Podcast | Nord Anglia Education

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Series 1 - Student-led episodes

In each episode of our education podcast series, listen to two of our students interview world experts about their lives and careers.

Season 1

EP 1 | Daniel Gilbert, digital marketing pioneer and CEO

Daniel Gilbert is the CEO of Brainlabs, a digital agency that is ranked by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s fastes...

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Daniel Gilbert is the CEO of Brainlabs, a digital agency that is ranked by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s fastes...

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EP 2 | Deborah Ellis, bestselling author and activist

Deborah Ellis is a critically acclaimed author (including The Breadwinner) and activist who does a lot of work with wome...

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Deborah Ellis is a critically acclaimed author (including The Breadwinner) and activist who does a lot of work with wome...

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EP 3 | Lord David Puttnam, Oscar-winning producer

Lord David Puttnam is an Oscar-winning film producer (Chariots of Fire) and now sits on the UK House of Lords and Nord A...

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Lord David Puttnam is an Oscar-winning film producer (Chariots of Fire) and now sits on the UK House of Lords and Nord A...

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EP 4 | Andrew Jack, Financial Times journalist

Andrew Jack is the Global Education Correspondent at the Financial Times.

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Andrew Jack is the Global Education Correspondent at the Financial Times.

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EP 5 | Dr Joseph Polisi, former Julliard president

Dr Joseph Polisi is the president emeritus of The Juilliard School, the longest-serving from 1984-2017, following a succ...

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Dr Joseph Polisi is the president emeritus of The Juilliard School, the longest-serving from 1984-2017, following a succ...

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EP 6 | Billy Tan, comic book artist

Billy Tan is one of the world's top comic book illustrators. He has drawn for Marvel and DC who now owns his own comic p...

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Billy Tan is one of the world's top comic book illustrators. He has drawn for Marvel and DC who now owns his own comic p...

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EP 7 | Ebbe Sand, professional footballer and coach

Ebbe Sand is a retired Danish international footballer whose achievements include scoring the fastest goal by a substitu...

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Ebbe Sand is a retired Danish international footballer whose achievements include scoring the fastest goal by a substitu...

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EP 8 | Rob Breare and Pauline Nord, education experts

Pauline Nord and Rob Breare are parents and colleagues at Nord Anglia’s Collège du Léman. Using their knowledge and pers...

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Pauline Nord and Rob Breare are parents and colleagues at Nord Anglia’s Collège du Léman. Using their knowledge and pers...

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EP 9 | Kisum Chan, social entrepreneur

Kisum Chan is a social entrepreneur and alumnus of BIS HCMC. He won the prestigious Hult Prize of US$1 million to help f...

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Kisum Chan is a social entrepreneur and alumnus of BIS HCMC. He won the prestigious Hult Prize of US$1 million to help f...

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Series 2 - Student-led episodes

In each episode of our education podcast series, listen to two of our students interview world experts about their lives and careers.

Season 2

EP 1 | Bertrand Piccard, explorer and balloonist

Bertrand Piccard is a world-famous explorer, a record-breaking balloonist, an aviator, author and psychiatrist. He has c...

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Bertrand Piccard is a world-famous explorer, a record-breaking balloonist, an aviator, author and psychiatrist. He has c...

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Season 2

EP 3 | Santiago Lange, World Champion sailor

Santiago Lange is a four-time World Champion sailor who won gold in the 2016 Olympics (and two bronze medals previously)...

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Santiago Lange is a four-time World Champion sailor who won gold in the 2016 Olympics (and two bronze medals previously)...

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Season 2

EP 4 | Sir Tim Smit, world-renowned environmentalist

Sir Tim Smit is a world-renowned environmentalist and the co-founder of the Eden Project in Cornwall UK.

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Sir Tim Smit is a world-renowned environmentalist and the co-founder of the Eden Project in Cornwall UK.

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Season 2

EP 5 | Zahra Abdalla, food blogger and TV host

Zahra Abdalla is a food blogger, author and TV host. In this episode she talks about how she creates content for her Ins...

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Zahra Abdalla is a food blogger, author and TV host. In this episode she talks about how she creates content for her Ins...

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Season 2

EP 6 | Marlon Devonish, gold-winning sprinter

Marlon Devonish is a British Olympic sprinter who won gold in the 4 x 100 metres in 2004. Following almost two decades a...

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Marlon Devonish is a British Olympic sprinter who won gold in the 4 x 100 metres in 2004. Following almost two decades a...

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EP 7 | Jemma Rix, record-breaking rower

Jemma Rix is a world-record ocean rower who rowed across the Atlantic with her rowing partner in just 50 days. Together ...

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Jemma Rix is a world-record ocean rower who rowed across the Atlantic with her rowing partner in just 50 days. Together ...

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Season 2

EP 8 | Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora, opera singers

Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus, professional opera singers from the United States, chat with our students about thei...

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Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus, professional opera singers from the United States, chat with our students about thei...

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Series 3 - 中国版 / Chinese episodes
Series 3 - These episodes were organised by our bilingual schools in China and feature students interviewing professionals, innovators and artists about their lives and careers. Each interview, being conducted in either English or Chinese, is accompanied by subtitles in both languages.

《与天才对话》中国版 / A Little Bit of Genius, China Edition

第一期 - 传统与摩登，工程师的无限未来

Episode 1 - From traditional to modern, an architect's look at the future



第二期 - 载人无人机带我们驶入未来

Episode 2 - Human drones flying into the future



第三期 - 综合素养是决胜未来的关键

Episode 3 - Having a holistic outlook on the future



第四期 - 高不确定性的未来，我们如何应对

Episode 4 - How to tackle uncertain future



第五期 - 让热爱决定你的终身事业

Episode 5 - Clean energy and a passion for the planet



第六期 - 人人都是艺术家

Episode 6 - everyone can be an artist



第七期 - 不只是玩具：乐高搭建未来

Episode 7 - Not just a toy: Lego is building the future



第八期 - 直面挑战，创造我们的未来

Episode 8 - Face the challenges and shape our future



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《与天才对话》中国版 - A Little Bit of Genius, China Edition

Series 3 - Chinese edition is also available in audio only on Ximalaya.
Nord Anglia Education - Ximalaya

Part 1 - 'What if we go back to virtual school?'

In our first vodcast episode featuring Nord Anglia teachers around the world, we’re looking at how technology is transforming education. Tune in as our award-winning teachers from Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong discuss how parents and students can get the most from virtual learning, answering parents’ burning questions about how technology is shaping teaching and learning.

Part 2 - 'How big a role does tech play in the classroom?'

In our second episode of our vodcast series for 'A Little Bit of Genius,' our teachers from Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong discuss the big lessons learned from the virtual school, and the role of tech-based learning inside and outside the classroom.