Knight Talk

Antonio Da Ponte, and Maddux Fredericks

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PCD student life, on the mic.

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Knight Talk turns PCD campus life into loose, student-led interviews. Episodes move from baseball goals and cross-country records to student council ideas, board governance, school filmmaking, and open-mic hallway chatter.

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About Knight Talk

Knight Talk is a student-led record of PCD as students experience it week to week. It is part interview show, part campus bulletin, and part conversation overheard during community time. The format is simple. A host brings in classmates, athletes, student leaders, board members, or creative students, then asks direct questions about what they do and how school life works from their side of the table. Sports take up a large share of the show. Baseball players discuss the Florida trip, replacing seniors, chasing division goals, and adjusting to high school competition. Hockey captains Nolan Lambert and Tim Cedergren talk about learning to skate and playing on the BVS co-op team. Leo Woodman explains his 5k personal record, school record, training sessions, and the balance between running, history class, and Model UN. Leadership episodes widen the lens. Kat Ford and Atticus Krauss talk about being PCD co-presidents, student council ideas, meetings, pressure, and the difference between popularity and responsibility. Kate Farrington and Pat McQuaid explain the Board of Trustees in language aimed at students who see it as mysterious but important. Creative life gets its own space through Thomas Watson, who describes the PCD movie, student-made films, horror influences, a possible film festival, and the pull of being on a real set. The show is not tightly produced, and that is part of its identity. There are echoes, repeated setups, side jokes, mic handling comments, and open-mic detours into movies, games, theaters, and end-of-year handoffs. Knight Talk feels most useful when it lets students ask the questions adults often skip. What does the board do? What makes a team ready? Why does a club exist? How does a student project become a school tradition? It is a plainspoken, sometimes chaotic, genuinely local portrait of a school community being narrated by the people inside it.

Made for: Best for PCD students, families, alumni, and school-community listeners who want an informal read on campus culture. It especially suits listeners interested in student leadership, athletics, and peer-to-peer interviews.

What sets it apart: Knight Talk stands apart by giving ordinary school moments the same attention as official milestones. The show’s value is its access: students ask classmates, board members, captains, and presidents direct questions in a relaxed campus setting.

In their own words

Welcome "Knight Talk" PCD's first ever podcast! Hosted by Antonio and Maddux, we hope to explore different areas of the school and let student voices be heard.

Why you'd press play

This is the show that turns school policy, championship hockey, and Minecraft chaos into your lunch-table seat.

Press play if you want

  • student questions that give both sides of a phone-policy fight room to answer
  • the locker-room texture behind a championship run, including four-overtime composure and ring anticipation
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Best episodes of Knight Talk

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

Episode 10-Open MicApr 16, 2025

A loose return episode that turns catch-up and end-of-run talk into easy banter.

Night Talk comes back after a long break and makes the return part of the appeal. Josh, Atticus, and Calvin keep things loose as they talk through time away, senior-year oddness, and the fact that the show only has a few weeks left.

Episode 6- PCD Presidents Atticus Krauss and Kat FordJan 17, 2025

A funny, loose school leadership chat that feels lived in rather than polished.

Night Talk turns a school leadership conversation into a loose, funny look at what it takes to run PCD from the inside. Atticus Krauss and Kat Ford, the co presidents, talk through how they got involved, what they like about the school, and how student council ideas get debated…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Season 3 Kickoff

    Max and new co-host Grady open Knight Talk’s season three by laying out plans to cover PCD sports, arts, academics, and student stories.

    Sep 17, 2026·19m·1 clip
  2. 2

    BVS Hockey Team

    Hidden gem

    Knight Talk interviews Coach Chris Labrizzi, defenseman Joe Palmer, and goalie Matthew Palmer about Blackstone Valley Schools' state championship hockey season.

    May 18, 2026·46m·3 clips
  3. 3

    Preview of the Upper School Arts Night

    May 16, 2026·12m
  4. 4

    PCD Baseball

    A high school baseball podcast discussing the upcoming season, team improvements, and a recent Florida trip where they faced tough competition.

    Apr 8, 2026·13m
  5. 5

    PCD Movie Director Thomas Watson

    Thomas Watson discusses the plot and origin of the PCD movie series on Night Talk.

    Jan 20, 2026·11m
  6. 6

    Cross Country Star Leo Woodman

    Interview with cross country runner Leo Woodman about his school record 5K time of 16:22.

    Nov 22, 2025·13m
  7. 7

    Introducing Your New Hosts Maddux Fredericks and Antonio Da Ponte.

    New hosts Maddux and Antonio introduce themselves and their plans for Season 2 of Night Talk, aiming to continue the podcast's legacy.

    Oct 3, 2025·8m
  8. 8

    Episode 10-Open Mic

    Hidden gem

    Night Talk Episode 10 is an open mic with Josh, Calvin, Atticus, Peter Beatrice, and Cooper, recorded with only three weeks left before the seniors leave on May 2.

    Apr 16, 2025·29m·2 clips
  9. 9

    Episode 9-PCD Board Members

    Board members discuss the role and function of the Board of Trustees at Country Day school.

    Feb 21, 2025·33m
  10. 10

    Episode 8- Nolan Lambert and Tim Cedergren

    Ryan Bolleen interviews two captains of the BVS hockey team about their backgrounds and experiences in hockey.

    Feb 1, 2025·15m
  11. 11

    Episode 7: Mr Clarkson

    Jan 25, 2025·10m
  12. 12

    Episode 6- PCD Presidents Atticus Krauss and Kat Ford

    Hidden gem

    Night Talk with Ryan Bolin and Josh Supernaut sits down with Kat Ford and Atticus Krauss, the co-presidents of PCD, for a conversation about school spirit, student leadership, and what they can actually change.

    Jan 17, 2025·21m·1 clip
  13. 13

    Episode 5; Mr Thomas and the New PCD Mentality

    Hidden gem

    Knight Talk interviews Mr.

    Jan 10, 2025·25m·1 clip
  14. 14

    Episode 4: Maggie Holland and Mia Eliopoulos

    Dec 16, 2024·7m
  15. 15

    Episode 3: Simon Rivet and Zeke Dodd

    Dec 6, 2024·18m
  16. 16

    Episode 2: The Phone Policy

    Knight Talk’s “Episode 2: The Phone Policy” interviews senior Calvin Colby and wellness coordinator Jason Roderick about proposed smartphone restrictions at PCD.

    Nov 22, 2024·32m·2 clips
  17. 17

    Episode 1: Max Tuthill and Tyler Stanzione

    Nov 8, 2024·12m