Podcasts about dithering

On this Special Edition of LINE (in a shocking display of misplaced priorities Scott Ott elected to spend time with his new grandson on his last day in town), Bill Whittle and Steve Green discuss Biden's Post-NATO press conference and how a solid performance (for Biden!) actually benefits conservatives come November. Black Swans will be shot on sight. Join our crack team of elite anti-elitists by becoming a member or making a one-time donation right here: https://billwhittle.com/register/

Today we're diving into Pillar Four of the 5 Pillars of Effective Empathetic Leadership featured in the new book coming September 10, The Empathy Dilemma - Decisiveness. Yes, factoring in various viewpoints is the way forward for empathetic leaders - and enables us to see more opportunities and avoid more risks. But we must combine that with swift and decisive action to make a call. Leaving your people in limbo or avoiding difficult conversations is unkind. And leaves your people paralyzed, unsure of what to believe, do, or expect next. In our dive into decisiveness today, I talk about what decisiveness is and why it is important. And I'll hone in on six strategies that you can start using today to be more decisive. More details, examples, and tactics to try can be found in The Empathy Dilemma, so don't forget to snag your presale copy now at TheEmpathyDilemma.com. To access the episode transcript, please click on the episode title at www.TheEmpathyEdge.com Key Takeaways:Avoiding employees until you have something to report isn't empathetic - get in the habit of giving status updates, even if it is just “we're working on it.”Dithering over your decision does not demonstrate empathy. Not knowing what decision to make, no matter how you mask it, demonstrates fear and insecurity.Learn to be clearer more quickly. Talk openly about the choices you're making whenever possible.Put a deadline on your thoughts. It's not about making good choices, it's about making good choices in a timely manner. "Perfection isn't the goal, even when it comes to high-stakes choices. Don't succumb to analysis paralysis. Instead, gather input, decide, and move forward with a sense of curiosity and experimentation." — Maria Ross Join the community and discover what empathy can do for you: http://red-slice.comPRE-SALE SPECIAL! Pre-order 1 to 99 copies of Maria's new book, The Empathy Dilemma for your leaders, exec team, (or yourself?!) and GET 30%! https://bit.ly/TEDSpecialPresale Offer ends August 27, 2024! Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaX: @redsliceFacebook: Red SliceThreads: @redslicemariaBook your free seat to Maria's masterclass here- https://bit.ly/4StepBrandStory

In his 2017 classic Fate of the Nation, scenario planner Jakkie Cilliers outlined SA's three possible paths after projecting an ANC drop below 50% of the national vote in Election'24. But even the founder of the Institute of Security Studies was surprised by the extent of the former ruling party's decline. He reckons it accelerates key decisions that must be taken if a continued slide towards even greater unemployment and the resulting social chaos is to be avoided. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here.

Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The Hill.Recorded on Thursday 4th April 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the shades of grey that have emerged in western countries' support for Ukraine. It's no longer a debate between victory and defeat.

It's the second Pharmacokinetics episode you never knew you wanted! Let's talk about how antibiotics are distributed around the body once absorbed, using the examples of Amoxicillin and CallumShutUpicillin (listen to episode for clarification).What exactly is the volume of distribution? Want a handy reference for the plasma protein binding of various antimicrobials? Then this is the episode for you! Check out our prep notes (including for this episode) here.  Support the showQuestions, comments, suggestions to idiotspodcasting@gmail.com or on X/Threads @IDiots_podPrep notes for completed episodes can be found here (Not all episodes have prep notes).If you are enjoying the podcast please leave a review on your preferred podcast app!Feel like giving back? Donations of caffeine gratefully received!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/idiotspod

Bill-Mike Kicked Off Your Weekend With Cavs VS T-Wolves - Nets Preview - TV Deal-Cavs CEO Nic Barlage - Bobby Dibiasio- SVP/Public Affairs-Guardians-Guardians Spring Training-Fundraiser-Brackets For Baab - Biden's 2024 State Of The Union Address Highlights-Sen. Katie Britt - Biden...‘Dithering & Diminished Leader' - GOP Response-NBC Radio Rory O'Neill - OSCARS-Weekend Movie Preview-Kevin Carr-Fat Guys At The Movies-ABC News Jason Nathanson - You may not like scanning your own groceries, but you might like this. The TSA is testing a system that allows you to do a self-service security check at the airport!-NBC Radio Erin Real-explain how it works, and why it is being done

