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MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldThe Dynasty of Apples - Julian Temperley, Somerset Cider Brandy CompanySomerset Cider Brandy is a distillation of cider, which is made from apples grown in the beautiful English county of Somerset - and they in turn originate from apple trees that were brought west centuries ago from Kazakhstan, travelling along the ancient Silk Road. The spirit has been enjoyed recently by King Charles as well as festival goers over the years at Glastonbury. Julian Temperley, founder of the Somerset Cider Brandy Company, tells MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi about the heritage of apples and cider in Somerset and also the dynasty of cider brandy that he dreams of creating.
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MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing World#ThinkOcean - Nicola Bridge, Ocean Conservation TrustIf you take a dip in the sea in the UK and your friend does the same in Australia, that’s the same as being in one big swimming pool together. So says Nicola Bridge of the Ocean Conservation Trust. 71% of planet Earth is covered in sea water and that is all one single ocean. The ocean gives us food, well-being and a means of transport across vast distances. It is also crucial in regulating the health of our planet as a whole. But it is often taken for granted by us humans. Nicola is passionate about giving the oc...2024-06-2152 min
MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldTime as an Ingredient for Food and Life - Steven Lamb, Culinary Consultant & AuthorHow do you go from the fast-paced world of filming windsurfing, football and sporting events and working on the first global reality TV sensation Big Brother to becoming an advocate for slow food and a more meditative approach to living, cooking and eating? Smoking and curing expert, culinary consultant and author, Steven Lamb takes the time to hang out with MetroWild and tell us how working on the River Cottage food and cooking TV programmes with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall changed his life.
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Time as an Ingredient for Food and Life - Steven Lamb ¦ MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep09...2024-06-1449 min
MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldSmall Changes, Big Impact - Zuhura Plummer, Oxfordshire Liveable StreetsAccording to the World Bank, 56% of the world’s population live in cities - that’s 4.4 billion of us. And it’s only going to get more crowded over time. More people means more cars, more roads, more housing and more loss of green space. Zuhura Plummer has lived in some of the most over-populated and polluted cities on earth, Mumbai In India and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Now a resident of Oxford and Campaign Director of Oxfordshire Liveable Streets, Zuhura talks to MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi about re-designing our urban landscapes to prioritise our well-being and inter-relationships. Our wide-ranging conver...2024-06-071h 03
MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldThe Call of the Seagrass (or The Making of “Seruan Setu”) - Jillian Ooi, Marine Ecologist & Zahim Albakri, Theatre DirectorCan science and music really change hearts and minds? Yes, it can. This is a heart-warming story from Malaysia about how a scientist and theatre director came together to produce a genre-defying performance piece using Malaysian gamelan music to serenade the cause of seagrass. And inspired their audiences to take action for the protection of this previously overlooked marine plant. Marine ecologist Jillian Ooi and theatre director Zahim Albakri talk to Yang-May Ooi on MetroWild about Seruan Setu, The Call of the Seagrass, their genre-defying theatre piece which takes audiences on “an enchanting musical journey that spotlights Malaysia’s endan...2024-05-0933 min
MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldKnowing Me, Knowing Ewe - Hazel Fletcher, Lucky EweA big city like London can offer many things to many diverse groups of people. Hazel Fletcher grew up in Lanark in Scotland where she felt like the only gay in the village. Moving to London gave her the chance to find her tribe and blossom into her new life. Nature also offers many things for many diverse groups. After 30 years as market researcher in the big city, Hazel has now moved back to Scotland where she is a volunteer and Trustee at Lucky Ewe, a small sheep farm in Fife offering skills training and well-being support for young...2024-05-0832 min
MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldSlow Celebration of the Everyday - Chris Otley, ArtistChris Otley is an artist whose work encompasses beautiful natural landscapes and also images of what we might call ugly industrial complexes. His artwork includes pictures of gorgeous birds and also drawings of microbes and photos of dead jellyfish. What prompts him to spend hours and maybe days looking so closely at these extremely contrasting things? Chris Otley takes time out from his art to talk to MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi about his slow celebration of the everyday.
