Are you a fan of TikTok?In our podcast with student Ioanna MacKenna she shares her research about TikTok and its influence on young people and politics.Ioanna is a passionate advocate for modernising politics and earlier this year was selected to deliver a prestigious TEDx talk on the subject.In this conversation Ioanna and Claire Ziwa discuss topics including:Politicians as digital influencers on TikTok.Political satire.Subconscious political messaging.TikTok and teenagers.Deciding whether o...
Are you thinking about a career in medicine?In this podcast we meet Neil, a third year medical student at the University of Cambridge who chose to intercalate medicine with engineering.This combination gave Neil the opportunity to combine his love for engineering and data science with his passion for medicine.As a busy student at Emmanuel College, Neil also fills his time with being a choral scholar, being President of the Emmanuel Medical and Veterinary Society and playing badminton. As well...
Ever wanted to work in lighting design? In this podcast we meet Senior Lighting Designer George Lawton who completed his A level studies at The Perse School in 2016 before going to Rose Bruford College.In this conversation George and Claire Ziwa discuss topics including:A childhood fascination with lighting.Drama and technical theatre at The Perse.Doing a Lighting Design degree at Rose Bruford College.The importance of soft skills for a successful career.Collaboration and the themed ente...
Ever wanted to get into the music industry? In our podcast with beatboxer Midé Naike, he shares his life journey so far with Claire Ziwa, with inspiring stories of how he overcame rejection on Britain's Got Talent to ultimately winning The Naked Choir with his acapella group The Sons of Pitches. On top of this he also found time to graduate with a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Birmingham.In this conversation Midé and Claire discuss topics including:Learning how to Beatbox.Being pa...
Do you love sport? In this podcast we meet Bella Howarth who completed her A level studies at The Perse School in 2023 before going to University. Not only did Bella represent the school in cricket, netball and hockey but she also started playing cricket at county level at just 15 years old when she joined Essex Women 1st XI.Having previously played in the Sunrisers Academy, Bella is currently in The Blaze Academy squad. Her ambition is to play cricket for England one day. Bella shares more a...
Are you creative and full of ideas? Do you love building things? Are you fascinated with how things work?In this podcast Fabian Dodds talks to Claire Ziwa and inspires the next generation of engineers with his journey so far, giving us an insight into life on the very competitive Degree Apprenticeship Programme with the Dyson Institute. If you want to follow a career path in engineering, this podcast is certain to ignite your passion for the subject.In this conversation Fabian and Claire disc...