In this conversation, Andrew Sharp, the co-host of Sharp Tech and Greatest of All Talk, shares his journey building a podcast network at Stratechery. He discusses the future of the Stratechery network, lessons learned from the sports media industry, tips for becoming a great host, strategies for podcast network growth, and more. This conversation was recorded in early 2023. — LINKS: Stratechery - Subscribe to Stratechery Plus (https://stratechery.com/stratechery-plus/) to access the subscriber only Stratechery updates and Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Dithering, and Greatest of All Talk podcasts. — X / TWITTER: @eriktorenberg (Erik) @andrewsharp (Andrew) — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:55) Basketball Talk (03:00) Andrew's Podcasting Journey (04:40) Transition from Law to Podcasting (06:27) Building the Stratechery Network (07:29) Future of Podcast Networks (09:18) Balancing Passion and Business in Podcasting (11:41) Art of Hosting Podcasts (14:06) Evolution of Podcast Networks (23:49) Subscription Model in Podcasting (27:52) Lessons from Sports Media for Tech Media (33:10) Advice for Aspiring Podcast Hosts (37:57) Wrap

In this conversation, Andrew Sharp, the co-host of Sharp Tech and Greatest of All Talk, shares his journey building a podcast network at Stratechery. He discusses the future of the Stratechery network, lessons learned from the sports media industry, tips for becoming a great host, strategies for podcast network growth, and more. This conversation was recorded in early 2023.—We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.—LINKS:Stratechery - Subscribe to Stratechery Plus (https://stratechery.com/stratechery-plus/) to access the subscriber only Stratechery updates and Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Dithering, and Greatest of All Talk podcasts.—X / TWITTER:@eriktorenberg (Erik)@andrewsharp (Andrew)—TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Intro(00:55) Basketball Talk(03:00) Andrew's Podcasting Journey(04:40) Transition from Law to Podcasting(06:27) Building the Stratechery Network(07:29) Future of Podcast Networks(09:18) Balancing Passion and Business in Podcasting(11:41) Art of Hosting Podcasts(14:06) Evolution of Podcast Networks(23:49) Subscription Model in Podcasting(27:52) Lessons from Sports Media for Tech Media(33:10) Advice for Aspiring Podcast Hosts(37:57) Wrap This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mediaempires.substack.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: While Texas easily circumvents Chicago and New York City restrictions on the voluntary relocation of illegal aliens, the media attention on these “sanctuary cities” and their economic plight is infuriating given how insignificant are their costs compared with Texas. Stories I mention: Record-Shattering 232K Migrants Apprehended So Far in December Illegal immigrants land at Rockford Airport, bused to Chicago suburbs Buses With Migrants Dock in New Jersey, In Apparent Effort To Skirt NYC's New Rule Eagle Pass fire department hemorrhaging $20,000 a day dealing with migrant-related calls Released Migrants Overwhelm Texas Border Town on New Year's Day Texas Border Sector Reports 22K Migrant Apprehensions in One Week Texas AG blasts Biden admin for ‘aiding and abetting' cartels after migration numbers smash record Texas sheriffs: Cartel influence is statewide, not isolated to certain communities Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Two abortion related stories: Amarillo pols dither and Abilene pols tinker. Meanwhile there are people organizing to ensure babies can be murdered in the womb for the convenience of those who created them. The Abilene group even has an appropriate name from the Marxist-Left: Abilene Health Justice Advocates. Justice for whom, the babies?Third year in a row that U-Haul says Texas is the most popular state to which to move.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

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The heroes are so, so tired, and the enemy just keeps coming. If they happen to earn a breather, they'll use the time productively and then take decisive action, right?  Right? Okay, so this episode is going to be a bit less exciting.  Our Spelljammer combat rules are up on the DMs Guild! Check them out.  Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram,  Twitter, and Discord.  Let us know what you think! You can also send us an email. 

Ask A Question: saythatpodcast@gmail.com thebridgechicago.tumblr.com/ask (Anonymous) When I have two options before me, I often think of it in terms of picking the “right” one. Is there a right decision? If God is looking out for me, what would making the “wrong” decision even mean? (17:41-28:41) There are a lot of examples of churches and leaders doing a really bad job with scandals. How should a church or organization deal with a failing? What would a good response be? (28:43-41:31) What does Jesus mean in Matthew 7 when he talks about the wide and narrow gates? I feel like those verses get used to talk about hard work or not being “worldly”. (41:35-54:51) Closing Song: You've Made Up Your Mind (Jed Brewer)

...Plus, 'Ass-backward imeachment': Schiff derides House GOP's empty impeachment stunt

In our latest podcast, our team discusses whether Germany's political support for Ukraine is waning, and how extremist parties are benefiting from Ukraine-fatigue.

