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. Travel podcast stories
Episodes
Despite the rich culture, knowledge and humanity around us, the ability to harness and contribute to community wellbeing is eluding us. With the insights of Wendell Berry, Robin Dunbar and Miles Kington, we might find our way back. Recognising the joys of contrast, hosting and a massive sleepover.
Lao Tzu said, “A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving”. Queuing for Sting, travelling for ABBA, the flying hens, and a Norwegian prison. The artist MC Escher said, “Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible”, while W.H. Auden asks to be told the truth about love.
Doing the right things, for the right reasons. Capitalism with a conscience, from Chocolate Wars to B Corporations like Patagonia. The historic impacts of Quakers and the extraordinary story of Christopher after a journey on the London Underground. The joy of everyday kindness.
Speed and convenience challenge slow appreciation. Drive-through diners and slow food, media acquisition and consumption. Speeding penalties, Delusional Entitlement Disorder on the road and the Door’s ‘Roadhouse Blues’. As Wendy’s strives to beat McDonald’s by 45 seconds and Aesop’s tortoise is victorious.
Gaps of wealth, distance and health are not new, but they can be bridged. Adam Smith’s ‘The Wealth of Nations’, the United States Declaration of Independence, the peace and quiet of an airport and the recognition that we don’t know our friends as well as we might assume.
Analogue pleasure, Digital Natives, Immigrants, the skills of indigenous people, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the Jamaican poet James Berry
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.
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.
Comfortably anonymous, occupied or lonely. How different are we?
Recognising when we’ve had enough and reducing our waste - whether it’s puddings, public space, speed or energy
Solutions need problems to solve and the optimism of Norman. Acknowledging the elephant in the garage and the cooling love affair with the car.
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?
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)
“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 ...
To Australia and back, for free? The dangers of crate escapes and the impact of breaking barriers.
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."
Shadows in the dark, imagining the worst and the safety provided by the travelling community. I've never been locked in a station before.
John Steinbeck, California, bright shiny technology, bubbles and the giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye.
Finding good fortune and tackling loneliness on our travels
The inspiration and tenacity of those who ride the storms and the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894
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