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Wake Up Excited!Exploring Life's Design with Aarron WalterBrad chats with Aarron Walter, co-host of the Design Better and Reconsidering podcasts, and author of several design books. We cover topics like personal growth, the significance of curiosity, the philosophy of 'super activities', the role of money in achieving life goals, and the importance of living an examined life. Aarron shares his journey from his time as UX Director at MailChimp to his exploration of new skills and creative endeavors.Topics discussed:(00:00) - Introduction and Guest Overview
(00:17) - Aaron Walter's Background and Influence
(00:54) - Topics of Discussion
(01:17) - Support and Online Courses
(02:02) - Starting...
2025-07-161h 19
Half-Swing Podcast2024 Mowi League RoundupAarron and Cammy sit down to answer the following questions about the Mowi Leagues:
What happened?
Key player?
Overachiever?
Underachiever?
Best game?
NB: Unsure why Aarron sounds like he is 20,000 leagues under the sea for the first 18 minutes.
2024-10-2254 min
Half-Swing PodcastGlasgow Celtic Society Cup Final, Lochaber go 3 clear, Roddy Young out for season, 'More crown Kings?Aarron and Cammy are back again!
In this episode:
Newtonmore secure title for Kingussie?
Lochaber in the MOWI National driving seat
Uddingston Interview
Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final Preview
MOWI WCA Cup Review
Kicktipp Corner
2023-06-2243 min
Half-Swing PodcastKingussie lift first silverware, Scotland U17s, GMA Upset Kyles & Udd Scud ArayAarron and Cammy are back to chat about all the shinty from the week that was and what is to come.
Includes;
Kingussie win MacTavish Cup
Lovat win at The Eilan
GMA best Kyles (again!)
Udd scud Aray
Scotland U17 Squad
13 goal thriller in MOWI WCA North 2
Game of the Week Predictions
Kicktipp Corner
Half-Swing Podcast Cup Semi-Finals
2023-06-1435 min
Half-Swing Podcast2023 cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final PreviewIn Cammy's absence, Aarron sits down with Kingussie's Roddy Young and Skye's James Pringle to have a look ahead to the cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final
2023-06-0733 min
Half-Swing Podcast2023 MOWI National Division Report Card (A-F)Aarron and Cammy sit down to rank the MOWI National Division sides so far. How have Glenurquhart compared to their start of season expectations? Are Lochaber the most overachieving team? Just where do Oban Celtic fit in all this?
You can find all the answers and more here.
2023-06-0248 min
Half-Swing PodcastCol-Glen Surge, Newtonmore stay top, 7 heaven for Craig Morrison and Bullough Cup Round-UpAarron and Cammy sit down to talk about the week that was and what's to come.
Includes:
Craig Morrison's 7 heaven
Newtonmore stay top
Col Glen surge
Are Glenurquhart good?
Bullough Cup Roundup (Including ESA)
Aberdour Women get first points
Which shinty team should you support?
Alan MacRae (GMA) interview
2023-05-2442 min
Half-Swing PodcastKilmallie best Fort, Col-Glen step towards safety & Skye heroics at The EilanAarron and Cammy disect the weekend's action before predicting the upcoming matches:
Includes:
Kilmallie triumph in derby
7 heaven for Shiel
Skye heroics at Newtonmore
Col Glen step towards safety
MacKenzie & McNeil star in MOWI WCA North 2
Badenoch derby prediction
Ballachulish vs Ardnamurchan
Another Lochaber derby...
2023-05-1132 min
Half-Swing PodcastGarry comeback, Lewis cup triumph, Badenoch get revenge & the return of the Who Are Ya QuizAarron and Cammy sit down to discuss the week that was and what is to come...
In this week’s episode:
Lovat take points at Kyles
Comeback of the year from Glengarry
Bute shock Aray
Badenoch get revenge on Lochaber
High scoring Kilmory
Lewis win at Beauly
Beauly vs Lovat Preview
Kicktipp Corner
Who Are Ya Quiz returns
2023-04-2737 minHalf-Swing PodcastThe Shinty DraftAarron and Cammy sit down to each draft a team of shinty players capable of competing in the MOWI Premiership but with a few conditions:
Minimum of two U23 year olds
Max two players per club
At least one player from the National
At least one player from a Single Team Club
At least one teenager
Who wins? You decide...
2023-04-1948 min
Half-Swing PodcastGoals galore across the divisionsAarron and Cammy sit down for the latest edition of the Half-Swing Shinty Podcast
Includes:
Skye pick up first points
Goals galore across the divisions
Ballachulish back from the brink?
