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I am a great fan of podcasts stories and each week a I sync my favourites to my iPhone so I can listen to them whilst travelling between jobs. When walking I use my iPod, synced with the same podcasts and extra audiobooks.

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I follow Tony Smith’s Sci-Fi podcast and this week for the third year in a row, his Starship Sofa has been nominated for a Hugo Award (a pretigous, international Sci-Fi award).

StarShipSofa No 233 Gwyneth Jones | StarShipSofa.

Amy H. Sturgis

This show is particularly good – it has an excellent article by Amy H. Sturgis about English author Samuel Youd, he wrote The Death of Grass and The Tripods. The show also includes the story “Vicar of Mars” by Gwyneth Jones – this is a story that includes aliens and spaceships, what else do you need!

I have listened to several other really good podcasts this week.

Journey Into…: Journey #29 – All At Once by Nathaniel Lee.

EP339 – “Run,” Bakri Says : Escape Pod.

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BBC News – Scott’s Antarctic diet: Stewed penguin and champagne

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BBC News – Scott’s Antarctic diet: Stewed penguin and champagne.

The BBC have an interesting article about Scott’s expedition to the South Pole examining the food they ate.

I do not walk in such extreme conditions as they did – but getting the menu right on even a short trip will add to the enjoyment of the walk. One thing my son and I have been discussing for our planned Southern Upland Way walk is carrying/buying on route some fresh fruit – so we are now exploring other people’s blogs for their experiences on the walk, to see what they did.

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