Best Heel By Nature Podcasts (2024)

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Make Accountability Happen Again 25:01

16d ago25:01

25:01

In this edition, Charles MacKenzie reveals his new campaign to Make Accountability Happen Again and asks the audience about what he should do with his future. A timeline of Charles MacKenzie’s activism for the Australian victims of the global infected blood scandal https://www.infectedbloodaustralia.com/cm-timeline Do you want Charles to continue f…

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The adventure returns: interview with Karen Burge of the Church of Ubuntu 40:19

29d ago40:19

40:19

Join Charles MacKenzie as the high adventure starts again and this time he’s interviewing Karen Burge one of the founders of the Church of Ubuntu in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, to talk about getting started with medicinal cannabis. Church of Ubuntu https://www.churchofubuntu.org.au/about-us Ubuntu wellness clinic https://www.ubuntuwellne…

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AS WE REST: Soraya Abdel-Hadi is Prompted by Nature 1:17:44

3M ago1:17:44

1:17:44

Following on from the last episode on 'interviewing as an ally', this is the first episode in a series of crossovers where we share interviews with some of our previous panellists. This episode comes from a podcast called Prompted by Nature, from the very aptly named Helen Forester. Helen chats to creative people to learn how nature feeds into and …

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Podcasts, outdoors and interviewing as an ally (with Rob Darfi from The Outdoors Adventure Podcast) 33:13

7M ago33:13

33:13

This episode was inspired by the idea of 'interviewing as an ally'. Robert Darfi is another podcasters who describes himself as the "least diverse person around," and in the episode, Fran flips the microphone on him to explore how podcasts can be a powerful tool for activism... LINKS: Listen to ‘The Outdoors Adventure Podcast’ here: https://pod.lin…

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BONUS: More thoughts on the UCI trans policy (and Outdoor News Round-up) 18:11

11M ago18:11

18:11

In the latest episode of the On the Outside podcast, Fran shares some feedback from listeners on the previous episode about the UCI Cycling World Championships, including a trans woman cyclist who is affected by the UCI's trans policy. Fran also shares a quick outdoor news round-up, including - The Ultra Distance Scholarship for people of colour - …

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UCI Cycling World Champs 2023 - access, inclusion, action and more! 53:40

11M ago53:40

53:40

We are back with an exciting panel discussion, and Fran is learning all about the Cycling World Championships that took place in Scotland in August. You'd be forgiven for almost missing this event (and we talk about why that might be the case) but I am joined by a panel of guests including Neil Russell, the managing director of the Adaptive Riders …

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Outdoor news round-up: From conservation projects to being saved from bears, running in heels and a brave three-peaks challenge 8:24

11M ago8:24

8:24

🗞️ We have an exciting guest for this latest edition of the On The Outside news round-up 🤩 This week, Tremula Network has been host to an intern from Arts Emergency, a charity helping young people get a fair start in the arts and humanities, and we've been showing her what goes into making a minisode for On The Outside! "Hey! I'm Nia Johal, a half-…

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Outdoor news round-up: 2023 Cycling World Championships start, swimming in plastic and Black Girls Hike team up with DofE 11:42

12M ago11:42

11:42

Fran is back with a round-up of some news stories that have caught her eye recently! Featuring: - The Cycling World Championships in Scotland - South Asian Heritage Month outdoors - Protect Our Winters report on climate change affecting cycling - Black Girls Hike link up with DofE - Black Tri Tribe Triathlon And more! SAVE THE DATE: Tremula Festiva…

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Reflections on TWO YEARS of On The Outside (with Anesu Matanda-Mambingo and Francesca Turauskis) 30:11

1y ago30:11

30:11

We're celebrating 2 Years of On the Outside Podcast! And we can't believe how far we've come since our launch back in 2021! To mark this special milestone, social media assistant Anesu Matanda-Mambingo is speaking to Producer Francesca Turauskis about how On The Outside came to be, what lessons she has learned, favourite moments and where the show …

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Outdoor news round-up: A campaign to protect our seas, Women In Mountain Training webinars and a new Munro record (with Oge Ejizu) 7:27

1y ago7:27

7:27

Oge, your friendly neighbourhood hiking girl has been a part of OTO for a while. She loves the outdoors and hiking specifically, when not finding a mountain or hill to climb, she's learning how to swim and spending time with her family. She's also part of an amazing hiking group called Black Girls Hike and has a TedX talk about hiking and the impor…