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A relegation battle and a mess of a manager search - it's a cheery episode of Twa Teams, One Street! How can Dundee United get off the foot of the table? Where do Dundee go now Callum Davidson has said no? The Twa Teams lads discuss all the goings on in the City of Discovery.

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On the podcast we talk with John about the far reaching implications of the European Union's Digital Markets Act, how app developers should be thinking about the opportunities created, and why Apple making so much money from the App Store might be bad for Apple long-term.Top Takeaways⚖️ The EC's DMA is set to shake things up in a big way — but how isn't completely clear

Nerd Alert! Jules and Stocks give you their top listens from 2022 and Super Producer Mandy makes a surprise appearance in the pod cave. Jules recommends: Plain English, We Didn't Start The Fire, Song Exploder, Instant Genius & Betwixt the Sheets Stocks recommends: Things Fell Apart, The Mismatch, Diary of a CEO, Dithering & 60 Songs that explain the 90's Mandy recommends: Chat 10 Looks 3, Death of an Artist, Effin' Hormones, Decoder Ring, Not Past It Send us your top listens from 2022 on IG here  behindthepodcast@dm.org.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The crew chats about an A.I. that can game, Jesse's head is in the cloud (gaming), Frank talks up soviet boomer FPS HROT + Capcom Fighting Collection, and Jeremy continues his PS1 classic journey with Silent Hill! iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rssSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclippodcastPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.videoBecome a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter

Game-jamming friends Nic Magnier and Arthur Hamer were so captivated by the announcement of Playdate that Nic built his own device (using parts found online and an old NES controller) and Arthur scrapped his fish processing plant designs for an adorable dog and an e-commerce warehouse. Here's how the duo created their narrative match three puzzle game, Pick Pack Pup, featuring music by Logan Gabriel!

How do entrepreneurs grow 10 figure businesses? Manny Nowak knows! Many corporate executives get stuck after an initial growth stage. In this episode, we discuss how fear stops corporate executives from achieving the freedom of a $10 million or more business. It's OK to make mistakes because you'll learn from them. Even when things don't turn out as expected, there is gold within whatever happens. As Manny says, “Dithering is dangerous: Decisions drive success.” About the Guest:Coach Manny Nowak is a motivational speaker, author, educator and consultant to business owners and organizations all over the country. The central theme of his message is: “that we learn to be great leaders from the failures we have gone through, reviewed, understood and learned from.” By learning from our failures, we can maximize our potential. By learning from our failures, we take control of our fear and move forward. Manny is committed to development of outstanding leaders throughout the world.What makes Coach Manny different? Simply put, “he has done it.” He does not talk and teach theory. Manny has built companies both his own and others. He knows what it takes to make it happen. His tools and processes help to bring clear, simple, easy to use applicable principles to you in all you do. If you cannot apply what you learn today, what good is it?He produces a weekly podcast, Target Lead Generation and a weekly newsletter and video that goes to thousandsof people all over the world. A teaching piece to help you get better and better in your work, life, faith and family Free Gift Link: Free ebook – Super Successful People Will Never Tell You That You Can't: Who Are You Hanging Out With? Email Manny at Manny@MannyNowak.comWith subject: Free Book From Elaine http://coachmanny.com/ Support Manny by sharing this book with three friends. Have them email Manny with the same subject line, “Free Book From Elaine.”Social Media Links:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/manny.nowak/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannynowak/About the Host, Elaine Starling:An international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach and mentor, Elaine Starling is recognized for her video show and podcast, The Abundance Journey. After a comprehensive conversation with our higher power during a stroke, Elaine created The Abundance Journey 6 week course to share what she learned. As the Abundance Ambassador, Elaine mentors spiritual, growth-oriented women to align with Divine guidance to achieve their dreams. Elaine's clients experience more clarity, confidence, and commit to action that achieves their goals. Elaine Starling Social Media Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.starling1/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXgwdMYYzLicCEcB1DdrgTEDx Talk, “Abundance Is a Choice”

We're re-relesing one of our favorite episodes this week - a case helped turn Dorian on to true crime! Here's episode 39 on Audrey Marie Hilley!

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“Get comfortable with discomfort. It's a sign of growth and learning." What does it take to move you onto an entirely different trajectory and multiply your impact? And move from incremental improvement to a step change? It's not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they'll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a new realm of possibility.

