The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast

"Is time spent in nature a luxury or a necessity?" Stuart and William recorded face to face again, which brings a different dynamic to the show, don't you think? As always they launch themselves off on a meandering conversation as they discuss this time a question from listener Amishi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Often the underlying themes of nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, social justice and sustainability come through that 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. 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

"Regarding the climate crisis and life in general, are small steps better than big?" Once again, join Stuart and William on another roaming and insightful discussion. This time they recorded face to face in Stuart's living room, marking the first they'd recorded in this manner since March 2020. 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 Anika in Gujarat, 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

"Many people claim protesters and activists are obviously rich to be able to take time out to protest. I don’t see this myself, I see ordinary people, some rich, some poor, making sacrifices to protest. I see wealthier people, using their savings, making themselves poor, to fund protesting. I see poor people, with nothing, sacrificing the little they have to protest. The wealthier are called entitled, the poor accused of funding protests via benefits. These insults contribute nothing, they are just words. We’re all just renting the space we inhabit, none of us truly own anything. My big concern is individualising the solutions to the climate and ecological crisis we most certainly face, takes the pressure off the fossil fuel industries, who are the big players in saving humanity". Join hosts Stuart and William, in their usual far reaching discussion style podcast, as they examine a question from Wendy in Exeter, Devon, England. They're 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. 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 there a difference between thinking and feeling?" This question was sent in by someone who routinely listens, Alan in Northway, Oxford, England. It's  a very different style of question he's directed at the podcast this time, very different to the ones he's sent in before.   As always though, Stuart and William embark on another roaming and insightful discussion. Their aim generally is to break all the issues into bite sized chunks, and along the way challenge their own and your mindsets, habits, and beliefs.  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

"Humanity faces big planetary changes in many ways, not just regarding climate. To embrace true change though in things like social justice, we need navigable paths, and a vision of a positive quality of life. I think exploring pathways to sustainable optimism is the core for all challenges we face as individuals, and as a society, whatever the issue. The power of a vision of optimism generates its own energy, and we don’t need to mine minerals to keep that going. Optimism can be a global transformation mechanism, spreading through us as individuals, and as a society. Is this a utopia ideal or an achievable reality?" Once again, join Stuart and William on another roaming 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 Denny in Colorado, USA. 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"If the climate crisis was front page news, every day, the public would demand we do something about it, and those with vested interests, and billionaires that own the media, would lose their short term cash cow". Stuart and William once again embark on a roaming natural style of conversation. Making what could be a deep academic debate, into a relatable and accessible exploration for everyone. The big issues are something we all need to engage with, so listen in as they discuss a question from listener Robert in Arizona, USA. 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"John Kerry, part of Joe Biden’s team, has I’m told said that you don’t need to give up meat or anything and uninvented things will save us. I’m not sure he actually said this? What do you guys think of anyone who says that?" Another unscripted, searching, insightful laypersons chat, between hosts Stuart and William, as discuss a question sent in from long time listener Vandana, 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Alternative fuels and energy may be in some ways renewable, but doesn’t it still need mineral extraction in part?" Another spontaneous, improvised, insightful chat, from a laymen's standpoint, between hosts Stuart and William. A very real deliberation, as they examine another listener question, this time 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

Hosts Stuart and William mark World Vegetarian Day in this bonus episode of The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast. World Vegetarian Day is observed annually around the planet on October 1st. It is a day of celebration, established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978, "To promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism". It brings awareness to the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. You can find out more by following this link; https://worldvegetarianday.navs-online.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

