Talk Topical: Recent Episodes
Talk Topical
A podcast all about topical issues facing our society today from fast fashion to the lack of women in STEM and the diversity in films. This podcast looks at the change students will and are making in our society today.
In this epsiode students study Criminology at Abbeygate Sixth Form College tell the true crime story of The Mcdonalds Hoax Call and look into the wider picture of police investigations, rehabilitation programmes in prisions, different cultures and authority figures and the legilisation of class A drugs.
It's reported that 38% of UK residents can speak a second language compared to other countries such as Finland where over 90% of residents speak a second language fluently.
In this episode we are speaking to two language students and their teacher about the importance of learning a language and the global issues we're facing all around the world, such as climate change and how fast fashion and big corporations are destroying the planet.
In this episode we talk to three different mature students who all studied Degree Studies at West Suffolk College. These current and past students tell us about their experience deciding to come back to education later in life and their experiences studying at different universities.
In this episode we explore topics linked with the fashion industry from £12.5 billion clothes ending up in landfill in the UK alone to Instagram influencers promoting toxic products, the idea of the "perfect body" and the need for more gender neutral clothes.
In this episode we talk to two apprentices; Kayleigh Elmer and Rebecca Fulton about their experiences as apprentices, why they decided against university, the myths around apprenticeships and the benefits of both university and apprenticeships.
In this episodes we are talking to Abbeygate Sixth Form Film students about whether there's a lack of diversity in films, how the film industry is changing with giants like Netflix dominating viewers interests and how new filmmakers are making their name through sites like YouTube.
In this episode we are talking to Amy Barr (an Engineering lecturer) and Victoria Fiebelkorn (a Chemist) who talk about their experience in the STEM industry, how they've noticed a lack of women and that the few other women there are - seem to stall in progressing within their careers early on compared to their male counterparts.
Talk Topical is a podcast all about trends, news and everything in between! Our episodes range from fast fashion and how we can be more sustainable in the future to diversity in films and becoming a nurse in this current NHS crisis.
Episodes are every Thursday from the 23rd January onward.