The Spoke

25/10/2021

14/02/2021

The Spoke’s Valentine’s Special is out!

We spoke to three of Catz’s finest (college) couples to find out about their college marriage proposal stories and to test just how well they really know each other!

Listen to find out who was crowned best Catz college couple of 2021!👑😮💌💘

You can listen to the episode on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3qd4rkoZ3CTvO84bJkO6qD?si=3bUvvEQQQjG2BlKgaHCKHQ

Acast: https://aca.st/a5ba1b

25/11/2020

Our food episode is out!!🥔🍜🥦🥘🥒🥧

We spoke with catering director Rob Jonas about all things Catz food, from the thought process behind Catz menus and how the ongoing renovations will affect catering to the most popular dish in college - our beloved herby diced potatoes🥔🥰

We also read your thoughts on Catz food and some (very descriptive!) reviews of the ‘A Taste of Catz’ recipes!🍴

You can listen to the episode on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aYfcF80Na54shJPxmVBEQ?si=-OfxKv8TT8CfIwYggJMqFg

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-glorious-food/id1520065119?i=1000499983138

Acast: https://aca.st/2c9f9a

Hope this one doesn’t make you too hungry!🍴

31/10/2020

Our Halloween special ‘The Spook’ is out!

We spoke with Librarian Colin Higgins about the spookiest place in Catz - the Sherlock Library. From ghost stories to greatest fears to halloween costumes, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!

Find the episode on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kiZjvjHW246TCUtsmtdBu?si=KNcmC0VDREy35TGuctadGw

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/the-spoke/the-spook

And a special shoutout to Catz choir for this hauntingly spooooky intro!🎃👻😱

30/10/2020

Stay tuned for our newest episode ‘The Spook’ featuring College Librarian Colin Higgins, out 12am tonight!👻🎃😱

22/10/2020

Big things happening this week... some exciting and mysterious upcoming podcast guests! (guess who!)

11/10/2020

Join us at The Spoke!

If you’re interested in writing, editing, pitching ideas, interviewing or anything in between, we’d love to have you join the team!

It’s a really fun way to get to know more about the college and get involved in college life, and can pretty much be as high or low commitment as you want🤩

If you’d like to get involved or have any questions or ideas, you can message us on here or on instagram/twitter (both ), or email us ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected] - take your pick!)

Can’t wait to hear from you!!☸️

31/08/2020

A reminder that we’d love to hear more of your thoughts on food at Catz/the “a taste of Catz” recipes, so please keep sharing them via the Google Form!

Couldn't resist recreating herby diced potatoes? Fancied a go at a mushroom paté? We must know. If you're yet to try them out, recipes can be found here: https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/a-taste-of-catz

27/08/2020

A taste of Catz: we want to hear your thoughts!

As you know, the college catering team have kindly shared some the recipes of some of our favourite Catz dishes so we can try to recreate a taste of life in college while we’re apart over the summer.

Have you tried any of the recipes? Did your attempts live up to fond memories of food at Catz? Do you just want to tell us how much you miss herby diced potatoes? We’re all ears!

If you want to share your reviews/thoughts on the recipes or food at Catz more generally, please fill out the Google Form linked below!

You can give your details or answer anonymously, and your responses might be shared on a future podcast episode.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-c_hv3eFoieOOLJOnsj_B5_akcTr5iqZulLC6SQwx4_wBzQ/viewform

Couldn't resist recreating herby diced potatoes? Fancied a go at a mushroom paté? We must know. If you're yet to try them out, recipes can be found here: https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/a-taste-of-catz

19/08/2020

Episode 4 is out! We spoke with the outgoing senior tutor Miranda Griffin about her time at Catz, from medieval French literature to life during lockdown and meeting Ian McKellen!

You can find the episode on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33OjqLveEJWOwBPrCD9Ts4?si=y6YGE0kWS_SINj_UC0x0yA&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A4ymQtyUdShOJaniNwUzjd8

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dr-miranda-griffin/id1520065119?i=1000488477049

Acast: https://aca.st/48fc15

Listen to this episode from The Spoke on Spotify. In this episode Emily and George sit down with the outgoing senior tutor Dr Miranda Griffin to discuss lockdown, medieval french, Ian McKellen and sourdough bread. Produced and Edited: George Cristin-Marks and Emily GobetMusic: Alex Wallace and the S...

05/08/2020

Episode 3: Meet the Chaplain is out!

We spoke to the college Chaplain Revd Ally Barrett to find out more about religion, sustainability, inclusion, courage and yarn bombing!

You can find the episode on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/73118njBHkxVp0AOU9PxNC?si=Gnlf-Si1Q0u1AT05TLTTqw

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-354247480/ep-4-meet-the-chaplain-allys-edit

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/meet-the-chaplain/id1520065119?i=1000487191586

Acast: https://aca.st/799bfb

Also, big thanks to Rachel O’Connell for the episode image of some wheeely cool yarn bombing!!☸️

Listen to this episode from The Spoke on Spotify. In this episode of the Spoke we talk to the college Chaplain, Revd Ally Barrett, to find out more about religion, sustainability, inclusion, courage and yarn bombing. Enjoy!Produced and Edited: Emily Gobet and Robert SizerArtwork: Caterina DixonMusic...

24/07/2020

Everyone can enjoy a regular dose of Catz over the summer, thanks to our undergraduate students who joined together to launch a new podcast called The Spoke: “We all started talking about The Spoke back in Lent Term, well before the pandemic, but the podcast format has really lent itself to the situation we’re in at the moment." Find out more about the origin story of The Spoke and how to tune in at www.caths.cam.ac.uk/Spoke-launched

20/07/2020

Our Digital Catz episode is now out!!

We spoke to Jess Forsdyke, Owen McArdle and Sean Liu to find out how the Catz community is staying connected despite the physical distance through Strava, memes and Minecraft (because it’ll take more than a pandemic to break up the Catz community lol !!!☸️)

You can find the episode on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1aImII2BoqFzj56e5nmbZ0?si=u7vZiyagQ_CbzqkYjshWKw
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/digital-catz/id1520065119?i=1000485451768
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-354247480/digital-catz
and Acast: https://aca.st/e758e4 🎙

And if you’d like to get involved in any of the activities mentioned, all the links you need will be in the episode description!

As always, if you fancy Spoke-ing with us about anything, please message on here/instagram/twitter and we’ll be in touch asap!!☸️

A special episode casting an eye to the new digital Catz community that has formed over lockdown. Owen Mcardle: - https://twitter.com/WheelyGoodMemes Sean Liu: - https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/Minecraft Jess Forsdyke: - https://www.strava.com/clubs/st-catharine-s-college-virtual-jogging-society-605467?...

02/07/2020

Welcome to The Spoke podcast, a lockdown project attempting to fill the Catz-shaped hole in everyone’s hearts right now (😢!)

Our first episode is an (exclusive!) interview with May Ball president Alex Denny about The May Ball That Never Was

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