Referee shortage
Blistering Badenoch
Bute off the mark
Kicktipp corner
Weekend review
Guess the Player Quiz
2023-04-1338 min
Half-Swing PodcastKings dethroned; Badenoch beaten and the return of the quizAarron and Cammy sit down to talk about the week that was and what is to come. Featuring:
Cabers win at The Dell
MacLeod Mania
Crazy Mowi North 1
Newtonmore vs Kinlochshiel
Lochaber Ladies Interview
Predictions for this coming week
Cammy gets revenge on Aarron
2023-03-2254 min
Half-Swing PodcastStuart MacDonald heroics, Col Glen marker and Michie makes Kings returnAarron and Cammy sit down to review the week that was and preview what is to come. Includes:
Beauly's win against Shiel
Women's roundup
Boleskine Interview
Col Glen win battle of Glens
Stuart MacDonald's 17 save game
Kicktipp review
Fort William vs Kilmallie preview
Quiz Part 3
2023-03-1445 min
Half-Swing PodcastCabers to lift Silverware, the end of Newtonmore II and Oban Camanachd - Camanachd Cup WinnersAarron and Cammy sit down to have a look back at the opening week of Mowi League action and get a bit carried away! Also, can Cammy improve on his 8/10 quiz last week. Don't forget to enter your Gameweek 2 predictions at kicktipp.com/shinty2023.
2023-03-1032 minHalf-Swing Podcast2023 MOWI Season PreviewAarron and Cammy sit down to predict who will win the title from the area leagues to the MOWI Premiership, then Cammy is put under pressure with a quickfire 10 question quiz. You can take on the boys in a free to play predictor game here: https://kicktipp.com/shinty2023 & let us know if you manage to outscore Cammy in the quiz!
2023-02-2236 min
Half-Swing PodcastSeason Preview - Strachur-DunoonAarron sits down with Roddy Cairns, one of the architects of Strachur-Dunoon to preview their 2023 campaign. If you would like to appear on the podcast to discuss your club, please e-mail aarron.macleod@shinty.com.
2023-02-1531 min
ReconsideringEpisode 31: The wisdom of games with Oliver Roeder
There’s a point in our lives when we’re told it’s time to grow up and stop playing games. To move away from the trivial pursuits of childhood and get serious about how we spend our time. But what if that advice is wrong? What if games are actually one of the best ways to spend our time and one of our best opportunities to learn about our world and even ourselves?
Why are games so embedded in the human experience and how should we think about them as part of our own lives? That’s the to...
2023-02-0748 min
Half-Swing PodcastTayforth Season PreviewAarron sits down for another installment of the Season Preview, this time he is joined by Michael MacLeod and Duncan Martin for a candid chat about Tayforth. If you would like to be on the podcast to discuss your club please e-mail aarron.macleod@shinty.com.
2023-02-0227 min
Half-Swing PodcastSeason Preview - Inverness WomenIn the second season preview episode, Aarron sits down with Brian Mutch - Inverness Women's Coach to evaluate their chances in 2023. If you would like to appear on the podcast for a 15 minute chat about your team, please e-mail aarron.macleod@shinty.com.
2023-01-2615 min
Half-Swing PodcastSeason Preview - Oban CamanachdIn the first of a series of Season Preview podcasts, Aarron sits down with Iain MacMillan from Oban Camanachd to discuss their chances of success in 2023. If you would like to appear on the podcast to chat about your club please contact aarron.macleod@shinty.com.
2023-01-2443 min
ReconsideringEpisode 30: Figuring out friendship with Kat Vellos
Friendship is something that’s easy to take for granted. Meeting friends in our early years might have come easy but as we age friends move away, people couple off, careers and families start and suddenly making friends isn’t as easy as it used to be.
As many studies have shown, if you want to live a longer, more fulfilling life you’ll need to invest in friendships now.
In this episode we speak with friendship expert and author of We should get together: The secret to cultivating friendships, Kat Vellos. Kat shares practical guidan...
2023-01-1756 min
ReconsideringEpisode 29: Giving up on productivity with Madeleine Dore
Are you one of those people who thrives off a check-list? It feels satisfying to complete things, but the satisfaction only lasts for a fleeting moment as a cleared check-list invites more tasks. It's an exhausting treadmill that inevitably gives rise to guilt and shame when we can't keep up.
Madeleine Dore, author of “I Didn’t Do the Thing Today; letting go of productivity guilt” joins us to talk about giving yourself permission to let go to focus on what really matters. We’ll talk about the difference between happiness and satisfaction, burnout and how to spot it...
2023-01-0347 min
ReconsideringEpisode 28: Embracing remote work with Annie Jarvis
A few years ago, most of us were still heading into the office five days a week. But the pandemic changed the workplace dramatically. Most of us now work from home or are working in a hybrid environment, which has introduced challanges in our both our personal and professional lives. How do we navigate these changes?
