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The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
This podcast's for anyone wanting to explore the big issues, stretching your thinking in relatable ways. Well known personalities, Stuart ‘The Wildman’ Mabbutt and photographer William Mankelow, who aren't experts, but have opinions, authentic views and no scripts. Join them on meandering conversations about nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Sometimes joined by guests, or discussing listener questions between themselves. Always full of fun…
Episodes
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
All Opinions Are Valid - HS2 Unplugged: Red-Rated Reality
No waffle in this episode, we get straight into the listener questions, the first of which today is from Tess, in Stranrear, Scotland - “How damaging do you…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
[TW] Death Ethics & Intergenerational Thinking
Trigger Warning: This episode covers the sensitive topics of euthanasia and death. Listener discretion is strongly advised. On this thought-provoking episode…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Protests and Trigger Warnings
In their signature unvarnished style, your co-hosts, Stuart ‘The Wildman’ Mabbutt and William Mankelow aren't afraid to push boundaries, and explore taboo…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Owning vs. Stewardship - Let’s Get Reading
Charlie, from Montrose, Scotland has sent in this listener question - “Who owns land is at the heart of the housing crisis in the UK. It's not because bricks…
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Hidden Fortunes Of An Accessible Countryside
Mariama, a listener from Sierra Leone has sent this question in for discussion on today's episode - “For a few years I lived in Cumbria in the UK, and miss…
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Will We Get to 1,000 Episodes?
In this short episode, co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow reflect on reaching the impressive 500 episode mark for this podcast. The big…
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Navigating Partnerships, Podcasts, and Personal Missions
As 2024 unfolds before us, your co-hosts William and Stuart embark on a discussion about the year ahead. They talk about the future of the podcast, and how…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Bonus Episode: International Dawn Chorus Day
Ah, the sweet serenade of the dawn chorus! When was the last time you really listened to the birds singing, particularly in the morning? Well today Stuart and…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Consciousness, Comedy, and Creative Sparks
Hopefully this episode will stretch your thinking today and explore opinions you might not have thought about before. Isla, a listener from Arbroath, Scotland…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Order, Chaos and Scooby Dooby Doo!
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of The People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast, where co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
To The Moon And Back, But Why?
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of The People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast, co-hosted by none other than Stuart ‘The Wildman’…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Film Follies & Green Screen Collaborative Dreams
Carolien, from South Holland, The Netherlands, sets the first question to be discussed today - “When you both think back, what do you remember most about your…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Life, Death, and Interstellar Wi-Fi
Hopefully this podcast will stretch your thinking. Teddy, a listener from Norwich, England, sent your co-hosts Stuart and William a question to discuss - “For…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Festivals & Grief
Welcome to The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast, where the aim is to be a friend in your ear during these challenging times. In today's…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Emotional Numbness and Navigating Criticism
Join Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow, the down-to-earth co-hosts of The People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast, as they dive into…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Unworn Sweaters And Curry Sauce Regrets
Alan, a listener from Northway, Oxford, England sent in this question for discussion - “Is it excessive for the build up to Christmas to start in September…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Natures Rhythms and AI Benefits
Fred, a listener from St Just, Cornwall, England, set the first question to be explored today - “In the UK we put the clock back an hour in October and forward…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Nature, Politicians, and All-Terrain Wheelchairs
Welcome back to another wild ride with Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and partner in podcast crime, William ‘The Waffler’ Mankelow. In today's episode, they dive…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
[TW] Can You Be Too Controversial?
A trigger warning is issued for this episode, as the conversation delves into the sensitive subjects of suicide and death. We urge listeners to consider their…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Climate Twister: Arrested Musings Unleashed
Ivy, from Worthing, West Sussex, England poses the first listener question in todays episode for your co-hosts do discuss: Link to the question William and…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Meetings, Doughnuts And Germs
Elaine, from Telford, in Shropshire, England sends in this first listener question for discussion today. “Like you guys probably, I’ve been to many public…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
[TW] A Matter Of Life & Death
A trigger warning is issued for this episode, as the conversation delves into the sensitive subjects of suicide and death, we urge listeners to consider their…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Environmental Intricacies Explored
Nature can be a puzzle when trying to unravel the threads of and the motivations behind tree planting, and population growth. Welcome to another episode of The…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Adapting And Surviving
“Hi guys, I’m back, always listening but not sent in a question for you to discuss too often these days. Can I ask, who do you feel the BBC is lining up to…
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There Are Rarely Categorics
2024 starts with a new format for this podcast. Instead of releases at 10am UK on Tuesdays and Sundays, with one listener question covered in each episode…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Happy New Year
Stuart and William would like to wish you a Happy New Year, and don’t beat yourself up too much if you are unable to take your New Year’s resolutions beyond…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Revisiting A Classic: Social Media Reality Distortion
Stuart and William are taking a break over Christmas and New Year and are offering an opportunity to relisten to an important episode in the back catalogue of…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Revisiting A Classic: Volunteer Burnout
Stuart and William are taking a break over Christmas and New Year and are offering an opportunity to relisten to an important episode in our back catalogue…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
500th Christmas Celebration
Stuart and William are just stopping by to wish you a Merry Christmas, and also to celebrate the 500th release of this podcast. We hope you’ll continue to make…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Revisiting A Classic: Flexibility In Figures
Stuart and William are taking a break over Christmas and New Year and are offering an opportunity to relisten to an important episode in the back catalogue of…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Revisiting A Classic: Are Humans Just Another Giant Panda?
