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Walk the Pod: 10 minute walking
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Episodes
- Walk the Pod: 10 minute walking
S30E4 | A carpet of conkers
Treading a carpet of conkers this lunchtime on the biketrack on the most beautiful day in the world. Plus voice notes from Glorious Gaynor, Tati on the Thames…
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S30E3 | Rain!
Torrential rain as I began recording today’s episode, happily it abated pretty quickly. More on valuing yourself including the mental health models of cups and…
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S30E2 | The MEGATRON
Several pieces of correspondence have come in, from Major Tim of the People’s Socialist Republic of Croydon. --- Send in a voice message…
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S30E1 | Valuing Yourself
Walking around the Tooting Gardens park this lunchtime thinking about our new topic, Valuing Yourself. Plus, a new song by Mr. Nick in Worcester, and…
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S29E10 | Listen carefully
Stomping along the cycle path today and bringing the wisdom of Marcel in the Netherlands on how to have fun when it’s grey and mis. --- Send in a voice…
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S29E9 | When it’s grey and mis…
…look out for cool shapes and structures in nature! Stomping the cycle path this lunchtime and keeping my eyes peeled. --- Send in a voice message…
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S29E8 | Gathering clouds
Stomping the cycle path this lunchtime and eyeing an ominous cloud hanging overhead. --- Send in a voice message…
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S29E7 | Stress and striving
Walking along sounds like a perfectly straight forward way to move from point A to point B, but have you ever stopped to consider the angle at which you are…
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S29E6 | Stress and control
Walking around Tooting Gardens park this lunchtime and thinking about stress and control. Plus — a voicenote from the Mothership. --- Send in a voice message…
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S29E5 | Death of Her Majesty The Queen
We all feel very sad in the UK today as the Queen has passed away. I’m walking around Tooting Gardens, a small park in SW17 and doing a mindfulness practice to…
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S29E4 | Stress and uncertainty
Stomping up and down the cycle path in the rain this lunchtime, thinking about stress and uncertainty. --- Send in a voice message…
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S29E3 | Stress responses
Wandering around Fulham Palace gardens this afternoon, wide eyed at the beautiful fruits, veg and flowers on display and considering stress responses. --- Send…
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S29E2 | Coping
What is coping? If coping is the opposite of stress, what does that mean and should we define these terms as simply as possible, or try to understand…
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S29E1 | What is stress?
Walking around a small park in south west London and thinking about stress this afternoon. What is it, and does how we think about it help? --- Send in a voice…
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WtP S28E10 | Windier than it looks
It’s the most beautiful day in the world in Tooting Gardens today, with a side salad of blustery wind! Happy Friyay poddies. --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S28E9 | Clumps of students
Clumps of healthcare students sitting around, picnicking on Tooting Gardens this lunchtime. And I’ve solved my email problem! --- Send in a voice message…
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Wtp S28E8 | The most beautiful day
A beautiful day here in Tooting Gardens in SW17. People are out having picnics and sunbathing and hopefully you are listening to this whilst out on your…
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WtP S28E7 | An explosion of roses
Walked all along the cycle path, back around and along to the American sycamore again today, to see an explosion of roses erupting from some bushes I had never…
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WtP S28E6 | American sycamore
It’s my birthday! I walked to the very end of the cycle path today, and around the corner to visit one of my favourite trees. --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S28E5 | Bengal cat
A beautiful bengal cat came to see me today on the pod and indicates that there is some kind of side quest that i should pursue. --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S28E4 | Tooting gardens forest
Does 11 mature trees count as a forest? I’m walking around what I’m generously going to call the foresty bit of Tooting Gardens, and enjoying a small spot of…
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WtP S28E3 | Blackberry flowers
Stomping the SW19 cycle path today and paying attention to beautiful blackberry flowers all around. Keep up the good walk! --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S28E2 | Bunting
What I can see directly in front of me today is bunting. Beautiful bunting from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee which we celebrated here in the UK over the…
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WtP S28E1 | Welcome to Series 28
Hello and welcome to another Series of your daily walking show, Walk the Pod. This Series, we’re talking about rest. What is it, why is it important and how…
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WtP S27E10 | The four day work week and mental health
It’s the most beautiful day in the world today and I’m walking the cycle path in SW19 thinking about the impact four day working could have on mental health…
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WtP S27E9 | A robin in SW17
A beautiful robin sung to me today as I jaunted around Tooting Gardens and it was utterly glorious, Poddies. --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S27E8 | The badges have arrived!
Very excited that the ‘Don’t be a Dick’ badges have arrived! Join the Walk the Pod walking club for a beautiful pink and gold enamel pin. --- Send in a voice…
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WtP S27E7 | A visit from a beautiful cat
It’s grey and mis on the bike track today, and yet I have news from my new bird feeder, and am visited by a beautiful cat. --- Send in a voice message…
Walk the Pod: 10 minute walkingWtP S27E6 | One in four sick days due to workload
Trotting around the Tooting Gardens park this lunchtime and enjoying some more May sunshine under the leaves.Become a Paid Subscriber…
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WtP S27 BONUS | A walk with the Mothership!
Very excited to be able to bring you a bonus episode of Walk the Pod this afternoon with no less than the Mothership! --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S27E5 | A packed park!
