More episodes from Days
Jun 21, 2021
International Day of Yoga
After some initial confusion on Ian’s part, the crew gets together with Yoga teacher and all-round awesome person Marie Burns to celebrate the UN’s International Day of Yoga. Marie explains how anyone who can breathe can do yoga, Amanda explains why she used to like playing Sleeping Lions, and Ian makes some rash promises.
Episode Links
* Yoga with Marie, where you can sign up for her amazing classes - remote or local!
* UN International Day of Yoga
* Yoga music by Ian, with special guest vocals from George, and inspiration from the Ilkley train.
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Oct 23, 2020
Mole Day - 23rd October 2020
It’s Mole Day, and Ian & Amanda have to figure out which of the many meanings of the word “mole” they are supposed to be celebrating. Fortunately, scientist Dr Anna Watson from CHEM Trust is there to help. The resulting conversation contains almost no moles, but does have some top tips for keeping Bad Chemicals at bay.
Links
* CHEM Trust, where Anna works.
* The weight of a mole of water, a mole of alcohol, and of the animal.
Links to more information on the harmful chemicals and substances mentioned in the episode:
* New investigation finds harmful PFAS chemicals in UK food packaging (CHEM Trust)
* Briefing on parabens (Breast Cancer UK)
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Oct 1, 2020
World Postcard Day – 1st October 2020
It's World Postcard Day, and Ian and Amanda talk to John Sheehan from Ghost Postcards, who tells some great stories about old postcards, and shares how he has been able to reunite some of them with the relatives of their original senders and recipients. So have a listen, send a postcard for World Postcard Day, and if you haven't received one for a while then... well we have that covered too! Listen to find out more.
* The World Postcard Day website, and their Official Postcard.
* Links for Ghost Postcards:
* John's first postcard, from his Ghost Postcards Origin Story.
* Other postcards referenced including The Evolutions and the Mirror Writing postcards one, two and three.
* The mysterious Spy Postcard.
* Ghost Postcards on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
* Ian's Grandad on a Tower of London postcard.
* Postcard from the Past Twitter account
* Pete Doyle on Twitter
* Hartleys Auctioneers and Valuers in Ilkley
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