Latest Cold water Podcast Episodes
BONUS EPISODE! The Tidal Year Audiobook Preview
The Tidal Year - May 04, 2023 04:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMy book The Tidal Year is out today! As a special thank you to my podcast listeners, I've included a free preview of the prologue and chapter one from the audiobook read by me. Here's more about the book: Freya is still searching. For four years, she's been looking for a way to fill the empty s...
Seren Jones, Co-Founder Black Swimming Association
The Tidal Year - April 26, 2023 03:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat makes the difference between a bad loser and a good one? Seren Jones tells us as she reflects on her time as a former competitive swimmer and what it means to dream big, and find new challenges along the way. Seren also co-founded the Black Swimming Association. We spoke about the fantastic...
Susanne Masters, Ethnobotanist
The Tidal Year - April 19, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEvery other breath we take comes from the ocean, so it's important that we look after it! Susanne Masters has great tips for how. This week's guest is plant scientist, ethnobotanist and the author of Wild Waters. We spoke about sustainable harvesting, swimming with seals and the Bosphorus Cross-...
Lizzy Stewart, Illustrator
The Tidal Year - April 12, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt's hard to capture the joy of swimming in words, let alone art, but Lizzy Stewart somehow manages it. This week's guest is the wonderful illustrator and author of the graphic novel Alison. We spoke about painting pools, Devon's beaches and the connection between creativity and water. Follow: ...
Leif Bersweden, Botanist
The Tidal Year - April 05, 2023 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhen was the last time you stopped to notice the plants around you while you swam? This week's guest is Leif Bersweden, botanist and author of Where the Wildflowers Grow. We spoke about aquatic plants, where to find them and how to care for them. Follow: @freybromley #TheTidalYear @leifbers...
Tom Mason, Co-Founder of Blue Balls Cornwall
The Tidal Year - December 01, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLet's talk about men's mental health! This week's guest is Tom Mason the co-founder of Blue Balls Cornwall, a cold water swimming group specifically for the men of Cornwall. We spoke about how cold water develops resilience, building a community and tidal pools. Follow: @freybromley #TheTidalY...
Nina Mingya Powles, Author of Small Bodies of Water
The Tidal Year - November 23, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week’s guest is the author of one of my favourite books of 2021: Small Bodies of Water. Nina’s writing is lyrical and poetic. She blends memoir with powerful writing on the natural world. I’m not the only one who thinks so as she’s the winner of the Nan Shepherd Prize. We spoke about nature...
Christopher Beanland, Author of Lido
The Tidal Year - November 16, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week’s guest is the author of Lido, a stunning book that celebrates the history, design and social aspects of outdoor pools. I spoke to Christopher about the three-acts of lido history, pioneering female swimmers and how booking your lido slot is like trying to get Glastonbury tickets! Fol...
Laura Fullerton, Founder of Monk
The Tidal Year - November 10, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat happens when you match over 5,000 years of ancestral wisdom with cutting edge science? The first at-home smart ice bath and cold water therapy app is created! This week’s guest is Monk's founder, Laura Fullerton. We chatted Hipocrates, the history of the spa and the amount of information we...
Mark Vessey, Artist
The Tidal Year - November 02, 2022 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis episode is with British photographic artist Mark Vessey. He lives in Brighton and sea swimming has been a big part of his journey with both creativity and sobriety. We talked about coming out, collecting things, being an outsider and how swimming in cold water feels like a hug. Follow: @...
Jessica Hepburn, Adventure Activist and Author of 21 Miles
The Tidal Year - October 26, 2022 05:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome back! I'm delighted to kick off a new series with a very special swimmer. Jessica Hepburn is an adventure activist and the author of 21 Miles. After a decade of trying to become a mother Jessica Hepburn stopped her fertility journey and decided to swim the English Channel. As the train...
Tom Gregory, Author of A Boy in the Water
The Tidal Year - October 20, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt’s the finale of Series 1! In 1988 Tom Gregory swam the English Channel. And he was only 11 years old! He was the youngest person in history to complete the 32 mile swim and as regulations have changed since then, it’s a record that will never be broken. A Boy in the Water is a heartwarming ...
Anna Baker, Cleveland Pools
The Tidal Year - October 13, 2021 05:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCleveland Pools is Britain’s oldest lido dating back over 200 years. It’s set to open once again! Restoration to make the facility fit for the future has started and they’re working to create a unique open-air public swimming pool in Bath, with the energy for heating the water coming from heat p...
Simon Griffiths, Outdoor Swimmer
The Tidal Year - October 06, 2021 05:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOutdoor Swimmer is the only magazine dedicated to open water swimming in all its forms. They share inspiring swimming stories from triathlons to first dips! In this episode I chat to the magazine’s founder Simon Griffiths. We spoke about his earliest memories swimming, competing in triathlons an...
Gemma Cairney - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - September 23, 2021 15:26 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWelcome to the last in the current series of Making a Splash. My guest this week is Gemma Cairney: a broadcaster and author who you may know from her shows on Radio 1 and 6Music, as well as her current TV show Landmark on Sky Arts. Gemma is a devoted sea swimmer who’s currently turning her hand ...