Annie Jarvis, Vice President of Product at Indeed, joins us to talk about the future of remote work, what she’s seen working at Indeed during the pandemic, and her experiences as a leader working in a remote environment.
Sh...
2022-12-2044 min
ReconsideringEpisode 27: The power of mentorship with Felix Lee
Mentorship can be a powerful force that improves life but it's often hard to come by. Most of us struggle to ask, “will you be my mentor” and may not even know what kind of support or commitment we're asking for.
Felix Lee, founder of a thriving community of mentors and mentees called ADP List, saw a lot of people losing their jobs and looking for guidance and support during the pandemic. He also recognized that the crisis had caused people to raise their hand to support those in need. At just 25 years-old, Felix founded an organization that...
2022-11-2949 min
Half-Swing Podcast2022 Scotland International Shinty SquadThere's no shinty/hurling international this year, but if there was - who would make the cut?
Aarron and Cammy, your 2023 Scotland Managers, choose a 2022 team...
Prepare for fireworks
2022-11-1734 min
ReconsideringEpisode 26: Rethinking education with Connie Liu
High school sucks. It’s socially awkward, culturally confusing, and academically irrelevant. And though the first two might largely be an inescapable part of the teenage experience, the third is of critical concern to both the stability of society and the health of the economy. Which is why we wanted to spend some time learning more about what’s happening in the world of primary education and the ways in which it’s affecting the future of work.
In this episode, we’re joined by Connie Liu, founder of Project Invent – a non-profit who’s stated mission is to “…empo...
2022-11-1552 min
Half-Swing PodcastMOWI Half-Swing Podcast Awards 2022Aarron and Cammy fire through the leagues before having a look at some Alternative Awards for 2022 shinty
2022-11-0437 min
ReconsideringEpisode 25: Finding headspace with Leslie Witt
As recently as a decade ago, most of Western culture dismissed meditation as a sort of “touchy-feely” pursuit with no real value.
Thanks in large part to the rise of meditation apps like Headspace however, that attitude has dramatically shifted from one of skepticism to one of curiosity heading towards broad acceptance. And just in time too as the pandemic and lockdown revealed for all of us the perilous state of the mental health system and the importance of emotional self-care.
Our guest today is Leslie Witt, the Chief Product and Designer Officer at Headspace. In t...
2022-11-0151 min
ReconsideringEpisode 24: Embracing change with John Maeda
John Maeda would rather be curious than afraid, despite the tectonic shifts in our world. AI—artificial intelligence—is reaching new milestones that foreshadow big changes in many careers. Some ignore what’s on the horizon, others acknowledge what’s to come but are paralyzed by fear. John Maeda takes a different approach: he just keeps reinventing himself.
John jumped from MIT where he was a professor deeply invested in technology to the Rhode Island School of Design where he shook up the traditional notions of creativity. He then went on to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers where he broug...
2022-10-1857 min
Half-Swing PodcastHIS Sutherland Cup, James Pringle & the best and worst shinty badgesAarron and Cammy sit down to preview this weekend's biggest fixtures as well as spending some time deciding what makes a good shinty badge...
2022-10-0637 min
ReconsideringEpisode 23: Life is hard with Kieran Setiya
Life is hard. We want to think that isn’t the case but again and again, the universe shows us we’re wrong. We face loss, periods of illness and infirmity, and failure. Such is the human condition and there is no escaping these essential truths. Where better to turn for comfort, insight, and wisdom than the great minds of philosophy that came before us?
Our guest, Kieren Setiya, professor of philosophy at MIT, has been on the show before and he's back to share what he's learned writing his most recent book, Life is Hard: How Phil...
2022-10-041h 07
Half-Swing PodcastBeauly, Bute and Breaking BadWhat is the greatest TV Show ever and why is it not Fleabag...
Aarron and Cammy sit down to talk over the past couple of weeks before speaking to Liam Ferguson, Bute II Captain & Kyle McDonald Beauly II Manager
2022-09-2940 min
ReconsideringEpisode 22: The power of regret with Dan Pink
“No regrets.” You’ve heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. That’s nonsense, even dangerous, says Dan Pink in his latest book The Power of Regret. Everybody has regrets. They’re a fundamental part of our lives. And if we reckon with them in fresh and imaginative ways, we can enlist our regrets to make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and deepen our sense of meaning and purpose.
In this episode, NYTimes best selling author Dan Pink shares what he learned from his World Regret Survey that collected data from more than 16,00...
2022-09-2050 min
Half-Swing PodcastTulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Final 2022 PreviewAarron speaks with Lovat Captain, Craig Mainland and Kingussie Captain, Savio Genini ahead of this Saturday's Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Final...
