Mud Between Your Toes podcasts

Mud Between Your Toes podcasts

Mud Between Your Toes is a memoir about my life - a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. This podcast started as an audio version of the book, but has now evolved into a series of conversations -- mostly of an African theme -- with characters and personalities with stories to tell. I hope you enjoy them.

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January 13, 2022 20 mins

MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES, CONVERSATIONS WITH NIGEL SIMMONDS, EATING THE WIND. In my first podcast of the year, I am joined by editor, publisher and author of Eating the Wind. Nigel Simmonds has spent more than half his life in Asia — in Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia — chronicling the lives and foibles of the rich and famous as a columnist for the South China Morning Post's once-revered Lai See column, before taking the helm of th...

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This podcast is all about vaginas—medical grade vaginas. I speak to “Vagina Betty” McCarthy about—err—vaginas. And a few other body parts.

Season 03 - Episode 23 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETER WOOD.  I first met Erica “Vagina Betty” McCarthy back in 2008 in Hong Kong. She was on her way to a factory in China to see her first ever prototype medical grade vagina. “What the hell is a medical grade vagina?” I asked. ...

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SEASON 03 - EPISODE 22 - MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES, CONVERSATIONS: AFP’s sports correspondent Danny Hicks, speaks to me from Hiroshima, where he regales us with all the news and gossip following the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games.

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SEASON 03. EPISODE 21. Journalist Lynne O’Donnell is in Afghanistan to witness the departure of the NATO troops after 18 years. As the Taliban rush to fill the void in the war-torn country, she talks to me about worrying threats to kidnap girls and women, raising concerns about them effectively becoming sex slaves.

Lynne O’Donnell has an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and she’s the author of a fascinating book called ...

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Season03, Episode 20 - Last week, South Africa experienced some of the worst violence in modern times. The rainbow nation, with arguably the world’s most liberal constitution, erupted into violent riots, sparked by a toxic mix of unemployment, corruption, political tension, and tribal nationalism following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.

As the world looked on in shock, I ask veteran journalist, Peta Thornycroft, how Af...

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Season 03 – Episode 19 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETER WOOD.

Former World Bank Country Director for Central Africa, international spokesman on Africa and 1968 Quebec Rhodes Scholar, Robert Calderisi chats to me about his critically acclaimed book, The Trouble with Africa: Why foreign Aid isn’t working, chosen by The Economist magazine as one of the best books of 2006, and his latest book, Cecil Rhodes and Other S...

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When South African journalist, Mary Lloyd, moved from Hong Kong to Australia to work for the ABC, her dreams of big skies and 4WD road trips came crashing down after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Mary opens up to me about her battle during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Season 03 - Episode 18 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD. 

When South African journalist, Mary Lloyd, moved from Hong Kong to Australia to work ...

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British actor Nick Reding, best known for his role as PC Ramsey in ITV’s The Bill, left the comfort of the West End to found S.A.F.E Kenya – an NGO dedicated to combatting female genital cutting, HIV/AIDS, education on sexual reproduction, hygiene, water sanitation and violent extremism

 

Season 03 - Episode 17 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD.  Nick Reding is possibly best known for his role as the tough, but ...
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Gary Stokes, co-founder of OceansAsia and former director of Sea Shepherd Asia, chats about the illegal fishing industry, sharks fins, pollution and his role in the Netflix blockbuster, SEASPIRACY.

This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and pe...

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In 1898, Ewart Grogan became the first man to walk from Cape to Cairo – for love. Over 100 years later, Julian Smith, author of Crossing the Heart of Africa, followed in his footsteps – also for love.

 

This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters a...

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In the wake of the #RhodesMustFall campaign, I chat to Duncan Clarke, author of Rhodes Ghost and try to get to the bottom of Cecil Rhodes – man, myth, legend or monster?

This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to ...

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This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 13 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD. Rob Parry-Jones is head of WWF Wildlife Crime Progr...

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This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 12 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD. Luke Hunt has covered wars, international politics ...

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This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 11 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD. Michela Wrong has been writing about Africa for the...

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This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 10 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD. It was well after midnight on a muggy Shanghai Sept...

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This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 09 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD.  I chat to David, Founder and Managing Director for...

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This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 08 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD.  Lindsey McAlister, OBE, is the founder of the HONG...

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This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 07 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD – Listen to Danny Hicks, senior sports correspondent...

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Mark as Played

This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 06 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD. Imagine spending 10 years in jail for a crime you d...

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Mark as Played

This podcast began as an audio version of my book, Mud Between Your Toes – a memoir about my life – a gay, white boy growing up during the 1970s Rhodesian Bush War. It has now evolved into a series of conversations with characters and personalities with stories to tell – occasionally on an African theme.

Season 03 - Episode 05 of MUD BETWEEN YOUR TOES, CONVERSATIONS WITH PETE WOOD. For the first time in the history the Gay Games wi...

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