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The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast

The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast

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 This podcast's for anyone wanting to explore the big issues, stretching your thinking in relatable ways. Well known personalities, Stuart ‘The Wildman’ Mabbutt and photographer William Mankelow, who aren't experts, but have opinions, authentic views and no scripts. Join them on meandering conversations about nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Sometimes joined by guests, or discussing listener questions between themselves. Always full of fun anecdotes and a bit of silliness. https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountrysideThe People's Countryside 生物科学 科学
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  • Taking The Audience With You

    Taking The Audience With You
    2025/06/15
    “You often talk about the talks you give. Is your style accidental, evolving and planned?”This is the first of two listener questions your co-hosts Stuart ‘The Wildman’ Mabbutt and William Mankelow discuss in this episode of The People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast. This question was sent in by Unity in Paddock Wood, Kent, England.From Unity’s question, Stuart and William discuss how, though their talks are planned, with bullet-pointed scripts, they allow THEM to naturally evolve, and are mostly improvised. In particular their talk ‘Wildlife In Everyday Gardens’, which has aspects of audience participation, including them choosing what topics will be covered from a list of 10 challenges.Stuart concludes the discussion around Unity’s question with some sage advice for environmental speakers: Engage your audience, don't lecture down to them. Take your audience with you rather than presenting them the top of your head as you read a script.The second listener question for this episode comes from Kate in Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. “It’s said that the ghosts of childhood rattle around in adult bodies. I’ve been thinking about this and wondered what you both think. What still rattles in you? We maintain arguments in our adult heads, often with people who don’t exist anymore, or just a memory. How others were when you were a child, in part, is due to their own upbringing, and we all have to try and move on from that. Surrounding ourselves with the people who get the best out of us. I also agree with the statement that life happens through us, not to us. Little is set in stone. We need to avoid jumping to the first response that comes to mind, we have the ability to focus and send our thoughts in directions of our choosing. People's opinions of us are often none of our business, it's their stuff. The pressure they put on us is more about them. We all, if we choose to recognise it, put things on others and criticise on things, that we feel we are weak on ourselves. When we realise things can be more fun, simply by changing nothing apart from how we think, things can just fall into place. I agree we are performing mental gymnastics just to exist, but we do occasionally need an outsider to point out our behaviours and triggers. We really should get therapy before we need it, and realise what we are capable of. We need to live in conscious ways and be self secure. We need to truly listen more and realise what we are trying to teach and advise others about, is again often what we need to learn ourselves”.William sees that our childhood self isn't separate, we still are that child, just an older version. He goes on to reflect on how the lack of guidance in his young life still affects him.Stuart talks of how he grew up in a "very unpleasant family" and how he is constantly motivated by not wanting to be like them.Stuart goes on to compare the human the mind to soil - without constant work, it reverts to its original state. He concludes that therapy comes in many forms, including walking.William philosophises that "Little is set in stone" - the only constant is change. An action: He advises persistence in breaking negative thought patterns, and to be prepared as it might take multiple attempts to break those patterns.Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to ⁠thepeoplescountryside@gmail.comSign the Petition - Improve The Oxfordshire Countryside Accessibility For All Disabilities And Abilities: change.org/ImproveTheOxfordshireCountrysideAccessibilityForAllDisabilitiesAndAbilitiesFundraiser For An Extreme 8 All-terrain Wheelchair: justgiving.com/wildmanonwheelsHelp us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends podfollow.com/ThePeoplesCountrysideEnvironmentalDebatePodcast , support our work through Patreon patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside⁠. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside
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    31 分
  • The Language Of Guardian Angels

    The Language Of Guardian Angels
    2025/06/08

    Floss from Gimli, Manitoba, Canada set the first of two listener questions in today’s episode

    “Do either of you feel you have guardian angels?”

    Stuart and William come at Floss’s question in two very unique ways, which reflects how different they are from each other.

    William refuses to believe in literal guardian angels, as he feels you need to believe in actual angels. He does however acknowledge how the presence of important people in his life could be like having a guardian angel.

    Stuart believes that he has certain people from his past "on his shoulder", informing his thinking, and that he has felt their physical presence at periods in his life. He feels that he has at least two guardian angels.