2022-09-1323 min
Half-Swing PodcastCammy vs AarronCammy and Aarron go head to head in a shinty quiz. Also featuring a review of the weekend and a Highland Industrial Supplies Sutherland Cup Preview...
2022-09-061h 12
Half-Swing PodcastMOWI Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Final - Skye CamanachdAarron sits down with Skye Ladies top scorer, Caitlin MacLean, to talk about this weekend's MOWI WCA Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Final.
2022-09-0208 min
Half-Swing PodcastMOWI Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Final Preview - Badenoch LadiesAarron sits down with Rhona McIntyre and Zoe Reid from Badenoch Ladies to preview this Saturday's MOWI Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup Final!
2022-08-3117 min
Half-Swing PodcastTwo dafties take on three finalsAarron and Cammy preview the Bullough & Strathdearn Cup before being joined by Allan Cameron (Inveraray) and David MacLean (Beauly) to chat about Saturday's Ferguson Transport & Shipping Balliemore Cup Final.
2022-08-2338 min
Half-Swing PodcastFraser Gallacher EpisodeThe podcast is back! Aarron has returned from his holidays and he and Cammy have a lot to pick through from the last few weeks before being joined by former Lovat Manager and foxtrot fiend, Fraser Gallacher.
2022-08-0947 min
ReconsideringSeason 3 coming September 20
Now that season 2 has wrapped, the Reconsidering team is taking a break. Season 3 is already coming together with exciting new interviews that will further illuminate the elements of a satisfying life. Kieran Setiya will be back to talk about his new book, Life is hard, which explores philosophical insights that can set us on the right path. Dan Pink will share the power of regret and how it can actually help us live a more fulfilling life. And we’re working on a special 5 episode series in partnership with our friends at Indeed that will feature inspiring people like Le...
2022-08-0301 min
ReconsideringEpisode 21: Coaching yourself into a better career with Ed Batista
In sports, the coach plays the important role of guiding players and delivering the feedback they need to operate at their best. But in our professional lives we almost never have the guidance and support of a coach, which makes it challenging to reach our full potential and at times leaves us trapped in negative behavior cycles.
Ed Batista has spent years coaching senior leaders who are facing a series of challenges or seeking greater fulfillment in their role. He’s distilled decades of guidance into a self-coaching course at Stanford as well as a book entitled The Ar...
2022-07-191h 02
ReconsideringEpisode 20: Rediscovering creativity with Kaushik Panchal
Starting early in childhood, creativity is slowly extracted from our lives. It becomes the domain of the select few of exceptional talent. But creativity can and should be an important part of everyone's life.
In this episode of Reconsidering we’re going to explore an entirely different way of approaching creative expression—one that sees it not as a destination that yields a singular artifact but rather one that imagines creativity as an essential tool for learning—one that not only tolerates but actually encourages mistakes, feedback, and unjudged curiosity.
Our guest is Kaushik Panchal, a desi...
2022-07-0559 min
Half-Swing PodcastRanking the MOWI National teams (A-F)On the back of the popular MOWI Premiership rankings, Aarron and Cammy sit down to talk about the MOWI National Division sides...
2022-07-0445 min
Half-Swing PodcastJonnie MacAskill episodeAarron and Cammy chat about the weekend's action as well as looking ahead to next weekend before being joined by Jonnie MacAskill from Celtic Cup Champions, GMA.
2022-06-2842 min
ReconsideringEpisode 19: Improvising life with Patricia Ryan Madson
If the past few years have taught us anything it is this: don’t get too attached to your plans. Or as Patricia Ryan Madson might put it, “Life is something we all make up as we go along.”
For many of us, the improvisational life can feel awkward, uncomfortable, and even frightening. But with some practice, reflection, and a slight shift in attitude, it can lead us to a life filled with YES! One where opportunities and adventures flow naturally into our lives—ones that we willingly embrace and follow just to see where they might lead us...
2022-06-2154 min
Half-Swing PodcastRanking every MOWI Premiership Team so far from A-FAarron and Cammy sit down to upset the entire shinty community by ranking each MOWI Premiership team from A-F.
2022-06-1538 min
Half-Swing Podcastcottages.com MacTavish Cup PreviewAarron and Cammy sit down to talk about last week's shinty before being joined by Savio Genini (Kingussie Captain) and Blair Morrison (Caberfeidh Captain) to preview the cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final.
2022-06-0731 min
ReconsideringRewind: Brad Stulberg on getting grounded
In this special rewind episode, we re-air one of our most popular interviews that guests on the show have often cited as a favorite. In it Brad Stulberg shares practical guidance to get out of the grind and build a more grounded life.
Hustle culture keeps us grinding, busy, overcommitted, rushed, and subsequently ungrounded. It’s a phenomenon Brad Stulberg calls “heroic individualism” and it’s something he knows all too well from his own life and his performance coaching work with people doing their best to reach their peak.
