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Walking PostWalking Post podcast 21: Walking smart in the heat and choosing a headlampThis week, we’re talking about what you should be looking for in a headlamp and, considering many locations are experiencing higher temperatures, we have a conversation about walking (or not walking) in the heat.Interview times: 03:44 Fenix 26:16 Adventure 360360 Adventures – dealing with heatRecently, the term coolcations has been a common one, as people look to avoid hot climates for holidays, especially if it involves walking or other strenuous activity.There have also been some high-profile rescues in hot climates as people ignore closed trails and find them...2025-07-2751 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 19: Nipro on dialysis and LenioBio on cell-free protein synthesisThis week’s podcast is sponsored by Nipro.This week, our conversations are with Jesus Garcia, Nipro Product Manager Water Treatment, on Nipro ’s recently-launched product LiniXia, a reverse osmosis (RO) system that ensures safe and pure water for every dialysis session, and on the future of biologics manufacturing with cell-free protein synthesis with LenioBio CEO André Goerke.Interview times:05:16 Nipro 15:52 LenioBioNIPRONipro Medical Europe is part of Nipro Corporation Japan, a leading global healthcare company established in 1954. With over 40.000 employees worldwide, Nipro serves the Medical Devic...2025-07-2539 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 20: Women walking pioneers and water purifier bottlesThis week, we’re talking about a new book, Het Wilde Vrouwenpad. Avontuurlijke wandel (The Wild Women’s Trail. Adventure Walks) by Brigitte Ars, and water purifier bottles, with US company Grayl.Interview times: 05:29 Grayl 23:26 Brigitte ArsBrigitte ArsThere are countless hiking trails based on the paths of conquerors, philosophers and male saints. However, few hiking trails are dedicated to women, discovered researcher and lecturer Ars, who works at the Academy for Tourism at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.This prompted Ars to expl...2025-07-1846 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 18: NETs and AI to tackle antimicrobial resistanceThis week, we have conversations with Eduardo Bravo, CEO of Citryll, and Dermot Tierney, COO of AMPLY Discovery.Interview times:02:53 Citryll21:56 AMPLY DiscoveryCitryllCitryll’s recent Series B financing of €85m at the end of last year is helping to advance its first-in-class therapy targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).Discovered in 2004, NETs are web-like structures released by white blood cells that are now understood to be fundamental drivers of inflammation - yet they've never been successfully targeted therapeutically.Three major strategic investors are backing this...2025-07-1850 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 19: A Ramble Through the History of Walking, and travels in AfricaThis week, we’re talking about a new book, A Ramble Through the History of Walking, with author Bill Laws, and the diversity of travel in Africa with Acacia is Africa director Vivian McCarthy.Interview times:05:05 Acacia is Africa 20:50 Bill LawsAcacia is AfricaAcacia is considered as an expert on travel to Africa and offers a range of tours from its original adventure tours to treks, city stays and tailor-made packages.The company says its goal is to provide adventure through exciting, affordable tours.Ac...2025-07-1156 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 17: Silico nanoparticle gene delivery, and diagnosing urinary tract infectionsThis week, our subjects are a silica nanoparticle gene delivery system in a conversation with Nigel Theobald, CEO of N4 Pharma, and a point-of-care diagnostics system for urinary tract infections developed by Welsh company Llusern Scientific. We spoke with the company's co-founder and CEO, Dr Emma Hayhurst.Interview times:03:00 N4 Pharma 24:45 Llusern ScientificN4 PharmaN4 Pharma is a UK biotech company developing a silica nanoparticle gene delivery system called Nuvec.Nuvec is being used to enable advanced therapies for cancer and other diseases. N4 Pharma has...2025-07-1154 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 18: Hemp hiking shoes from 8000Kicks, and TfL on new walking mapsThis week, we’re talking about hemp hiking shoes, and other hemp products, with João Matos, business developer at 8000Kicks, and walking in London and new maps from Transport for London, with Alexandra Goodship, head of transport strategy and planning at Transport for London.We also have a special offer from 8000Kicks for listeners - enter WALKINGPOST15 as a coupon code at checkout to get 15% off all products at 8000Kicks.comInterview times05:43 8000Kicks20:50 Transport for London (TfL)Transport for