Hurtwood Muse Podcast

It's time for another ep of "Late Night Talking with Room 7" – even though it’s not late, it’s not night... but they are talking, and their voices are incredibly relaxing. That's right, it's Nay and Ro, this week discussing travelling with friends, and how to stay friends afterwards.

It's the return of Armiger and Amissah discussing Life after Hurtwood. And – wait – they stole my outro!

Hello you lovely, lucky people, and welcome to another episode of the Hurtwood Muse podcast. It's time to celebrate World Book Day 2024! Sit back, relax and enjoy the students and teachers of Hurtwood reading extracts from their favourite books.   If you'd like to get involved with the podcast, just email Sam or Louise.   Muse x

Hello folks - Happy New Year! It's the first Hurtwood Muse podcast of 2024, and what an absolute treat it is. What better way to usher in the end of the festivities than with Apollyia and Natalia discussing the finer points of Criminology? Keep listening - please keep listening! - and if you'd like to get involved in the meantime, email Sam to arrange a recording session on a Thursday afternoon. T...

It’s time for a brand new episode, and a brand new show on the Hurtwood Muse podcast: Late-Night Talking with Room 7. Your hosts Naomi and Caroline are talking about relationships: the highs, the lows, the myths and the realities. If you’re listening to this on release day Oct Friday 13 2023 then come along to the amphitheatre tomorrow for poetry and doughnuts at 5.15. Bring something to read, or...

Welcome back to the cupboard, lovelies! This week, Nadia and Tiwa discuss womanhood, power in society and the phenomenon of the ‘hidden mother’. I love the way that Tiwa is in the cupboard purely for emotional support. Then... Anya and Ella discuss the perils of Reading Festival and what makes Hurtwood such a nice place to be. There's some juicy Freshers gossip, house hierarchy, old schools, full...

Hello, lovely people! Welcome back to the Hurtwood Muse podcast! This week, it's time to go back to March 2023, and the death and subsequent re-birth of a dog, which happened right here in our very own theatre. This year's A1 play, 'The Director, The Doctor and the Dead, Dead Dog', was an joyous bit of absurdism, and Muse was there to catch some of the action. Thank you to all of the A1 students w...

In this special edition of the Hurtwood Muse podcast, Abby and Mia attempt to defeat some terrifying Elden Ring bosses while Leena asks them 20 questions. Mia also introduces and offers gameplay support, as well as being the first student to ever offer to edit an episode of the podcast! HEARTS! In the mix there is an indie-music-themed, banoffee-inspired interlude from the unstoppable Claire de Wi...

This is it! The moment you've all been waiting for! THE RETURN OF ARMIGER AND AMISSAH! AWOOGA AWOOGA! Talking about victim complex, victimising: the social contexts, the effects, the attitudes and values. This is a motivational talk from people living through real life (even though they’re at pains to point out that they aren’t motivational speakers, or mental health professionals) but they move s...

Shhhhhhh. As part of our poetry celebration this week, here's some more original work from Ashton and Hayley that they wrote for last year's Tower Poetry competition on 'dreams'   Muse x

Hi folks! To mark National Poetry Day, which is TODAY!, this week, Ashton, Hayley and Talis talk about the Tower Poetry competition 2023. The subject was 'The Planets'. I know lots of your entered, just for the joy of it, and not anything to do with the £5000 prize money up for grabs! They discuss the planets (obviously), alien life, the multiverse, the rings of Saturn, and the - again, obviously...

This week, Evelyn makes a welcome return to the mic to read us some of her favourite extracts from the poetry and short stories of Gothic story writer extraordinaire, Edgar Allan Poe, as well as explaining why his writing is so important to her.   We hope you enjoy! Muse x

Welcome back, folks! This is the second episode of the Hurtwood Muse podcast for this half term, and BOY have we got an absolute TREAT for you. This week, it's Emily being interviewed by Luke, Ebi, and Mia, about her play, 'Here You Come Again', which is being put on 13-19 August at the Surgeon's Hall in Edinburgh. It's excellent to hear such passion about creative projects. We've got all of our f...

