A friend of mine from school, Bill Kerr has been running a podcast called Adventure Fit Travel Radio for some time now. I’ve never actually listened to it. (still haven’t) But I am endeavouring too. Especially after catching up with him over Xmas at a yearly High School mini reunion that has become an annual event in Mornington. We ended up having a quality philosophical conversation about a whole range of different stuff.
And so now I’m actually listening to Podcasts. I’ve always been a big fan of Audiobooks & could listen to the voices of the guys who did the Dark Tower series as well as Hyperion over and over. The problem has always been that I’m also a HUGE fan of music. So big, that it’s on all the time. It’s my obsession. Nothing beats listening to an album from start to finish (with beers) it’s even better. I’m constantly cruising on Spotify searching for new albums or remembering old ones. My daily 5-10-minute drive to work consists of something seriously HEAVY up full blast and me singing along and inadvertently pumping myself up for the day. It’s also a huge form of therapy, enabling my mind to settle to study or work. So to be able to listen to Podcasts, I think I’ve always know I would need to give some of that up. So I’ve decided that whenever I’m running, riding or doing some free weighted work out in my shed, it’s time to turn on a podcast! And so far, (5 days in) I’ve been blown away with what I’ve heard. Bill recommended listening to a guy named Sam Harris and a chat he had with a Philosopher named William MacAskill. He’s belief is that all people can do good in the world by giving away all the money that don’t need to survive and live a comfortable life. They discuss the idea that if you were walking past a dam and saw a kid drowning, you would immediately jump in to save that kids life. They linked that to the idea, that the drowning kid scenario is what not giving some of your money away to people who need it is. Essentially, by not giving the money that could be used for food or medicine in a faraway country, you are basically walking away from that kid in the lake. It goes a lot more into a lot more depth than that! But it got me thinking about how I can do some real good. Or whether I’m actually doing any good right now? Especially as a teacher in my school community. I’ve also been listening to the Tim Ferris Show. I’ve read some of his books and taken some of his ideas and applied them to teaching. His podcast with Jaimie Foxx is seriously AWeSOME! Not to mention some Ted talks, which are great as they only go for 10-20 minutes. I will endeavour to listen to ADFT now Bill! #TeacherThoughts: Podcasting would be great in a school. How do I get it up and running with my kids? What would they talk about? Issues in the school? Would they get special guests in like teachers or former students?
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