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Living Adventurously Podcast – My New Project


Today I’m launching a new venture, my first podcast. I hope that you enjoy it.

It’s critical for the success of a podcast that it gets off to a good start. You can really help me in under 30 seconds by:

  • If you use an iPhone, click here then press Subscribe. It doesn’t cost a penny. I’d love you to do this even if you have no intention of listening to me!
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  • Post something on social media such as “Living Adventurously looks like an intriguing new podcast. It launches today. Listen to it here: alastairhumphreys.com/podcast

If you can spare another 30 seconds then writing a couple of sentences as a review here would be massively helpful. Basically if Apple notice a podcast in its early days it gets boosted round to loads of new listeners. Subscribes and reviews are key to this. Scroll down to the bottom for some of the reviews the podcast has received.

Now that I’ve got the begging out of the way, I guess I should explain what the podcast is all about!

Back in my youth, my glory days, I spent 4 years cycling around the world. Ever since then I’ve been interested in the idea of Living Adventurously. But the definition of Living Adventurously differs for everyone. And it also changes over time, as our lives and circumstances change.
So I decided to get back on my bike and spend a month asking different people what living adventurously means to them….

Please Subscribe to the Living Adventurously Podcast

(It’s completely free, zero hassle to do, but really helpful for me trying to get a new podcast off the ground. If you’re feeling extra kind, please leave a review on the app – that really helps.)

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn (“Alexa, play the Living Adventurously podcast”) or on your favourite podcast platform such as Overcast, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Breaker, Soundcloud, Castbox, Castro.

Here’s a bunch of places you might choose to listen:

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The Story

I spent a glorious summer month cycling around Yorkshire, the county where I grew up.

I wanted to feel how exploring locally compared to exploring distant continents.
And I was interested in the idea of ‘home’ – and whether it is possible to have a proper adventure — make a REAL journey — close to home.
It turned out to be such a fantastic experience — riding through mile after mile of beautiful landscapes, discovering so many places I had never seen in all my life, and sleeping out under the stars for weeks on end. It was genuinely one of the adventuring highlights of my life.
But the best part of this journey — by a long way, was the privileged opportunity of learning from so many ordinary people who have chosen to live extra-ordinary lives. This then is not a podcast about adventure or cycling or camping.
I met students and parents and pensioners. Poets, artists, athletes, teachers. An IT expert and someone who earns a living from making fancy sandcastles. A man who lived out of a van; another whose castle had been in the family for 800 years. I met a self-confessed lazy chef, and a woman midway through running 100 barefoot marathons. I interviewed a gold medal Paralympian cyclist, a couple who had cycled round the world together, and a retired lady who takes old, homebound, lonely folk out on a modified electric bicycle for a taste of freedom, adventure and feeling the wind in their hair once again.
In each episode you’ll hear an un-edited conversation about the guest’s slant on living a curious, adventurous, fulfilled life.
I also had a deck of blank playing cards on which I’d written some of the big questions from life — about finding a balance between work and play, the barriers that stop us doing what we dream of, overcoming fears, and where you sit on a scale of weirdness from 1 to 10. Asking very different people an assortment of similar questions created some fascinating answers.
The interviews will all be released in the order that I recorded them, mirroring my own journey on the bike and the lessons I learned from each guest along the way.
Every character I spoke to was good company and a thoughtful guest. But inevitably you’ll find one person more interesting than another. If someone doesn’t float your boat just skip on to the next episode: there are over 40 interviews in this series. Life’s too short to listen to a chat you’re not that keen on!
I had never recorded interviews like this, never done a podcast before. For Many of the people I chatted to it was their first time being interviewed. I liked that very much. Ordinary people pursuing their own version of out-of-the-ordinary. I really wanted to speak to normal people, not famous people.  It made the experience fresh and surprising and honest. I hope that you agree.
The podcast world is a crowded one — there’s so much good stuff out there clamouring for your ears. So if you do like the sound of this Living Adventurously podcast, could I ask you to help me by subscribing to the podcast (it’s free of course) on the podcast provider of your choice.
If you can be bothered it would also be a great help if you left a review, or mentioned Living Adventurously on your own social media channels.
Thank you, and welcome to Living Adventurously — I really, really hope that these conversations give you some ideas of your own towards living more adventurously every day.