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Slow Celebration of the Everyday - Chris Otley ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 05 MWL0105 ¦ with Yang-May Ooi
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MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldCollaboration, Creativity & Sustainability - Joanne Ooi, EASustainFrom the frenetic cities of New York and Hong Kong, an outspoken American who has spent her career in fashion and art dealing moves to the rural Suffolk countryside and finds herself seemingly marooned and bored in quiet nature. But Joanne Ooi never sits still for long. She founded first, EAFestival, an arts and culture festival in East Anglia - and then EASustain a biennial festival about Environment, Culture and Entrepreneurship. Today, she talks to MetroWild host Yang-May Ooi about leaving hectic city life and discovering her higher purpose serving the local community from her new quiet countryside home. ...2024-04-1943 min
MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldAbout Climate - Yang-May Ooi, Author & PodcasterFor those who prefer listening to audio podcasts than reading text on a screen, this episode is the audio version of two articles previously published on the MetroWild blog - Beyond Climate Anxiety and The Climate Book: A Book Review. Read for you by MetroWild author, Yang-May Ooi.
Beyond Climate Anxiety
What can we do in the face of climate change? How can we continue to live in our creative and dynamic cities and also take care of the sustaining natural world that we depend on?
The Climate Book: A Book Review
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MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldTruly, Madly, Hedgehogly - Hugh Warwick, Ecologist & AuthorHow can the cute little hedgehog save the planet? Well, according to ecologist, author and hedgehog lover, Hugh Warwick - and the Beatles - All We Need is Love. We just need to fall in love with this little creature and that love will fire us up to protect not just this tiny animal but also the planet. In this episode of the MetroWild podcast, Hugh is our love guru - he tells MetroWild host and author Yang-May Ooi, all about his great paramour, the humble hedgehog, and how we can successfully date and build a long-term romance with al...2024-01-1337 min
MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing WorldWhat is MetroWild?
What is MetroWild? Writer & podcaster Yang-May Ooi introduces her new personal project, which emerged out of her previous podcast The Anxiety Advantage.
The most pressing anxiety of our time is climate change. What can we all do as individuals and collectively to create a healthier, happier planet?
We protect the things we love. So MetroWild is a love story about our cities and nature, told through a kaleidoscope of personal stories and expert knowledge from our changing world.
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What is MetroWild? ¦ MetroWild Podcast Season 01 Episode 01 MWL0101 ¦ with Yang-May Ooi
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The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety and Courage in the Face of Death - Anna Ledgard S02 Ep08Death comes to all of us. Most of us fear it and our anxiety about death and dying stops us from thinking about it and talking about it. Would having more courage in the face of this universal human life passage help us die better deaths and live better lives? It seems appropriate in this last episode of our exploration of anxiety and courage to talk openly about the life experience that scares us most. End of life doula Anna Ledgard joins The Anxiety Advantage host Yang-May Ooi to talk about Anxiety and Courage in the Face of Death. 2023-04-2053 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety and Retirement - Liz Watt S02 Ep07Retirement can be a daunting prospect for many of us. It is a time that reminds us that we are growing older. The monthly salary we have been used to suddenly stops. We have to find another purpose and maybe even reflect on our identity once our career and job titles fall away. How can we navigate the anxiety that comes with retiring from the working lives we have known for many decades? Retirement coach, Liz Watt, joins podcast host Yang-May Ooi in this episode of The Anxiety Advantage to explore how retirement can be a time for regeneration a...2023-04-0640 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety, PTSD and the Courage to Thrive - Lou Lebentz S02 Ep06Trauma can affect us in one sudden awful incident. Or it can build up bit by bit over years of repeated pain and suffering. Trauma can be passed down through the generations. It can affect societies and communities as well as individuals. How can we find ways to heal ourselves, each other and society? How do we emerge from