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PODCASTS

The Anxiety Advantage

The Anxiety Advantage is my podcast that looks at how we can reframe anxiety for good. In Season 1, I talk to experts and ordinary folk about how we can thrive in an Age of Anxiety. In Season 2, the question we explore is: can Anxiety be calling us to become our most courageous selves?

Creative Conversations

In my Creative Conversations podcast, I talk to actors, writers, entrepreneurs and more about creativity in life, arts and business to celebrate what we can create when our ideas and actions flow together.

MetroWild

The MetroWild podcast brings you stories of city life and wild nature from our fast-changing world. My guests include a scientist, a culinary expert, a cider maker, a theatre director and more – all passionate about our relationship with our cities and the natural world.

Podcasts Show Notes

Browse through the Show Notes for my podcasts The Anxiety Advantage, Creative Conversations and MetroWild

MetrowildPodcastsThe Dynasty of Apples – Julian Temperley, Somerset Cider Brandy Company ¦ MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep11  MWL0111 
28/06/2024

The Dynasty of Apples – Julian Temperley, Somerset Cider Brandy Company ¦ MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep11  MWL0111 

Somerset Cider Brandy is a distillation of cider, which is made from apples grown in the beautiful English county of Somerset -  and they in turn originate from apple trees…
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MetrowildPodcasts#ThinkOcean – Nicola Bridge, Ocean Conservation Trust¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep10  MWL0110 ¦ Everyday Activism
21/06/2024

#ThinkOcean – Nicola Bridge, Ocean Conservation Trust¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep10  MWL0110 ¦ Everyday Activism

If you take a dip in the sea in the UK and your friend does the same in Australia, that’s the same as being in one big swimming pool together.…
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MetrowildPodcastsTime as an Ingredient for Food and Life – Steven Lamb ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep09  MWL0109
14/06/2024

Time as an Ingredient for Food and Life – Steven Lamb ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep09  MWL0109

How do you go from the fast-paced world of filming windsurfing, football and sporting events and working on the first global reality TV sensation Big Brother to becoming an advocate…
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MetrowildPodcastsSmall Changes, Big Impact – Zuhura Plummer ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep08  MWL0108 ¦ Every Day Activism
07/06/2024

Small Changes, Big Impact – Zuhura Plummer ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep08  MWL0108 ¦ Every Day Activism

According to the World Bank, 56% of the world’s population live in cities - that’s 4.4 billion of us. And it’s only going to get more crowded over time. More…
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MetrowildPodcastsLearning the Traditional Art of Hedgelaying ¦ Tales from the Nature Reserve ¦ MetroWild Videoblog
22/05/2024

Learning the Traditional Art of Hedgelaying ¦ Tales from the Nature Reserve ¦ MetroWild Videoblog

MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi spent a day learning the traditional art of Hedgelaying at Boundary Brook Nature Reserve in Oxford with Clive Leeke master hedgelayer and founder of Hedgecraft. There's…
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MetrowildPodcastsThe Call of the Seagrass (or The Making of “Seruan Setu”) – Jillian Ooi & Zahim Albakri ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep07  MWL0107
09/05/2024

The Call of the Seagrass (or The Making of “Seruan Setu”) – Jillian Ooi & Zahim Albakri ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep07  MWL0107

Can science and music really change hearts and minds? Yes, it can. This is a heart-warming story from Malaysia about how a scientist and theatre director came together to produce…
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MetrowildPodcastsKnowing Me, Knowing Ewe – Hazel Fletcher ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep06  MWL0106
08/05/2024

Knowing Me, Knowing Ewe – Hazel Fletcher ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep06  MWL0106

A big city like London can offer many things to many diverse groups of people. Hazel Fletcher grew up in Lanark in Scotland where she felt like the only gay…
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MetrowildPodcastsPawprints in Time – Luebeck, Germany ¦ MetroWild VideoBlog
06/05/2024

Pawprints in Time – Luebeck, Germany ¦ MetroWild VideoBlog

Nature and history are ever-present in many cities, says MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi. We just need to learn how and where to look. Walk with her down a secret passageway…
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MetrowildPodcastsSlow Celebration of the Everyday – Chris Otley  ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 05  MWL0105
03/05/2024

Slow Celebration of the Everyday – Chris Otley  ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 05  MWL0105

Chris Otley is an artist whose work encompasses beautiful natural landscapes and also images of what we might call ugly industrial complexes. His artwork includes pictures of gorgeous birds and…
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MetrowildPodcastsCollaboration, Creativity & Sustainability – Joanne Ooi ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 04  MWL0104
19/04/2024

Collaboration, Creativity & Sustainability – Joanne Ooi ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 04  MWL0104

From the frenetic cities of New York and Hong Kong, an outspoken American who has spent her career in fashion and art dealing moves to the rural Suffolk countryside and…
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MetrowildPodcastsAbout Climate – Yang-May Ooi ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 03  MWL0103
19/02/2024

About Climate – Yang-May Ooi ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 03  MWL0103

For those who prefer listening to audio podcasts than reading text on a screen, this podcast episode is the audio version of two articles previously published on the MetroWild blog…
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MetrowildPodcastsTruly, Madly, Hedgehogly – Hugh Warwick ¦ MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep02 MWL0102
17/01/2024

Truly, Madly, Hedgehogly – Hugh Warwick ¦ MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep02 MWL0102

How can the cute little hedgehog save the planet? Well, according to ecologist, author and hedgehog lover, Hugh Warwick - and the Beatles -  All We Need is Love. We…
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