The Paddler's Podcast - with the Clear Access, Clear Waters campaign
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Olympic gold medal winner and climate change campaigner Etienne Stott introduces The Paddler's Podcast. There's so much being done to make sure you can take your canoe or stand up paddleboard in rivers and waterways across the UK. We'll hear inspiring stories of the people who are making big differences to the environment to help others and you'll find out how you can get involved.
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Bonus: Right to Roam - Nick Hayes
May 02, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBIn this bonus episode Etienne Stott is joined by Nick Hayes, illustrator, writer and land rights campaigner. Nick was a guest last summer talking about access and his publication The Book of Trespass. It's a short interview to accompany Episode 25 where all things trespass, rights of way and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act.
Access and the Countryside Rights of Way Act(CRoW)
April 30, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 34.3 MBThis takes the Paddler's Podcast back to its roots - which is access. And there are three great guests with Etienne Stott this week. Kate Ashbrook is a pioneer and legend. She's currently General Secretary of the Outdoor Spaces Society. Kate has been an activist since the 1970's and brings a wealth of experience to the discussion. Dr Cath Flitcroft is responsible for managing the British Mountaineering Council's relationship with the Government and other countryside organisations. And ...
The paddling pioneers - and 85th Anniversary Celebration
April 23, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBThis week Etienne Stott talks about the great part white water paddling and river running has played in the 85 years of British Canoeing. From the early descents of European rivers in the 1940's and 1950's to the explosion of growth in more recent times. Three great pioneers join the conversation - Suzy Hornby, Roger Huyton and Michael Coyne. There are some great tales of expeditions from the 1970's and 80's. It's a real to joy to listen.
Mental Health - How paddling groups are making a difference and how you can too.
April 16, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week Olympic gold medal winner Etienne Stott leads a chat about paddling and mental health and wellbeing. We've 3 guests who are helping to make a real difference in improving mental health. Learn how they're doing it and how you could get involved. There'll be some great tips for individuals and clubs. The guests are: Lynne-Marie Dale - A British Canoeing qualified Paddlesport Coach based in Yorkshire. Lynne's also the Paddlesport Officer for Blackdog Outdoors, which is a nationa...
#ShePaddles, breaking barriers in paddlesport - Adya Misra and Eilidh Gibson
April 09, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBThe latest edition looks at two women who are helping to break down barriers in the sport. Adya Misra is one of the British Canoeing Club Champions. A keen paddler, Adya is hugely passionate about helping women develop as paddlers, encouraging them to try new craft; coaching them to improve their technique and mostly to create environments in which they feel confident and comfortable to paddle in. Eilidh Gibson, a slalom C1 paddler, set up the Slalom Inspires programme when she was sidel...
Tokyo Special - Etienne Stott chats with Liam Heath and Adam Burgess who are heading to the Tokyo Olympics and Charlotte Henshaw who's hoping to make the Paralympic team for Japan this summer.
April 02, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBA lively discussion on paddling from some of Britain's elite sportsmen and women. Liam Heath MBE won gold(K1 200m)and silver(K2 200m) at the Rio Olympics in 2016. And a bronze at London 2012. Adam Burgess has had to wait patiently for his Olympic debut after being selected last year in the Canoe Slalom. Charlotte Henshaw has medals from the Paralympics in London and Rio, but in swimming. She moved to paracanoe in 2016 and is a world champion. And hopes to be part of the team in Tokyo...
Pollution, sewage and water quality in our rivers - Amy Slack and Ash Smith
March 26, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 39.9 MBEtienne Stott, Olympic Gold Medal winner from London 2012 investigates pollution and water quality in our waterways. Etienne gets stuck in to finding out more about his issue with his guests. This is an audio version of a live conversation over facebook and YouTube. So why should paddlers care about this? As you'll hear, there are plenty of places with sewage issues. When we enter into these waterways we're at risk of gastroenteritis; ear, nose and throat infections; skin issues and e...
Matt Allwright and Lucy Siegle - with Etienne Stott
March 18, 2021 22:00 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBMatt Allwright is a TV reporter and journalist on programmes like Watchdog, Fake Britain, Rogue Traders and The One Show. He's also a keen paddler - especially at night. Lucy Siegle is a TV reporter for the One Show and writer for the Guardian on environmental matters and she loves her time in the kayak. Etienne discovers that Lucy does regular river clean-ups, takes her kayak to go shopping and can often be seen on the Thames with her dog. Matt talks about his love of the sea kayak. We...