It’s the most beautiful day in the world here in SW17, as the Tooting Gardens Park is packed out with people having picnics. Some thoughts on the economics of…
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WtP S27E4 | My brain is not a storage device!
Having a lovely day in the sunshine here in the UK and contemplating a couple of productivity tools which might make it easier to make the four day work week…
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WtP S27E3 | It’s about trust!
Have had an entertaining 24 hours reading a white paper on the four day work week by an Auckland company who trialled this way of working and reported back on…
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WtP S27E2 | Light cloud everywhere
A walking report today from Kiwi Rob walking a coastal bush trail which recently reopened after an upgrade to prevent a viral plant disease spread. Part of the…
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WtP S27E1 | Four day week, could it work?
Hello and welcome to a brand new series of Walk the Pod! Kicking off this series with a couple of listener walking reports and an invitation to get in touch…
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WtP S26E15 | Thank you 🙏🏼
Recording as the sunsets on SW19 and Series 26 of the podcast this afternoon. This series has been so much fun to make, and I’m indebted to you for walking…
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WtP S26E14 | Toads, frogs, or something else?
Stomping around the Tooting Gardens Play Space this afternoon and bringing you walking reports from Spain and the Scillies. --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S26E13 | The Frog and the Scorpion
A Russian folk tale for you today Poddies: the Frog and the Scorpion. Can we trust everyone, or is that a really foolish way to look at the world. And an…
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WtP S26E12 | A tale of two bike tracks
Recordings from two cycle paths today as I stomp my local bike track in SW19 and bring recordings from Salisbury via Gaynor & Tati (and Walter the dog) ---…
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WtP S26E11 | A walk with Walter
A walk along the cycle path with lunchtime legends Gaynor, Tati and Walter the dog. --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S26E10 | Canizaro Park
It’s Good Friday and I am up the hill in SW19 in Canizaro park, enjoying the most beautiful day in the world, and bringing some footage of a live operatic…
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WtP S26E9 | Trusting nature
Great jeopardy in Tooting Gardens today as a small grey dog lost its ball, temporarily. Plus two voicenotes from Norfolk --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S26E8 | Trusting the universe
Reading from Lisa Marie Rankin’s incredible piece, ‘The Art of Taking People and Things at Face Value.’ --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S26E7 | Playing a ‘nope’ card
Good afternoon Poddies and thank you for walking with me this Tuesday lunchtime. Today, I’m talking about trust in the workplace, although I only work this out…
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WtP S26E6 | A walking report from Northern Spain
Good afternoon Poddies and welcome to the second Monday episode of Series 26. Today, I’m bringing you an extended walking report from Northern Spain, some more…
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WtP S26E5 | Imagine this opportunity as a teenager
Looking forward to a long weekend with my sisters’ families this Friyay, and some more thoughts on opportunity addiction. If you’re enjoying the show, please…
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WtP S26E4 | On Opportunity
Stomping around the Tooting Gardens Playspace this afternoon thinking about opportunity addiction. What is it, and why is it unecessary to survive in the…
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WtP S26E3 | On Listening
Why is it important to listen deeply and what difference can it make to the listened and the listener? A windy episode of Walk the Pod today. --- Send in a…
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WtP S26E2 | Trust vs belief
A voicenote from one if the Lunchtime Legends, my lovely sister Helen, today and a walking report from Kiwi Rob about to travel from the South to the North…
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WtP S26E1 | On Trust
Ramblechatting about trust as we kick off Series 26! With a walking report from the Fathership in Norfolk and some thoughts on mountaineering from Nige in…
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WtP S25E10 | On Spring
It’s the most beautiful day in the world on the bike track here in SW19. A walking report from Laura in Pitstone on the Beds/Bucks border and an invitation to…
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WtP S25E9 | New Blooms
Polly from the mean city streets has been on with some flowers she’s grateful to have spotted on her daily school runs. --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S25E8 | Bringing back the birds
Laura from Norfolk has requested more birdsong! So this episode includes 30s of blue tit recording from my Dad’s microphone in rural Norfolk. --- Send in a…
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WtP S25E7 | On Time
Contemplating another deep time walk on the cycle path this afternoon. What do you think? --- Send in a voice message…
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WtP S25E6 | On Affirmation
Someone has chalked a Ukraine flag on the wall of the railway bridge today and I’m reminded of “To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.”…
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WtP S25E5 | On Failure
Feeling much better today and back on the cycle path in SW19. I bring some thoughts about failure from Marvin Minsky, Heather Havrilesky and Adam Savage (I…
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WtP S25E4 | Covid Tapes II
A rare non walking episode today as I sit in my living room gazing out of the window at the blue sky in SW19. Plus voice notes from Nige and the Mothership…
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WtP S25E3 | Covid tapes I
Child 1, 3 and I have all come down with the C word over the last 48 hours. I particularly appreciate your company today as I’m feeling under the weather. ---…
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WtP S25E2 | On Optimism
A fresh bunch of beautiful voicenotes from various Poddies today, including Hannah, my Dad, the Mothership and Supreme Cross Border Selector Nige. It’s the…
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WtP S25E1 | On Gratitude
Walking behind the hospital in Tooting with some thoughts on the best way to incorporate a gratitude practice into the day. There’s also a walking report from…