Walk the Pod

Walking around my local woods with some more reflections on our Slowing Down theme, plus a huge thank you to members of the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club: Rob in New Zealand, Marcel in The Netherlands And in the UK: - Catherine in Ealing - Nick in Worcester - Jim in Manchester - Gaynor and Tati in Brockley - Hannah, Sam and Katie in SW London - Helen in Crystal Palace - John in Muswell Hill - Hilary from Trundl - Mum in the beautiful Malvern hills - Dad in rural Norfolk - DJ Postie Nige - and Rear Admiral Tim in The Independent People's Republic of Croydon Join the club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley Your 62nd Series of Walk the Pod starts on Monday 2nd March.

Rounding up a few of the themes of the series. Plus voicenotes from Kiwi Rob and DJ Postie Nige. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club if you'd like to cast your vote for the theme of Series 62, which starts on Monday 2nd March. Plus, private Discord server, beautiful stickers of the show's artwork and behind the scenes photos. https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking around Morden Hall Park in Southwest London this lunchtime and considering how we can slow down as leaders in the workplace to enable our teams to develop and contribute to better collective ideas. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

A voice note from Charles the Kiwi inspires today's episode. Speeding up, says Charles, can help us to slow down. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

In this episode of Walk the Pod, we'll be considering how we can slow down to find a better rhythm. Not to mention the benefits for both mental and physical health. Plus voicenotes from Lee Robinson from the Slow Paths podcast and Machers with a poem by Edward Thomas. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Summing up the Slowing Down Walk the Pod episodes recorded so far. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my wellies this lunchtime in a particularly soggy Cannon Hill Common woods. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Welcome to Episode 3 of Series 61 of Walk the Pod! Today, I find myself walking in the rain in my local woods. Noticing new fungi on the logs and bright lichen on the twigs as I walk by. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walk the Pod Episode 2 on our theme of Slowing Down. What might we discover about our fear, if we slow down enough to pay attention to it? Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Welcome to a brand new series of Walk the Pod in which we'll be discussing Slowing Down, with the help of Tony Crabbe's wonderful book, Busy, amongst other sources. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for theme voting, private Discord server, and beautiful Walk the Pod artwork stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Thank you for listening, thank you for walking with me, dear friends. Postie Nige chimes in with a voicenote announcing Christmas, and I commit to some seasonal episodes for members of the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club. See you in 2026! Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server, photos, postcards, and stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking through the woods and onto my road whilst paying attention to what's directly in front of me as usual. Plus a voicenote from Gaye in Brockley. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server, photos, postcards, and stickers! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking my local streets during a day of local travel disruption and thinking about how love is platonic. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the Cannon Hill Common woods this lunchtime, thinking about how love is listening. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Escaped the park this lunchtime due to a leafblower going off all over the place. So I took to the local Tooting streets instead, to record my thoughts on unconditional love, prompted by a voicenote from Nige.

Rounding up week one of Series 60 on our new theme of ‘Love', plus some thoughts on how to use all five senses on our daily walk.

Walking my local streets this lunchtime thinking about love as connection. The ways that humans thread experience through the physical world, connectingbus with one another and rewarding the simple paying attention to what's directly in front of us. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking on Clapham Common this lunchtime thinking about love as understanding. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the park behind the hospital this lunchtime with a voicenote from Gaye in Brockley sharing that love is energy. Energy of performers on the stage, in this case. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking around the park behind the hospital introducing our new theme for Series 60: Love. Thank you to members of the Walk the Pod Lunchtime Walk Club for voting for our new theme. I'm excited to be bringing you 10 fresh new episodes every lunchtime from my daily walks and encouraging you to get out into nature for just 10 minutes. Welcome to Walk the Pod. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods and thanking you for listening to this series of Walk the Pod. This has been my favourite series so far - the series truly guided by you the listener. So thank you for all of your thoughts, your voice notes, your votes, your love, and your support. Walk the Pod will return with Series 60 from Monday 3rd November. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Summing up the series and everything we've discussed on Walk the Pod this month. Thank you everyone for your contributions! Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods, thinking about vulnerability and health, and vulnerability and interdependence this lunchtime. Plus voicenotes from Gaynor in Brockley, Kiwi Rob, and Hilary in the beautiful Malvern hills.