Brad wants to shake us out of t...
2022-06-0758 min
Half-Swing Podcast124th minute heartbreak//Ross MacRaeAarron and Cammy pour over the weekend's shinty before sitting down with Kyles Athletic's Ross MacRae.
2022-05-3138 min
Half-Swing PodcastRoss Brown Episode (Nothing to see here West Ham)Aarron and Cammy sit down with Ross Brown to paw over his shinty career, from the west coast of Lochcarron to being the man in the middle of a Glasgow Celtic Cup Final and then to being the man in the Forward line of a Glasgow Mid Argyll team.
2022-05-2454 min
ReconsideringEpisode 18: Improving mental health with Meredith Arthur
At some point we all struggle with stress, anxiety, and incessant overthinking. Meredith Arthur, author of Get Out of My Head, is on a mission to help us find strategies for defusing these emotional bombs. Meredith founded Beautiful Voyager, an online community where people discuss mental health challenges and support one another on their journey.
In this episode we talk with Meredith about her own struggles with mental health and how to muster the courage to admit to our own limitations so we can find a more peaceful path.
You'll find a transcript and links t...
2022-05-2443 min
Half-Swing PodcastDouble downAarron and friend of the pod - Cameron Middleton sit down to talk about shinty "heritage", Strachur-Dunoon and all things shinty...
2022-05-1743 min
ReconsideringEpisode 17: The absurd brevity of life with Oliver Burkeman
In his New York Times bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman writes, “The average human lifespan is absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short. But that isn’t a reason for unremitting despair, or for living in an anxiety-fueled panic about making the most of your limited time. It’s a cause for relief. You get to give up on something that was always impossible – the quest to become the optimized, infinitely capable, emotionally invincible, fully independent person you’re officially supposed to be. Then you get to roll up your sleeves and start work on what’s gloriously possible instead.”
In this...
2022-05-1156 min
Half-Swing PodcastEquations and electionsAarron sits down with Taylor Matheson from Skye to talk about his season with the west coast side before catching up with Katie Drain.
2022-05-0428 min
ReconsideringEpisode 16: Navigating midlife with Kieran Setiya
Though most people pass through a midlife malaise or crisis, few have studied the phenomenon as closely as M.I.T Philosophy Professor Kieran Setiya. As Kieran shares in his book Midlife: A Philosophical Guide, people as far back as ancient Greece have written about midlife crises and searched for answers to life's big questions.
In this episode, Kieran Setiya boils down what happens to us at midlife and exposes the wisdom of those who have come before us and found satisfaction as they entered the second half of life.
Find the show notes and...
2022-04-2648 min
Half-Swing PodcastReturn of the RoddyRoddy Young is back on the pod talking up the week's shinty with Aarron...
2022-04-2032 min
ReconsideringEpisode 15: Cultivating community and friendship with Tina Roth-Eisenberg
Living in isolation for two years without the support of community clarified for many of us just how nourishing and essential relationships are to us. Now that we’re starting to re-enter the world, how might we be more intentional about cultivating community?
Tina Roth-Eisenberg—Swissmiss to her hundreds of thousands of followers on the web—has thought about this deeply. She’s the founder of Creative Mornings, a global creative community in 224 cities and 67 countries that welcomes thousands of people each month to inspiring events. She’s also a master at bringing small groups together for support, a...
2022-04-1259 min
Half-Swing PodcastThe top 12 players in shintyAarron sits down with journalist and shinty player Cameron Middleton to go through their top 12 players in shinty at the moment. Yes it's a total rip off from the Terrace Podcast. Let us know where we got it all wrong on Twitter @halfswingpod.
2022-04-0551 min
Half-Swing PodcastWhat keeps an athlete at the top of their game? Cheese baguetteReturn of the Mac...
Aarron is joined by Megan Campbell (Skye) & Daniel Stewart (Kilmallie) for a look at Scotland's most historic sport.
2022-03-3028 min
ReconsideringEpisode 14: Rethinking work with Scott Shute
Too often we’ve been told that the workplace is an arena of competition, a zero-sum game where the strong thrive and the rest barely survive. If we’re going to reconsider anything, it’s hard to imagine a better place to start than this outdated, outmoded, and destructive model of the workplace.
In this episode, Scott Shute, the former Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn and the author of the book, “The Full Body Yes”, shares stories and insights from his experience leading a large-scale mindfulness initiative at a major corporation. We’ll also learn about the po...
2022-03-291h 00
Half-Swing PodcastA Presidential view & a family affairIf you like listening to a podcast with no coherent structure and incisive, hard hitting questions like "What did you have for breakfast?" boy have you come to the right place.