LondonTransport for London (TfL) has cre...2025-07-0442 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 16: Domain Therapeutics, SandboxAQ and LinkGevityThis week, we have conversations with Sean MacDonald, CEO of Domain Therapeutics, Carina Kern, CEO and founder of LinkGevity, and Nadia Harhen, general manager of AI Simulation at SandboxAQ. Interview times:03:41 Domain Therapeutics 27:14 SandboxAQ48:04 LinkGevityDomain TherapeuticsDomain Therapeutics is delivering breakthrough GPCR-targeting therapies in immuno-oncology and inflammation.Domain recently shared first-in-human results for EP4 antagonist DT-9081 (tumour-growth inhibition + clear RP2D), new pre-clinical detail on Treg-depleting anti-CCR8 mAb DT-7012, and breakthrough findings showing their PAR2 biased NAM can re-programme macrophages and restore checkpoint-blockade sensitivity.2025-07-041h 13
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 17: Gait Happens on Japanese walking, and Brighton tops the chartsThis week, we’re talking about Japanese walking, with Dr Milica McDowell, VP of operations at Gait Happens, and Brighton & Hove being named the best city in the UK for walking, with Brighton and Hove City Council’s walking officer, Delphine Jacq.Interview times:05:28 Brighton21:05 Gait HappensGait HappensWhile it’s not a new phenomenon, you might think it is – Japanese walking is appearing all over social media as a great way to get a workout from walking. But is it? What is it?To answer all of o...2025-06-2750 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 15: Bio-convergence and cancer vaccinesThis week, we have conversations with Phil L'Huillier, CEO of Scancell, and Shai Melcer, head of Israel’s National Bio-Convergence Program.Interview times:03:25 Scancell 28:04 National Bio-Convergence ProgramScancellScancell recently announced a partnership with the UK’s NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad, enabling fast-tracked access for melanoma patients.The company’s DNA off-the-shelf cancer vaccine (iSCIB1+) is addressing a critical unmet need in advanced metastatic melanoma. It is currently in phase 2 clinical development with the next key data read outs expected in the middle of this year. Initia...2025-06-2755 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 14: How to build reputation, and treating spastic paraplegia 47This week, we have conversations with Peter Nolan, CEO of BlackFinBio, and Kim Kraemer, CEO and founder of Waterhouse Brands.Interview times:01:57 BlackFinBio 19:36 Waterhouse BrandsBlackFinBioBlackfinBio is a clinical stage gene therapy company focused on the development of treatments for rare neurological diseases.Its pipeline comprises BFB-101, a clinical stage AP4B1 replacement adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy for spastic paraplegia 47 – an ultra-rare genetic neurological disease for which no treatment currently exists.BFB-201 is a preclinical stage gene therapy to treat several rare dopamine de...2025-06-2054 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 16: Bug repellent and Himalayan clothes at the Outdoor ShowThe Outdoor Show took place in Liverpool this week, and walkingpost.com was in attendance. There were all kinds of companies associated with outdoor products in attendance, with products ranging from socks to sunglasses, and camping food to smartwatches.Interview times:08:44 Manaslu Clothing Ltd 15:04 The Milford CollectionSticks and bracelets to keep bugs awayThe Milford Collection, based in Wales, has been supplying gifts for the home and garden since 1985.They supply products to companies around the world to sell on to the public. Its most recent...2025-06-1327 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 13: Syngene commits to US market, and Nimbus Therapeutics on computational chemistryThis week, we have conversations with Dr Peter Tummino, president of R&D at Nimbus, and Alex Del Priore, senior vice president, manufacturing at Syngene International Limited.Interview times:02:00 Syngene 20:27 Nimbus TherapeuticsNimbus TherapeuticsNimbus Therapeutics is perhaps best known for two high-profile deals – Gilead’s $1.2bn acquisition of its NASH program and Takeda’s $4bn acquisition of its TYK2 candidate for psoriasis. NASH and TYK2 are well-known targets that many companies have tried and failed to address over the last four decades. What enables Nimbus to take on these...2025-06-1346 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 15: Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival and Castlebar International 4 Days' WalksThis week we have conversations about the Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival in Scotland, and the Castlebar International 4 Days' Walks in Ireland.Interview times:06:12 Castlebar International 4Days’ Walks 18:32 Moray Walking & Outdoor FestivalMoray