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.

Episodes

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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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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August 4, 2025 12 mins

Trusted friends are important as a market correction or recession looms, and trusted strangers can help too, just like the Trail Angels.  New opportunities will arise, as they have in the past. Meanwhile, for Willow, a long unexpected journey has begun.

And ‘If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?’ by Kurt Vonnegut is a good read in these turbulent times.

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July 28, 2025 13 mins

Flocking herds, pearls and possums.  ‘Careless People’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams and ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix.  The silent majority, the vocal minority and the assumptions we make about people.  Thankfully, kindness and common sense invariably prevail.

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July 21, 2025 14 mins

A new life and a long journey begin. Travelling around the World demonstrates again the kindness of strangers and that our goals so often fall short of our reach.

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December 9, 2024 13 mins

Swifties and Deadheads, engaged, loyal travellers all.  Whether it’s great distances or 15-minute neighbourhoods.  Proximity, accessibility and safety matter.  Hopefully you know the route.

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December 2, 2024 12 mins

A demonstration of multitasking, human service, engagement and how apparent solutions commonly put carts in front of horses.  Strange misconceptions and engineered addiction.

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November 25, 2024 11 mins

It’s surprisingly easy to make a difference, however small we feel.  And our goals are shared by strangers, frustrating those who stoke fear, prejudice and friction.

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November 18, 2024 13 mins

The squirrels, Growth and Progress.  Applying the skills of Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.  The art of seeing, rather than drawing, and where you might roam for free.

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November 11, 2024 11 mins

..come to those who wait.  Really? Realising the noble ambition of appreciation, ignoring the game of blame and making a difference instead. The victim is not the problem.

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November 4, 2024 11 mins

Helping people explore and smile. The birthday travel initiative. Dogs, cats and conversation triggers and the use of opera to counter antisocial behaviour.

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October 29, 2024 11 mins

Could home deliveries and public transport play a bigger role in communities, tackling loneliness and providing a new generation of third places?

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October 21, 2024 12 mins

Bing Crosby once sang “We’re busy going nowhere, Isn’t it just a crime”. 

Thank goodness we now know the answer to congestion and where we're going.  The bumper stickers will help us more than the inflatable dolls.  And, though Robert Moses failed, an 82-year-old hitchhiker continues to confirm the innate kindness of most human beings. 

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October 14, 2024 12 mins

A glimpse of transport perfection and rapid transformations.  The laws of garden sheds, sartorial elegance and bohemian excitement.  We can choose to be a participant, an observer, or simply ignore the theatre of travel around us.  The choice remains ours. 

Enjoy your travels.

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