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 Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
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.
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
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.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
..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.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Helping people explore and smile. The birthday travel initiative. Dogs, cats and conversation triggers and the use of opera to counter antisocial behaviour.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Could home deliveries and public transport play a bigger role in communities, tackling loneliness and providing a new generation of third places?
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
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.
Enjoy your travels.
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
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.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Making small talk and breaking bread with strangers. It can make both parties much happier. Reach out, show interest, respect and be kind. The legend, and sound, of carrots and the ejection seat.
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Creating invisible transport, the value of local knowledge, seeing the familiar from a new perspective and discovering the unfamiliar. Socrates said "the unexamined life is not worth living", perhaps the unexamined route is not worth taking.
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Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
The challenges of transparency and the four Yorkshiremen. Car-free roads and the humanity of fellow travellers. Catching a baby and the woman laughing on a train. The final episode before the summer break to observe and meet listeners. Look out for the coming meditation recordings.
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.