MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing World

The Dynasty of Apples - Julian Temperley, Somerset Cider Brandy Company

Somerset Cider Brandy is a distillation of cider, which is made from apples grown in the beautiful English county of Somerset -  and they in turn originate from apple trees that were brought west centuries ago from Kazakhstan, travelling along the ancient Silk Road. The spirit has been enjoyed recently by King Charles as well as festival goers over the years at Glastonbury.  Julian Temperley, founder of the Somerset Cider Brandy Company, tells MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi about the heritage of apples and cider in Somerset and also the dynasty of cider brandy that he dreams of creating.  — The Dynasty of Apples - Julian Temperley, Somerset Cider Brandy Company ¦ MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep11 ¦ MWL0111 ¦ with Yang-May Ooi  For photos, links & credits go to MetroWild.co.uk [http://www.metrowilduk.wordpress.com]

#ThinkOcean - Nicola Bridge, Ocean Conservation Trust

If you take a dip in the sea in the UK and your friend does the same in Australia, that’s the same as being in one big swimming pool together. So says Nicola Bridge of the Ocean Conservation Trust. 71% of planet Earth is covered in sea water and that is all one single ocean. The ocean gives us food, well-being and a means of transport across vast distances. It is also crucial in regulating the health of our planet as a whole. But it is often taken for granted by us humans. Nicola is passionate about giving the ocean a voice and speaks to MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi about why we need to think ocean and talk ocean.  — #ThinkOcean - Nicola Bridge, Ocean Conservation Trust ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep10  MWL0110  ¦ with Yang-May Ooi  For photos, links & credits go to MetroWild.co.uk [http://www.metrowilduk.wordpress.com]

Time as an Ingredient for Food and Life - Steven Lamb, Culinary Consultant & Author

How do you go from the fast-paced world of filming windsurfing, football and sporting events and working on the first global reality TV sensation Big Brother to becoming an advocate for slow food and a more meditative approach to living, cooking and eating? Smoking and curing expert, culinary consultant and author, Steven Lamb takes the time to hang out with MetroWild and tell us how working on the River Cottage food and cooking TV programmes with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall changed his life. — Time as an Ingredient for Food and Life - Steven Lamb ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep09  MWL0109   ¦ with Yang-May Ooi  For photos, links & credits go to MetroWild.co.uk [http://www.metrowilduk.wordpress.com]

Small Changes, Big Impact - Zuhura Plummer, Oxfordshire Liveable Streets

According to the World Bank, 56% of the world’s population live in cities - that’s 4.4 billion of us. And it’s only going to get more crowded over time. More people means more cars, more roads, more housing and more loss of green space. Zuhura Plummer has lived in some of the most over-populated and polluted cities on earth, Mumbai In India and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Now a resident of Oxford and Campaign Director of Oxfordshire Liveable Streets, Zuhura talks to MetroWild author Yang-May Ooi about re-designing our urban landscapes to prioritise our well-being and inter-relationships. Our wide-ranging conversation also takes in how we can all work together to minimise pollution, congestion and ill-health in our cities. — Small Changes, Big Impact - Zuhura Plummer ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep08  MWL0108  ¦ with Yang-May Ooi  For photos, links & credits go to MetroWild.co.uk [http://www.metrowilduk.wordpress.com]

The Call of the Seagrass (or The Making of “Seruan Setu”) - Jillian Ooi, Marine Ecologist & Zahim Albakri, Theatre Director

Can science and music really change hearts and minds? Yes, it can. This is a heart-warming story from Malaysia about how a scientist and theatre director came together to produce a genre-defying performance piece using Malaysian gamelan music to serenade the cause of seagrass. And inspired their audiences to take action for the protection of this previously overlooked marine plant. Marine ecologist Jillian Ooi and theatre director Zahim Albakri talk to Yang-May Ooi on MetroWild about Seruan Setu, The Call of the Seagrass, their genre-defying theatre piece  which takes audiences on “an enchanting musical journey that spotlights Malaysia’s endangered seagrass ecosystems”. — The Call of the Seagrass (or The Making of “Seruan Setu”) - Jillian Ooi & Zahim Albakri ¦  MetroWild Podcast S01 Ep07  MWL0107 ¦ with Yang-May Ooi  For photos, links & credits go to MetroWild.co.uk [http://www.metrowilduk.wordpress.com]