Aarron sits down with Charles Young (Strathspey/Ballachulish) & Kieran Burns (Aberdour) to talk all things shinty.
2022-03-1645 min
ReconsideringEpisode 13: Long-term thinking with Dorie Clark
It’s no secret that many of us feel pushed to the limit, rushed, overwhelmed, and perennially behind. We keep our heads down, focused on an endless to-do list without a moment to breathe.
How can we break out of this vicious cycle of short-term thinking and create the kind of interesting, meaningful lives we all seek?
Dori Clark, Duke University professor and author of The Long Game, wants to help us reorient ourselves towards big picture thinking that will help us make small changes today that will have enormous impact on our future success....
2022-03-151h 08
Half-Swing PodcastIt's only week one but...WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM - EPISODE 2 IS HERE
With references to Skinhead Rooney and Rio Ferdinand this is a 2008 United fan's dream...
Aarron and KT talk about the weekend's results in a new feature stolen from The Terrace Football Podcast "It's only week 1 but...". Aarron is then joined by Herbie from Ardnamurchan to chat about their result at the weekend.
2022-03-0931 min
ReconsideringEpisode 12: Host mini-episode: Meet Aarron Walter
Now that season 1 is wrapped, we're bringing you a special mini-episode to tide you over while we work on season 2. The tables are turned as Bob Baxley and Meredith Black interview their co-host Aarron Walter to uncover his origin story and why the themes of Reconsidering are important to his personal journey.
Show notes and transcript: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/12
2022-02-0226 min
ReconsideringEpisode 11: Host mini episode: Meet Meredith Black
Now that season 1 is wrapped, we're bringing you a special mini-episode to tide you over while we work on season 2. The tables are turned as Bob Baxley and Aarron Walter interview their co-host Meredith Black to uncover her origin story and why the themes of Reconsidering are important to her personal journey.
Show notes and transcript: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/11
2022-01-2527 min
ReconsideringEpisode 10: Host mini episode: Meet Bob Baxley
Now that season 1 is wrapped, we're bringing you a special mini-episode to tide you over while we work on season 2. The tables are turned as Meredith Black and Aarron Walter interview their co-host Bob Baxley to uncover his origin story and why the themes of Reconsidering are important to his personal journey.
Show notes and transcript: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/10
2022-01-1823 min
ReconsideringEpisode 9: Surviving Crisis with Shanti Brien
Shanti Brien received a phone call from her husband that changed everything. Authorities started a criminal investigation into her own husband’s company and he needed a lawyer to defend him. As a criminal defense attorney, Shanti knew how to navigate these situations but not when it was her own husband facing jail time that could tear her family apart.
In this episode, Shanti shares how this moment of crisis and reflection helped her rethink her career as an attorney and inspired her to start a non-profit called Fogbreak Justice and write a book called Almost Innocent. ...
2022-01-0446 min
ReconsideringEpisode 8: The Power of Rest and Retreat with Katherine May
Katherine May is a mother, nature lover, writing teacher, and a New York Times best selling author. She’s also been knocked down many times in her life and found a way forward by embracing the coldest passages of life.
Katherine’s personal struggle is the subject of her most recent book Wintering, which has influenced many with wisdom about the power of rest and retreat to help us through difficult times.
On this episode of Reconsidering, we talk with Katherine about work addiction, illness, guilt about not being productive, and how sometimes we have to a...
2021-12-2154 min
ReconsideringEpisode 7: Less grinding more grounded with Brad Stulberg
Hustle culture keeps us grinding, busy, overcommitted, rushed, and subsequently ungrounded. It’s a phenomenon Brad Stulberg calls “heroic individualism” and it’s something he knows all too well from his own life and his performance coaching work with people doing their best to reach their peak.
Brad wants to shake us out of the hustle mindset and help us find a more grounded, sustainable existence. His book The Practice of Groundedness provides the framework. In our conversation with Brad he shows us how to neutralize negative talk, be present in the moment, and recognize that how we spend...
2021-12-0759 min
ReconsideringEpisode 6: Resilience and career change with Maria GiudiceWe all have those moments of uncertainty where we don’t know if we should stay put at our careers or jump ship. And sometimes we don’t have a choice and are forced to jump. It can lead to an existential crisis. Who am I now? Do I have anything left to offer? What’s next? These are all questions pop up in our conversation with our guest, Maria Giudice, who has navigated career change many times with grace. Maria Giudice is a design executive who has had quite the career in Silicon Valley. She had her own...
2021-11-2357 min
ReconsideringEpisode 5: Listen like you mean it with Ximena VengoecheaListening. It’s a skill that is hard to perfect in a world filled with distractions. But cultivating a satisfying life filled with rich relationships, growth, and connection requires this foundational skill. Getting good at listening to others can also help you tune into your own inner dialogue and emotional state.In this episode, Ximena Vengeochea, author of “Listen like you mean it” explains the art of listening and why it makes us better thought partners at work and at home, provide us with some tips for cultivating the listening mindset, and shares how we can become more e...