Walking & Outdoor FestivalThe Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival takes place from June 13th to 23rd. The cost of each walk varies, but details on each individual walk can be found on the website.The festival, with more than 35 events, kicks off with the five-mile walk Hidden Tales and Trails of Glenlivet. There are history walks, a...2025-06-0640 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 12: CLS boosts drug discovery capabilities, and Sitryx – pioneers in immunometabolismThis week, our guests are Ben Cliff, CEO of UK-based CRO, Concept Life Sciences, and Ravi Rao, chief medical officer of Sitryx.Interview times01:12 Sitryx 19:40 CLS Concept Life SciencesConcept Life Sciences (CLS), a provider of drug discovery, development, and manufacturing services to the global pharma and biotech sector, recently announced an investment into its drug discovery capabilities.CLS is the UK’s biggest independent CRO, employing over 250 people, and with a corporate heritage spanning 25 years. Its recent strategic investment in the automation of its ADME (absorption, di...2025-06-0640 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 14: True Traveller on insurance and the Coast to Coast PassportThis week we have conversations about the importance of travel insurance when on a walking holiday, and the new Coast to Coast passport.Interview times07:20 True Traveller Insurance 30:36 Coast to Coast Path passportTrue Traveller InsuranceThe True Traveller is a travel insurance company that caters to backpackers and trekkers, gap year travellers, winter sports enthusiasts, and scuba divers, among others.The company has different options for single trips, as well as annual multi-trip policies, such as the True Value and Traveller policy, which is valid for...2025-05-301h 01
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 11: Turning cancer into a chronic disease, and a different way to draw bloodThis week, we have a conversation with Ben Zeskind, CEO and co-founder of Immuneering, and a discussion with Tasso Inc.’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Erwin Berthier.Interview times:01:27 Tasso27:25 ImmuneeringImmuneeringThere is no cure for HIV, yet many people with the virus now live long, healthy lives – thanks to available medicines that prevent disease progression with minimal side effects, treating HIV almost like a chronic condition.So why don’t we treat cancer the same way?Curing cancer is seen as the gold s...2025-05-3054 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 13: Jajiktek Seawall Hiking Trail and Mammut Mountain SchoolThis week we have conversations about a new trail being constructed in Nova Scotia, Canada, and about the Mammut Mountain School.Interview times:05:30 Jajiktek Seawall Hiking Trail21:53 Mammut Mountain School UKJajiktek Seawall Hiking TrailA new 50km coastal trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has received Government of Canada funding, in the form of a non-repayable contribution of $3m to the Municipality of the County of Inverness.The funds will help the municipality design and build the Jajiktek Seawall Hiking Trail, a 50km coastal trail in...2025-05-2347 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 10: 3D printing human organs and early detection of ovarian cancerThis week, we have a conversation with Vidmantas Šakalys, CEO of bioprinting company Vital3D Technologies, and a chat with Oriana Papin-Zoghbi, CEO and co-founder of AOA Dx, another of the companies that attended the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Chicago recently.Interview times:01:47 Vital3D Technologies20:46 AOA DxVital3D TechnologiesLithuanian company Vital3D Technologies is developing 3D bioprinting technology aimed at bridging the organ supply-demand gap by specializing in the 3D printing of human organs.As the company progresses on i...2025-05-2342 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 12: The Otley Walking Festival and One Woman Walks Europe by Ursula MartinThis week we have conversations about an upcoming walking festival in Otley, in Yorkshire, and about a new book called One Woman Walks Europe, the follow up to Ursula Martin’s first book, One Woman Walks Wales.Interview times:06:37 Otley Walking Festival 25:35 Ursula MartinOtley Walking FestivalFrom Saturday 28 June to Sunday 6 July, the popular Otley Walking Festival is back.With more than 40 walks and events over the nine days of the event, organisers say there is something for everyone – short town-based walks, meadows and field paths, stre...2025-05-1647 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 9: Microbiotica, 1Cell.Ai and Tessellate Bio at AACRThis week, we’re talking to some of the companies that attended the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Chicago.We have interviews with Microbiotica, 1Cell.Ai, and Tessellate Bio.Interview times:01:55 Tessellate Bio17:02 1Cell.Ai (formerlyOneCell Diagnostics)44:04 MicrobioticaMicrobioticaMat Robinson, SVP Research at Microbiotica, is one of our guests.Microbiotica presented new data at AACR about the microbiome and the mechanism of action of MB097, a clinical-stage drug candidate being evaluated in combination with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in patients wi...2025-05-161h 08
