Talking Terminal

Mild declines, dental surgery, building cathedrals. 

A description of Fol Firi - a new chemo regime - yukThree book reviews  andan apology or two. 

Some book reviewsThree pieces of musicA health updateA comment on asylum politics. 

A simple interview with Barry Lucas on his book:When Rock Went to College: Legends Live at Lancaster University, 1969–1985Such fun!!

A discussion with my friend Andrew, about living in Tier 2 and Tier 4 settings whilst receiving treatment for cancer.It's not as gloomy as it sounds!

Welcome to Talking Terminal's second series. Here you will find a chat with a long-standing friend; a book review andthe return of Elliot in Israel. This alongside a quick update on the terminal health stuff.

An interview with Alison in PaisleyA brief book reviewA comment on getting out and...series two of Talking Terminal...

An interview with Elaine, a highly skilled diver about diving post lockdown in UK waters. The management of transport, staying somewhere with others joining the dive, naming fish, and more.There is - in episode 16 - a superb addendum to Elaine's story - all about birds that dive (and no, I am not talking E London vernacular).

What's it's like locked down in Israel?What's it's like trapped in crowds in London with a mother-in-law in a wheelchair?What's it's like to be on the twelfth round of chemo?All fun, interesting and of course, worth a listen!This is the 14th in a glorious series but is described as the 13th in the podcast. I have lost the plot.....

No music from Jeremy! Relief all around...A discussion with Bev about receiving news following a C19 test; a book review from Hilary on forty years of Trump (Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America by Sarah Kendzior) and....Hilary's experiences of living in Cheltenham during and after lockdown and the strengthening of community bonds. Do you want to contribute? E-mail Jeremy@talkingterminal.com

A great in-law story, followed by some comments on two books (review is too strong a description); a delightful musical interlude and then some commentary on planning.

Well: the longest episode yet. An update of treatment; an interview about meeting in-laws for the first time, three musical uploads (all thankfully very short) and a view or two on a book I am reading. There's also an occasional background noise of a child enjoying the outdoors - and why not?!!

A quick ramble through health, law enforcement and lockdown and a book I am delighted to be reading.

A description of birthday experiences, a fast funeral and killer cats.

The C19 impacts (again), music compositions and improvements from a low starting point, Ken's views on coming out of lockdown and the politics, and a few books and journals that I have recently enjoyed.

Nothing quite gets finished and nothing is quite satisfactory: park walks, books, music composition.

Locked down for five or six weeks; what on earth do you do? Read, write, pay badly written music, listen and more....

I had wanted to avoid any deep discussion of Covid 19 in relation to me, personally. I have failed.

A few rambling thoughts with my good friend, Ken. Our first foray into a two-hander.

The panic surrounding the virus, discrimination and how to handle it all.

How to enjoy things when you have a terminal illness. Relishing the obvious in unusual ways.

An intro to the talkingterminal podcast and plans for future episodes. For the blog please head to www.talkingterminal.com