2021-11-091h 00
Half-Swing PodcastKeith MacRae EpisodeKeith sits down with Aarron to talk over the Cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final and the season as a whole. Plus - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's new film and dodgy west coast nicknames.
2021-11-0431 min
ReconsideringEpisode 4: Making time with John ZeratskyFor many of us, time slips by mysteriously. It’s gobbled up by email, social media infinity pools, and the flotsum and jetsum of life. At the end of the day we’re left wondering, “uh, what did I do today?”John Zertasky, co-author of Make Time, wants us to be more aware of and intentional about how we spend our most precious resource—our time. John spent years working at Google and GV, the venture capital arm of Google. With that sort of background you might think John’s perspective on time management slants towards productivity and optimizi...
2021-10-2640 min
Half-Swing PodcastSomhairle Thomson/Roddy Young EpisodeAarron sits down with Somhairle Thomson to celebrate his side's Highland Industrial Supplies Sutherland Cup victory before Roddy Young jumps on to talk about the upcoming cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final.
2021-10-2027 min
Half-Swing PodcastGCS & Strathdearn Review - HIS Sutherland Cup PreviewAarron sits down with Les Kinvig to talk about the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final between Kyles Athletic and Oban Camanachd before chatting with Lovat 2nd team Manager Raymond Rennie about his sides victory in the Strathdearn and upcoming Highland Industrial Supplies Sutherland Cup Final!
The podcast ends with some great anecdotes from Keith Loades and Steven MacKenzie about their time lifting the Sutherland Cup.
2021-10-1347 min
ReconsideringEpisode 3: The career arc with Judy WertCareers, careers, is there anything else so central to our lives that is so ill-defined and largely misunderstood? Academic career, sports careers, college careers. It seems we're awash in careers, and yet when it comes to our professional career, the one that really matters, many of us feel somewhere between uncertain and confused. Unable to see or appreciate the common patterns or longer arcs that might allow us to understand, process, and position our own ambitions, successes, and disappointments.On this episode we talk with Judy Wert, co-founder of Wert & Company, an executive recruiting and search firm...
2021-10-1243 min
Half-Swing PodcastAndrew "Papa" Maccuish EpisodeA slightly deflated Aarron sits down with Oban Camanachd top scorer in 2019 Andrew "Papa" MacCuish to talk about the week's shinty, including his side's Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final.
2021-10-0628 min
Half-Swing PodcastSandy Elrick/James Pringle EpisodeAarron sits down with Sandy Elrick & James Pringle to review and preview all of the shinty this week including their ALVANCE Balliemore Cup Final!
2021-09-2839 min
ReconsideringEpisode 2: The Great Resignation with Vipula GandhiNearly 50% of the US workforce is reconsidering their career and thinking about leaving their current job. Was the pandemic the driving force behind this? What does this mean for employees right now? We dive into this with Vipula Gandhi, Head of US Enterprise and Managing Partner at Gallup Inc and the author of a very popular article that some of you may have read called The 'Great Resignation' Is Really the 'Great Discontent'.We talk in detail with Vipula about why people are re-evaluating their current jobs, what employers need to do about it, and what the...
2021-09-281h 01
Half-Swing PodcastArchie MacRae EpisodeAarron grabs 16 year old Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Champion Archie MacRae during one of his free periods to discuss the weekend's results as well as what is to come in an exciting week of shinty ahead.
2021-09-2237 min
ReconsideringEpisode 1: The myths of happiness with Bill BurnettFor most people the ingredients that go into a satisfying life are mysterious. Certainly career and relationships play a big role but they don’t always go as planned which makes satisfaction and happiness mercurial.Bill Burnett, Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford, founder of Stanford’s Life Design Lab, and co-author of two best selling books Designing Your Life and Designing Your Work Life, thinks of life as a design problem that can be prototyped and iterated upon using design thinking.Maybe you’re the type of person who already has a life p...
2021-09-1454 min
Half-Swing Podcast2021 Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Final EpisodeIt's finally upon us. This Saturday the 125th Anniversary of the first Camanachd Cup Final. Kinlochshiel vs Lovat from Mossfield Stadium, Oban. Aarron sits down with Lovat Manager Jamie Matheson, Kinlochshiel Semi-Final Man of the Match Josh Grant and Katie Drain to preview this incredbile occasion.
2021-09-1340 min
Half-Swing PodcastJames Pringle EpisodeAarron sits down with James Pringle of Skye Camanachd to discuss the recent matches and upcoming fixtures. Huge questions are answered like who makes James' 6-a-side team? & are the best teams made up of fishermen?
