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Walking around the park behind the hospital arguing that perfectionism is the enemy of creativity. With your host, Rachel Wheeley
Exploring the curiosity or knowledge gap, a concept coined by Chip and Dan Heath and backed up by science. Curiosity might be the key to effective learning. Your daily walking podcast with Rachel Wheeley.
What if all procrastination is just ideas marinading? What if we were to trust that if we're not doing something, it is because the time is not quite right? This 10 minute lunchtime walk features these and other thoughts from your host, Rachel Wheeley, Mighty Marcel in the Netherlands and Kiwi Rob in New Zealand.
I'm back to let you know that The Lighthouse is returning in its new form, Life in Stride. Inspired by friends 'n pod colleagues Chris Kenworthy and Rachel Wheeley – among countless others who've trodden the path before me – I'm lacing up my shoes, popping on a lapel mic, and heading outdoors to put the world to rights, with you by my side... if you'll have me.If you'd like to continue walking with me, you don't need to do anything. You'll get new missives from me as soon as they're ready.
I’m back to let you know that The Lighthouse is returning in its new form, Life in Stride. Inspired by friends ‘n pod colleagues Chris Kenworthy and Rachel Wheeley – among countless others who’ve trodden the path before me – I’m lacing up my shoes, popping on a lapel mic, and heading outdoors to put the world to rights, with you by my side… if you’ll have me. If you’d like to continue walking with me, you don’t need to do anything. You’ll get new missives from me as soon as they’re ready.
Matt, Helen and Steve introduce more favourite moments from their recent live shows, performed at London's Bloomsbury Theatre with comedian Rachel Wheeley, biochemical engineer Michael Sulu and zoologist Hana Ayoob. Plus extra details performed on stage by Matt and Helen:- Matt's bit (1:27)- Rachel's bit (15:09)- Michael's bit (24:02)- Hana's bit (34:45)- Helen's bit (44:00)SHOW NOTES: Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything.Corrections and clarifications:- None, so far.This series is sponsored by Brilliant.org, the place to learn maths and science through interactive online lessons. Start your free trial at Brilliant.org/apoud, and the first 200 Unnecessary Detail listeners who sign up for annual membership will get 20% off on the same link.For tickets to live shows, nerd merch, our mailing list and more, visit: festivalofthespokennerd.com. Want to get in touch? We're on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or email podcast@festivalofthespokennerd.com. Come for the Unnecessary Detail. Stay for the A Podcast Of. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rachel Wheeley is a comedian and MC. She has written for Newsjack, The News Quiz and Listen Against. She has appeared on the BBC's Podcast Radio Hour as well as Reasons to be Cheerful, Worst Foot Forward and Thank Book For podcasts. Rach makes a daily walking podcast, Walk the Pod. As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds.Rach has chaired for the Royal Institution, performed for the British Film Institute's ‘Comedy Genius' tour and performed at Glastonbury festival with the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.In 2018 she was shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I'm Rachel Wheeley, tiny human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S20 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S20 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S19 playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, a human in the world. In this episode I walk around a park behind St George's University hospital in SW17, Tooting, South West London in the UK. I reflect on how lovely it is to be back at work, talking to real, live, 3D humans now that everyone's back in the office. Memories of my recent holiday with the kids in the New Forest, climbing giant trees, playing with wild horses and making s'mores in the fire pit, and how much I love my new flat. Ramblechatting about how difficult it is to have fun, and how I'm not the fun friend, so much as the one who will make you a cup of tea when you've been enjoying yourself too much. Shout out to my Dad who is recording me a philosophy podcast via WhatsApp, and how my favourite philosophers are long dead (Marcus Aurelius) and very much alive (Heather Havrilesky) and how my reading is very different from my Dad's. I've been thinking a lot lately about the things I admire the most about everyone I know, whilst trying not to take on other peoples' goals. Walk the Pod Walk the Pod is a daily podcast show where I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Take 10 minutes out of your day to walk in nature, and to pay attention to what's directly in front of you. Series 19 of Walk the Pod I've been making daily episodes of Walk the Pod since November 3rd 2020. This is the first of 15 episodes in Series 19. I've picked some music for this series. Here's the playlist
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S18 reading list
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits of a short stroll. S18 reading list
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits that walking brings. S18 reading list
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits that walking brings. S18 reading list
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. Get away from your desk and out of the front door. Stretch your legs, claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits that walking brings. S18 reading list
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. The podcast built for your lunchbreak
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog. Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. The podcast built for your lunchbreak
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. The podcast built for your lunchbreak
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. The podcast built for your lunchbreak