Walking around the park behind the hospital and thinking about the unknow that we occasionally have to step into. A very vulnerable moment. Thanks to Nige for kicking us off with his second voicenote of the series. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the park behind the hospital this lunchtime thinking about The Neutral Zone. A concept coined by the ZigZag podcast, which James's voicenote reminded me of.

Walking in Cannon Hill Common woods rounding up our first week of episodes on the theme of Vulnerability. Plus a voicenote from Cindy in Nebraska.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime, considering the vulnerability of performance thanks to a voicenote from Nige.

Walking in my local woods this lunchtime amidst a lot of wind, listening to a voice note from Gaynor from Brockley on the subject of vulnerability and new technology. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods this lunchtime considering whether vulnerability could be the antidote to hate. Plus a mention of Charles in New Zealand's Walk the Mic tribute podcast.

Walking around the park this lunchtime and introducing our new topic for Series 59: Vulnerability. Plus, a voicenote from Cindy in Nebraska. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods for the final time this series as we consider our topic: Rest (Is Resistance). Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods, taking a beat. Plus a voice note from Cross Border Selector Nige.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime thinking about rest, access, and privilege. Who has access to rest? Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime thinking about the type of rest that we need on a regular basis to stay happy and healthy. Whether that be a two week break from work, a three month sabbatical, or a career break. Plus, a chance to enjoy GratiTuesday with your virtual walking club.

Walking in the park behind the hospital this lunchtime with voice notes from Cindy in Minnesota and John on how difficult it is to rest easy.

Walking in the woods this lunchtime tempting you away from your desk to spend 10 minutes walking in nature. Rounding up our first week of episodes on Rest (Is Resistance). Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the woods this lunchtime and listening to voice notes from members of the Walk the Pod virtual walking club. A message from Cindy in Nebraska and one from John in rural Norfolk. John mentions that choosing the right kind of work makes rest slightly less critical. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the woods of Cannon Hill Common this lunchtime, thinking about that we do not care club run by Melani Sanders and noticing yellow fruit has fallen from a tree I've never noticed before.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime listening to a voice note from Hannah talking about how familiar story is very restful. Watching a TV show where we already know what's going to happen can be extremely restful when one has an anxious thoughts. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the park behind the hospital this lunchtime, and introducing our topic for the month: Rest (is Resistance). With a voicenote from Robin in New Zealand. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods celebrating the end of my master's degree and the beautiful day. Looking at trees, trying to capture, in my imagination, a brown butterfly with yellow spots on its wings and tempting you away from your desk as ever for a 10 minute walk in nature. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods this lunchtime and summing up series 57. Could it be that lament is all about the holding of space. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in local woods, thinking about intergenerational lament this lunchtime and the ways that lament can lay dormant for generations before sparking new exploration and investigation. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in local woods this gratiTuesday, and introducing Footpath Finds: a gratitude practice game that you can play today. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking amongst tall trees in local woods, thinking about how physical space can capture lasting lament. The story of George Perry Floyd Square, Minneapolis.

A round up of the first week of episodes on lament walking around the park behind the hospital this sunny Friday, tempting you away from your desk to reconnect with nature through walking. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking around the park behind the hospital, thinking about lament as a cultural earthquake detector. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local Cannon Hill Common woods this lunchtime pondering lament's ability to break down performative behaviours and connect us. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking amongst gigantic plane trees this lunchtime. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Discussing definitions of our new theme, lament this lunchtime. What does lament mean to you? Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Thank you for listening to this series dear friends, it has been a delight to stretch my legs with you. Looking forward to Series 57 already. https://walkthepod.com