2021-09-0744 min
ReconsideringReconsidering trailerReconsidering explores how to navigate your career, relationships, and the values that guide you through the inevitable changes of life. Co-hosts Bob Baxley, Meredith Black, and Aarron Walter talk with deep thinkers who’ve figured a few things out about living a satisfying life filled with meaning and show you how you can too.
2021-08-3001 min
Half-Swing PodcastJohn Gibson EpisodeFresh off the back of winning the Artemis Macaulay Cup - John Gibson sits down with Aarron to discuss the week's shinty and his exciting Kingussie side.
2021-08-2442 min
Half-Swing PodcastConnor Golabek EpisodeAarron sits down with GlenUrquhart's Connor Golabeck to discuss the weeks shinty as well as a goal thief at GlenUrquhart, marathon madness and whether Rory Kennedy is the best player in shinty.... (AGAIN).
2021-08-1839 min
Half-Swing PodcastArran MacPhee EpisodeAarron and Arran - confusing we know - sat down to discuss the week's shinty. Before Arran names his dream 6-a-side team!
2021-08-1249 min
Half-Swing PodcastEwen Fraser EpisodeAarron sits down with 2 time Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup winner Ewen Fraser who is now playing his shinty for GMA. They review the week's results & preview the week's fixtures before Ewen let's us know his 5-a-side shinty team and who he thinks the best player in shinty is.
2021-08-0338 min
Half-Swing PodcastHighland Industrial Supplies Sutherland Cup Quarter-Final DrawIs that too long for a title? WHO CARES - the Highland Industrial Sutherland Cup Quarter-Final Draw is HERE! Listen as we make the draw on a podcast for the very first time.
To celebrate Aarron chatted with 3 time winner Keith Loades before delving into current Camanachd Association President, Steven MacKenzie's past exploits in the competition.
2021-07-2918 min
Half-Swing PodcastConor "Bub" Ross EpisodeAarron sits down with fellow Beauly dweller Conor "Bub" Ross to discuss the week's shinty before disecting Beauly's chances in the cups this season and finding out absolutely nothing about which team Bub dislikes the most. This podcast was sponsored by ALVANCE British Aluminium, sponors of the Balliemore Cup.
2021-07-2726 min
Half-Swing PodcastLes Kinvig EpisodeAarron sits down with Les for a slightly shorter episode as Les had to get to Oban Celtic Training - we discuss Celtic's great result against GMA in the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup before previewing the upcoming fixtures.
2021-07-2126 min
Half-Swing PodcastIain Robinson EpisodeIn this Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup special Aarron chats with Iain Robinson from holders Newtonmore. They discuss the upcoming Camanachd fixtures including the Badenoch Derby which Iain is 1000% sure Newtonmore are going to win 2-1.
2021-07-1342 min
Half-Swing PodcastAndrew King EpisodeAarron sits down with Andrew King from Kyles Athletic to talk about the upcoming fixtures before delving more into Kyles' ambitions for 2021.
2021-07-0743 min
Half-Swing PodcastKate Bradley EpisodeAarron chats with Kate Bradley about the start of the WCA shinty season and her history with the sport before finally finding someone with a 10/10 meal deal.
2021-06-3037 min
Half-Swing PodcastJosh Grant EpisodeAarron sits down with close friend & Judas, Kinlochshiel Goalkeeper Josh Grant. They discuss the weekly results & upcoming fixtures before Josh gets grilled about the most henious crime of all, leaving Beauly Shinty Club.
2021-06-1644 min
Half-Swing PodcastTayforth Interview - Josh LomaxAarron sits down with Tayforth player Josh Lomax to discuss their start to the 2021 MOWI Season.
2021-06-0913 min
Half-Swing PodcastKatie Drain EpisodeAarron sits down with colleague and friend Katie Drain to discuss the week's results and upcoming fixtures, before delving a bit more into Katie's life and past exploits as a Scotland International. This episode was sponsored by Cottages.com.
2021-06-0938 min
Half-Swing PodcastSteven Sloss InterviewAarron chats with Oban Camanachd Manager, Steven Sloss ahead of the start of the season.
2021-06-0212 min
Half-Swing PodcastRory MacKeachan EpisodeAarron sits down with Kingussie Captain, Rory MacKeachan to discuss the opening round of fixtures in the Mowi Senior Leagues before getting to the hard hitting issues like GlenUrquhart's short shorts....
2021-06-0259 min
The Filler Name PodcastThe Filler Name Podcast - ONLINE DRAMA!What's up everyone! Today's podcast is a little different, Aarron had some other things to do so it's just Nick and Tim. They talk about a whole bunch of drama going on in the online world!
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