This is the fifth podcast (yes, I know the fourth might come after the fifth, but successful podcast editing comes in many forms and the strategy is not always necessarily linear or defensible…..) in the series as part of a trial and apologies that it has taken some time to get the season continuing! There will now be an episode every two weeks so that’s something to look forward to with some cautious optimism.
Firstly, this episode had serious technical issues from my end and so apologies it doesn’t quite flow right and the audio quality from my end isn’t perfect. But this is part of practising these and getting better. I was very fortunate in having an interviewer as helpful and personable as Andy Kind, he was a delight and very tolerant of my faffing about which at times was reaching professional standards.
Andy is a comedian and a preacher, he’s written a number of books which include Stand Up and Deliver, which is about his experiences of entering the world of stand-up comedy. He then wrote the Wayfarer, a book about Andy’s walk along the Pennine Way. It’s written in an informal manner which is humorous and is very much based on the characters he meets along the way. These adventures are good for the soul and reading Andy’s book made me want to start doing more long distance trails in the UK. He reminded me of the people you can meet along the way, which is one of the great joys of walking, assuming they are not blocking the only available bench.
Very many thanks again to Andy for his patience, good humour and willingness to endure my technical shortcomings. Sorry that listening to me is even more challenging than usual, but at least this episode proves that the podcast is improving in the most traditional way possible: by making mistakes in public.