Latest Alastair Podcast Episodes
There And Back Again: Update
There And Back Again - January 03, 2024 22:05 ★★★★★ - 241 ratingsHappy New Year, and welcome to 2024! In this short update, I'll share some plans I have for the end of the podcast, and talk a little about a new show you might like.
500 Years Ago, Adventure was the Manifestation of Privilege. Living Adventurously 65
Living Adventurously - December 22, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsSadly this is the Final Episode of the Podcast (until I find a new sponsor)! Jack Thurston is a cyclist, a food lover, a photographer, a guide-book writer and an early podcast pioneer. He is the host of The Bike Show podcast and author of the Lost Lanes cycling guidebooks. We talked abo...
Don't Live in the Prism of Other People's Opinions. Living Adventurously 64
Living Adventurously - December 15, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsRhiane Fatinikun was a self-confessed fan of Netflix and raving when she spotted hikers getting off a train in the Peak District and, on the spur of the moment, decided to take up hiking! She set up the Black Girls Hike Instagram page and began leading groups of black women on hikes. Rh...
Our Freedoms are all Different. Our Prisons are all Different. Living Adventurously 63
Living Adventurously - December 08, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsKaren Darke is an adventurer and Paralympian handcyclist. It is lucky that Karen has what she describes as “an adventurous gene”, as life in a wheelchair is full of the unexpected. Karen was a keen runner and climber (she had climbed Mt Blanc and the Matterhorn), but fell off a cliff an...
We Live in one of the Most Nature-Depleted Countries on the Planet. Living Adventurously 62
Living Adventurously - December 01, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsDavid Elliott is Chief Executive at Trees for Cities, having previously cleared landmines around the world. Trees for Cities is the only UK charity working at a national and international scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities. David has overall leadership responsibility for...
The Countryside is a very White Place. Living Adventurously 61
Living Adventurously - November 24, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsSabrina Pace-Humphreys is an ultra-runner, a businesswoman, a mother of four and a grandmother of two. She is very clear which is the toughest of these challenges...! We talked about becoming a teenage mother, taking up running to lose weight, training for the Marathon des Sables, endur...
Have a Meaningful Specific - Don't Try to Please Everyone. Living Adventurously 53
Living Adventurously - November 17, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsDavid Hanney is the Co-founder and CEO at Alpkit, an outdoor and bike brand for enthusiasts and adventurers. We chatted about buying and selling stuff, what makes a good adventure film, the community of working in an outdoor brand, taking the elitism out of adventure, the need for a new...
Volunteering is Not Only Giving Something Back, it's Doing Something for Yourself. Living Adventurously 59
Living Adventurously - November 10, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsPaul Sinton-Hewitt is the founder of Parkrun, the worldwide phenomenon that sees thousands rock up to local parks around the world every Saturday morning to run a timed 5k. Parkrun is a positive, welcoming and inclusive experience where there is no time limit and no one finishes last. E...
Nature TV has too much Emphasis on Jaws, Claws and Fangs. Living Adventurously 58
Living Adventurously - November 03, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsDavid Lindo, also known as The Urban Birder, is a broadcaster, writer, naturalist, photographer, public speaker, tour leader and passionate birder. Born and raised in London, David loves anything to do with nature, but for as long as he can remember birds have been his particular obsess...
Before You Buy, Ask "Do I Really Need This?" Living Adventurously 57
Living Adventurously - October 27, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsReRun is a Community Interest Company aimed at prolonging the life of running clothes and equipment. Founded and run by Dan Lawson, Team GB 24hr Ultra runner and his wife Charlotte. They say, "the biggest thing we can do is to ask "do I really need this?" before buying something. It is...
You Only Protect What You Love. Living Adventurously 55
Living Adventurously - October 20, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsKieran Harkin is a conservationist and educator with 12 years’ experience working for non-profit organisations and over 500 days experience in leading groups of young people in wilderness area. Kieran was on his way to begin a law degree in Manchester when he decided instead to follow h...
If You Ride a Bike You Are a Cyclist. Living Adventurously 54
Living Adventurously - October 13, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsBrian Cookson is the former president of British Cycling, helping to oversee the miraculous transformation of the sport to become Team GB's most successful Olympic sport. He was also the president of UCI (Union Cycliste International), tackling the doping problems which have plagued the...
The Hillwalking Hijabi. Living Adventurously 60
Living Adventurously - October 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsZahrah Mahmood lives in Scotland and loves the mountains. She says, "you can find me in the hills with some sort of head covering." For Zahrah is known on Instagram as 'the Hillwalking Hijabi', sharing her cheerful, joyful experiences with a fast-growing audience. Zahrah is at the foref...
Flying and "Stuff" are the Biggest Problems in Adventure. Living Adventurously 56
Living Adventurously - September 29, 2020 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsKate Rawles studied philosophy at Aberdeen University, and environmental philosophy at Glasgow and Colorado State Universities. She was an indoor philosophy lecturer at Lancaster University for nearly a decade before leaving to work freelance in 2000. From 2004-2014 she worked half-time...
Making Better Places for People to Live, Work, Play and Learn. Living Adventurously 52
Living Adventurously - September 22, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsDaisy Narayanan is the director of Urbanism at Sustrans and is working on the central Edinburgh transformation project. Daisy is an architect, an urban designer, a cyclist, and a fan of books, food and music. THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY OffGrid, a design agency that wants to work...