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 11: Walking Festivals – Wrexham and WirralThis week we have seem to have a connection with the letter 'W' - with conversations about walking festivals in Wrexham and the Wirral. Oh, and a bit of a rant about path etiquette.Interview times:03:43 Wrexham Walking Festival 16:10 Wirral Walking FestivalWrexham Walking FestivalThe Wrexham Walking Festival is a nine-day event that takes place annually in June – this year, from 7 to 15 June.Unlike many other festivals, all walks are free, and no pre-booking is required. There are two or three walks each day, which vary in...2025-05-0934 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 8: ‘Photoshop for proteins’ and improving operationsThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Elise de Reus, the co-founder of Cradle, a biotech startup that is revolutionising protein design, and a chat about improving hospital operations with Proximie’s CEO and founder, plastic surgeon Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram.Interview times:01:55 Proximie 21:40 CradleProximieProximie has built the only cloud OS for intelligent operating rooms. With 800 operating rooms across the US and UK utilizing Proximie, the company is rapidly growing its US footprint leveraging its connected surgical platform to drive operational efficiency.With Pr...2025-05-0943 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 10: The Strawberry Line and Holy Dirt by Molly LordThis week we have conversations about a a recently-published book about walking the Camino in Spain, and about an old railway line, the Strawberry Line, being turned into a walking route in Somerset.Interview times:04:53 The Strawberry Line22:55 Molly Lord – Holy DirtHoly Dirt - A Camino Journey: Out of my mind. Into My Body. Saved By Song. by Molly LordMolly Lord is an educator with a career spent in varied fields of human behaviour studies, and runs her own company, Tuned-In Productions, which hosts workshops, keynotes, and vi...2025-05-0252 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 7: The DSCSA deadline and MoonLake's NanobodyThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Tim Tinnel, executive vice president/chief operating officer of Intelliguard, talking about – among other things – the looming Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) deadline, and Jorge Jorge Santos da Silva, founder and CEO of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, about its Nanobody programme.Interview times: 01:42 MoonLake Immunotherapeutics 25:24 IntelliguardMoonLake ImmunotherapeuticsLater this year, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics will be announcing its hotly anticipated phase 3 results for its Nanobody sonelokimab for the skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa. The company is looking to sonelokimab to become the firs...2025-05-0247 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 6: Persica Pharmaceuticals and CaszymeThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Steve Ruston, CEO of Persica Pharmaceuticals, about treating chronic low back pain, and with Monika Paulė, CEO and co-founder of Caszyme.Interview time stamps:Times: 01:40 Caszyme 16:04 Persica PharmaceuticalsPersica PharmaceuticalsPersica is developing a potentially transformative non-opioid treatment for chronic low back pain (cLBP) with some interesting phase 1b data.Chronic low back pain is a problem that affects millions of people, many of whom aren’t helped by existing treatments. Persica’s drug aims to be the f...2025-04-2534 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 09: Nick Thorpe - Walking Europe's Last Wilderness, and the Guernsey Walking FestivalThis week we have conversations about a a recently-published book about walking in the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Guernsey Walking Festival.Interview times:04:42 Guernsey Spring Walking Festival 20:15 Nick Thorpe - Walking Europe's Last WildernessNick ThorpeAward-winning journalist and film-maker Nick Thorpe’s day job is as the central Europe correspondent for BBC Radio and TV. Because of this, he has lived in the region for around 40 years, and currently calls Budapest home.He has written several books, including The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Bl...2025-04-2551 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 