the grip of past trauma and discover joy and hope again? Trauma specialist Lou Lebentz talks to Anxiety Advantage host Yang-May Ooi about her work helping those affected by PTSD, addiction, psychosis and eating disorders to heal...2023-03-2345 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety, Women and Diversity in the Workplace - Jenny Garrett OBE S02 Ep05What are some of the anxieties and challenges facing women who are the main breadwinners in their family? And for women working in male-dominated workspaces,what other additional challenges do we face, especially if we are from an ethnically diverse background? Leadership coach Jenny Garrett OBE joins host Yang-May Ooi on The Anxiety Advantage to share her expertise working with women and corporations at the highest level - and also speaks honestly and openly about the anxieties and challenges she herself faced in her life and career. –Please note...2023-03-0949 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety, Break Ups and Make Ups - Rosie Wilby S02 Ep04Will I ever meet anyone or will I die alone and unloved? Now I’ve met someone, do they still love me? Will they break up with me? If they break up with me, will I ever meet anyone or will I die alone and unloved? Relationships are fraught with anxiety, that’s for sure. Is there hope at all when it comes to our anxiety about love and relationships? Comedian and author of The Break Up Monologues, Rosie Wilby, joins Anxiety Advantage host Yang-May Ooi to share her insights into how we can find the courage to commit to a...2023-02-2350 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety and Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone - Belinda Kirk S02 Ep03Do you often feel frozen with anxiety? Are the stresses of every day life bringing you down and maybe even making you ill? You are not alone. Explorer Belinda Kirk has experienced all that and champions adventure as a way to wellbeing - and a way to becoming more courageous in our every day lives. She joins Anxiety Advantage podcast host Yang-May Ooi to talk about how adventure is not just for men with beards clogged with ice but for everyone, most especially any of us struggling with anxiety. She shares her personal story of being frozen with anxiety...2023-02-0946 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety, Leadership and Speaking Up - Sarah Lloyd-Hughes S02 Ep02Do you sometimes feel: oh, I know what to do here - but who am I to speak up? I have this idea that could really work - but Who am I to share it out loud? I really know this topic inside out - but Who am I to stand up and take the lead on this? Many of us, especially women, have had these anxious feelings at one time or another. So is there hope for us? Leadership communications coach, Sarah Lloyd-Hughes, joins The Anxiety Advantage podcast to talk with host Yang-May Ooi on how we can f...2023-01-2648 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastTrauma, Anxiety & Small Steps to Healing - Sarah Woodhouse S02 Ep01When everything seems hopeless and we feel as if we are utterly in the grip of trauma and anxiety, how can we take our first step towards healing? What do we need in order to acknowledge that something needs to change in our lives? How can we find just enough courage to reach out and ask for help? Dr Sarah Woodhouse, trauma expert, research psychologist, author, coach and creator of the Freedom Process, joins host Yang-May Ooi on The Anxiety Advantage podcast to share her expertise and personal story of healing Welcome to Season 2 of The...2023-01-1243 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastLearning from Anxiety - Yang-May OoiSo we’ve reached the end of the Journey of Discovery that I set out on a few months ago. What have I learnt over the course of talking to my guests and exploring Anxiety during Season 1? What was the point of it all? Has the journey changed me? What am I going to take away with me going forward? —Please noteI am not an expert on anxiety. I have no medical or therapy-type qualifications. I am a writer - and like many people, I have...2022-12-0149 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastLaughing in the Face of Anxiety - Alex FarrowCan comedy help us talk about things that are difficult to confront? Can laughing about taboos and anxieties be good for us? Stand up comedian and director of Jericho Comedy, Alex Farrow, joins writer and podcaster, Yang-May Ooi, to laugh - sometimes a little earnestly - about anxiety. —Please noteI am not an expert on anxiety. I have no medical or therapy-type qualifications. I am a writer - and like many people, I have struggled with anxiety. My purpose in these podcasts is...2022-11-2451 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastPerformance Anxiety (even Pavorotti felt it!) - Jane CammackCan anxiety help us