Happy New Year! Season One comes to a close with a sampler of stories from some of this season's guests. Some of these stories are about good times, and some are about some rough times. But they are all about Burroughs moments that these alums will never forget. Exactly where and when John will travel to talk with more Burroughs alumni is yet to be…

John's final conversation of "The LA Season" is with his friend and former JBS advisee Joe Leonard from the Burroughs class of 1998. Joe works primarily as a television editor with credits including Glee, American Horror Story, Star, Gaslit, and The Man in the High Castle. His latest project is the show Dark Matter, starring Joel Edgerton and Jenni…

Stephanie Sanditz graduated from Burroughs in 1995 and then attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts to study acting. After making a hilarious television debut alongside Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert in the now cult classic show Strangers With Candy, Stephanie made her way up the well established ladder rungs of a NYC working actor: soap opera wor…

Happy Labor Day. It's the day that reminds us that summer has come to a close, and even though Summer Reading was due for current Burroughs students a week and a half ago, today is the due date for Here From There listeners. At the end of John's conversation with novelist Elizabeth Little in Episode 6, (go check it out, if you haven't already!) Joh…

Laura Hess graduated from Burroughs in 1995 and set a course to become an actor in New York, but when it did't work out, she began a journey that eventually found her working as an experience design strategist in Los Angeles. The story Laura has to tell about that journey gets right to the heart of what Here From There is all about: there is never …

June in Hollywood kicked off with the hugely successful theatrical release of Bad Boys: Ride or Die and now July at Here From There gets started with John's conversation with one of its writers, Chris Bremner from the JBS class of 2002. Current students take note: this is a must-listen for anyone interested in writing for film, and Chris makes the …

Elizabeth Little '99 is a novelist and non-fiction author living in Los Angeles. John and EB (as she was known at Burroughs) cover all sorts of topics, like: writing, reading, gardening, the CIA, and just how frightening and disorienting groups of middle school girls can be...even for adults. Burroughs wasn't always the easiest place for EB, but th…

Board game designer and entrepeneur Johnny O'Neal '98 talks with John about how film school was not the start of his career in the film industry, but instead marked the beginning of a journey that took him through the toy industry, business school, the joys of community theater, and the profound importance of family. All of which has led to becomin…

Singer/Songwriter and session vocalist Leslie Stevens '95 sits down with John mere hours after finishing an exhausting and exciting shoot of a video for the song "Blue Roses" from her just-released self titled album. The conversation ranges from Leslie first learning she could sing at her Baltimore elementary school, through learning the importance…

It's Here From There's first homework assignment! Step 1. If you haven't already done so, listen to John's conversation with Bhi in Episode 1. Step 2. Listen to Bhi's music. (Yeah, come on go to Bhi's website and buy some!) Step 3. Find Bhi's podcast PEACE OF MIND on your favorite podcast platform. And now that you've finished the homework... Step …

For the second episode of the Los Angeles Season, John talks with filmmaker, screenwriter, and comic book author Bryan Edward Hill from the Burroughs class of 1995. For any current Burroughs students interested in writing for the screen, Bryan has plenty of words of wisdom to share! Among his many credits, Bryan has written for the television shows…

Singer-songwriter and music producer Bhi Bhiman sits down with John for the very first Here From There chat. The conversation covers a lot of ground, from how Bhi's favorite Burroughs teachers were "all a little wild" to how Bhi felt when asked by childhood idol Chris Cornell to join him on tour. Bhi's journey from a rough ending at Burroughs to pe…

To kick off Here From There, John Pierson travelled to Los Angeles to sit down with some of the many alums who live in the area. Give a listen to this short preview to find out who will be featured in Season 1. (And to all of you grads in LA who John didn't talk to, don't worry: he'll be back!) Theme music for the podcast is by The Bottlesnakes and…