Reviews

  • I listen when I am commuting or running. I like hearing people’s perspectives on adventures. It gives me ideas for things I might want to try or places I might want to go.
  • I enjoy hearing how other people interpret ‘living adventurously’ and apply it to their lives in an achievable way for inspiration as we can’t all head off to climb Everest or go on a 6 month trek across Africa.
  • I like the simplicity of it. Just nice people doing nice things. It makes me think I can do them, too.
  • I listen because I’m always looking for different ways to how I can live my life more adventurously. Fascinating hearing other people describe what adventure means to them. Keep doing what you’re doing 🙂
  • noseyness – a little furtive glimpse into someone else’s life.
    I like the fact that there is no discernable link between the guests.
    But, shouldn’t you be asking people who don’t listen to it? Otherwise you’ll just get confirmation bias?
  • Because it’s fun to listen to! It tells me there is not 1 way to live an adventurous life and that it means different things for different people.
  • I also like hearing the answers to the card-questions because they make me think hard about my own answers.
  • It’s lovely to hear different people doing wonderfully extraordinary things in a delightfully ordinary manner, there’s a simplicity to it and makes me feel closer to nature and adventure! Adventure is what you make it!
  • I’ve enjoyed the approach as you dig for more information on the emotional attachment to their experiences and plans also.
  • I love how unpolished it is. It’s like you are listening into a conversation which is open, real and honest right down to the pauses, interruptions and the emotions. The fact some of them have never heard of a podcast is even better. I also like how it makes me think how I would answer the questions from the deck of cards.
  • Searching but also life affirming.
  • you don’t need to be a “professional” adventurer or have a huge following on social media to live adventurously in your own way.
  • I like to hear how other people have been fitting adventures in around the 9-5, and or family life.
  • I find there is something to reflect on and learn from in every story.
  • It is very often in line with my core values (diversity,creativity,generosity) and illuminates opportunities to exercise them in novel ways.
  • They’re the sort of questions/ conversations I love to have with others but don’t always get the opportunity so your podcast offers a way of being a fly on the wall
  • It’s relatable and life affirming. Be interesting to do similar interviews with people living in big cities to see how they live more adventurously day to day.
  • Every day folk sharing their stories makes me feel as if adventure is completely within my grasp. That you don’t have to dedicate your life training for some big expedition, you can find it in the simplest of things. I also feel a sense of community and comfort from like-minded people, that nature and the outdoors is where you find true meaning and happiness
  • I listened to your podcast to try and get an understanding of how people have that sense of joy and adventure in their lives.
  • I listen for enjoyment and escapism from the humdrum of life with small children. It also serves as a source of ideas and inspiration. I often share these stories.
  • Every episode manages to surprise me and inspire me in ways I never expected
  • It reminds me to keep seeking adventure in my everyday life and to not “give in” to routine. It is refreshing to see how many seemingly ordinary people live such adventurous lifes.
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Comments

  1. Just burned through all of your current podcasts. Can’t wait for more.

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  2. Emily Aitkenhead Posted

    Just listened to your first podcasts and I’m so delighted to have found them! I adore the outdoors and living adventurously. I cannot wait to continue listening & start incorporating more adventures into my daily life.

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  3. Wendel Posted

    Have you considered publishing your card deck of questions? Love the questions and spend time thinking about each as well.

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  4. Rachael Posted

    I’ve just discovered your podcast and it’s exactly what I needed. It’s so wonderful to find a likeminded community when you’re feeling a little of a weirdo exploring the outdoors on your own! Thank you for creating this and keep producing content!

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  5. Kerry Clarke Posted

    Thank you for being brave – I’ve just signed up to your podcast and am looking forward to hearing the adventures. My soul is craving some zing and I’m so pleased to have stumbled across your givings. Meditation this morning was about being open to creativity…wonderful to connect! 🙂 Thank you and Happy Tuesday.

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