I'm Rachel Wheeley, small human and podcaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you for just 10 minutes. The podcast built for your lunchbreak
Rachel Wheeley is Head of Communications and Institutional Events at at St George's University, a speaker, a host, a writer, a gigging comedian and a podcaster! Phew! And all of that whilst being a Mum of 3 and in her own words is delighted to just be out of the house. So we talk all about what she does when she IS out of the house in her various roles, and why she loves walking and generally about having her fingers in lots of different pies. Oh and if you are interested in how to level up a human and/or The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, this one is for you. So, get on some kind of footwear, grab your phone and headphones and I'll take you through her story. Enjoy! https://www.walkthepod.com/ steppingoutthepodcast@gmail.com https://rachelwheeley.wordpress.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_-ZomZ8bi8 https://www.savetherhino.org/ Buy Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (use your local book shop if you can) Sponsor me here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kaz-challenges --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stepping-out/message
I'm Rachel Wheeley, a small human and pocaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you and the podcast built for your lunchbreak. Get away from your desk and into the outdoors, stretch the legs and claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits that walking brings. S18 reading list
I'm Rachel Wheeley, a comedian and pocaster. I take my podcast for walks because I don't have a dog! Walk the Pod is your daily opportunity to pay attention to what's directly in front of you and the podcast built for your lunchbreak. Get away from your desk and into the outdoors, stretch the legs and claim the myriad mental and physical health benefits that walking brings. S18 reading list
On 25th May this year Steve and Angus are appearing in Stand Up For Towel Day, an online comedy show about the life and work of Douglas Adams that raises money for Save The Rhino. To celebrate, Greg and Steve took Stand Up For Towel Day founder Rachel Wheeley into her own special version of hell, for a fiendish occult scifi comedy experience that mixes escape rooms, Dungeons and Dragons and sheer bloody-mindedness. This is part two and will make even less sense if you didn't download part 1.
On 25th May this year Steve and Angus are appearing in Stand Up For Towel Day, an online comedy show about the life and work of Douglas Adams that raises money for Save The Rhino. To celebrate, Greg and Steve took Stand Up For Towel Day founder Rachel Wheeley into her own special version of hell, for a fiendish occult scifi comedy experience that mixes escape rooms, Dungeons and Dragons and sheer bloody-mindedness. Enjoy! Part two next week.
Anne-Marie Luff and Rachel Wheeley kick off Radio 4 Extra's cosmic weekend to celebrate the 42nd Anniversary of 'The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy'; blasting through space to find stellar sci-fi audio-fiction podcasts. We also recommend Beware of the Leopard, the complete podcast compendium to Douglas Adams' creation, and speak to it's creator Mark Steadman. Podcast recommendations include: We Fix Space Junk The Strange Case of Starship Iris Diary of a Space Archivist
Why do people lie? Why has 'fake news' become such a global phenomenon in modern public discourse? Bringing together the fields of human evolution and current affairs, Richard Byrne and Evan Davis, together with comedian Rachel Wheeley, discuss whether the ability to communicate evolved to pass on facts or to deceive, why deception is so widespread in the era of 'post-truth' politics, and what we can do about it. Check out our website: www.rigb.org/ Twitter: twitter.com/Ri_Science YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/TheRoyalInstitution And Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution
Level Up Human is back redesigning the human body! This series we are supported by the Physiological Society. This episode was created with the help of the Society for Endocrinology, a world leading authority on hormones.This episode was recorded at the Barbican as part of the Life Rewired season. Host Simon Watt and judge Rachel Wheeley are joined by Dr. Miles Levy, consultant endocrinologist and honorary associate professor at University Hospitals of Leicester. And by Dr. Clare Jonas, psychologist and blogger at That Thinking Feeling.If you’d like to see us live, we’re in the middle of a residency at the Barbican in London. Please join us on October 28th and November 7th 2019. You can reserve free tickets at https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/level-up-humanEpisode summaryThe team have brought news stories from the world of science to share before we kick off the pitches. Clare explains why elephants are basically cancer-proof, Miles sings the praises of the pituitary, and Rach has tardigrade news.Then we hear pitches for how we should redesign the human body. Clare would like every human to have synaesthesia and Miles suggests we tone down testosterone. The audience want to eat like termites, improve face recognition and control their adrenaline. Simon wants to make humans stripy. Which suggestions will make it onto Rach’s shortlist?Mentioned this episodeSynaesthesia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SynesthesiaAcromegaly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AcromegalyThe Hyrax: does this sound like a video recorder rewinding to you?