Restid

Restid

Restid is the Swedish word for ‘travel time’. These podcasts explore the stories of journeys, the theatre of travel, and how people use their travel time. Whether resting, reading, watching or writing, chatting or listening, travel time is our time, to use as we choose. And a great journey is like a book that you want to finish but not to end.

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June 23, 2026 12 mins

Analogue pleasure, Digital Natives, Immigrants, the skills of indigenous people, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the Jamaican poet James Berry

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Joan Didion said “we share our stories to live”.  Beryl Cook celebrated people enjoying riotous fun.  Keen observation and the sharing of travel stories keeps those journeys and memories alive. With trips to Xanadu, Llareggub and the moon.

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May 18, 2026 10 mins

The mystery of E and F.  Distractions for power or profit and the cognitive surrender fuelled by sycophantic AI.   We don’t know what we’re missing.  

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May 11, 2026 11 mins

Comfortably anonymous, occupied or lonely. How different are we?

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May 5, 2026 11 mins

Recognising when we’ve had enough and reducing our waste - whether it’s puddings, public space, speed or energy

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December 9, 2025 13 mins

Solutions need problems to solve and the optimism of Norman.  Acknowledging the elephant in the garage and the cooling love affair with the car.

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December 1, 2025 11 mins

Peter Drucker said, “the best way to predict the future is to create it”.  Nevertheless, our interest in knowing the future and our fortunes remain as keen as ever.  What if we could travel in time, just once?  Would we? 

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November 24, 2025 13 mins

Terry Pratchett wrote “Why do you go away?  So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours.  And the people there see you differently, too.  Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” (A Hat Full of Sky)

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November 17, 2025 10 mins

“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” - Beethoven

We’re surrounded by secrets, awaiting discovery.  The efficiency of a thumbnail secret, ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead, ‘Platform Souls’ by Nicholas Whittaker, and the Shetland ...

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November 10, 2025 9 mins

To Australia and back, for free?  The dangers of crate escapes and the impact of breaking barriers.

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October 28, 2025 9 mins

Finding a new destination when trouble lies ahead.  Reducing the impact on ourselves of a bubble bursting.  As Dana Milbank writes "Stop trying to be happy — and start figuring out how to make other people happy."

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October 20, 2025 10 mins

Shadows in the dark, imagining the worst and the safety provided by the travelling community. I've never been locked in a station before.

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October 13, 2025 10 mins

John Steinbeck, California, bright shiny technology, bubbles and the giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye.

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September 22, 2025 9 mins

Finding good fortune and tackling loneliness on our travels

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September 15, 2025 10 mins

The inspiration and tenacity of those who ride the storms and the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894

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September 8, 2025 9 mins

Village life with a horse, a mouse and rabbits. Train politeness, buses in Samoa and the art of John Noakes in Dunedin. Together with the long-lasting relevance of a Victorian Act of Parliament.

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September 1, 2025 11 mins

The Delta Lady and random direction choices. Remarkable navigation, the human fishing fleet, and sailing down the Thames

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August 25, 2025 11 mins

A story of survival and recovery.  From Singapore to New Zealand via Japan.  A new family and communities of mobility. Not forgetting Granny’s bottle of rum.

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August 18, 2025 11 mins

A 1625 atlas, the Swedish Mile and the Kiwi Kilometre confuse, and William Whyte laments that the human backside is a dimension architects seem to have forgotten.  ‘On Looking: A Walkers Guide to the Art of Observation' by Alexandra Horowitz.  The Trooping Of the Colour and birthday suits.

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August 11, 2025 11 mins

Meeting the wise, appreciating a vegetable, and making unexpected discoveries.  Buddha’s tooth is revealed and a Tardis on wheels saves the day.  All wrapped up with the delights of the Lost Gypsy Gallery and Peake’s Kitchen.

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