David Watson

Apr 17 2025 100 ep. 65 mins
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The more you talk to people the more you realise how much we all have in common.

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The David Watson Podcast #195 Why telling stories is more than just writing

Apr 17 2025 43 mins  
Alretha Thomas is an actress and a write, but which came first and how did the skillset evolve. Learning to tell her story and understanding the art of acting is telling the story of the person, the character will spill their own beans if you can stay in the moment. Alretha explains how staying present enables the character to step into their own. Using experience, imagination Alre

The David Watson Podcast #194 What happened when I gave up social media

Apr 10 2025 52 mins  
In today's episode I spoke with Michelle and we discussed her new book, The Lunatic and what happens when the protagonist gives up their social media. And is this a dilemma many of us have experienced. Do we feel like slaves to our phone, and are too afraid to put them down. The Lunatic delves into this dilemma, alongside the everyday life of someone who works in a book store.

The David Watson Podcast #193 JFK We know who did it, but do we know why?

Mar 27 2025 66 mins  
Today I spoke with Jack Moore, a man I'd describe as an expert on the John F Kennedy assassination, and lots of people claim to be an expert, and some, like Jack can back it up. You can read the books, you can speak to eye witnesses, even members of Congress. It takes more, and Jack has done the deep dive and what's more can with confidence explain why it was Lee Harvey Oswald wh

The David Watson podcast #192 Lessons from running a marathon

Mar 27 2025 56 mins  
In her book The Miles we run Alison explores the lessons from running a marathon and how this transfers to everyday life. The miles we run we is a personal account of surrogacy, being a mother and training for a marathon. During the podcast Alison and I discuss how writing a gratitude journal everyday has helped her through her life, and why it is more successful for some people

The David Watson Podcast #191 What's next in a 6 part series

Mar 13 2025 119 mins  
Today returning guest Martin and I spoke about what is next in his 6 part series of books. Starting with Children of the Dying Hearth. We also discussed the state of the world today, and did our best to the world to rights. The worlds politics, the difference between the left and the right, is there really a difference. How literature has sculpted our culture and our history.

The David Watson Podcast #190 A family of 10 and an Authorist, let me explain

Mar 06 2025 58 mins  
Every family has their stories, every family is a drama unfolding and Denise has put together her experiences to tell the rich and wonderful history of Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and a little bit about the world around us. In her book "Talent Show" Denise explores family dynamics and as her and I talked, Denise explained her writing process, and what it was like growing up in a

The David Watson Podcast #189 How many of you wish you could do this with your children.

Mar 06 2025 57 mins  
Guen Bradbury is a vet, an explorer, a mother, a wife, an adventurer, and a prolific writer who is passionate about the world around us, and today she taught me what we could learn from other cultures and how other cultures manage without sugar. The importance of unsupervised time for children: https://guenbradbury.substack.com/p/w... How sugar affects children: https://guenbradb

The David Watson Podcast #188 This is Texas, but with Cherry Coke, oh! And I travelled the world

Feb 27 2025 58 mins  
Don and I spoke about many things today, not least Sugar Land Texas, Cherry Coke, Dr Pepper and how he met his wife. This episode is a story about a man who has lived a life and travelled the world, and is now writing books about the world he sees around and where he sees the future is going. We also talked about Cherry Coke, Dr Pepper, old films and what it must have been like t

The David Watson Podcast #187 Just who were the people of Egypt. A fictional account of the many lives of Egypt's people

Feb 27 2025 66 mins  
Egypt has many secrets and mysteries, but just who were the people of Egypt. In this fascinating series of books we discover the real people who lived in Egypt, the real lives of the Egyptians. There are many secrets and mysteries to Egypt, and whether there were aliens, or a people with higher consciousness. What we know for sure is there were ordinary people, people who grew u

The David Watson Podcast #186 What makes Bedtime Stories for Clever Kids

Feb 20 2025 50 mins  
Young children are more perceptive than we might imagine. Curiosity and intelligence are a heady cocktail for creative storytelling that informs, entertains and educates. This author could not resist. We might not realize how observant young children are. They have a lot of curiosity and intelligence that make them great at creating stories that can teach, amuse and enlighten.