    Stuart puts an environmental spin on this question, with a question of his own: How can humans be guardian angels of planet Earth?

    The second listener question comes from Paula in Norfolk, England.

    “Anything currently annoying you with the use of modern language?”

    Off the back of Paula’s question, Stuart shares his dislike for fashionable phrases that are essentially meaningless filler. William agrees. He has a particular dislike of the overuse of “bro” and "super". Both do acknowledge however that they might just be "old and cranky".

    The big takeaway from this discussion is that Stuart and William advocate for using a varied vocabulary and not to rely on the same words, repeatedly, and most importantly, for communication to be genuine. Listen to yourself and others, use varied vocabulary, fill sentences with value rather than filler words.

    What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to ⁠thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com

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    We like to give you an ad free experience. We also like our audience to be relatively small and engaged, we’re not after numbers.

    This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice.

    Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends podfollow.com/ThePeoplesCountrysideEnvironmentalDebatePodcast , support our work through Patreon patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside⁠. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside
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    12 分
  • Tourist Tango’s And Echoes From Irish History

    Tourist Tango’s And Echoes From Irish History
    2025/06/01

    Scott, a listener from Arisaig, Scotland sets today's first question - “We have rebranded tourism, to backpacking, walking, cycling, mountaineering and exploring etc, so as to get an authentic experience of a place. Though in getting that authentic experience, often we turn a blind eye and we see places how we want to, not how they really are. In ways that fit our own narrative, maybe overly romantic? Maybe that's why when we revisit a place it often is not as good as we remember it? So those authentic experiences are skewed and informed by our own internal habits and processes. We readily overlook the impacts we are having, behaving like sheep, following the crowd, and going on mass to get these authentic experiences?”

    Join co-hosts Stuart and William on a wild ride through the contradictory world of travel. Stuart argues that all that backpacking, hiking, and cycling is mere "passing through"—nothing like truly diving into the heart of a culture. He even recounts safari adventures that leave you questioning if you're witnessing nature or a scene from a horror flick (spoiler: those animals aren’t just posing for a selfie—they’re feasting without mercy!). Meanwhile, William champions the power of local interactions, insisting that true cultural insights come from chatting with the locals, not ticking off tourist landmarks on a map.

    In each episode, our duo engages in a hilarious tug-of-war: Is travel about immersing yourself in the raw, unpredictable pulse of a foreign land, or merely curating a safe, picture-perfect postcard life? Stuart’s anti-tourism stance collides with William’s conscious, soul-searching travel vibe, leaving no cliché unchallenged and no tourist untouched. Their final piece of advice? If you're going to be a tourist, do it sustainably—think outside the mass flock and embrace your inner rebel.

    Strap in for candid debates, laugh-out-loud stories, and a fresh perspective on how travel can either be a genuine adventure or just another scheduled excursion. Tune in, because when authenticity meets absurdity, the conversation is anything but ordinary!

    What unconventional travel mishap or unexpected local encounter has made you question your holiday choices? Let's keep the conversation going!

    Oisin, from Cork, Ireland sets the second question - Oisin’s Question

    History isn’t just written—it’s wielded. In this thought-provoking chat, Stuart and William unravel the complexities of Ireland’s past and its lingering impact on today. From the historic rivalry between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to the British government’s strategic hands-off approach that allowed internal strife to flourish, they explore how political maneuvering has shaped nations.

    Stuart delves into how famines can be leveraged for social change, citing the Irish famine as a tragic example where suffering became an opportunity—intentional or not. Meanwhile, William sheds light on the erasure of Irish history in British education and asks: What do we conveniently forget, and why? The conversation expands to immigration, drawing parallels between past acceptance of Irish migrants in America and current hostility toward newcomers.

    Together, they emphasize a vital message: We must acknowledge history without weaponizing it—learning from past injustices without falling into the trap of blame. Tune in for an educational deep dive that challenges perceptions and uncovers the hidden forces shaping societies today.

    Which overlooked moments in history have shaped the world more than we realize? Let’s dig into it!

    Send us a question to discuss to ⁠thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com

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    Help us to spread the podcast. Share this link with 5 friends podfollow.com/ThePeoplesCountrysideEnvironmentalDebatePodcast⁠. Find out all about the podcast via this one link: linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside
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    58 分

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