Season 3 - Episode 4 - Gavin Colton

We Are The People

English - July 04, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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A footballer and a writer are at two very different ends of the career spectrum. For a footballer their end product is based on split second, instinctive decisions, whereas a writer is contemplative and reasoned in their approach.

Or are they?

Gavin Colton’s story challenges these potential misconceptions. He grew up in Leixlip, just outside Dublin and dreamed of being a footballer. He became a TV star, signed autographs, flirted with supermodels and eventually moved to America on a soccer scholarship.

Today he is on the verge of publishing his first collection of short stories. How did he go from soccer star to college lecturer? How much do the narratives he created in his dreams impact his writing now? How important is identity?

Gavin Colton is thoughtful, insightful, brave, funny and engaging… This is Gavin Colton!

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