, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. In this episode Chris Townsend talks to Dara Akomolafe about current events surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement and the impact students from schools like Felsted can have in making a positive change in the world. Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: felsted_school Facebook: felstedschool Twitter: felstedschool LinkedIn: FelstedSchool
Chris Townsend with Dr Olivia Chapple
May 12, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. Today, Chris Townsend talks to Dr Olivia Chapple, a former Felstedian and co-founder of Horatio's Garden. She tells us about how this wonderful charity began with her very own moving story and how it's growing to help more and more people with spinal injuries. She also talks about the importance of kindness. Something that's more important now than ever before and her fond memories of Felsted. ...
Chris Townsend talks to Max Malins, England rugby player & former Felstedian
May 05, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. Today, Chris Townsend talks to Max Malins, England rugby player and former Felstedian. In this episode we discover how it feels to represent your country, as well as how to cope with the moments when things don't go so well. We also discover some of the people who helped Max on his journey through school. Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: felsted_school Facebook: felst...
Chris Townsend talks to Bella Collins
April 28, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. In this episode Chris Townsend talks to Bella Collins, former Felstedian, who is rowing from San Francisco to Hawaii in May 2021 in the Great Pacific Ocean Race. We find out about building character, about the need for us all to reduce plastic and the importance of being in the moment. We also discover her best memories of her time at Felsted. Bella's website: oceansheroes.com Felsted School on...
Chris Townsend talks to Eddie Hearn, Sports Promoter
April 09, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we talk to various members of our community. In our first episode, Chris Townsend asks Eddie Hearn to talk about life as a sports promoter, a podcast host himself on BBC Radio 5 live and what life is like as a Felsted parent. Eddie Hearn's own podcast channel: No passion, No Point Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: felsted_school Facebook: felstedschool Twitter: felstedschool LinkedIn: FelstedSchool
Chris Townsend talks to Eddie Hearn
April 09, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we'll be talking to various members of the community. We're looking forward to finding out what have been the biggest impacts in their development as characters and how each has made a difference to the world around them. In our first episode, Chris Townsend asks Eddie Hearn to talk about life as a sports promoter, a podcast host himself on BBC Radio 5 live and what life is like as a Felsted parent. Eddie Hearn's own podcast channel: No pas...
Welcome to our new podcast
March 24, 2021 08:00 - 27 seconds - 355 KBWelcome to the FelsTED Talks podcast series where we'll be talking to various members of the community. We're looking forward to finding out what have been the biggest impacts in their development as characters and how each has made a difference to the world around them. We hope these talks will be inspirational for our pupils and to all who listen. And we're going to be broadcasting an episode every fortnight throughout term time. Felsted School online Website: www.felsted.org Instagram: ...