Restid https://Restid.podbean.com Restid is the Swedish word for ‘travel time’.  These podcasts explore the stories of journeys, the theatre of travel, and how people use their travel time.  

Whether resting, reading, watching or writing, chatting or listening, travel time is our time, to use as we choose.  And a great journey is like a book that you want to finish but not to end. 

]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:34:22 +0000 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright Mark Selby 2024 All rights reserved. Society & Culture:Places & Travel 1440 episodic Restid is the Swedish word for ‘travel time’ These podcasts explore the stories of journeys, the theatre of travel, and how people use their travel time. Whether resting, reading, watching or writing, chatting or listening, travel time is our time, to use as we choose. And a great journey is like a book that you want to finish but not to end. Mark Selby Mark Selby No false https://feed.podbean.com/Restid/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18373790/Restid_Travel_Time_mxwkkt.jpg Restid https://Restid.podbean.com 144 144 Ep 40: Norman Ep 40: Norman https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-40-norman/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-40-norman/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:34:22 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/e0fd6e58-74a7-38fc-8966-0dad0240fbbd Solutions need problems to solve and the optimism of Norman.  Acknowledging the elephant in the garage and the cooling love affair with the car.

]]> Solutions need problems to solve and the optimism of Norman.  Acknowledging the elephant in the garage and the cooling love affair with the car.

]]> Mark Selby false No 805 42 full Ep 39: Future Fortunes Ep 39: Future Fortunes https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-39-future-fortunes/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-39-future-fortunes/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:18:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/50873467-5d54-3a14-addc-e7379780ac7a Peter Drucker said, “the best way to predict the future is to create it”.  Nevertheless, our interest in knowing the future and our fortunes remain as keen as ever.  What if we could travel in time, just once?  Would we? 

]]> Peter Drucker said, “the best way to predict the future is to create it”.  Nevertheless, our interest in knowing the future and our fortunes remain as keen as ever.  What if we could travel in time, just once?  Would we? 

]]> Mark Selby false No 708 41 full Ep 38: Memory and Legends Ep 38: Memory and Legends https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-38-memory-and-legends/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-38-memory-and-legends/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:28:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/d6b5c5cd-2dfe-363a-9ca1-fc0aad03cb40 Terry Pratchett wrote “Why do you go away?  So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours.  And the people there see you differently, too.  Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” (A Hat Full of Sky)

]]> Terry Pratchett wrote “Why do you go away?  So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours.  And the people there see you differently, too.  Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” (A Hat Full of Sky)

]]> Mark Selby false No 780 40 full Ep 37: Secrets Ep 37: Secrets https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-37-secrets/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-37-secrets/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:20:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/cf780aa4-0588-3b31-9b6b-b27ce9cb01a9 “Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” - Beethoven

We’re surrounded by secrets, awaiting discovery.  The efficiency of a thumbnail secret, ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead, ‘Platform Souls’ by Nicholas Whittaker, and the Shetland Bus.

]]> “Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” - Beethoven

We’re surrounded by secrets, awaiting discovery.  The efficiency of a thumbnail secret, ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead, ‘Platform Souls’ by Nicholas Whittaker, and the Shetland Bus.

]]> Mark Selby false No 625 39 full Ep 36: Going the Distance Ep 36: Going the Distance https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-36-going-the-distance/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-36-going-the-distance/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:14:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/3a0e29ef-0d8b-3b82-80b6-cd3646b548dd To Australia and back, for free?  The dangers of crate escapes and the impact of breaking barriers.

]]> To Australia and back, for free?  The dangers of crate escapes and the impact of breaking barriers.

]]> Mark Selby false No 597 38 full Ep 35: A New Destination Ep 35: A New Destination https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-35-a-new-destination/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-35-a-new-destination/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:23:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/803f0c2b-51cb-3be9-b3e6-78519358ec01 Finding a new destination when trouble lies ahead.  Reducing the impact on ourselves of a bubble bursting.  As Dana Milbank writes "Stop trying to be happy — and start figuring out how to make other people happy."

