James Gilbraith reads his tales of angling the predictably unpredictable waters of Lancashire's River Ribble, trying to capture that most illusive of creatures, joy. Hooked On Hope is a sonic journey about fishing, chasing salmon, friendship, music, humour and balance.
Agnotology or Bust, the elegant beauty of not knowing. Life isn't an exact science but we all pretend to “know”. Anglers are no exception. In this episode we cross the streams in an attempt to understand. The Bailiff is duped and Ahab issues a warning about precious time.
Boo explores the harsh realities of salmon fishing and walks us the the mental process of flicking the switch to the 'on' position. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hookedonhope/message
Buy the ticket and take the ride! Journey to planet beauty therapy and beyond. Battle your demons and live your nightmares. Metamorphosis, Kafka, parasites, insanity and Big Bad Barry. Buckle up and climb inside the escape pod - literally! Welcome to Episode 6 of Hooked on Hope Re-Cast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hookedonhope/message
TC - Chapter 6 Only Love Can Do That 'There's more to fishing than catching fish', is the mantra of the philosophical angler. Let's face it, it's nice to get one once in a while, so after nine long months without even a hint of a take, Boo finally gets a pull... but like being clean through on goal sometimes its the miss that teaches us the most. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hookedonhope/message
TC - Chapter 3 & 4 Having had a taste of Aberdeenshire Dee – Lamont and I try to join the monied elite via the shortest route possible. We battle HR, dodge, and skive while also contemplating what makes a contest. Chapter 3 – Turning pro-biotic Chapter 4 – One Of Us Is Dead --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hookedonhope/message
Sometimes you just need to get away and cast off to new beginnings and a brighter form of sunshine. Lamont & I leave our local river in search of some spring silver on the mighty river Dee. Paul is at the control tower and takes us on the journey in technicolour as we continue our voyage through the first book. Sit back, relax, and remember that on a journey to anywhere you can draw your own map. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hookedonhope/message
Episode 2 - Chapter 1 from the 1st book Terminal Chancer - The terminal chancer bunks off work to dash to the river to get his fishing fix – an imagined suicide attempt - bumps into Ahab and re-enters the seasonal cycle of salmon dementia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hookedonhope/message
This episode is taken from James Gilbraith's first book "Terminal Chancer" released in 2014. This is a story of competitive sports fishing at its most psychedelic. James takes on the 'National Association of Local Government Officers', the farmer's mad dog Ming, his long standing rival and best friend Mick Crook, and an epic comedown on a baking hot summer's day in Blackburn circa 1990. Who'll come out on top, Clint Best or the Cosmos? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hookedonhope/message
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