The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast

In this first of three consecutive re-releases, William looks back at one of our top 3 performing episodes. The episode you're about to hear, is our best performing, ever. Originally released on the 26th January 2021, it was then subsequently rereleased on 24th August 2021. During this episode Stuart and William discussed and chewed over the following question, from listener Maureen in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England: "People debate if inland wind turbines are nice, or ugly. Is this a redundant argument, when the aim behind this is that we're all trying to protect our beautiful planet, meaning wind power is part of the mix? Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts  https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

Hosts Stuart and William, mark International Anti Corruption Day, in this bonus episode for you of The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast. Corruption affects all areas of society. Preventing corruption, unlocks progress towards the sustainable development goals, helps protect our planet, creates jobs, achieves gender equality, and secures wider access to essential services, such as healthcare and education. While it is everyone’s right to benefit from strong anti-corruption efforts, misconduct and wrongdoing is stealing away valuable resources, at a time when they are most needed to respond to, and recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The 2021 International Anti-Corruption Day seeks to highlight the rights and responsibilities of everyone - including States, Government officials, civil servants, law enforcement officers, media representatives, the private sector, civil society, academia, the public and youth - in tackling corruption. You can find out more by following this link; https://www.un.org/en/observances/anti-corruption-day --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Net zero is not true net zero, as it seems the fossil fuel industry has convinced the UK government to only reduce future emissions by 50%. With the balance secured through carbon capture via tech, not yet invented. What about absorbing the crap we’ve already put out there?" What we guarantee you is a good rounded conversation on this podcast, not really a debate, even though it says that on the tin. We give you authentic views, no scripts, real opinions, and real discussions. So join Stuart and William, as the head off along another meandering discussion, and the tackle a question from long term listener, Alan in Northway, Oxford, England. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts  https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Each generation perceives the state of nature, when they were a child, as good and normal. We might notice loss in our lifetime, but do we understand, or even notice the depleting baseline of the living world, that our life is set in?" Stuart and William once more embark on a roaming, natural style of conversation. They're not experts, they will however explore this question, in a relatable way, for you, the listener. Today they're discussing a question from listener Bushra in India. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts  https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Is the council not mowing the grassed areas in Oxford, a genuine attempt at rewilding, or a consequence of labour and funding shortages?" It says in the title of this podcast, that its a debate, but this is more a conversational style podcast. What we guarantee you is, real discussions, real opinions, real views, no scripts. Join hosts Stuart and William, as they examine a question from long time listener Alan, in Northway, Oxford, England. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts  https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Humans contribute 3% to co2 emissions and 97% is produced by nature. Are we being sold the great green agenda? Is it all a big con?" Join Stuart and William on another roaming and insightful discussion. They're not experts, they will however explore this question, in a relatable way for you the listener. Today they embark on discussing a question from listener Carida from Jamaica. Often, the underlying themes of nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, social justice and sustainability come through this explorative style of conversation. All these subjects interplay with each other when one digs down into many of the big issues we all face. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts   https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Is mass tree planting really the holy grail we perceive it to be?" Join hosts Stuart and William, in their usual far reaching discussion style podcast, as they mull over a question from Bushra, in India. Their aim, generally, is to divide all the issues into bite sized chunks, and along the way, challenge and contest their own and your mindsets, habits, and beliefs. Often, the underlying themes of nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, social justice and sustainability come through that explorative conversation. All these subjects interplay with each other when one digs down into many of the big issues we all face. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts   https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Our failure to comprehend the ecology that inhabits the darkness, limits humanities true understanding of the living world around us. There’s lots of unseen life out there. Can you share your thoughts around this?" Once again, join Stuart and William on another wandering and insightful discussion. Often serious, often silly, in fact this episode is both, in equal measure. Today they embark on discussing a listener question, from Brinda in India. As always with every episode of the podcast, they allow the conversation to flow, bringing it back to the key point periodically, as this process is often where the powerful conclusions come from for the topic that is being discussed. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts   https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"The government in the UK, has declared a climate emergency, yet has still to formally address the nation. Wouldn’t you have thought this would happen as standard in some form or other, if it were a genuine declaration?" An unscripted real exploration, with genuine opinions, as hosts Stuart and William examine a listener question from Victor in North London, England. They're not experts, they will however delve into the subject, in a relatable way, for you the listener. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"We hardly ever see any reports in UK of African disasters. Is this a cover up, a left over attitude from colonial days, or are these far off events just not relevant? European disasters don’t always get news time either, so is this void on African news nothing to really worry about?" With authentic views, unscripted, unrehearsed, unplanned opinions, hosts Stuart (who is the mainstay of this podcast), and William (who without Stuart, would be nothing), embark on another meandering deeply penetrating conversation, as they explore a listener question from Adwin, in South Africa. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts   https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Climate protestors are too often dismissed as people who should go back to work, or comments are made that the benefits system is paying too well, allowing people to protest. Protesters are either privileged white middle class, or stinking, soap dodging, drop outs. Why don’t people engage with the person in front of them, and see why they’ve really been moved to protest? Does this mean the critics have lost the argument? Are climate crisis deniers really deniers, or to shit scared to face what's really before us?" Join Stuart and William on another roaming discussion. Today they are discussing a listener question, from Denny in Colorado, USA. They're not experts, they will however explore this question, in a relatable way, for you the listener. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Protesters are protesting for system change, but the system, whatever it is, doesn't want to change. The system is taking away the right and ability to protest bit by bit here in the UK. Protest can often be the last option for people, take that away, and what have we left? This is designed to make people arrestable, so they can be removed, but is it provoking violence, freedom fighters, gorilla wars, terrorism, war, however you wish to phrase it?" This is the question that was sent in by long time listener Alan in Northway, Oxford, England. We've lost count how many he's now sent in. Join Stuart and William on another roaming and insightful discussion, as they explore this question. They're not experts, they will however delve into the subject, in a relatable way, for you the listener. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Citizen journalism, by the people for the people, is that the future?" Two men, one in his 40s, the other tipping into his 50's, recording face to face, for the final time for a while. Stuart and William take on a question sent in by listener Ebba from Västra Götaland, Sweden, which they approach in their usual open, and honest way. This is Ebba's first question and it's hoped she sends a follow up one too. Stuart and William are here to persuade, entertain and inspire you to make different choices in the way we go forward in life, individually and collectively. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and that recording can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts  https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

Hosts Stuart and William mark World Vegan Day in this bonus episode for you of The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast. The event takes place every November 1st, which has been chosen as it is an international day of action for animals rights! The commemoration of this event began in 1994 by a UK celebrity, Louise Wallis, who was at the time the chair of The Vegan Society, as they celebrated its 50th birthday, the coinage of the terms vegan and veganism, as well as the inception of The Vegan Society. Not wanting the event to coincide with others like Day of the Dead and Halloween, and because of the doubts as to the exact date in November 1944 when the society was started, Wallis decided to go with the first day of November. You can find out more by following this link; https://bit.ly/3BuKwcU Also find out more about the Vegan Society by following this link: https://www.vegansociety.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"White man see’s land and resources as something to own, indigenous cultures don’t have the same focus on ownership, whose right and whose wrong?" Once again, Stuart and William were able to record face to face, which lead to the usual roaming style of conversation you've likely become accustomed to after over 225 episodes. This time they explore a question from Ahana in Assam, India. These conversations often touch upon the same six themes, nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, social justice and sustainability, whilst still striving to make nature's voice heard. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message and it can then be considered for inclusion in a future edition of the podcast. Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts  https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message