]]> Finding a new destination when trouble lies ahead.  Reducing the impact on ourselves of a bubble bursting.  As Dana Milbank writes "Stop trying to be happy — and start figuring out how to make other people happy."

]]> Mark Selby false No 579 37 full Ep 34: The Lock-in Ep 34: The Lock-in https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-34-the-lock-in/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-34-the-lock-in/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2025 04:20:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/988612b5-9c86-3ed1-92d7-dd13a1afe323 Shadows in the dark, imagining the worst and the safety provided by the travelling community. I've never been locked in a station before.

]]> Shadows in the dark, imagining the worst and the safety provided by the travelling community. I've never been locked in a station before.

]]> Mark Selby false No 600 36 full Ep 33: Steinbeck Ep 33: Steinbeck https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-33-steinbeck/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-33-steinbeck/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:20:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/9e9393f9-1960-31e1-a3d6-c46f5818bbbe John Steinbeck, California, bright shiny technology, bubbles and the giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye.

]]> John Steinbeck, California, bright shiny technology, bubbles and the giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye.

]]> Mark Selby false No 625 35 full Episode 32: Good Luck Episode 32: Good Luck https://Restid.podbean.com/e/episode-32-good-luck/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/episode-32-good-luck/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:20:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/e8a29b3b-6b20-33cb-b986-8cd30ca1f5ac Finding good fortune and tackling loneliness on our travels

]]> Finding good fortune and tackling loneliness on our travels

]]> Mark Selby false No 555 34 full Ep 31: Riding Storms Ep 31: Riding Storms https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-31-riding-storms/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-31-riding-storms/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:20:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/47e643e7-112a-39d6-9f19-886ccff68aad The inspiration and tenacity of those who ride the storms and the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894

]]> The inspiration and tenacity of those who ride the storms and the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894

]]> Mark Selby false No 627 33 full Ep 30: Lazy Sunday Ep 30: Lazy Sunday https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-30-lazy-sunday/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-30-lazy-sunday/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:20:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/85b72ab8-c994-3999-bdda-cc9b715d331c Village life with a horse, a mouse and rabbits. Train politeness, buses in Samoa and the art of John Noakes in Dunedin. Together with the long-lasting relevance of a Victorian Act of Parliament.

]]> Village life with a horse, a mouse and rabbits. Train politeness, buses in Samoa and the art of John Noakes in Dunedin. Together with the long-lasting relevance of a Victorian Act of Parliament.

]]> Mark Selby false No 595 32 full Ep 29: Return Journey Ep 29: Return Journey https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-29-return-journey/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-29-return-journey/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:20:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/8ff909a7-8997-35e5-9bd1-bfec2d5e1d5c The Delta Lady and random direction choices. Remarkable navigation, the human fishing fleet, and sailing down the Thames

]]> The Delta Lady and random direction choices. Remarkable navigation, the human fishing fleet, and sailing down the Thames

]]> Mark Selby false No 717 31 full Ep 28: Kiwi Connections Ep 28: Kiwi Connections https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-28-kiwi-connections/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-28-kiwi-connections/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:21:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/1b174a72-60b3-38e7-87f4-f041da88bc1b A story of survival and recovery.  From Singapore to New Zealand via Japan.  A new family and communities of mobility. Not forgetting Granny’s bottle of rum.

]]> A story of survival and recovery.  From Singapore to New Zealand via Japan.  A new family and communities of mobility. Not forgetting Granny’s bottle of rum.

]]> Mark Selby false No 710 30 full Ep 27: Distance and Discretion Ep 27: Distance and Discretion https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-27-distance-and-discretion/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-27-distance-and-discretion/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2025 04:15:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/88e9b9da-3ff9-30d5-867b-f663bf3981d5 A 1625 atlas, the Swedish Mile and the Kiwi Kilometre confuse, and William Whyte laments that the human backside is a dimension architects seem to have forgotten.  ‘On Looking: A Walkers Guide to the Art of Observation' by Alexandra Horowitz.  The Trooping Of the Colour and birthday suits.