08: Hong Kong’s Argyle Ross Trail and the Haltwhistle Walking FestivalThis week we have conversations about a new and challenging trail in Hong Kong that involves swimming in the ocean, and on the Haltwhistle Walking Festival in Northumberland.Times:03:37 Haltwhistle Walking Festival 18:55 The Argyll Ross TrailArgyle Ross TrailThe Argyle Ross Trail is a challenging 12-section, 100km swim hike across the length of Hong Kong. The hike includes sea swimming between islands, hiking in streams, jumping in waterfalls and traversing rugged coastlines, ridges, reservoirs and beaches. Best hiked in Hong Kong’s hot summer months, every section is we...2025-04-1843 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 5: Vitalant’s vital role in blood products, and Brainomix gives hope to stroke victimsThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Vitalant’s Kevin Land, executive medical director, Biotherapies, and VP of Clinical Services, and Becky Cap, SVP, Biotherapies; and chat with Brainomix CEO and co-founder Michalis Papadakis about making a difference in getting faster treatments for stroke victims.Times: 01:52 Brainomix 21:44 VitalantVitalantVitalant, which used to be known as Blood Systems Inc., is a US nonprofit organization that collects blood from volunteer donors and provides blood, blood products and services across the US.It is the country’s la...2025-04-1854 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 4: A new class of therapeutics, and biotech hiring in 2025This week on the podcast, we have conversations about hiring in the lifesciences industry in 2025, and about a potential new class of synthetic therapeutics.Interview times: 02:49 ThirdLaw Molecular 21:14 Occam GlobalThirdLaw MolecularThirdLaw Molecular is a biotech company that has pioneered the discovery and development of Spiroligomer molecules – a groundbreaking new platform for targeted drug discovery.The company is designing and synthesizing libraries of billions of Spiroligomer-based molecules and is entering into research collaborations with pharmaceutical organizations to identify and optimize highly targeted drug-development candidates.Th...2025-04-1150 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 07: The xTx Trail and the Talgarth Walking FestivalThis week we have conversations about the development of a cross-state trail in Texas, the xTx, and on the Talgarth Walking Festival in Wales.Interview times03:35: Talgarth Walking Festival 12:30: X-Texas TrailTalgarth Walking FestivalTalgarth is in Mid-Wales, in the county of Powys, between Hay-on-Wye and Brecon.It hosts the annual Talgarth Walking Festival, which this year is the 11th edition of the event. Beyond the walks, participants can enjoy talks from local experts, family-friendly activities and opportunities to connect with fellow nature enthusiasts and walkers.2025-04-1145 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 06: The March March March, and the IMLThis week we have conversations about the IML – the International Marching League, and a feature on an annual long-distance walk from March in Cambridgeshire, to Cambridge, called the March March March.IMLThe IML (International Marching League) Walking Association is a non-political, non-profit organisation that promotes walking and international cooperation and friendship.The IML, which consists of the European region and Pan-Pacific region, promotes international multi-day non-competitive walking events in each of the member countries.IML walkers must walk a minimum of two days at an event, and cover at least 20km...2025-04-0441 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 3: Nanoparticles and Duchenne muscular dystrophyInterview timestamps: 02:20 Satellos 26:00 EVŌQ NanoAntibiotic-resistant infections are a top 10 global health threat demanding urgent innovation.A US-based nanotech company, EVŌQ Nano, has developed a novel nanoparticle that destroys bacteria from the inside – without triggering antimicrobial resistance (AMR).The nanoparticle is already in development for an inhaled therapeutic for Cystic Fibrosis patients, as well as for antimicrobial medical devices and treatment of the surface of textiles. It is also being earmarked for applications in energy and agriculture.The company’s multi-patented, high-volume laser nanofabrication process create...2025-04-0452 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 05: Bristol Walk Fest, Newton Stewart Walking FestivalThis week we feature two walking festivals, almost at opposite ends of the UK – in Bristol and Newton Stewart.Bristol's month-long walking festival, Bristol Walk Fest, has a new closing celebration, the Walk:Bristol event.Walk:Bristol event on Saturday, May 31 has a choice of four marshalled walks of varying distances, from five to 20 miles. Participants are encouraged to