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Authenticity 29:31

1y ago29:31

29:31

In today's episode, Charles MacKenzie explores the concept of 'authenticity'. Is it truly authentic for the Australian media to portray Brian McNamee, the Chair of CSL, Australia's largest healthcare company specializing in blood products and vaccines, as our nation's greatest entrepreneur? Charles uncovers evidence of a cover-up, raising doubts ab…

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The Bull Terrier Man 28:22

1y ago28:22

28:22

As a kid I realised that in order to survive and take on the medical tyrants I’d need to adopt a new ‘attitude’ a new alter ego. I became the Bull Terrier Man! Show Notes The Bull Terrier Man https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddd792_ca47f5a8d98647fe94974de79768cf27~mv2.jpeg The Bull Terrier Man comic https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddd792_2c566…

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Outdoor news round-up: Black To The Trails 2024, Wave Wahines' Summer Slide and the biggest UK wildfire on record... 8:39

1y ago8:39

8:39

Fran is back with a round-up of some news stories that have caught her eye recently! SAVE THE DATE: Tremula Festival is talking place 20th-21st September 2024! Join us for a celebration of audio storytelling, outdoors, nature and community. Find out more: tremula.network/festival Share you opinions with us! - Send a DM on Instagram @OnTheOutsidePod…

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From activewear hijabs to peeing outdoors - why DO we need specialist outdoor equipment? 53:32

1y ago53:32

53:32

In this episode, our guest host Kathi Kamleitner speaks to Zahrah Mahmood and Ani Barber about specialist, accessible and inclusive outdoor equipment, starting with a look at the activewear hijab that Zahrah has created with Berghaus. We also talk about the risk of misappropriating an item of religious outdoor equipment, other types of specialist e…

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Outdoor news round-up: From the biggest ever trespass in Kinder Reservoir to Welsh National Park name changes (with Anesu Matanda Mambingo) 7:32

1y ago7:32

7:32

This month's minsode news round-up comes from the newest member of the On The Outside team. In addition to our amazing panellists, there are a lot of people working behind the scenes to help make the podcast what it is, and we’re excited to be welcoming Anesu Matanda Mambingo (She/Her). Anesu has been supporting behind the scenes with all things so…

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Outdoor news round-up: from Ramblers Scotland's new president to bikepacking with a bassoon (with Ani Barber) 6:52

1+ y ago6:52

6:52

This month's minsode news round-up is changing things up! You might be familiar with Ani from previous podcasts. She's giving Fran a break/taking over this minisode and also sharing some stories that have caught HER eye. It’s really great to see so many people in the outdoor community levelling up and doing such amazing work. Here’s some of her fav…

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Cannabis is my strength, taking it away is like ‘kryptonite’ to me it’s my ‘Achilles heel’ 29:04

1+ y ago29:04

29:04

In this episode, Charles explains how pure cannabis oil got him back up and fighting the medical tyrants and he talks about how it allowed him to become a soldier for people’s health and he prepares us for the big news that he is about to go into the battle, one that he has planned since being harmed as a kid by the medical tyrants back in the 1980…

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The Cannabis Blood Brother 40:40

1+ y ago40:40

40:40

In this episode Charles MacKenzie, the President of Infected Blood Australia, reveals how nine years ago he found himself increasingly bed bound and felt as though his lifelong fight for justice for the Australian victims of the global infected blood scandal lay in ruins as a consequence. Then a miracle happened. A man he affectionately refers to a…

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Celebrating The Everyday Adventure Podcast - Preet Chandi, Pammy Johal and Keri Wallace chat with Nicki Bass 21:46

1+ y ago21:46

21:46

Another Tremula Network show, The Everyday Adventure Podcast hosted by Nicki Bass, has been shortlisted in the Wilderness Category of the Sports Podcast Awards 2023. Out of twelve podcasts shortlisted in this category, The Everyday Adventure podcast is one of only three podcasts with a women hosting/co-hosting shortlisted in the Wilderness category…