]]> A 1625 atlas, the Swedish Mile and the Kiwi Kilometre confuse, and William Whyte laments that the human backside is a dimension architects seem to have forgotten.  ‘On Looking: A Walkers Guide to the Art of Observation' by Alexandra Horowitz.  The Trooping Of the Colour and birthday suits.

]]> Mark Selby false No 717 29 full Ep 26: The Garden Ep 26: The Garden https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-26-the-garden/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-26-the-garden/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/eb4ef63d-c6f1-3599-a124-9e851f097acd Meeting the wise, appreciating a vegetable, and making unexpected discoveries.  Buddha’s tooth is revealed and a Tardis on wheels saves the day.  All wrapped up with the delights of the Lost Gypsy Gallery and Peake’s Kitchen.

]]> Meeting the wise, appreciating a vegetable, and making unexpected discoveries.  Buddha’s tooth is revealed and a Tardis on wheels saves the day.  All wrapped up with the delights of the Lost Gypsy Gallery and Peake’s Kitchen.

]]> Mark Selby false No 682 28 full Ep 25: Angels Ep 25: Angels https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-25-angels/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-25-angels/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2025 04:15:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/ea545b6f-473e-30ff-bc9d-dddc12cc8013 Trusted friends are important as a market correction or recession looms, and trusted strangers can help too, just like the Trail Angels.  New opportunities will arise, as they have in the past. Meanwhile, for Willow, a long unexpected journey has begun.

And ‘If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?’ by Kurt Vonnegut is a good read in these turbulent times.

]]> Trusted friends are important as a market correction or recession looms, and trusted strangers can help too, just like the Trail Angels.  New opportunities will arise, as they have in the past. Meanwhile, for Willow, a long unexpected journey has begun.

And ‘If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?’ by Kurt Vonnegut is a good read in these turbulent times.

]]> Mark Selby false No 729 27 full Ep 24: Flocking Herds Ep 24: Flocking Herds https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-24-flocking-herds/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-24-flocking-herds/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:24:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/64318032-1997-3868-810f-b2ac00ef8525 Flocking herds, pearls and possums.  ‘Careless People’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams and ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix.  The silent majority, the vocal minority and the assumptions we make about people.  Thankfully, kindness and common sense invariably prevail.

]]> Flocking herds, pearls and possums.  ‘Careless People’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams and ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix.  The silent majority, the vocal minority and the assumptions we make about people.  Thankfully, kindness and common sense invariably prevail.

]]> Mark Selby false No 781 26 full Ep 23: Goals Ep 23: Goals https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-23-goals/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-23-goals/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2025 05:13:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/39451ff6-8448-3420-a363-3d2ea8e9defd A new life and a long journey begin. Travelling around the World demonstrates again the kindness of strangers and that our goals so often fall short of our reach.

]]> A new life and a long journey begin. Travelling around the World demonstrates again the kindness of strangers and that our goals so often fall short of our reach.

]]> Mark Selby false No 841 25 full Ep 22: Swift Trips Ep 22: Swift Trips https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-22-swift-trips/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-22-swift-trips/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:20:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/3fb6876d-ba74-3ca3-96af-90affd3fa3db Swifties and Deadheads, engaged, loyal travellers all.  Whether it’s great distances or 15-minute neighbourhoods.  Proximity, accessibility and safety matter.  Hopefully you know the route.

]]> Swifties and Deadheads, engaged, loyal travellers all.  Whether it’s great distances or 15-minute neighbourhoods.  Proximity, accessibility and safety matter.  Hopefully you know the route.

]]> Mark Selby false No 796 24 full Ep 21: Human Ep 21: Human https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-21-human/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-21-human/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:30:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/76e45a9d-af3c-35b6-bb08-0db9d5eb8171 A demonstration of multitasking, human service, engagement and how apparent solutions commonly put carts in front of horses.  Strange misconceptions and engineered addiction.

]]> A demonstration of multitasking, human service, engagement and how apparent solutions commonly put carts in front of horses.  Strange misconceptions and engineered addiction.

]]> Mark Selby false No 728 23 full Ep 20: Making a Difference Ep 20: Making a Difference https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-20-making-a-difference/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-20-making-a-difference/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:30:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/d98a3fe7-902c-305a-ae92-6b7b2e1abd12 It’s surprisingly easy to make a difference, however small we feel.  And our goals are shared by strangers, frustrating those who stoke fear, prejudice and friction.