Since 1923, graduates of John Burroughs School have left the St. Louis campus and found their way to fascinating lives and livelihoods all over the world. Longtime Burroughs teacher John Pierson loves a good story. And when he sits down with alums of the school, there are always good stories to be had. Some are about their days at 755 South Price R…

Our second podcast of the series, discussing and comparing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) and Careers-related Programme (CP) in the Sixth Form at St Leonards. In this episode, Mr Ben Seymour is joined by Year 13 pupils Izzie, Katie and Elisenda, as they discuss the International Baccalaureate Programme, and the differences b…

We are delighted to kick off our new 23/24 podcast series, discussing and comparing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) and Careers-related Programme (CP) in the Sixth Form at St Leonards. In this episode, Mr Ben Seymour is joined by Year 13 pupils Emil, Helena and Hector, to discuss time management and wellbeing in the Sixth For…

Continuing our series of IBCP podcasts, we now hear thoughts and reflections from some current pupils.

We are thrilled to get the Spotlight podcast going again, we were joined by four current CP parents sharing their insights and reflections.

Mr Andy Durward (Deputy Head - wellbeing) and Mrs Dawn Pemberton (Senior Deputy Head) sit down to reflect on the Spring Term. They provide an update regarding the impact of Covid-19, what action has been taken so far and what our plans are moving forward. Lauren Hastie, our Head Girl, also joins us to share the student perspective.…

Our departing Head Girl and Head Boy, Emma Rubidge and Ruaridh Angus, sit down with Mr Durward and Mrs Pemberton to reflect on their year in post and share some insights.

In this episode we will be discussing university applications and in particular the UCAS process. Mr Durward is joined by Mrs Pemberton-Hislop, Mr Seymour and former St Leonards student Lauren Sandeman. Lauren is currently working in the St Andrews University admissions team and has experience of applying to Uni and also overseeing the process for …

This episode is focused on the topic of Climate Change. Mr Durward is joined in this episode by three Year 6 pupils; Maya, Emily and Sal and four Year 12 pupils; Johanna, Peter, Kathryn and Sreeridhi. The pupils are running a number of initiatives around the climate change topic and wished to share their messages to as many as possible. Here is the…

Andy Durward sits down with Katie Ferguson (Respect Me Service Director) and Lisa Armstrong (Respect Me Trainer) to discuss Anti Bullying and the role of Respect Me, Scotland's anti-bullying service. Both Katie and Lisa share some fantastic insights into the approach in Scotland as well as advice for parents, pupils and teachers. Web page - www.res…

Andy Durward sits down with Dawn Pemberton-Hislop (Deputy Head Academic) and Paula Prudencio-Aponte (BTEC Business teacher) to discuss the BTEC courses offered at St Leonards. Also joining the conversation are Tom Glen and Matthew Forrest, two Y12 pupils who are currently on the BTEC Business course, sharing their experiences.…

As our Y12 students ready themselves to start their Extended Essay, Ben Seymour (IB Co-ordinator) chats with Andy Durward about what it is and what it involves. At the end of the episode we chat with our Deputy Head Girl, Hannah Cooney, about her experiences having completed her Extended Essay.

Andy Durward chats with Head Boy Harry Mercer and Head Girl Eve Wedderburn as they approach the end of their year in post. We discuss their experiences over the year and their advice to those looking to apply in the future.

Andy Durward talks with Eugene Adams about what the modern childhood looks like and the impact of technology.

In this episode Andy Durward (Head of Years 10 and 11) talks with Dawn Pemberton-Hislop (Deputy Head - Academic) discussing some of the key points shared at our recent GCSE information evening.

In this episode Andy Durward (Head of Years 10 and 11) talks with Dawn Pemberton-Hislop (Deputy Head - Academic) discussing some of the key points shared at our recent Sixth Form information evening, covering both the IB diploma program and the BTEC options.

St Leonards School podcast - Andy Durward and Eugene Adams talk all things mental health. Link to YouTube for mindfulness video discussed in the podcast - https://youtu.be/vzKryaN44ss