The World is Storytelling

82. YHA Helvelyn: Ullswater Swims Have No Synonyms

We're still in the Lake District, and hunkering down on a wet afternoon at YHA Helvelyn, one of the many youth hostels run by that fantastic organisation. As the rain fell, I sat down with Amy McGuire, one of the amazing staff there. When she isn't in the hills, Amy is a Bicentenary Fellow in Geography at the University of Manchester, and is a passionate advocate of getting outside. Find out more from Amy here [https://amy-mcg.github.io/] and book your next outdoor adventure at a YHA here [https://www.yha.org.uk/]. Be in touch with me, with all your ideas and to help me hike up more hills, comedic or otherwise. All that ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here [https://linktr.ee/ronnigurwicz]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you to all the supporters as well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠⁠Storytelling Animal⁠⁠' as our soundtrack. The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth. Buy your physical or digital copy ⁠⁠today [https://ronnigurwicz.com/the-world-is-storytelling/]⁠⁠!

81. Cumbria: Falling Into Place On Place Fell

Today I'm in the Lake District with the fabulous Nicole Peters. We ended up on a rainbow soaked, windy hike up Place Fell above Ullswater. Nicole is a Woodland Advisor at Tees Community Forest, where she helps grow new woodlands and connect people with nature across the Tees Valley in North East England. She was part of the team that delivered 70 hectares of new woodland in the forest’s first planting season. When she’s not out in the woods, you’ll find her hiking her way through the Wainwrights or hanging out with her cats, Rufus and Guinness. Nicole is all about making life fun and giving anything a go whether at work or on an adventure. Find out more about the Tees Community Forest here [https://www.instagram.com/teescommunityforest/] and connect with Nicole here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-p-05ba8a272/]. Be in touch with me, with all your ideas and to help me hike up more hills, comedic or otherwise. All that ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here [https://linktr.ee/ronnigurwicz]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you to all the supporters as well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠⁠Storytelling Animal⁠⁠' as our soundtrack. The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth. Buy your physical or digital copy ⁠⁠today [https://ronnigurwicz.com/the-world-is-storytelling/]⁠⁠!

80. Dublin: Sheds Aren't Cheap & Rusty Looking Sheep

Today we're in County Dublin (and County Wicklow) for a woodland bathe in Coronation Wood, as well as a wet and foggy hike up Kippure. For this jaunt I am joined by the wise Oisín Ó Néill, ex solicitor, gaeilgeoir, and director of the Gaelic Woodland Project. The Gaelic Woodland Project is a Rewilding charity with a dual focus of preserving and enhancing native ecosystems and culture. Oisín is actively campaigning for better regulation in the area of invasive species. In the past year alone he has been involved in successful reforestation and community empowerment initiatives. Read about the Gaelic Woodland Project here [https://gaelicwoodlandproject.com/] and follow them on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/gaelicwoodlandproject/]. Be in touch with all your ideas and to help me hike up more hills, comedic or otherwise. All that ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here [https://linktr.ee/ronnigurwicz]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you to all the supporters as well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠⁠Storytelling Animal⁠⁠' as our soundtrack. The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth. Buy your physical or digital copy ⁠⁠today [https://ronnigurwicz.com/the-world-is-storytelling/]⁠⁠!

79. Longford: Carn Clonhugh & Good Day To You

Today we're in County Longford for a little wander up Carn Clonhugh (Corn Hill), and to have a relaxed chat in the sun with the lovely Luke Casserly. Luke is a multidisciplinary performance maker from Longford. His work weaves together ecological research, autobiography, sound art, and site, as a way of carving out space for new possibilities to emerge between live performance and physical landscape. To date, his projects have brought audiences through city streets, back gardens, train stations, beaches, and a bog in the Irish midlands. His most recent project 'Distillation' premiered as part of Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023, and has toured extensively throughout Ireland, the US, and Canada since then. You can find out more about Luke's work via his website [https://www.lukecasserly.org/]. He will be presenting a work-in-development of a new performance project called 16 Longfords as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2025. More information here [https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/16-longfords/]. To help me hike up more hills, comedic or otherwise. Please be in touch with ideas of who I should be inviting on the podcast, and support me with some waterproof gear. All that and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here [https://linktr.ee/ronnigurwicz]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you to all the supporters as well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠⁠Storytelling Animal⁠⁠' as our soundtrack. The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth. Buy your physical or digital copy ⁠⁠today [https://ronnigurwicz.com/the-world-is-storytelling/]⁠⁠!

78. Armagh: A Foggy Highland With Weird Ireland

We're in County Armagh today for a hike up Sieve Gullion, and to record an episode of the podcast in a passage tomb with the fascinating Brinsley McNamara. Brinsley is a content creator, author, podcaster, and adventurer who documents the unique, interesting, and weird stories, places, and folk in Ireland. He’s got a social media channel called ‘Weird Ireland’ and the book and podcast have the same names too. Find him on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/weird.ireland?igsh=MXpndnNkMWJ6Y3N0], buy his book here [https://linktr.ee/weirdirelandbook?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=3a9ad4df-06a0-4420-9761-0cd62d9d1133], and listen to his podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/7IXwp5icas8xpemCRDDLu2?si=2b3ac9d2db624bbc]. To help me hike up more hills, comedic or otherwise. Please be in touch with ideas of who I should be inviting on the podcast, and support me with some waterproof gear. All that and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here [https://linktr.ee/ronnigurwicz]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you to all the supporters as well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠⁠Storytelling Animal⁠⁠' as our soundtrack. The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth. Buy your physical or digital copy ⁠⁠today [https://ronnigurwicz.com/the-world-is-storytelling/]⁠⁠!