Etienne Stott's favourite interviews part 2 - Cal Major, Paddle Against Plastics
July 16, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBHere's another chance to hear one of Etienne's favourite interviews from the first series. Etienne travels to Manchester to meet Cal Major, who's been so influential in the fight against sewage and plastic in our seas. Cal talks about her epic world record journey when she decided to take her SUP and paddle nearly 1000 miles from Lands' End to John o'Groats. Cal talks about the physical and mental resilience needed on this two month challenge and her reflection on the environmental issu...
Etienne Stott's favourite interviews part 1 - Steve Backshall
July 10, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBA summer re-run and a chance to listen again. Olympic gold medal winner and climate campaigner Etienne Stott meets one of his heroes, Steve Backshall. Steve's incredible expedition's have made into dozens of TV programmes and brought paddling to a mainstream audience. It's a fascinating conversation. They start with Steve's recent trip to the Arctic - the wildlife he's encountered, the incredible Northern Lights and his absolute love of the sea kayak. There are some great stories! Steve ...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and guests Tom Watson and Andrew Denton
July 03, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBOlympic gold medal winner Etienne Stott chats with former MP and paddler Tom Watson and the Chief Executive of The Outdoor Industries Association, Andrew Denton. There's some great chat here about the work done to allow canoeists back on the water during lockdown and the transformational possibilities during the recovery from the Covid crisis. Tom Watson discusses his story from junior politician to deputy leader of the Labour Party - and his realisation that his weight had become a proble...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott - mental health with adventurers Darren Clarkson-King and Nick Ray
June 26, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBWarning - some topics discussed are of a sensitive nature. Etienne's joined by two paddling adventurers Nick Ray, a sea-kayaking specialist and Darren Clarkson-King who talk about how the water helps with mental health. Darren is the only paddler to have kayaked all the rivers that flow from Everest. He talks to Etienne about how what he believes we learn from adventures. He thinks kayaking challenges people in a way that no other sport does. He's passionate about it for personal develo...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott on Access and Rights of Way with Nick Hayes and Guy Shrubsole
June 19, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBEtienne Stott leads a fascinating conversation about access with two leading writers. Guy Shrubsole is the author of "Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take it Back. Nick Hayes is the author of "The Book of Trespass"and is a land and rights campaigner. This is an hour's discussion which goes to the heart of British Canoeing's Clear Access, Clear Waters campaign - the vision to confirm access to rivers and inland waters in a fair, shared and sustainable...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and the #ShePaddles Ambassadors
June 11, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBEtienne Stott meets 4 of this year's #ShePaddles Ambassadors, just some of the group chosen to promote women in paddlesport. There's great chat here about their passions for getting outdoors and sharing the love of the canoe and paddling. The guests are Emma Love, Kirstie Macmillan, Katie Pearson and Julie Vidor. Emma's into white water SUP. India instructs yoga on a SUP. Kirstie is an outdoor instructor. And Julie has discovered slalom. They talk about how they got into the sport, ...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and British Canoeing's Chair and CEO
June 04, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBEtienne Stott chats with the chair of British Canoeing, Prof John Coyne CBE and CEO David Joy. This is the audio version of a live video stream which you can find on British Canoeing's social media channels. Lots of topics are covered in this episodes with questions from members. They talk about how British Canoeing's been working during the Covid crisis and how they're supporting people getting back paddling; what's happening with courses and how the organisation moves forward on environ...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and Hugo Tagholm of Surfers Against Sewage
May 28, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBOlympic gold medal winner and environmental campaigner Etienne Stott chats with Hugo Tagholm the Chief Executive of Surfers Against Sewage. This is an audio version of the live video streams which you can find on British Canoeing's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. Hugo is a surfer, environmentalist and award-winning campaigner from the beaches to the Houses of Parliament. He's been instrumental in getting more than a hundred thousand volunteers out to the rivers and beaches on clean-ups...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and comedian/actor/musician/paddler Bill Bailey
May 24, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBOlympic gold medal winner Etienne Stott meets comedian, actor, musician and paddler Bill Bailey. This is the audio podcast version of a live video stream, which can still be found on British Canoeing's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Bill got into paddle boarding seven years ago and loves the freedom and simplicity of the sport. He learnt with his teenage son on the Thames near London. There's lots of great paddling chat in this latest episode.
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and Strictly star and paddler Bill Bailey
May 24, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBOlympic gold medal winner Etienne Stott meets comedian, actor, musician, Strictly Come Dancing finalist and paddler Bill Bailey. This is the audio podcast version of a live video stream, which can still be found on British Canoeing's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Bill got into paddle boarding seven years ago and loves the freedom and simplicity of the sport. He learnt with his teenage son on the Thames near London. There's lots of great paddling chat in this latest episode.