Adventure is a Vaccine of Resilience for Real Life. Living Adventurously 51
Living Adventurously - September 15, 2020 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsMark Davey is the Chief Executive of the Youth Adventure Trust, a charity that uses outdoor adventure to empower young people to fulfil their potential and lead positive lives in the future. They work with them to build resilience, develop confidence and learn skills that will last a li...
Some of the Best Things have come from Ridiculous Ideas. Living Adventurously 49
Living Adventurously - September 08, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsDan Raven-Ellison is a Guerrilla Geographer & Creative Explorer. He led the campaign to make London the world’s first National Park City and is working on a new project called “Slow Ways” to collaboratively create a network of 4,000+ walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s to...
Not Flying doesn't mean Not Travelling. Living Adventurously 48.
Living Adventurously - September 01, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsAnna Hughes is an author, environmental campaigner and cyclist. She has worked in behaviour change and sustainability for over a decade, and is currently Director of Flight Free UK, a campaign set up to encourage people to fly less. After a brief career as a teacher, Anna began working ...
Cuppy
Maro Itoje: Pearl Conversations - August 25, 2020 07:30 - 1 hourJoining Maro Itoje for this week’s episode of Pearl Conversations is Cuppy. They caught up in August to discuss her journey in the music industry, London and Lagos, her new album and her life outside of music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Push to the edge of the comfort zone and emotional things happen. Living Adventurously 47.
Living Adventurously - August 25, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsSteve Denby is the founder of Primal Roots, a social enterprise that believes in the restorative power of fitness and nature as a tool to achieve more than just improvements in health and wellbeing. We talk about training in the woods, the joy of burpees, the benefits of nature and fitn...
Why do you need to travel round the world when you can walk around Lewisham? Living Adventurously 46.
Living Adventurously - August 18, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsJack Cornish is a walker, an artist, and a Londoner. He works for the Ramblers charity, working to protect and expand the places people love to walk and promote walking for health and pleasure. Jack has walked the length of Britain and is slowly walking every single street in London. In...
Ric Lewis
Maro Itoje: Pearl Conversations - August 17, 2020 23:02 - 1 hourJoining Maro Itoje for this week’s episode of Pearl Conversations is Businessman and the Powerlist 2019 most influential black Briton, Ric Lewis. They discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, Ric's experience of discrimination within his industry, the importance of representation, what it was lik...
Don't submit Zombie films to Adventure film festivals! Living Adventurously 45.
Living Adventurously - August 11, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsRosie Riley is the founder of Adventure Uncovered and a dedicated North Sea surfer who settles for cycling, running and outdoor swimming when in London. She is an advocate and promoter of sustainability and clean technology, and working towards a PhD in the sector. THIS EPISODE IS BROU...
Jamal Edwards
Maro Itoje: Pearl Conversations - August 10, 2020 23:01 - 51 minutesJoining Maro Itoje for this week’s episode of Pearl Conversations is entrepreneur and founder of SBTV Jamal Edwards and Maro's friend and photographer Timi Marcel. They caught up in July to discuss the music industry, staying competitive, how to be successful and Jamal's mental health work. Hos...
Change is always good; attempting things out of your comfort zone is important. Living Adventurously 44.
Living Adventurously - August 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsDanny Bent was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London. He is an award winning author and journalist, Guinness World Record holder, and celebrated adventurer and community leader. Danny helps people who feel chained by life ...
Temi Mwale
Maro Itoje: Pearl Conversations - August 03, 2020 23:15 - 53 minutesJoining Maro Itoje for this week’s episode of Pearl Conversations is racial justice campaigner and the Founding Director of The 4Front Project Temi Mwale. They caught up in May to discuss Temi's campaign work, the impact The 4Front Project is making, the criminal justice system and institutional ...
Alastair Humphreys interviews Alastair Humphreys. Living Adventurously 43
Living Adventurously - July 28, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsAt the end of my ride around Yorkshire I decided to interview myself. Having spent a month grilling people with a card deck of difficult questions, it only seemed fair to have a go at answering them myself! This is the final episode in this series of Living Adventurously. I hope that y...
Beno Obano
Maro Itoje: Pearl Conversations - July 27, 2020 23:01 - 55 minutesJoining Maro Itoje for this week’s episode of Pearl Conversations is his cousin and Bath rugby player Beno Obano. They caught up in May to discuss their upbringings, making it in rugby and what the future holds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An Interview with my Dad. Living Adventurously 42
Living Adventurously - July 21, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsA chat with my Dad! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIVING ADVENTUROUSLY PODCAST (It’s completely free, zero hassle to do (click here), but really helpful for me trying to get a new podcast off the ground. If you’re feeling extra kind, please leave a review on the app – that really helps.) L...
Eniola Aluko
Maro Itoje: Pearl Conversations - July 20, 2020 23:01 - 1 hourJoining Maro Itoje for this week’s episode of Pearl Conversations is former England player and Director Of Women’s Football at Aston Villa, Eniola Aluko. They caught up in May to discuss life in lockdown, Eni's career in football, the development of the women’s game, and the influence her Nigeria...