Stuart and William are taking a break over Christmas and New Year and are offering an opportunity to relisten to an important episode in the back catalogue of…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Who’ll Dominate Next?
Co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow explore thought-provoking questions sent in by listeners on a wide variety of subjects, which they…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
The LOAF Takeover: Undoing the Mess We Made with the Climate
Welcome to The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast, where co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow delve into the pressing…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Turf Talk
Welcome to another episode of The People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast. Co-hosts, Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow, delve into a…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
To Do Or Not To Do Business, That Is The Question
“After the Coutts Bank/Nigel Farage scandal, do you think banks have the right to close accounts of people that hold political views they don’t agree with? Ok…
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Two Ears And One Mouth
We need to listen twice as much as we talk, that’s the big takeaway from today's episode. Which is the thinking inspired by today’s listener question, sent in…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Extraction Dilemmas
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of The People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast, where Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Shouldn’t We Just Send Artefacts Back?
Co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow dive into the controversial realm of repatriating cultural artefacts. Prompted by a question from…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Illusions, Bankruptcy, Reality
Join co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow as they delve into a fascinating question, posed by our listener Alivia, from Ridgway…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Ruffling the Feathers of the Debate on Captive Birds of Prey
Join co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow, as they embark on the kind of conversation you’d overhear at the pub. This discussion was…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
It’s Not What You Say, It Is How You Say It
“As podcast makers do you feel any kind of responsibility toward your listenership?” That’s the listener question that's been sent in for discussion in today's…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Is Going To Court The Answer?
“Do you think Prince Harry spending a reported billion pounds taking the UK press to court is doing society any kind of favours?” That’s the listener question…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Shop Locally
“We have eaten meat for thousands of years, so why is it now so wrong to still eat it?” That's the listener question that's come in for discussion on this…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
250 Years Before Positive Environmental Change
“A report produced in the US claimed that if every country went net zero now it would be 250 years before the climate reacted positively. So, should we be…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Ethical Debate on Animal Rights
How do misconceptions about the meat and dairy industries, like the one Suzi shared about cows producing milk because they are pregnant, contribute to the way…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Unearthing Meaning in Everyday Monarchy
In this engaging episode, co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow discuss the following question sent in by Ronny from Denchworth…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Why Is the UK at the Centre of World Maps?
Join us for an insightful and engaging exploration of maps, time zones, and their connections to our shared history. Is the centre of the world map a…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Embracing Inner Fullness
In this compelling episode, co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow embark on another journey of self-discovery, sparked by a question sent…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
The Planet Can Be Cooled
A short bonus episode this one. Having listened to a previous episode, listener and collaborator Tommy Serafinski has been in touch. Tommy and William also…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Cracking The LTN Controversy
In this bonus episode, co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow dive deep again into the world of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs)…
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Brainwashed By The 7 Main Polluters
“We’re brainwashed into thinking we as individuals can save the world, when I’ve heard 7 companies are responsible for most of the carbon humans have ever…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Social Media’s Reality Distortion
Suzi Darrington is once again sat in the ‘Listener’s Chair’ alongside Stuart and William for this listener question from Ronny, in Denchworth, Oxfordshire…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Should Landlords Be Demonised?
Regular co-hosts Stuart and William are joined by Suzi Darrington. an Oxford University Crankstart Intern with them in the summer, who returns to the…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Are Anti Cycling Issues Undoing Pro-Cycling Measures?
“We seem to be cycling less since Covid. Councils really encouraged us to cycle more during the lockdowns, but it seems to be they too easily undo the…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Future Pandemic Governance
In another thought-provoking episode of The People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast, your co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
It’s Black History Month
Join co-hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow as they mark the onset of Black History Month, which kicks off on October 1st. Black History…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Uncomfortable Truths When Unearthing The Past
Join hosts Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and William Mankelow in this thought-provoking episode, sparked by a question from listener, Rob from East Lockinge…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Are Humans Just Another Giant Panda?
How can we discern genuine eco-friendly intentions from greenwashing in large businesses, and is it inevitable that there will always be a level of suspicion…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Shaping Beliefs And Perspectives
Who truly sets the standards for how countries should behave, and can we influence change without imposing our beliefs on others? Are bans on countries with…
- The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast
Influence and Silence
A slightly surreal episode, not the first, won’t be the last, as co-hosts Stuart and William tackle today's listener question, which is from George, in Upton…