]]> It’s surprisingly easy to make a difference, however small we feel.  And our goals are shared by strangers, frustrating those who stoke fear, prejudice and friction.

]]> Mark Selby false No 710 22 full Ep 19: Squirrel Ep 19: Squirrel https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-19-squirrel/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-19-squirrel/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:30:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/2e9c2044-ae85-32d9-a8dc-7589b0e61b07 The squirrels, Growth and Progress.  Applying the skills of Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.  The art of seeing, rather than drawing, and where you might roam for free.

]]> The squirrels, Growth and Progress.  Applying the skills of Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.  The art of seeing, rather than drawing, and where you might roam for free.

]]> Mark Selby false No 802 21 full Ep 18: Good Things Ep 18: Good Things https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-18-good-things/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-18-good-things/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:15:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/7e397c94-a3a2-3020-b6f3-19c8e3476e9c ..come to those who wait.  Really? Realising the noble ambition of appreciation, ignoring the game of blame and making a difference instead. The victim is not the problem.

]]> ..come to those who wait.  Really? Realising the noble ambition of appreciation, ignoring the game of blame and making a difference instead. The victim is not the problem.

]]> Mark Selby false No 683 20 full Ep 17: Animals and Opera Ep 17: Animals and Opera https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-17-animals-and-opera/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-17-animals-and-opera/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:25:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/dcfe4b7a-ecab-3005-af6c-57ee32fbc942 Helping people explore and smile. The birthday travel initiative. Dogs, cats and conversation triggers and the use of opera to counter antisocial behaviour.

]]> Helping people explore and smile. The birthday travel initiative. Dogs, cats and conversation triggers and the use of opera to counter antisocial behaviour.

]]> Mark Selby false No 697 19 full Ep 16: Parcels and People Ep 16: Parcels and People https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-16-parcels-and-people/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-16-parcels-and-people/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:30:00 +0000 Restid.podbean.com/90f72577-30cd-3096-914d-9f045f2ce975 Could home deliveries and public transport play a bigger role in communities, tackling loneliness and providing a new generation of third places?

]]> Could home deliveries and public transport play a bigger role in communities, tackling loneliness and providing a new generation of third places?

]]> Mark Selby false No 665 18 full Ep 15: Where Are We Going? Ep 15: Where Are We Going? https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-15-where-are-we-going/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-15-where-are-we-going/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:26:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/11db6453-454f-3910-bdba-149e944c3f0e Bing Crosby once sang “We’re busy going nowhere, Isn’t it just a crime”. 

Thank goodness we now know the answer to congestion and where we're going.  The bumper stickers will help us more than the inflatable dolls.  And, though Robert Moses failed, an 82-year-old hitchhiker continues to confirm the innate kindness of most human beings. 

Enjoy your travels.

restidpodcast@gmail.com]]> Bing Crosby once sang “We’re busy going nowhere, Isn’t it just a crime”. 

Thank goodness we now know the answer to congestion and where we're going.  The bumper stickers will help us more than the inflatable dolls.  And, though Robert Moses failed, an 82-year-old hitchhiker continues to confirm the innate kindness of most human beings. 

Enjoy your travels.

restidpodcast@gmail.com]]> Mark Selby false No 768 17 full Ep 14: All Change Ep 14: All Change https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-14-all-change/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-14-all-change/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/50d7b990-7187-3389-a106-61167e50ad78 A glimpse of transport perfection and rapid transformations.  The laws of garden sheds, sartorial elegance and bohemian excitement.  We can choose to be a participant, an observer, or simply ignore the theatre of travel around us.  The choice remains ours. 

Enjoy your travels.

]]> A glimpse of transport perfection and rapid transformations.  The laws of garden sheds, sartorial elegance and bohemian excitement.  We can choose to be a participant, an observer, or simply ignore the theatre of travel around us.  The choice remains ours. 

Enjoy your travels.

