Walk the Pod: 10 minute walking

Walk the Pod: 10 minute walking

Join Rachel Wheeley for Walk the Pod. Built with a dedicated walking community, each episode provides thoughtful walking tips and reflection to keep putting one foot in front of the other, no matter what steps you’re taking in life. Don’t miss new episodes released daily that invite listeners to step away from their desk to walk in nature for just 10 minutes.

Episodes

July 3, 2026 • 22 mins
Unextended episode recorded whilst walking around Cannon Hill Common in southwest London. Woo, whimsy, and the fluffiest fledgling in the world. Thank you for listening.
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Exploring more of Kensington Gardens this lunchtime with an excursion to the Round Pond. A whimsical round up, a voicenote from Cross Border Selector Postie Nige, and two brand new ducklings.
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July 1, 2026 • 12 mins
Taking whimsy along another profound and deep trail this lunchtime. Whimsy is the lightness, the froth, and the optimism needed to enjoy life, no matter how difficult our circumstances.
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June 30, 2026 • 10 mins
Walking my loval streets first thing this Tuesday and realising that whimsy, being built into the way our minds work via our dreams, is important. I’d like to invite listeners to join the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club - a lovely community and global virtual walking club through which to find community and Walk the Pod merch! Join via https://www.patreon.com/rachelwheeley
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June 29, 2026 • 12 mins
Walking in the woods this lunchtime with a voicenote from Kiwi Rob as he tramps through the bush in New Zealand. Some thoughts on Radio 4 style comedy from the 70’s and 80’s and the whimsical stylings of stand up comedy.
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June 26, 2026 • 12 mins
Walking in the woods at lunchtime on another super hot day. As the week draws to a close, we sum up everything we’ve learned about whinsy so far.
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June 25, 2026 • 12 mins
Walking through the woods early on Thursday morning to keep out of the midday heat. Whimsy is the antithesis of cool—the desire to be seen as adult, serious, independent—yet whimsy can help us. Whether we are suffering heartbreak, loss, or trauma, whimsy says ‘I see you. You suffer. I suffer too.’
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June 24, 2026 • 11 mins
Walking from the road and a grassy patch of bunding populated by crickets, through the woods and into the Paddocks Allotments in Southwest London this lunchtime. Except that lunchtime is before 9 am today because it is expected to be 35° in the capital later. This series, we’re discussing whimsy, and I would love to hear your thoughts on the topic. So please go to walkthepod.com, press the button marked ‘leave a voice...
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June 23, 2026 • 10 mins
Walking along the banks of the Serpentine in Hyde Park this morning. This series, Walk the Pod is discussing whimsy. And today, the concept of whimsical Top Trumps. If we were to make a Top Trump of a gnome, it might have the highest whimsy rating, but the top rating for expensiveness would certainly go to the British Royal family. All this week, we are taking photographs of yellow things on our walk and posting them to the Walk th...
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June 22, 2026 • 9 mins
Delighted to be launching a new series with a new theme today. Welcome to WHIMSY! The Colour Quest wheel turns YELLOW this week so upload a yellow photograph here, walk, and listen along: https://discord.gg/wHNDhdUXxS
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May 1, 2026 • 11 mins
Wrapping up our sleep series with one last thought on sleep from Mighty Marcel in the Netherlands. Marcel reflects on a few night’s sleep without his preferred pillow. Thank you for listening, dear friends. Walk the Pod will be back with Series 64 on Monday 22nd June.
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April 30, 2026 • 11 mins
Summing up everything we’ve learned so far about sleep this series, plus a clarification from Cross Border Selector Postie Nige.
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Walking my local streets this lunchtime with voicenotes from Cross-border Selector Postie Nige, and Hannah and Ian, on holiday in Spain.
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April 28, 2026 • 9 mins
Walking in Kensington Gardens this lunchtime, considering how to sleep well, given everything we’ve learned so far.
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April 27, 2026 • 12 mins

In this sixth instalment of Series 63 on sleep, we consider sleep and stimulants, such as caffeine, and sedatives, such as alcohol and sleeping tablets. Join the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club to play Colour Quest - Poddies are keeping an eye out for red in the environment this week.

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April 24, 2026 • 10 mins

Walking in nature for just 10 minutes this lunchtime, rounding up everything we’ve learned about sleep so far. Looking ahead to next week’s episodes and inviting you to join the Walk the Pod lunchtime Walk Club: http://www.patreon.com/rachelwheeley

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April 23, 2026 • 11 mins
Walking my local streets amongst the lavender, discussing sleep deprivation and shift work. Whilst shifting your day around can enable an early or a late start, it is seriously incompatible with a young family. Your thoughts on sleep? Go to walkthepod.com.
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April 22, 2026 • 10 mins

Walking in the woods this lunchtime, thinking about Matthew Walker’s book Why we Sleep, particularly the section on Sleep and Learning. Sleep, it seems, helps us prepare to learn, acts as a ‘save’ button for what we’ve learned, and can even help with recall within the day of learning if we take a quick nap in between study sessions.

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Walking in my local woods at lunchtime today discussing our new theme: Sleep. Today, Robin’s voicenote prompts a discussion of circadian rhythms, sleep breathing and noradrenalin.
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April 20, 2026 • 11 mins

Welcome to a brand new series of Walk the Pod. This series our theme is Sleep! Inviting you to contribute your thoughts about sleep, and I’ll be introducing ideas from Matthew Walker’s ‘Why We Sleep’.

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