perform at the highest level? When is it a hindrance - and when is it a help? Former opera singer, Jane Cammack, joins writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi to talk about nerves, anxiety and singing and what we can learn from the world of opera performance to channel performance anxiety. –Please noteI am not an expert on anxiety. I have no medical or therapy-type qualifications. I am a writer - and like many people, I have struggled with anxi...2022-11-1737 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastAnxiety, Money and Making Big Decisions - Peter DitchburnDo you feel anxious about making important decisions? You’re not alone. In today’s episode, my discussion with financial advisor Peter Ditchburn about financial matters and anxiety evolves into an exploration of how anxiety helps us make the big decisions in our lives, not just about money but also about significant matters generally. —CreditsPhotos: Peter Ditchburn, with permissionMusic & Images: Across the Delta by Sounds Like Sander (theme), other incidental/ background music and stock photos and video footage used in the p...2022-11-1059 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastThings that Make Me Anxious - River Owsley-Brown and Yang-May OoiWhat are the things that make you anxious? And how do you handle the anxiety that those things stir up in you? Writer and podcaster, Yang-May Ooi, feels anxious a lot of the time - and film producer River Owsley-Brown, too. So they join forces for today’s episode of The Anxiety Advantage to share their lists of things that make them anxious. And with lots of laughter, they see if they can change the energy around their anxieties.—CreditsPhotos: River Owsley-Brown, with permission2022-11-0343 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastDigital Life and The Age of Anxiety - James Wood aka JW WoodIs Digital Technology creating an Age of Anxiety in our modern times? Have there been other Ages of Anxiety? In this episode of The Anxiety Advantage we take a step back for a long and broad view of anxiety in the context of the last 100 years and the evolution of technology from a literary and philosophical perspective. James Wood, who writes as JW Wood, joins writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi for today’s wide-ranging conversation on the makings of modern technological anxieties. —CreditsPhoto...2022-10-2751 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastHello, Darkness, My Old Friend - Yang-May OoiWhat can a Simon & Garfunkel song teach us about our relationship with Anxiety? Instead of doing battle with our Anxiety, could it help to see her as a friend and ally? In this episode, writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi shares her own personal experience of how Anxiety has shown up in her life - and how it has limited what she enjoys doing and also potentially ruined her professional career as a lawyer. And how she hopes we can find a better way forward. —CreditsPhotos: Yang...2022-10-2043 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastOCD, Anxiety and Empathy - Ellie RussellWhat is it like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? What do you do when you realise the life path you have started on feels overwhelming and sends you into a spiral of anxiety? And what can those experiences teach us about empathy and sitting with our own and others’ distress? In today’s episode of The Anxiety Advantage, twenty-something Ellie Russell talks frankly and movingly with podcast host Yang-May Ooi, about living with anxiety as a child and throughout her life. —CreditsPhotos: Ellie Russell, with pe...2022-10-1349 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastTo Be Anxious is To Be Human - Yang-May OoiFear can feel overwhelming. Anxiety can cripple us. When we are afraid, we can lash out and behave in horrible ways. When we are anxious, we can feel paralyzed. Our thoughts go round and round in our heads. We are tense, on edge. But can we let go of the fear that is destructive - and instead, harness its energy - or use the stillness that anxiety gives us - so that we can thrive in the face of fear, uncertainty and doubt? Is it possible to transform anxiety for good?2022-10-0633 min
The Anxiety Advantage - A TigerSpiritUK PodcastThe Anxiety Advantage - Trailer - A Journey of DiscoveryAnxiety can be overwhelming and debilitating. And it is on the rise in today’s post-pandemic world. But Is it inevitable that we must live with fear, uncertainty and doubt - or can there be any good that can come from anxiety? I really hope so!I’m Yang-May Ooi. I’m a writer and podcaster. I am developing a new multi-media project to see if we can discover a light of hope amidst our global struggles with anxiety. Listen to this audio trailer and find out more … #anxietya...2022-07-0409 min