]]> Mark Selby false No 734 16 full Ep 13: Whipped Feta Dip Ep 13: Whipped Feta Dip https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-13-whipped-feta-dip/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-13-whipped-feta-dip/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2024 04:30:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/7426c097-89f7-3163-b04b-30565cb3fe12 Making small talk and breaking bread with strangers. It can make both parties much happier.  Reach out, show interest, respect and be kind. The legend, and sound, of carrots and the ejection seat.

Restidpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Making small talk and breaking bread with strangers. It can make both parties much happier.  Reach out, show interest, respect and be kind. The legend, and sound, of carrots and the ejection seat.

Restidpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Mark Selby false No 777 15 full Ep 12: The Invisible Bus Ep 12: The Invisible Bus https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-12-the-invisible-bus/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-12-the-invisible-bus/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:11:00 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/4fc814db-56aa-314d-8cfe-802b9c3cac86 Creating invisible transport, the value of local knowledge, seeing the familiar from a new perspective and discovering the unfamiliar. Socrates said "the unexamined life is not worth living", perhaps the unexamined route is not worth taking.

Restidpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Creating invisible transport, the value of local knowledge, seeing the familiar from a new perspective and discovering the unfamiliar. Socrates said "the unexamined life is not worth living", perhaps the unexamined route is not worth taking.

Restidpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Mark Selby false No 731 14 full Ep 11: The Journey So Far Ep 11: The Journey So Far https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-11-the-journey-so-far/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-11-the-journey-so-far/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:37:33 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/c4b3b9e0-3f28-3d80-8a97-7fa9b61576e8 The challenges of transparency and the four Yorkshiremen. Car-free roads and the humanity of fellow travellers. Catching a baby and the woman laughing on a train. The final episode before the summer break to observe and meet  listeners.  Look out for the coming meditation recordings.

]]> The challenges of transparency and the four Yorkshiremen. Car-free roads and the humanity of fellow travellers. Catching a baby and the woman laughing on a train. The final episode before the summer break to observe and meet  listeners.  Look out for the coming meditation recordings.

]]> Mark Selby false No 729 13 full Ep 10: Good Health Ep 10: Good Health https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-10-good-health/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-10-good-health/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2024 03:26:50 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/672935c1-e0f2-3f6e-a973-2bfd41cdd773 Gaining an unfair advantage on court and balancing on a bus. The strange case of Entrance Proximity Compulsion (EPC). Diamond Michael, Steve Jobs and the isolation challenge.

]]> Gaining an unfair advantage on court and balancing on a bus. The strange case of Entrance Proximity Compulsion (EPC). Diamond Michael, Steve Jobs and the isolation challenge.

]]> Mark Selby false No 671 12 full Ep 9: Different Perspectives Ep 9: Different Perspectives https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-9-different-perspectives/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-9-different-perspectives/#comments Tue, 28 May 2024 05:55:58 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/9eb66fb5-2cc9-3e5f-a1e9-afe86758fa8b David Hockney's "Bigger and Closer" and the state of 'sonder', in which each of us is at once a hero, a supporting cast member and an extra in overlapping stories.  With Sir Anthony Hopkins, John Steinbeck, the Magna Carta and the birthday problem. The joy and surprises of bus and train travel.

]]> David Hockney's "Bigger and Closer" and the state of 'sonder', in which each of us is at once a hero, a supporting cast member and an extra in overlapping stories.  With Sir Anthony Hopkins, John Steinbeck, the Magna Carta and the birthday problem. The joy and surprises of bus and train travel.

]]> Mark Selby false No 671 11 full Ep 8: All Change Ep 8: All Change https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-8-all-change/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-8-all-change/#comments Tue, 21 May 2024 06:26:58 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/60fbba4a-bf05-3344-a54c-496ca5969ad4 Starting is easier than stopping.  Agents of change, building trust, mutual respect and civility on the platforms of shared, public transport and transit.  As Churchill once said "Why do we regard history as of the past and forget we are making it?"

]]> Starting is easier than stopping.  Agents of change, building trust, mutual respect and civility on the platforms of shared, public transport and transit.  As Churchill once said "Why do we regard history as of the past and forget we are making it?"