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Tainted Blood Gangsta 31:49

1+ y ago31:49

31:49

This week on join High Adventure we discuss the American mafias most feared hitman Gregory Scarpa and ask the question what does he have in common with Australia’s infected blood campaigner Charles MacKenzie? Show notes Colombo Crime family mobster and feared hitman Gregory Scarpa’s press conference from the early 1990’s where he has full blown AID…

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Christina Applegate you gotta put me on 16:56

1+ y ago16:56

16:56

The American sitcom ‘Married with children’ made audiences laugh all around the world in the 1990# and made a star of Christina Applegate. Charles explains why she means so much to him. Christina Applegate, 50, reflects on 40-POUND weight gain and her devastating decline in mobility that's left her unable to walk without a cane following MS diagnos…

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Australia is being run by autocrats 16:40

1+ y ago16:40

16:40

In this episode we discuss Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick’s recent Senate speech about Australia being run by autocrats and Charles gives an update on the battle for justice for victims of Australia’s corrupted bureaucracy. Show notes Help Charles MacKenzie keep fighting by donating to his Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/77abc074 Australia is being…

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Special emergency podcast 22:07

1+ y ago22:07

22:07

Charles updates on his lifelong fight to get justice and to clear his Hepatitis C infection using alternative health. Show Notes Help keep Charles going by donating to his Go Fund me here https://gofund.me/77abc074 Cryoglobulinemia https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cryoglobulinemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20371244 Charles MacKenzie on Toda…

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Queensland Liberal Senator Gerard Rennick calls for an apology and compensation for the Australian victims of the global infected blood scandal 7:15

1+ y ago7:15

7:15

On Wednesday, March 8th 2023 Senator Rennick brought down the proverbial ‘Berlin Wall’ on Australia’s longest running medical coverup. Show Notes Senator Rennick speech that brought down the proverbial Berlin Wall on Australia’s deadliest medical scandal contaminated blood https://gerardrennick.com.au/infected-blood-thousands-injured-and-no-apology…

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The ABC are part of the ‘Australian Cartel’ covering up the Infected Blood Scandal 44:42

1+ y ago44:42

44:42

In this weeks episode Charles MacKenzie discusses how Australia’s tax payer funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have refused calls to investigate Australia’s deadliest medical scandal contaminated blood despite victims pleas for decades that they do so. And he delves into the hold that Australia’s cartel, it’s blood barons have over th…

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Outdoor news round-up: From a new Queer Climbing Festival to the 'Boy In the Tent' heads inside 9:47

1+ y ago9:47

9:47

Welcome to the Outdoor News Round-up for 5th March 2023. This marks the return of the minisode, an this episode covers, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Climb Out, Bivvybag Day 2023, We Are Cycling UK campaign for lent, the 'Boy In The Tent' Max Woosey, Peaks fo Colour political manisfesto, The National Outdoor Expo Birmingham, London Mountain Fi…

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Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick blows the lid off of the infected blood scandal in Australia 32:14

1+ y ago32:14

32:14

In this episode Australia’s tainted blood campaigner Charles MacKenzie discusses how getting over his fear of flying and traveling to the state of Queensland in Australia led to Liberal Senator Gerard Rennick asking questions in the Senate on behalf of the Australian victims of the global infected blood scandal. Show notes Donate to campaign for ju…

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Mardi Gras & World Pride should be apology time for the Australian Red Cross who maligned the gay community over HIV in 1983 27:38

1+ y ago27:38

27:38

Charles MacKenzie, President of Infected Blood Australia, speaks about last nights 45th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on Oxford St, which is a major celebration in Australia today but it wasn’t always the case. Forty years ago homosexuals were treated like criminals and were even maligned by the Australian Red Cross when HIV was announce…

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Australia has fallen: No help is coming and we know it 31:07

1+ y ago31:07

31:07

Charles MacKenzie reveals how the corrupt globalist controlled Australian Labor government are determined to kill off the last remaining Australian survivors of the global infected blood scandal. Show notes Go Fund Me to help Charles keep fighting https://gofund.me/77abc074 CSL CEO Paul Perreault https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/leaders/csl-bos…

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Kendal Mountain Tour begins, and reflections on Kendal Mountain Festival 2022 with Ani Barber from Outside: Our Way 38:43