raise sponsorship for good causes, and organisers promise to donate any profit the event may make back to Bristol Walk Fest, to help ensure it continues in the future.The first ever Walk:Bristol ev...2025-03-2834 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 2: Opioid alternatives and epiproteomicsOur guest, Dr. Hernan Bazan, is the CEO and co-founder of South Rampart Pharma. He is also a board-certified vascular surgeon.Bazan is also the recipient of the 2024 NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Director's Trailblazer Award for his work in developing a non-addictive pain medication as an alternative to opioids.At South Rampart Pharma, he is leading the development of SRP-001, a new type of pain medication that lacks the addictive potential of opioids and avoids safety and toxicity issues associated with other pain medications.SRP-001 has already received...2025-03-2848 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 1: Osteoboost and Pheast TherapeuticsOsteoboost Health Inc. just announced its sixth U.S. patent for its wearable device that uses vibration therapy to strengthen bones and help women live stronger, longer lives.The company is tackling acritical health challenge: osteopenia, a condition affecting millions of women worldwide. Osteoboost is the first and only FDA-cleared, non-drug prescription treatment for low bone density. Powered by NASA-inspired technology, the wearable belt targets high-risk areas like the lumbar spine and hips, using a proprietary vibration frequency to stimulate bone growth effectively.Osteoboost’s clinical trials show up to 85% reduction in spine bo...2025-03-2144 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 04: The Pennine Way 60th anniversary and Cyprus StrollersThis week, we’re talking about the 60th anniversary of the Pennine Way, and walking in Cyprus.The Pennine Way starts in Edale, Derbyshire, and continues north, ending at Kirk Yetholm, in the Scottish Borders. Unless you’re walking north to south.The 268-mile long-trail was the first National Trail in England and is one of the UK’s most famous long-distance walks. It officially opened on April 24, 1965. However, the idea behind the path was conceived in 1935.The Pennine Way has a combined ascent greater than the height of Mount Everest, and its varied...2025-03-2139 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 03: Saskatchewan and English Riviera Walking FestivalThis week, we’re talking about Canada, and Devon.The English Riviera not only boasts some of the best weather in the UK, but also has many perfect walking paths.The English Riviera Walking Festival is returning with more than 20 guided walks from the 14th to the 22nd of June.The Riviera covers the coastal part of Devon that includes Brixham, Torquay and Paignton. The South West Coast Path takes in the Riviera coastline, and it is also a UNESCO Geopark. Of the 140 Geoparks around the world, the English Riviera is the only se...2025-03-1441 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 02: Chepstow Walking Festival, Xperience PakistanThis week on the podcast – which is available here on the walkingpost.com website as well as all the podcast platforms like Spotify and Apple – we are covering another walking festival in the UK, the Chepstow Walking Festival, and we are also looking at a company that arranges bespoke holidays in Pakistan, which can include walking, and that is Xperience Pakistan.The Chepstow Walking Festival recently announced the hikes on offer for this year’s festival, which takes place this year from Tuesday, April 22 to Sunday, April 27, 2025.And tickets are now available for purchase for the wa...2025-03-0755 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 01: Malvern Walking Festival & Capricorn Mohair SocksThis week on the walkingpost.com podcast our features are on the Malvern Walking Festival, and Capricorn Mohair Socks.The Malvern Walking Festival features nine days of themed walks from May 24 to June 1. To tell us all about it is Peter Reynolds, chairman of the festival.We also have a feature on the sock company Capricorn Mohair Socks, to discuss the company, the benefits of mohair and socks in general.2025-02-2838 min
RotationsLocal tunes, old and newAn idiosyncratic collection of local tunes, old and new. Quiet, loud, quiet. Featuring a brief detour into late-70s/early-80s Australian new wave. Presented by Kim. Wala is Life / Allara ngatha nhawa-l nanyirr / Allara (with Pataphysics, Maru Elias and Coree Thorpe) I Don’t Speak Your Language / Mindy Meng Wang + Sui Zhen Wake in Might / Party Dozen Bass Clef / Native Cats Do that Dance / Primitive Calculators Cradle Song / Stray Dags No Word from China / Pel Mel Better than Het / Jan Cornall and Elizabeth Drake These scenes / Kisses Marketplace / Jim White Pet Sematary / RVG2025-02-0200 min