The Podcasts
It was in about September 2022 that I linked up with our local Forest School and the school leader, Molly. Starting in December 2022 Molly and I began a nearly monthly set of podcasts on various subjects which lasted until February 2025 when our new School of the Air began to take up all our time. The podcasts are set out below. Each one has a brief description and we hope you might find some of what we discuss of interest. If you binge listened, it will take you about 8 hours. Our suggesstion: don't.
First podcast of 2025 and Molly and Richard expand on how School of the Air is going and meander off in other directions as well. In other words the normal intimate, friendly chat trying to mend education and put the world to right.
Molly and Richard return with another monthly chat explaining the reason for the brief delay in launching the School of the Air and wandering off through Ofsted, Early Years and Molly's sleeping attire as a 5-year-old
Molly talks about the importance and meaning of play
Molly and Richard explain about their new venture
Molly and Richard talk the future of education.
Richard looks at mental wellbeing and tells why Owlbut is on a break
A strange end-of-year podcast where Molly and Richard reflect on now and worry about the future, discuss a Channel 4 documentary and, eventually, wish you a happy Christmas and promise to see you on the other side in 2025.
Molly and Richard contrast school and home education, looking at the pluses and minuses of both options and their own experiences, now and when they were young.
Molly tells us her background and her hopes for the School of the Air
Richard and Molly talk Home Educating
Richard gives his thoughts on the future of education
Molly explains to Richard about Forest Schools
Molly and Richard explain about their new adventure into the world of social media and talk about their worry as to where the dependence on technology is taking humanity and in particular the young generation.
Molly and Richard explain why they believe education must change and why it must be a complete change not just a bit of moving furniture around
Molly and Richard discuss whether school works for everyone
Richard is very, very angry and it shows
Molly tells Richard about the Early Years Learning framework
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