1+ y ago38:43

38:43

The Kendal Mountain Festival national tour began last week and I thought the start of the tour would be a good chance for me to catch up on our Kendal coverage. I could not make it to Kendal in November myself, but I managed to convince a panelist you know quite well to represent the podcast. In a moment you will hear the post-festival conversation…

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Will I be able to cure myself of Hepatitis C using natural or alternative medicine? 31:37

1+ y ago31:37

31:37

Charles MacKenzie has gone many rounds with the Hepatitis C virus that he and tens of thousands of other hospital patients became infected with after receiving tainted blood in the 1980s. He has an aversion to pharmaceuticals, but even so hasn't given up on a cure and wants to see if he can knock out his lifelong affliction to the virus using natur…

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Calling all internet sleuths Australia needs you! 15:23

1+ y ago15:23

15:23

Uncover the Truth with Charles MacKenzie - A sinister plot by Australia's 'industrial medical complex' has been exposed by Charles MacKenzie. This criminal organisation will stop at nothing to conceal the deadliest medical scandal in history - the tainted blood scandal. Hospital records of patients who received contaminated blood transfusions have …

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MEDICAL APOCALYPSE: the health warrior 48:49

1+ y ago48:49

48:49

Following tainted blood and the Covid pandemic Australia’s public healthcare system is a post apocalyptic disaster zone. Show notes for MEDICAL APOCALYPSE Recommended reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool%27s_Day_(novel) https://www.amazon.com.au/April-Fools-Day-Bryce-Courtenay/dp/0143004603/ref=asc_df_0143004603/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&li…

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AS WE REST: Guiding Hikes & Outdoor Diversity with Kirsty Pallas | Wild For Scotland 40:15

1+ y ago40:15

40:15

If you’ve listened to our episodes on Kendal 2021, Climbing whilst pregnant, and Afghanistan’s connections to outdoor culture you know a bit about Kirsty Pallas, a mountain guide, climbing instructor, and Founder of Our Shared Outdoors. In this episode from the Wild For Scotland podcast, host Kathi Kamlietner talks with Kirsty about: How Kirsty got…

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Australia’s tainted blood scandal: the kids have come back for justice 52:30

1+ y ago52:30

52:30

In this episode Charles MacKenzie takes us back in time to where his fight and that of other Australian children who were given tainted blood products began. Show notes Help Charles MacKenzie keep surviving by donating to his Go Fund Me here https://gofund.me/77abc074 Watch Charles return to where it all began St.Andrews Cathedral School Sydney htt…

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Trailer join High Adventure 1:24

1+ y ago1:24

1:24

Charles MacKenzie the host of join High Adventure podcast exposed Australia’s deadliest medical scandal and biggest coverup contaminated blood transfusions. Now he is looking to survive the “healthcare” system that has harmed him and countless other patients. Do you have an aversion to pharmaceutical medications and jabs ? Do you have a chronic con…

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Surviving Healthcare: The Story of Charles MacKenzie's Quest for Safe Medicine 35:51

1+ y ago35:51

35:51

Charles MacKenzie knew isolation decades before the rest of the world would experience it through enforced locked downs and the social restriction that came with the Covid 19 “pandemic”. The whole medical fiasco that surrounded Covid served as a bad case of Déjà Vu for Charles who as a kid growing up in Australia, was prescribed a medication for ac…

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AS WE REST: Wild Camping on Dartmoor from Summit To Talk About 43:00

1+ y ago43:00

43:00

If you listened to the episode on the anniversary of the Kinder Scout Trespass, and our chat about the right to roam, this episode will be of interest to you. Until recently, Dartmoor National Park in the South West of England was the only place in England where it was legal to wild camp without permission from landowners. But on 13th January 2023,…

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UPDATE: Acknowledging that Rest Is Resistance 3:48

1+ y ago3:48

3:48

A short update from Fran to acknowledge the lack of activity on the podcast feed - and to acknowledge that that is okay too! REST IS RESISTANCE: Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey SAVE THE DATE: Tremula Festival is talking place 20th-21st September 2024! Join us for a celebration of audio storytelling, outdoors, nature and community. …

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It's time for the outdoor sector to talk about MONEY... 1:05:21

2y ago1:05:21

1:05:21

It's time to talk about money in the outdoor sector. I know there are individuals and groups having these conversations on a case-by-case level. We decided not to talk about this on the podcast until now because we didn’t want to be outing individual experiences with payment. But in August, Matt Barr from the Looking Sideways podcast posted this: O…