Welcome back, folks! We hope you all had an absolutely DELIGHTFUL half term break. What better way to usher you back into the Hurtwood fray than another episode of the Muse podcast? I know. We spoil you. And consider yourself doubly blessed, because this is our first ever truly international episode, recorded in Vancouver (that's Vancouver, CANADA) by two ex-Hurtwood students, Cas and Arlan (and A...

This week, we open with Matty’s fundamental misunderstanding about how we do things here at Muse: ‘Did you guys write a script for this?’ To which the very quick answer was, ‘No.’ Perceptions of women through Sociological and Psychological theory and practice. Defining gender, identity, our place in the world, how women feel, how men feel, how trans people feel, developmental changes, transitionin...

For our first podcast of 2023, we’re joined once again by Maggie, Belle and Ross, for another episode of Good Feminine Content. This week, they discuss women in music, inspirational quotations, and feminism, leading to one of the most anxiety provoking questions we’ve had so far on the Muse podcast: ‘Ross, what do you think about radical feminism?’ We love you, Ross.

Hello you lovely lucky people! This week, Iris and Fredi dive deep on the career of American singer Lana Del Rey, with a particular focus on her public image, and the potentially problematic way that she casts herself. Thought-provoking conversation - as ever. We hope you enjoy - until next time. Muse x

Hello lovely folks! Welcome back to the Hurtwood Muse Podcast! This week, we've got an absolutely delightful conversation between Belle, Maggie and Ross about the great women of literature, the issue of pseudonyms, the writers they love, and why they love them. It's a great chat, and it also has a great name. I can see a regular slot taking shape... Until next time - Muse x

Welcome to another episode of the Hurtwood Muse Podcast, lovely folks! This week, we're celebrating National Poetry Day with readings from Doug, Hannah, Evelyn, Maggie, Amelie, Matty, Immy and Corn. They're reading poems they love, poems they just discovered, or even their own poetry - brave souls. We hope you enjoy! Until next time...

Hot on the heels of the new Game of Thrones prequel series, 'House of Dragons', Mia and her friend Mila discuss the enduring appeal of 'Game of Thrones', what they like about it, its deeper messages and truths, as well as the stuff they hate (ahem. THE END OF IT). Spoiler alert! There are an awful lot of Game of Thrones spoilers here. If you think you might watch the show at some point, or you're...

Hello you lovely, lucky people! Welcome back to a brand new, shiny series of the Hurtwood Muse podcast! Awooga Awooga! Dispatches from the school on the hill in the middle of the English countryside. To kick things off at the beginning of this school year, we have a conversation between three students who left at the end of last year - Lily, Adrianna and Lottie - discussing the quirks and peculiar...

This episode sees the welcome return of Evelyn, Matthew and Josephine to the Muse podcast cupboard teaming up once again to discuss all things relevant. This time it’s the new Netflix limited series (other streaming services are available…) ‘Hearstopper’, a tale of young love, school life and search for validation in a complex world. It’s clearly a winning formula, and one which has our podcasters...

So, Lola and Maddy seem to have started a bit of a thing here by revealing their stories of school life. This time its Millie and Alex’s turn to dish out the home truths, the stories of growing up, school rules, uniforms, backstabbing friends and emails that are much too honest. Props to Millie’s mum for giving it to back to the hypocrites.   Enjoy!

This week sees the return of Cas and Arlan, with a discussion about gender and identity. This week, our intrepid duo go out into the field to discuss gender, social norms, and figuring out what identity means with their peers.  They also discuss some of the research and science behind sex and gender. As ever. It’s great to hear voices from around the school pitching in to these important topic. It...

This week sees a brand new combo in the Muse podcast cupboard, with Evelyn, Matthew and Josephine teaming up to discuss Eurovision: the sequins, the drama, the politics and the pyro. More than ever, at a time when Ukraine finds itself at war, Eurovision stands as a symbol for unity and optimism. The team discuss favourite songs, least favourite songs and voting tactics. Enjoy!