Hiraeth 101: Recent Episodes
Osz72
This is a personal blog about modern life away from your country of birth and Hiraeth emotions.
*Hiraeth (Hee-raith) ... an old Welsh celtic word describing the deep human feelings of homesickness, longing, yearning, belonging to a time, era, place that no longer exists or never was.
After a self-imposed hiatus the latest episode comes from some lost recordings made back in 2024 during a weekend break in Tenby Wales.
Audio is slightly dodgy, apologies we were testing some new mics !
Enjoy :)
In this episode Steve travels to Kyoto Japan on a 3week business trip. In his little spare time over the weekend, he describes his top-4 favourite places visited.
Embrace the culture, enjoy the show :)
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Season 3
Epilepsy affects over 600 thousand people in the UK, with 87 new cases diagnosed every day.
Steve & Maddy discuss the affects of living with epilepsy for the last 6yrs, the shock of when it started and the challenges/personal growth to accept epilepsy into the family.
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In the final episode of season 2, Steve & Maddy review their 2022 Spotify results.
Also an added bonus of first external recording sample of Steve trying to make street-photography sound cool ... Hmmm ,,,
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On Episode 24, Steve and Maddy discuss their highlights of the summer in Germany.
What exactly is a Gonk, how does it compare to an Elf (?). University projects, invasion of massive Hornets and other usual random nonsense :)
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On Episode 23, Maddie finally visits Germany for a 3week summer stay with her Dad.
Steve and Maddie reflect on the 1st week together in Germany. Discuss passport control, initial observations of Germany vs UK, an amazing Tom Jones concert in Kiel plus more topics ..... :)
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On Episode 22, Steve and Maddie talk about relocating back to Wales, podcast name generators, flip-flops in supermarkets, YouTube scary stories & the joy of unboxing memories. Always random :)
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On episode 21, Steve & Maddy discuss their future plans, joys of changing nappy's and random chat about their current favourite Netflix show Stranger Things :)
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In the final episode of Season-1, listen to the 2nd session of Maddy & Bob discussing amongst other things:
Cost of a beer in 1970's, the slow decline of local towns, dangers of Xmas puddings (?) .... and how they celebrate NY.2021
Thanks everyone for the support & following in 2021, Hiraeth 101 will return very soon with Season-2 ;)
Steve
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In this episode Steve is again joined by Maddy and a remote guest Q&A session.
What do the following topics have in common .... "mustard doughnuts; darting legends; 50yr marriage; soft soapy hands" ??
Listen to find out :)
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After an extended break (due to little baby in Nov) the podcast returns with the 1st upload of 2022.
This episode was partly recorded during a UK visit in the summer of 2021.
Harry is joined by Maddy for a Q&A session
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Steve recorded this short & sweet episode back in Wales during the summer break.
Listen in to the Q&A with our special guests Harry & Martin
p.s. the promised chapter markers don't work :) better luck next time Mr.O !!
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In the 2nd episode of Steve & Maddie's summer road trip, our daring duo discuss amongst other things:
Counting Waves; School Friends (and rescue dogs); confusing English & Welsh words; and the all important question "should you pee on a jelly fish sting?"
Random, chaotic and always full of love :)
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Steve takes a long awaited road trip with Maddy down to sunny Cornwall UK.
How do they spend time in the UK's No1 surf location? Mainly chilling in a caravan discussing if it's ok to pee in a wetsuit, and if Disney's Bambi is male or female .... Huh ??
Enjoy :)
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In this episode Steve is finally back in the UK and travels home to Wales for a long overdue family reunion.
Listen in to the Q&A with our special guests Harry & Nigel
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Not wanting to tempt any superstitious fate in this Episode 13, Steve protects the innocent guests but having a 1:1 with himself.
Completely random but more important completely safe. Ever wondered what thoughts buzzes around this Welshman's head?
Sit back, tune in, relax & listen :)
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In this episode Steve finally gets his long awaited guest ... his daughter. Learn about trust compared to an ancient vase, tik-tok cinema's of the future and revenge of the broken tailed cat. *disclaimer, no cats were hurt in the production of this episode, Brian finally forgave Steve and the Bromance continues :)
Tidy Darts !!!
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In this latest episode Steve is joined by x2 wonderful guests from Cologne.
Talks about carnival, the marmite effect & a dead goat, all whilst trying to stay calm and appear to look in control :)
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In Episode 10 Steve celebrates reaching double digit podcasts by having not x1 but x2 guest slots!
Listen to one mans story of growing up in a remote hillside village and the conclusion to an insight into Indian life ... Enjoy !!
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For this podcast edition Steve comes to the rescue in an embarrassing incident and has an amazing Indian friend as guest Q&A .... Enjoy !!
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In this short Easter edition Steve is grilled by more Q&A from Harry, and gets confused with hedgehog darts .... Urrrr ?
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In this episode Steve is joined by a very special guest for Q&A, explains one of his favourite pirate urban myths, and how t-rex didn't really eat the birds from his garden .... Huh ?
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In this episode Steve explains the rollercoaster emotions of being a passionate Welsh rugby fan, and also a very 1st guest slot ... Hurrah !!!
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In this episode Steve talks about the origin of his deep hatred for spiders, Strava king-of-the-cats, and uninvited body massages at 4am. What ??
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Today the UK celebrates Mothers Day, Steve dedicates this special edition episode to all the mothers in the world with his warm heartfelt message to family back home.
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In this episode Steve explains "Hiraeth" and what it means to him since leaving his country of birth. Discusses Women's International Day, the ship of Theseus and Triggers Broom ... oh and learning how to not commit to exercise too quickly
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In this weeks episode Steve talks about mutant Fleas, a friendly octopus, weird puppies & super fast chicken stories... say what !
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In this 1st episode Steve talks about living with his lockdown rescue cats (Peter/Brian), joys of sharing flea bites ... and random shit of the week
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