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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Episodes
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Solutions need problems to solve and the optimism of Norman. Acknowledging the elephant in the garage and the cooling love affair with the car.
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
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?
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
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)
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
“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 Bus.
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
To Australia and back, for free? The dangers of crate escapes and the impact of breaking barriers.
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
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."
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Shadows in the dark, imagining the worst and the safety provided by the travelling community. I've never been locked in a station before.
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
John Steinbeck, California, bright shiny technology, bubbles and the giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye.
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
The inspiration and tenacity of those who ride the storms and the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894
Restid, travel time
Restid (with an "i") explores why so many people are now embracing shared transport. It's a lifestyle choice rather than just a mode of travel. The motivations for change vary: convenience, safety, cost, and environmental responsibility, are often cited. But the one that really intrigues us is the desire “to explore”.
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.