Hello everyone, Nicholas here. Your pals have taken the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families, but rather than leave you hanging we've decided to re-run our interview with John Gruber from earlier this year. Have a great week, and we'll see you next week. -Nicholas **Original Show Notes Follow Below** Hello and welcome to yet another exciting edition of The HourTime Show, the official podcast of WristWatchReview.com. Your hosts this week are John, Victor, and Nicholas. Also joining us this week is fellow watch aficionado and longtime Apple observer John Gruber of Daring Fireball. We start this week with a quick wrist check: Victor's got an Ollech & Wajs C-1000, Nicholas has his gray CasiOak, and John has his Seamaster Chrono GMT. Gruber, who joins about one-third of the way through the episode, is wearing an Apple Watch (though he notes that he'd just as likely be wearing his Rolex Submariner ref. 14060M). Nicholas has a brief follow-up to a topic we discussed several weeks ago: whether or not the photos for the Hodinkee edition Oris (which we liked!) were shot on film or not. We now have confirmation that at least some of them were, and that the video was shot on Super 8. This leads to a mini rant from John on the state of media today and a critique of some very busy-looking Omegas. We then move onto some Apple talk, focusing on the newly released iPhone 13 and 13 Pro. Should you upgrade? That depends on where you're coming from, iPhone-wise, but certainly the macro photography mode of the 13 Pro would come in handy if you take a lot of watch photos. Instagram, here we come. Gruber then joins the pod, sparking a wide-ranging discussion of the Apple Watch, Rolex price creep, getting into "real" watches, and more. It's a great chat with some real watch geeks, so you're in for a treat! And that, as they say, is that. Big thanks to John Gruber for taking the time to hang with us this week. Be sure to read Daring Fireball, listen to The Talk Show and Dithering, and follow him on Twitter. Thanks once again to Andrew Haworth for producing this week's episode. Keep it locked to WristWatchReview.com and @wristwatchreview on Instagram for more fun watch content. Thank you for listening, and have a great week! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-hourtime-show/support

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Hello and welcome to yet another exciting edition of The HourTime Show, the official podcast of WristWatchReview.com. Your hosts this week are John, Victor, and Nicholas. Also joining us this week is fellow watch aficionado and longtime Apple observer John Gruber of Daring Fireball. We start this week with a quick wrist check: Victor's got an Ollech & Wajs C-1000, Nicholas has his gray CasiOak, and John has his Seamaster Chrono GMT. Gruber, who joins about one-third of the way through the episode, is wearing an Apple Watch (though he notes that he'd just as likely be wearing his Rolex Submariner ref. 14060M). Nicholas has a brief follow-up to a topic we discussed several weeks ago: whether or not the photos for the Hodinkee edition Oris (which we liked!) were shot on film or not. We now have confirmation that at least some of them were, and that the video was shot on Super 8. This leads to a mini rant from John on the state of media today and a critique of some very busy-looking Omegas. We then move onto some Apple talk, focusing on the newly released iPhone 13 and 13 Pro. Should you upgrade? That depends on where you're coming from, iPhone-wise, but certainly the macro photography mode of the 13 Pro would come in handy if you take a lot of watch photos. Instagram, here we come. Gruber then joins the pod, sparking a wide-ranging discussion of the Apple Watch, Rolex price creep, getting into "real" watches, and more. It's a great chat with some real watch geeks, so you're in for a treat! And that, as they say, is that. Big thanks to John Gruber for taking the time to hang with us this week. Be sure to read Daring Fireball, listen to The Talk Show and Dithering, and follow him on Twitter. Thanks once again to Andrew Haworth for producing this week's episode. Keep it locked to WristWatchReview.com and @wristwatchreview on Instagram for more fun watch content. Thank you for listening, and have a great week! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-hourtime-show/support

YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/FPxQ2H_ZEy0Transcript:Dither - dither - dither The world doesn't have that much time to dither!Hello. I am the Vocab Man. After producing over 63 episodes consisting of five hours of audio materials in total, after more than 21,000 downloads. Thank you for that guys. The time has come to make a decision. Yeah, well actually, I've been dithering about what to do next. The thing is that my free plan on spreaker .Spreaker is the Vocab Man's podcast hoster. So the free plan on spreaker, which consists of exactly five hours of content has come to an end. Yeah. Unfortunately, but there is no time to dither because spreaker offers a reduced price, which is available only for a few days. In other words, the VOCA man is going to exist in the future. for free.If prince Charming walked up to you with a handful of diamonds, would you dither? Would you say, oh, I don't know. Let me think about it. Of course. He wouldn't. To dither means to act nervously or indecisively. And according to the free dictionary, it also means to make a fuss or to be agitated. And dither as a noun means a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state.So be committed to a national referendum. So the British people can again have their say and to hold it in the first half of the next parliament. This is one of the key choices that the election labor have spent 10 years making up their minds about whether they want a referendum on Europe. And after 10 years of dither, uncertainty, confusion, and contradiction, they've ended up making the wrong choice. And are still seeking to deny the democratic will of the people of this country. So now let's take a look at the etymologist side. So according to the website etymonline.com the word actually came 1640s, and it means to quake, tremble and is a phonetic variant of middle English didderen from the late 14th century, which is of uncertain origin.Imagine a giant asteroid on a direct collision course with earth. That is the equivalent of what we face now yet we dither taking no action to divert the asteroid, even though the longer we wait, the more difficult and expensive it becomes.This was the Vocab Man . Thank you for listening, dear listeners. And thank you all people who contributed to the Vocab Man, and also thank you to all the guys who are actually reading the transcript of the episodes because it's a hell of a lot of, uh, work to do so. I'm I'm really happy if there are even some people who are using it and reading it.And of course, remember there is a YouTube version of this podcast, which enables you to learn even better English and faster! Bye.

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An invitation to the partyA company once invited me to their offices to give a talk about my favourite books. They suggested I talk for half an hour or so about six books I loved. It was a literary version of Desert Island Discs. It sounded interesting as well as a deliciously hard selection to make. I like books. I've read more than six. I'm quite happy about giving talks. I replied, ‘hell yeah!'So why did I feel unusually nervous on my way to the event?I was worried because I was not an expert. I am not a ‘Literary Critic'. I found Ulysses boring and loved the Da Vinci Code. I did not belong in the lofty world of book reviewing. Despite having written several books of my own, I never think of myself as an ‘author'. What right did I have to pontificate about Good Books?I have every right.But I only realised this several minutes into my talk. At first, I felt a fraud as I stood up and clicked into my PowerPoint presentation. I mumbled and avoided catching the boss's eye. If I am ever asked to do a similar event again, I will do a better talk. It would be more concise and articulate. More professional, perhaps, for I fear my ramblings were a little amateur. [A quick detour: the etymology of the word ‘amateur' derives from being a ‘lover of' something. That does not mean it is worse than being a professional. The spirit of the enthusiastic amateur is a vital component of this book. Do what you do because you love it. Or do what you do to the best of your ability and learn to love it. From this love and repetition will stem confidence, competence and momentum. So don't play down the role of the amateur. Indeed, turning ‘pro' – getting paid – can at times take the fun and simplicity out of what you are doing.]Anyway, back to my stuttering PowerPoint. At some point in the talk, I noticed I was no longer nervous and began to relax. The audience was actually interested in what I was saying. They were listening carefully. Most had never read my choices of book or heard about some of the stories. Therefore I was more of an expert than I'd appreciated. I knew more than my audience. I had feared raised eyebrows, but the response was much more positive. At the end of the talk, a cluster of people gathered round to ask questions or thank me for introducing them to new books. And I tucked into the evening's free beer and canapés with gusto. So now let me invite you to the party too.‘Come on in! You're very welcome. Whatever it is you are hesitant about, let me invite you to start. If you're already on the way, I give you permission to continue at full throttle.'It's up to you now to decide if you're going to turn up and shine. Whichever world you want to be a part of, just show up and get dancing.Dithering on the edge of the dance floor looks and feels so awkward (I know that only too well…) But everyone loves the person who thinks ‘to hell with it'. The one dancing under the lights like a loon, with all their heart and soul. Begin to the best of your amateur ability. Work hard at it. Get better at it. Enjoy it. It's going to be a hell of a party. You have a choice. And you have permission. In the next part of the book, it is time to begin.OVER TO YOU:Which party do you want an invitation to?In case you are curious, here are the six books I chose to speak about. The Worst Journey in the World (an example of the historical expeditions that originally got me interested in adventure travel.) As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (an example of superb travel writing.) Moondust (the greatest ever adventure and a nod towards the future of expeditions.) Arabian Sands (the inspiration for the first adventure film I made.) Feet in the Clouds (an example of UK endeavour and living adventurously for 'normal' people.) For Whom the Bell Tolls (an example of exemplary adventurous fiction.) ★ Support this podcast ★