Podcast with a Cake

Podcast With A Cake returns for season 2 with a new panel of guests, and the team talk about the recent passing of Her Majesty The Queen, and discuss how it impacted their generation.

For this special podcast Abbey students were joined by boys from Reading School, and they opened up a debate on Everyone's Invited - a movement that provides a safe place for survivors to share their stories completely anonymously in a mission to expose and eradicate rape culture with empathy, compassion, and understanding.

It was a tearful finale to season one of Podcast With A Cake this week, as the podcasters recorded their final episode before leaving to go on study leave.  It was a time to reflect on their time on the podcast, and they chatted through the highlights and things they learned along the way.

This week's Podcast With A Cake was focused on life after death, and the team tentatively revealed their own thoughts and feelings on the topic. And the team listened intently as a number of them revealed their own personal experiences.

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', the team delves into the world of star signs and horoscopes.  They discuss the rumours surrounding a 13th sign, as well as detailing the importance of star sign to them as individuals. And for extra fun…the host attempts to guess the star sign of each podcaster, based on their personality. How accurate was he? Tune in to find out.

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', the regular team are back together discussing the type of film role they would like to play. There were some great suggestions, as well as some controversial choices along the way!

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', the team is joined by Dr Tullis to revisit the popular subject of conspiracy theories. Walt Disney and Michael Jackson are amongst the topics of conversation, as well as discussing conspiracies that have been proven to be true.

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', four new podcasters join regular star of the show Liv, to discuss their perfect dinner party guests. There were some great suggestions, along with compelling reasons why each dinner party guest would be invited. 

In this week's Podcast with a cake, the team revisits veganism, and examines the importance of making the right lifestyle choice for an individual, and how they can be misunderstood by others. We also hear how one of the podcast team changed their way of living after receiving an unusual birthday present. 

In this week's Podcast with a cake, the team discuss the recent mock examinations, and offer advice to younger students on preparation techniques and wellbeing strategies. 

This week’s episode is the next in our series of Virtual Insights - with guests from the Senior School talking to Mr le Fleming about their life at The Abbey. Students remember their first days at the school and tell us about the wealth of extra-curricular opportunities on offer.

This week’s episode comes direct from our Virtual Events website, as the Head, Mr Will le Fleming discusses a range of issues with Sixth Form students. We discover what the podcasters are passionate about, the reasons why they chose A Level or IB, and how they find joy in daily life. 

This week's episode is about conspiracy theories. Why it is we are so interested in conspiracies? The team explore this, and give their views on UFOs, the moon landing and reveal startling news about Michael Jackson’s ‘death’.

This week's episode is about Spiking. This worrying trend examines the need for vigilance when on a night out, and examines what, if anything is being done to prevent the possibility of spiking by pubs and clubs. 

This week's episode was recorded in the last week of Black History Month in October. The team examine what, if anything, has changed with regards to racial injustice in the past 12 months, and what we must do as a society to educate those not supporting a culture of diversity and inclusion.

This week's episode is about COP26. The podcast team discusses the recent gathering of world leaders in Glasgow, and they each talk about their hopes for the future with regards to climate change.  Candid, engaging and informative, the team tackle this most pressing topic with maturity and passion. Watch out world - these are the leaders of tomorrow.

This week's episode is about veganism and personal eating habits. The podcast team reveal the choices they have made with regards to their eating preferences, and explore the narratives from major documentaries about the impact on the environment.

This week's topic is views on celebrities and influencers. Also making an appearance is Colin the Caterpillar - the cake of the week. Our team of podcasters explore the growth with influencers, and decide if they are influential or not. They also discuss their favourite celebrities, and whether they deserve to be famous. 

This week's topic is technology and features cake of the week: Morris the Caterpillar. Our team of podcasters look into the use of technology and how mobile phones have changed our lives forever, and explore what the future holds for us all.

This week's topic is social media and features cake of the week: Curly the Caterpillar. Our team of podcasters explore the impact of social media, and examine the benefits and pitfalls of modern-day communications.