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott, Emma Wiggs, Kimberley Woods and Katie Reid
May 23, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBOlympic gold medal winner Etienne Stott chats with the international paddlers Emma Wiggs, Kimberley Woods and Katie Reid. Kimberley was set to make her Olympic debut in 2020 after a successful 2019 season. She was also hoping to be one of the stars of the European Championships at Lee Valley this year. She spent the early part of lockdown training in her back garden. Emma is a multiple world champion and won gold at the Rio Paralympics. She was hoping to be heading to Tokyo this year. ...
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and the UK's top paddlesport kit makers
May 23, 2020 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBEtienne meets some of the UK's top people for kit. Pete Astles from Peak UK, Steve Childs from Tootega, Paul Robertson of Palm equipment and Mat Wilkinson from Pyranha. This is an audio version of a live video stream on British Canoeing's Facebook page and YouTube channel. They talk about trends in the sport, life under lockdown and what the future holds. It's a fascinating insight with plenty of banter too.
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott and Nouria Newman
May 23, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBThe French Kayaker Nouria Newman joins Etienne Stott in this audio version of British Canoeing's special lockdown video streams. Nouria is a gold medal winner at the World Championships - but there is so much more to her paddling. She's brilliant at freestyle and extreme kayaking and pretty much one of a kind. She loves competition but also has a thirst for adventure. The video of this chat is on British Canoeing's YouTube and Facebook channels
Paddlecast with Etienne Stott, Sal Montgomery and Bren Orton
May 23, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThis is an audio version of a lockdown video livestream special. Etienne Stott meets two great adventurers. Sal Montgomery talks about how she got into the extreme end of the sport - tackling waterfalls, undiscovered rivers and going on expeditions all over the world. Sal also talks about a recent trip to Bhutan and her rescue of TV presenter Steve Backshall. Bren Orton began on flat water and then slalom and now freestyles in some of the craziest places you can imagine. Bren tells us w...
Paddle Against Plastic and the epic journey of Cal Major
December 19, 2019 02:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBEtienne Stott travels to Manchester to meet Cal Major, who's been so influential in the fight against sewage and plastic in our seas. Cal talks about her epic world record journey when she decided to take her SUP and paddle nearly 1000 miles from Lands' End to John o'Groats. Cal talks about the physical and mental resilience needed on this two month challenge and her reflection on the environmental issues she encountered. She believe's there's a massive problem to solve. Cal decided to...
Steve Backshall - TV explorer, adventurer and paddler in conversation with Etienne Stott
December 05, 2019 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBOlympic gold medal winner and climate campaigner Etienne Stott meets one of his heroes, Steve Backshall. Steve's incredible expedition's have made into dozens of TV programmes and brought paddling to a mainstream audience. It's a fascinating conversation. They start with Steve's recent trip to the Arctic - the wildlife he's encountered, the incredible Northern Lights and his absolute love of the sea kayak. There are some great stories! Steve also talks about his dramatic rescue on a trip ...
Going fishing with Joe Clarke MBE and Ryan Westley
November 21, 2019 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBLondon 2012 Olympic gold medal winner and climate change campaigner Etienne Stott spends time with GB paddlers Joe Clarke MBE and Ryan Westley. Joe and Ryan are passionate paddlers but they are also keen anglers and they give their take on some of the conflicts between the two sports. They both love the outdoors but spend summers dashing between training and the fishing lake. They tell Etienne about their love of angling and there are plenty of stories of their adventures trying to catch ...
#ShePaddles - three inspiring women on why paddling is good for the mind, body and soul
November 07, 2019 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBOlympic gold medal winner Etienne Stott meets three inspiring women and hears about their paddling adventures. Jo Moseley calls herself a joy encourager, a mid-life adventurer and a beach cleaner. In August 2019 at the age of 54 she became the first woman to Stand Up Paddleboard coast to coast from Liverpool to Goole. She called it Paddleboard the North and raised money for two charities and picking up litter along the way. Jo's a single mum, empty-nester and this journey was a voyage of...
Peak, plastic and the right to paddle - the paddler's podcast
October 24, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBOlympic canoe slalom gold medal winner Etienne Stott hosts the first episode in a new series of inspiring stories from paddlers all over the UK In this series presented by British Canoeing he'll be meeting paddlers and chatting with them to find out what inspires them into the sport and the environmental challenges they face. Etienne travels to Cromford in the Derwent Valley in the Peak District to meet the founder and boss of Peak UK, kayaking equipment. Pete Astles started paddling as a...