Running on Joy

Apr 09 2024

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Running on Joy with Francesca Goodwin is a podcast that celebrates putting 'one foot in front of the other', in whatever form that takes. Each week, a new interview explores how we can live in a more connected, creative and compassionate manner for the benefit of our communities, our planet and our own mental and physical health.Running on Joy is ad free but, if you enjoy the show, please do take a moment to leave a review and give feedback wherever you listen to your podcasts. You might also consider supporting the work of Running on Joy guest Dan Lawson through Rubbish Shoes and ReRun Clothing to end the cycle of wastage in the sports clothing and footwear industries. Follow @rubbishshoes and @rerun.clothing for further information.Intro Music: Ned Stranger, Enter the Hero
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Episode 60: Matt Pycroft

Apr 09 2024 81 mins

Service update: It's been a little while since the last episode due to life, work and other projects requiring energy. The podcast is a labour of love, and I am giving myself the grace that I would grant others to produce content in a way that is sustainable and uplifting for them. The things we love should be a pleasure, not a chore. I am so grateful to the podcast for the amazing

Episode 59: Lindsey Freeman

Jan 21 2024 64 mins

Joy is...Feeling Known.Lindsey Freeman is a writer and sociologist interested in endurance, hapticality, atomic and nuclear cultures, and poetics. Her most recent book, Running, is about practice, love, queerness, and long-distance running, published by Duke University Press. Although described as a feminist and queer handbook of running, it’s a book for all runners. It’s

Episode 58: Christine Yu

Jan 14 2024 74 mins

Joy is...Shared Humanity.Christine Yu is a New York-based, life-long athlete and award-winning journalist, who writes about sports, science and health. Her interest in the intersection between sports science and women athletes led her to her first book UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, which disentangles myth and gender bias from real science in order to ad

Episode 57: Stef Mcloughlin & Lewes FC

Jan 07 2024 46 mins

Joy is...Watching Football (with a Dog).Stef Mcloughlin is the Commercial Manager for Lewes FC, a football club that is not only committed to gender equality but is really showcasing how, with the right approach, sport can be a catalyst for societal change. There are infinite creative ways that the 100% fan owned club is doing this, but perhaps the most remarkable achievement is th

Episode 56: Alyssa Ages

Dec 31 2023 54 mins

Joy is...Consistency.Running on Joy is back, after an extended break, to bring you a series focussing on women doing important work to uplift others, build communities, and connect and protect the world around them.We begin with Alyssa Ages, a Toronto-based, New York-born author, freelance writer, and copywriter. Alyssa is also a mother, strongman competitor, endurance athlete (inc

Episode 55: Mauricio (Mau) Díaz

Nov 12 2023 76 mins

Joy is...Real.Mauricio (Mau) Díaz is a runner and storyteller whose zeal for adventure and exploration is epitomised in his creation, along with co-founders,Manuel and Daniel, of Aire Libre, a Mexico City-based creative project that hosts immersive running experiences in exotic corners of the world. Rather than seeing running as a purely athletic pursuit, Aire Libre uses move

Episode 54: Patrick Stangbye

Oct 31 2023 72 mins

Joy is...Inspiration.Patrick Stangbye might best be described as a visionary. He is a competitive ultra runner, creative director, and an advocate for a life of essentialism, of focussing on what really matters. It’s a concept that drives his running, life aesthetic and creative projects: moving is to living is to communication. In essence, Patrick's is an existence driven by per

Episode 53: Simone Salvatici

Oct 15 2023 79 mins

Joy is...Omnipresence.Simone Salvatici is a London-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound artist, and qualified sound therapist. One might say that he is a person on a constantly evolving, shifting journey, grounded in a deep and authentic commitment to sound. As a composer of instrumental music, Simone has released both solo and collaborative projects and has performed

Episode 52: Jim Leary

Oct 01 2023 72 mins

Joy is...An Afternoon Walk.Jim Leary is an archaeologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of York. They previously held posts at Reading University and English Heritage. Formerly also a Field Archaeologist in Residence at Cambridge University, he has directed major excavations across Britain, including Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, the largest Neolithic monument in Europe. A pass

FareWays Chapter 7: Richard's Story

Sep 21 2023 56 mins

This is the second post-journey interview of a series following the FareWays project, a collaboration between the Big Hoof, Running on Joy and the British Pilgrimage Trust. FareWays aims to connect people to the outdoors through long-distance journeys on foot and horse along the old ways of the UK for the benefits of their mental and physical health.This July, our core team of four