The Beautiful Maze

The Beautiful Maze Bonus: Pokemon Go on an E-Skateboard

A third bit of silly audio covering e-skateboards, post-vaccine fatigue, Steve McManaman's commentary and Uganda.

The Beautiful Maze 6: Chocolate | L'ascencion | Euro 2020/2021 | Green Spaces | Ovum Overload | Sea of Hull | Bellerín | Cesare Prandelli

Episode 6 and Happy Easter to all those who celebrate. Hellow and welcome to our listener from Nepal. We talk about elite sports professionals sharing their mental health difficulties, and ways in which these were overcome. Other subjects covered include a sea of naked blue folk, the pleasure of raising backyard chickens, mindfulness and green spaces, and the sport of Basque Pelota. The French film which Andrew mentions is L'ascension - the Climb "a 2017 French adventure comedy film directed by Ludovic Bernard which tells the real-life story of Nadir Dendoune." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5157682/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5157682/] Sea of Hull photos here: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/sea-hull-pictures-21-best-70440 [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/jul/09/sea-of-hull-by-spencer-tunick-in-pictures] Articles about Bellerin: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/27/life-viewed-through-a-lens-brings-hector-bellerin-renewed-perspective [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/27/life-viewed-through-a-lens-brings-hector-bellerin-renewed-perspective] Cesare prandelli: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/cesare-prandelli-resigns-fiorentina-dark-cloud-developed-inside-me-b925862.html [https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/cesare-prandelli-resigns-fiorentina-dark-cloud-developed-inside-me-b925862.html]

The Beautiful Maze Bonus: Detours and Digressions

A second series of digressions in audio format with Andrew and Sophie, covering subjects which include ASMR, Cilian Murphy and presenteeism.

The Beautiful Maze 5: Exercise | Rebirth | Graphic Novels | Fluorescein | Hudson River | Adriene | Super Nintendo World | St Patrick's Day | Norouz

Happy St Patrick's Day and Happy Norouz to all who celebrate it. Hello and welcome to our new listeners from India and Ireland. Andrew and Nima are joined by Sophie, and we go on a slightly chaotic trip which covers Grimsby, the Hudson River, all whilst touching base about the little short-circuits of the mind which are good to share. "Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tone the spirit just as exercise conditions the body" Arnold Schwarzenegger The main theme of the podcast is to explore the interaction between exercise and mental health. But we also talk about the green dyes in water which have an impact on river life, explore how Yoshi is able to lay eggs, and visit a number of other areas including graphic novels. Check out my list of 15 travel-themed graphic novels here: https://medium.com/doctoryak/15-graphic-novel-travelogues-which-take-you-places-c41480fd124a Shout out to Scottish Rockers Peat and Diesel

The Beautiful Maze Bonus: The Little Bookshelf

A little audio detour which after I show Andrew the little mini-bookshelf sitting next to me whilst we have been recording the podcast. This triggers a bit of chat about poetry, grandmothers, Rumi and various other things.