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BONUS: More thoughts on topless climbing 11:13

2y ago11:13

11:13

Following on from the conversation on topless climbing with Soraya and Carlos, we hear a few more thoughts on the subject: Frit Tam highlights aspects that may make topless climbers triggering. Frakie Dewar asks about trans and non-binary perspectives Ani Barber tells us her own experience as a new climber Tell us what you thought of this episode! …

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Should topless climbing be banned? (with Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Carlos Casas) 42:47

2y ago42:47

42:47

In this episode, Francesca is joined by Soraya Abdel-Hadi from All The Elements, and Carlos Casas of Colour Up Bristol, to talk about a London climbing centre banning topless climbing. this conversation was inspired by an Instagram post by Scottish Climber Robbie Phillips. See the post yourself here: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWgVDOMiMV/?igshid=…

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One Year Retrospective 19:26

2y ago19:26

19:26

Happy Birthday On The Outside! We launched the show a whole year ago, so this short episode asks four questions: What have you most enjoyed? Has the outdoor space changed in the past year? What is the most pressing issue in the outdoor community? What would you like to see us do on the podcast? Answers from Oge, Ani and Fran SAVE THE DATE: Tremula …

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Interview with Omie Dale PLUS FINA's ruling on trans swimmers and a rant about interview questions 45:27

2y ago45:27

45:27

Co-hosts Oge Ejizu and Fran Turauskis bring you a new type of episode. We ask Omie Dale, Director of Swim Unity, about Drowning Prevention Week, her passion for teaching people to swim, and the video series on beginners swim tips on Instagram. Plus, we talk about levels of proficiency in swimming and hiking. After the interview, Oge and Fran addres…

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BONUS: Talking pregnancy with Keri Williams from Girls on Hills 30:32

2y ago30:32

30:32

We have a bonus episode for you! This follows on from our last episode on climbing whilst pregnant. If you've listened to Episode 12 you heard some of the conversation I had with Keri Wallace. Keri is a fell runner, skyrunner, rock climber and writer, and she is also one of the Founders of Girls On Hills, and she talked to Fran about her experience…

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Climbing whilst pregnant, adventuring as a parent and Mental Health Awareness Week 55:29

2y ago55:29

55:29

This episode takes a close look at the news articles about Olympic climber Shauna Coxsey climbing whilst pregnant. We talk about the different reactions to her journey, how the articles are framed, and we hear first hand experience of climbing whilst pregnant. We go on to talk about the wider perceptions and culture around active and adventurous pa…

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90th anniversary of the Kinder Scout Trespass, Kinder in Colour and decolonising the countryside 54:29

2y ago54:29

54:29

Welcome back to On The Outside! We're returnig with an in-depth chat about all things Kinder Scout Trespass. Last month was the 90th anniversary of a mass trespass across Kinder Scout in the Peak District, a moment that is credited with helping to create our National Parks, and rights of way access in the UK. Francesca is joined by Frit Tam, Ani Pa…

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Outdoor news round-up: From Ramadan to Local Bike shop day 7:40

2+ y ago7:40

7:40

In this outdoor news round-up, Francesca Turauskis takes us through some news stories from the outdoors world: - This month is Ramadan, and several athletes and grassroots organisations have been calling on events to be more inclusive of Muslims who observe the holy month. - The main sponsor of a major women’s cycling race, the Women’s CiCLE Classi…

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Purple Day special: Adventurers Talk Epilepsy from Seize Your Adventure 20:03

2+ y ago20:03

20:03

This is a special episode looking at one particular news item. The 26th of March is Purple Day, the International Day of Epilepsy Awareness. It's the one day a year dedicated to raising money and awareness to support everyone who is living with the effects of epilepsy. Right now, people around the globe are cycling, walking, swimming, running and m…

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Outdoor news round-up: From legal rights to nature, to outdoor weddings 7:06

2+ y ago7:06

7:06

In this first outdoor news round-up, Francesca Turauskis takes us through some news stories from the outdoors world: -The Outdoors Industries Association has put together some resources of the outdoor industry’s response to the Ukraine crisis -Defra published the #NatureRecovery Green Paper yesterday, which sets out proposals for how to more effect…

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