A bit of fun for you, a bonus episode from a recent outing Stuart and William had at the East Oxford Farmers' and Community Market where they had a stall. This out and about recording includes a question from listener Jules in Oxford. He asked; "Our landlord and come and stripped out everything in our front garden because we'd let it get overgrown. What sort of plants would you suggest to put in there that'll look pretty and be easy to manage?" This question sparked another spontaneous, improvised, insightful chat, between hosts Stuart and William. ANNOUNCEMENT! Stuart and William will be leading an alphabet walk around the Turrill Sculpture Garden in Summertown, Oxford. What makes this an alphabet walk? Well, William and Stuart will take a letter each, and work their way through the alphabet, to focus our attention on the world around us through their separate areas of expertise. Book your ticket today via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-turrill-sculpture-garden-through-an-alphabet-walk-tickets-169453228167 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Do the public suffer with climate emergency fatigue?" Join Stuart and William for another wide ranging conversation, that really could go anywhere, as they discuss and explore, from an laymen's perspective, a question this time from listener Anzu in Japan. ANNOUNCEMENT! Stuart and William will be leading an alphabet walk around the Turrill Sculpture Garden in Summertown, Oxford. What makes this an alphabet walk? Well, William and Stuart will take a letter each, and work their way through the alphabet, to focus our attention on the world around us through their separate areas of expertise. Book your ticket today via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-turrill-sculpture-garden-through-an-alphabet-walk-tickets-169453228167 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"Does direct action from protests get anyone, anywhere? " Using their nomadic and roaming, unscripted conversational style, your hosts and well known personalities Stuart and William, offer up a very real discussion with authentic views, as they take a deep dive and explore another listener question, this time from Adriana in the Netherlands. 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. ANNOUNCEMENT! Stuart and William will be leading an alphabet walk around the Turrill Sculpture Garden in Summertown, Oxford. What makes this an alphabet walk? Well, William and Stuart will take a letter each, and work their way through the alphabet, to focus our attention on the world around us through their separate areas of expertise. Book your ticket today via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-turrill-sculpture-garden-through-an-alphabet-walk-tickets-169453228167 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

Hopefully this podcast will help persuade you, entertain you, inspire you, and inform you. Stretch your thinking at the very least! Stuart and William, once again head off on another roaming, meandering discussion, exploring and examining a listener question, this time from Adel in Christchurch, New Zealand.  The question, is simply, "Who’s in charge?". ANNOUNCEMENT! The podcast format, for the first time, will be expanded and presented in front of a live face to face audience. On the 25th September 2021, 4.30pm to 6.30pm, Stuart and William will be jointly hosting, with The Bothy Vineyard, the first ever live iteration of the podcast format. You can book your tickets today, by following the link below. Apologies for listeners outside of the UK, as this will only be an exclusive in person event, not online, and won't be recorded, or have a 'listen again' option. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/166481327131 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT! Stuart and William will be leading an alphabet walk around the Turrill Sculpture Garden in Summertown, Oxford.  What makes this an alphabet walk? Well, William and Stuart will take a letter each, and work their way through the alphabet, to focus our attention on the world around us through their separate areas of expertise.  Book your ticket today via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-turrill-sculpture-garden-through-an-alphabet-walk-tickets-169453228167 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"What's the environment? Is it different for all of us?" As with every episode, Stuart and William allow the conversation to flow, bringing it back to the key question periodically, so as not to disappear down a rabbit hole. That process often where the biggest insights come from.  In this instalment they discuss, explore, and mull over a question, from listener Amin, in Pakistan. ANNOUNCEMENT! The podcast format, for the first time, will be expanded and presented in front of a live face to face audience. On the 25th September 2021, 4.30pm to 6.30pm, Stuart and William will be jointly hosting, with The Bothy Vineyard, the first ever live iteration of the podcast format. You can book your tickets today, by following the link below. Apologies for listeners outside of the UK, as this will only be an exclusive in person event, not online, and won't be recorded, or have a 'listen again' option. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/166481327131 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT! Stuart and William will be leading an alphabet walk around the Turrill Sculpture Garden in Summertown, Oxford. What makes this an alphabet walk? Well, William and Stuart will take a letter each, and work their way through the alphabet, to focus our attention on the world around us through their separate areas of expertise. Book your ticket today via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-turrill-sculpture-garden-through-an-alphabet-walk-tickets-169453228167 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

"How do you keep listeners happy? Do you change the format/content of the podcast for the sake of change, or is it part of wider strategy?" Once again Stuart and William were able to record face to face, in Stuart's back garden, which certainly leads to a different style of episode than usual, don't you think? In this episode they discuss and explore a question, this time from long time listener Vandana, 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. ANNOUNCEMENT! The podcast format, for the first time, will be expanded and presented in front of a live face to face audience. On the 25th September 2021, 4.30pm to 6.30pm, Stuart and William will be jointly hosting, with The Bothy Vineyard, the first ever live iteration of the podcast format. You can book your tickets today, by following the link below. Apologies for listeners outside of the UK, as this will only be an exclusive in person event, not online, and won't be recorded, or have a 'listen again' option. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/166481327131 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT! Stuart and William will be leading an alphabet walk around the Turrill Sculpture Garden in Summertown, Oxford. What makes this an alphabet walk? Well, William and Stuart will take a letter each, and work their way through the alphabet, to focus our attention on the world around us through their separate areas of expertise. Book your ticket today via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-turrill-sculpture-garden-through-an-alphabet-walk-tickets-169453228167 Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message