Fireside Talks are a weekly highlight of Wellington’s cocurricular calendar. Every Monday, we welcome celebrity experts from a variety of fields to inspire, inform and share their knowledge with our community. Over the last year, the talks (normally hosted around the fire at the Master’s Lodge) have seen a reimagining of the current format and have moved online. Our community can now watch and enjoy these events from anywhere in the world. Upcoming Talks : Previous Talks Summer Term talks: Ed Caesar ‘Why do we climb mountains? This talk was screened live on Mon 24 May. Watch the recording HERE. Natalie Haynes Pandora’s Jar This talk was screened live on Mon 17 May. Watch the recording HERE. Dr Ed Brooks Post COVID and Trump: is it time for a new leadership paradigm? This talk was screened live on Mon 10 May. Watch the recording HERE. Dr Jason Hickel Less is More: how degrowth will save the world This talk was screened live on Mon 26 April. Watch the recording HERE (awaiting link). Lent Term talks: Dr Arianne Shahvisi, anticolonial feminist philosopher Why There is No Such Thing as Reverse Sexism! This talk was screened live on Mon 22 Feb 2021. Watch the recording HERE. Raymond Antrobus MBE, British poet Poetry and Memory This talk was screened live on Mon 08 Feb 2021. Watch the recording HERE. Annabel Croft, former professional British tennis player and current radio and television presenter Trust Your Instinct This talk was screened live on Mon 01 Feb 2021. Watch the recording HERE. Will Carling OBE, former England Rugby Union captain My England Days, Then and Now This talk was screened live on Mon 25 Jan 2021. Watch the recording HERE. Ben Saunders, Polar explorer and endurance athlete, in conversation with Will Greenwood (in collaboration with GeoVentures) Success is Not a Finish Line This talk was screened live on Mon 18 Jan 2021. Watch the recording HERE. Michealmas Term talks: Dr Pragya Agarwal, behavioural scientist Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias This talk was screened live on Mon 05 Oct 2020. Watch the recording HERE. Andy Grant, ex-Royal Marines Raise the Bar This talk was screened live on Mon 12 Oct 2020. Watch the recording HERE. Dave Goulson, professor of Biology at the University of Sussex Averting the Insect Apocalypse This talk was screened live on Mon 02 Nov 2020. Watch the recording HERE. David Olusoga, British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker Black and British: A Forgotten History This talk was screened live on Mon 23 Nov 2020. Watch the recording HERE. Jason Hickel, anthropologist Why Poverty Exists and What Can We Do About It? This talk was screened live on Mon 07 Dec 2020. Watch the recording HERE.