Hawk Talk Podcast

Hawk Talk

Hawks & Ospreys
Hawk Talk is all about sport at the University of Cambridge. Hosts Holly and Jonathan chat to former and current Cantabs about their time in the Light Blues. Topics covered include playing international sport whilst studying at Cambridge, picking up a new sport and taking it all the way to becoming a Blue, and overcoming adversity to play sport at Cambridge. We hope to shed light on the fact that you really can excel at both sport and academics whilst at the University of Cambridge.
S1 E4 - The College Experience
Welcome back to Hawk Talk! As a change from episodes so far, this episode focusses on college-level sport instead of Blues sport.  Holly and Jonathan chat to all-round sportsman, and 'Dan Rookwood Award' winner, Jack Pinder all about the fantastic college sport community here at Cambridge.  Jack describes his experiences of playing 1st Team football and badminton for Pembroke College, taking on leadership positions, and trying out new sports.  Throughout this episode, Jack highlights the importance of doing what you love and the benefits of keeping decisions (including the Cambridge application process) as simple as possible. We hope this episode will help our listeners thinking of applying to Cambridge, or starting out as a Fresher in a few weeks time! For more of an insight into life as a Light Blue athlete, check out our instagrams @hawksclubcambridge and @ospreyscambridge ***Please note this episode was recorded remotely***
Sep 21, 2020
26 min
S1 E3 - From Newbie to GB
Welcome to another episode of Hawk Talk! In this episode, Holly and Jonathan chat to the incredible Imogen Grant.  Imogen is currently taking a break from her medicine degree at Cambridge to train as part of the GB rowing squad; her goal being to get to the Tokyo Olympics.  Imogen shares with us her rowing story from novice, to Blue boat, to Team GB.  We also cover how rowing is taking steps to become more gender-equal and, as always, how balancing sport and academics can be done. To see more of Imogen's rowing journey, follow her on Instagram and Twitter: @imogendaisyg For more of an insight into life as a Light Blue athlete, check out our instagrams @hawksclubcambridge and @ospreyscambridge ***Please note this episode was recorded remotely***
Sep 8, 2020
25 min
S1 E2 - Sharing the Sporting Stage
Welcome back to Hawk Talk! In this episode, Holly and Jonathan are joined by twins Jenni and Fiona Shuttleworth, from Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club (CURUFC).  Join us for a conversation all about the merging of the men's and women's sides of the clubs, what it is like to play at Twickenham (with your twin!), and of course how the balance between sport and academics is managed. Follow CURUFC on instagram @curufc, and check out the epic promotional video for the Women's Blues https://www.facebook.com/CURUFC/videos/1155734514635571/ For more of an insight into life as a Light Blue athlete, check out our instagrams @hawksclubcambridge and @ospreyscambridge ***Please note this episode was recorded remotely***
Aug 25, 2020
17 min
S1 E1 - Balancing England Lacrosse
Hello and a VERY big welcome to the first ever episode of Hawk Talk! Holly and Jonathan are very lucky to be joined by Ospreys President and England lacrosse player, Sophie Tamblyn. This episode covers Sophie's process of applying to Cambridge, and how she has managed to balance her international sporting commitments with the academic requirements of a degree at Cambridge. For more of an insight into life as a Light Blue athlete, check out our instagrams @hawksclubcambridge and @ospreyscambridge. ***Please note this episode was recorded remotely; we are working to improve the audio quality.***
Aug 11, 2020
18 min
Introducing... Hawk Talk
Introducing... Hawk Talk!  A podcast produced by the Hawks and Ospreys clubs at the University of Cambridge, all about access to sport.  Hosts Holly and Jonathan introduce the overall aims and themes of the first series of the podcast.  Our first full episode will be coming soon! Subscribe so that you are the first to hear about any new episodes!  If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave us a 5-star rating and a review so that we can reach as many people as possible. Follow us on instagram to see more about life as a Light Blue athlete. @hawksclubcambridge @ospreyscambridge
Aug 4, 2020
1 min