]]> Mark Selby false No 645 10 full Ep 7: The Eyes on the Bus Ep 7: The Eyes on the Bus https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-7-the-eyes-on-the-bus/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-7-the-eyes-on-the-bus/#comments Tue, 14 May 2024 13:17:50 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/1de0f542-0456-3ed0-9c79-0e835e407da2 Safe and secure with strangers, surprising adventures, parking in a bus lane, the joys of the Far North Line (https://www.fofnl.org.uk/) and remember, there are more of us.

]]> Safe and secure with strangers, surprising adventures, parking in a bus lane, the joys of the Far North Line (https://www.fofnl.org.uk/) and remember, there are more of us.

]]> Mark Selby false No 634 9 full Ep 6: Making and Saving Money Ep 6: Making and Saving Money https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-6-making-and-saving-money/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-6-making-and-saving-money/#comments Tue, 07 May 2024 04:52:31 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/8314b6de-ab3c-394c-b3b7-9fb90a6d5355 The creative ways that people use to make and save money, riding on buses and trains. This episode includes a magic bus, a convent of arthritic nuns, parking in Amsterdam, John LeCarre, Duke Ellington and more.  The opportunities to explore and earn are there to be grasped.

]]> The creative ways that people use to make and save money, riding on buses and trains. This episode includes a magic bus, a convent of arthritic nuns, parking in Amsterdam, John LeCarre, Duke Ellington and more.  The opportunities to explore and earn are there to be grasped.

]]> Mark Selby false No 607 8 full Ep 5: Time Ep 5: Time https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-5-time/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-5-time/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:44:52 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/aa3a3f38-1986-3096-b52b-beabf69d906e Productive time vs Elapsed time and overcoming cabin fever.  

It's not just how long a trip takes but what you can do with the time the trip lasts. 

The Man in Seat 61 and living, studying and playing on trains.

]]> Productive time vs Elapsed time and overcoming cabin fever.  

It's not just how long a trip takes but what you can do with the time the trip lasts. 

The Man in Seat 61 and living, studying and playing on trains.

]]> Mark Selby false No 662 7 full Ep 4: Small World Ep 4: Small World https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-4-small-world/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-4-small-world/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:22:02 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/824fd218-ce9c-39c3-a462-6386c0d21de5 Nightingales

Wales and Japan

Rolling Stones

The Cliffhanger

Romance

]]> Nightingales

Wales and Japan

Rolling Stones

The Cliffhanger

Romance

]]> Mark Selby false No 792 6 full Ep 3A: Feedback and Questions Ep 3A: Feedback and Questions https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-3a-feedback-and-questions/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-3a-feedback-and-questions/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:42:15 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/4ec0fe83-a73e-300f-bc2b-fdc1eef81df0 Feedback from listeners and questions answered

]]> Feedback from listeners and questions answered

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Bus queues in Finland.

Insecurity and social interactions.

Brief Encounter

Strangers as trusted confidantes.

Bus drivers, the most thanked workers in Britain.

Autonomous vehicles, driverless cars and carless drivers.

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Bus queues in Finland.

Insecurity and social interactions.

Brief Encounter

Strangers as trusted confidantes.

Bus drivers, the most thanked workers in Britain.

Autonomous vehicles, driverless cars and carless drivers.

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How American men cross their legs

Dealing with annoying travellers and drivers

The reluctance of the English to interact with fellow travellers, and the risk of being viewed as "drunk, drugged or deranged".

Amtrak community dining

 

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How American men cross their legs

Dealing with annoying travellers and drivers

The reluctance of the English to interact with fellow travellers, and the risk of being viewed as "drunk, drugged or deranged".

Amtrak community dining

 

]]> mark7g5 false No 668 2 full Ep. 1: Introduction Ep. 1: Introduction https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-1-introduction/ https://Restid.podbean.com/e/ep-1-introduction/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:38:27 +0100 Restid.podbean.com/1ea366e7-1c30-3a07-ac58-2d49dbc2dcdb Introducing the Restid podcast

Embracing a lifestyle choice

Why Restid?

 

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Embracing a lifestyle choice

Why Restid?

 

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