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF3rPvzTPF4Video recorder, for the under 35s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocassette_recorderTardigrades could hold the key to treating life-threatening injuries: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/could-an-extremophile-hold-the-secret-to-treatment-of-devastating-injuries/Pareidolia (recognising faces in inanimate objects): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PareidoliaProsopagnosia (face blindness): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProsopagnosiaExtracts“The pituitary gland is the most under-rated gland in the whole body. It is the size of a pea and it’s the conductor of the endocrine-orchestra (thyroid gland, adrenal gland, ovaries, testes, pancreas and all other glands.) It controls every hormone. It’s the most important, yet the most misunderstood and ignored part of the body.” – Miles Levy“Everyone should have synaesthesia. It’s a completely harmless, possibly even helpful neurological condition where your senses get mixed up. So you might... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Since you've been very good we've saved up and gift-wrapped you this episode. Along with our guest - stand-up comic, producer and Douglas Adams acolyte Rachel Wheeley - we discover some of the worst presents in history. From diplomatic gifts like crocodile insurance, elk chairs and jellybean portraits to tasty camels, Saddam Hussein's favourite video nasties and a royal penis sheath, literally all human life is here in our enormous stocking! Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @RachelWheeley Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can now donate to us on Patreon if you’d like to support Ben’s baby and Barry’s crippling trivia addiction: https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com
Hello! Why are people reluctant to talk about the nation of England? And does this really matter? This week we’re getting stuck into the debate around English identity. John Denham, director of the Centre for English Identity and Politics and former Labour cabinet minister, discusses the importance of embracing Englishness and proposals for new political institutions. Journalist Sunny Hundal explains how to forge a progressive national identity and reclaim the flag from the far right. Then Green MP Caroline Lucas talks about exploring the relationship between England and Brexit on her ‘Dear Leavers’ tour.AND We’re joined by comedian Rachel Wheeley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Anna Ploszajski talks to engineer, author and presenter Roma Agrawal about her second favourite construction material, steel. Follow Roma on Twitter @RomaTheEngineer, check out her website www.romatheengineer.com, and read her book BUILT. This episode was recorded at London's The Harrison Bar. Thanks to them for hosting us, thanks to Ian Bowkett for master-minding the sound and to Rachel Wheeley for helping out on the night. See more episodes from 'rial Talk at www.rialtalk.com. Cover art by Scary Boots (@schrodingerskit) Music recorded by Cl!ve and mixed by Alex Lathbridge (@thermoflynamics) 'rial Talk is a proud member of the Smart Material CollectiveSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/handmade. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Geoff faces an intruder, Annabel is a passenger, stories from Drifters, plus comedian Rachel Wheeley in The Incident See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rach and Simon dive into lab grown meat. Would you eat it, what are the pros and cons and as always, is this the beginning of the end of civilisation? Our theme music was written and performed by Laurence Owen. Graphics by Theo Weedon, web design by Ian Bridgeman, support from the Wellcome Trust. The producer is Rachel Wheeley. More information about the series is at www.leveluphuman.com and you can support us at www.patreon.com/leveluphuman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Simon and Rach take a deep dive into gene drives this week, examining the work being done to make island conservation less lethal to the inhabitants it is supposed to be protecting. We consider how CRISPR technology might be able to help with this, how it works and what the unintended consequences of using it might be. Our theme music was written and performed by Laurence Owen. Graphics by Theo Weedon, web design by Ian Bridgeman, support from the Wellcome Trust. The producer is Rachel Wheeley. More information about the series is at www.leveluphuman.com and you can support us at www.patreon.com/leveluphuman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Simon and Rachel are bickering again, this time about 3D printing. Is it old news, or are recent developments in generative design enough to make it fascinating? Simon thinks it's a toy, no more likely to catch on than Betamax, Rach thinks it's the future of everything. Who is right? We will have to wait and see. Our theme music was written and performed by Laurence Owen. Graphics by Theo Weedon, web design by Ian Bridgeman, support from the Wellcome Trust. The producer is Rachel Wheeley. More information about the series is at www.leveluphuman.com and you can support us at www.patreon.com/leveluphuman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A mentor can help you make the most of career opportunities and aid your personal development. Today programme studio director Rachel Wheeley was able to see a clearer path to working in another area of radio with help from Caroline Raphael, then a commissioner at Radio 4. In this podcast they emphasise that it's the mentee who needs to put in the hard work. “It's not an easy option. You do have to work quite hard. It's not all tea and sympathy,” says Caroline. Mentoring is not a quick fix. It's a chance to stand back and reassess your career, in search of the best direction to take. Caroline, who runs independent radio production company Dora Productions and is editorial director of Penguin Random House Audio, describes it as “letting you see a bird's-eye view - how the organisation fits together… that's quite difficult to do unless you have some support”. Media and leadership trainer Natasha Maw, a partner at Quattrain and founding member of Sound Women, explains how to find a mentor to advise on everything from how to reach your goals to building confidence in your abilities. Rachel is also a producer at BBC Radio Comedy and is to launch the science comedy podcast Level Up Human very soon.