Cathy Rentzenbrink, Author
The Tidal Year - September 22, 2021 05:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCathy Rentzenbrink is the bestselling author of The Last Act of Love, A Manual for Heartache, Dear Reader and her latest novel, Everyone is Still Alive. Cathy swims in the sea near her home in Cornwall (including a new tradition of a publication day swim) and is hoping to start swimming all year...
Sacha Coward - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - September 16, 2021 16:32 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week I’m diving into the super interesting history of queer mermaid mythology with Sacha Coward. Sacha is a queer historian, tour guide and escape room designer who has been working at museums and heritage sites across the UK for over a decade. He is also a folklorist with a passion for the...
Lauren Biddulph, The Salt Sisterhood
The Tidal Year - September 15, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDoes a week of wild swimming and yoga in Cornwall sound like bliss to you? Well, that’s what Lauren Biddulph thought when she founded The Salt Sisterhood, a women’s wild swimming retreat based in Cornwall. Lauren has a moving story to tell about the power of swimming and its ability to bring p...
Ferren Gipson - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - September 09, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week I’m exploring the cult of swimming in revolutionary China, with Ferren Gipson: art historian, writer, presenter, and a doctoral researcher in Chinese art at SOAS, University of London. Ferren is the host of the Art Matters podcast, and the author of The Ultimate Art Museum, with a fort...
Nathaniel Cole, Swim Dem Crew
The Tidal Year - September 08, 2021 05:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNathaniel Cole is a writer, workshop facilitator and co-founder of the inner city swimming club Swim Dem Crew. They hold weekly sessions for people to become better swimmers. Much of what Swim Dem Crew do is about personal development and self-affirmation, using swimming as a tool to empower peo...
Dr Heather Massey - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - September 02, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week I’m diving into the science of cold water swimming with Dr Heather Massey, a Senior Lecturer in the Extreme Environments Laboratory at the University of Portsmouth, where she spends a lot of her time researching the science of cold water immersion. She’s published a number of studies t...
Marika Hackman, Singer-Songwriter
The Tidal Year - September 01, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMarika Hackman is a singer-songwriter and regular at London Fields Lido. Part of her creative process, including when writing her most recent albums Any Human Friend and Covers, is walking along the canal listening to early demos before a reflective swim at the lido. In this episode, we spoke ab...
Matt Lodder - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - August 26, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week I am exploring maritime tattoos as art history. My guest is Dr Matt Lodder, an art historian and curator who specialises in the history of western tattooing from the 17th century to the present day. He is Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory, and Director of American Studies at th...
Chris Romer-Lee, Thames Baths
The Tidal Year - August 25, 2021 08:58 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHave you ever dreamed of swimming in the Thames? Well, this week's guest is trying to make it happen! Chris Romer-Lee is co-founder of architects Studio Octopi and a regular swimmer at the Serpentine Lido in London. He’s also the CEO of Thames Baths, a project which has proposed a floating lido ...
FIDM Museum Sporting Fashion - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - August 19, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week, one of my favourite topics: the history of swimwear! My guest is Christina Johnson, Associate Curator at the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in California. Christina is co-curator of the excellent exhibition, ‘Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960...
Jessica J. Lee, Author of Turning
The Tidal Year - August 18, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJessica J. Lee is the author of one of my favourite swimming books, Turning. When she was 28, Jessica found herself heartbroken in Berlin where she was completing a PhD in Environmental History. In search of courage, she decided to swim fifty-two of the lakes around Berlin, no matter what the we...
Marawa - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - August 12, 2021 09:14 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week, swimming and the showgirl! My guest is the exceptional Marawa: an international showgirl, hoola hooper extraordinaire, circus star, roller skating queen, author and clothing designer with her own range of stretchy clothing to help you move and feel your best. Marawa has been swimming ...
Calum & Robbie Hudson, The Wild Swimming Brothers
The Tidal Year - August 11, 2021 08:39 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCalum, Robbie and Jack Hudson are The Wild Swimming Brothers. Together, they went on a 9-day adventure to swim from the source of the River Eden to its mouth in the Solway Firth near their childhood home. After such a transformative endurance swim, they decided they wouldn't stop there and embar...
Introducing: The Tidal Year
The Tidal Year - August 05, 2021 17:55 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAre you searching for a podcast that brings together nature and storytelling? The Tidal Year is a series about the joy of swimming! Meet Freya Bromley, a writer and wild swimmer who’s interested in the human stories behind why we swim. Each week, she’ll be joined by a guest who shares what water...
Nell Frizzell - Making a Splash
Making a Splash with Amber Butchart - August 05, 2021 09:54 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week, I dive into the literature of swimming with journalist, author and Vogue columnist Nell Frizzell. Nell worked for a while as a lifeguard at the Hampstead Ladies’ Pond, which she wrote about for the Daunt books anthology, At the Pond, and she has written numerous articles about the joy...
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