ee019037-3fd0-5096-b2cf-bc14914b37a8Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:26:36 +0000Captivate.fmCulturewordhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/2b7e9f2a-09a9-4cfc-b33f-5f75f407251e/Saddle-Stories-Station-South-1.jpgCulturewordCulturewordPoems and prose about cycling, nature, and sustainability. Brought to you by Cultureword. https://cultureword.org.uk/falseepisodicnopodcastRiding Back to MyselfTanya muses on how cycling has taught her that she has the right to take up space; and how to move through the world on our own terms.

]]>Tanya muses on how cycling has taught her that she has the right to take up space; and how to move through the world on our own terms.

]]>5199d1c4-447e-4270-8e54-67c30c1eaa79Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:52:00 +000002:40falsefull1991The Best Days of My LifeSouravi Sarkar shares a tender short story about her childhood memories cycling in India; and how that time is now a symbol of innocence and lack of inhibition.  

]]>Souravi Sarkar shares a tender short story about her childhood memories cycling in India; and how that time is now a symbol of innocence and lack of inhibition.  

]]>f23d210a-891b-4d42-b4b2-3f72e0fded62Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:48:00 +000003:01falsefull1881My Lane'My Lane' is a poem by Emma Roy-Williams about the frustrations of being a cyclist in a car centric world.

]]>'My Lane' is a poem by Emma Roy-Williams about the frustrations of being a cyclist in a car centric world.

]]>fa65217e-50c0-4cfd-8069-4410d6300c84Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:46:00 +000001:29falsefull1771Cornwall Adventure'Cornwall Adventure' by Elaine Okoro is a short story about the freedom and feelings of youthfulness than cycling can give us, regardless of age and changes to mobility.

]]>'Cornwall Adventure' by Elaine Okoro is a short story about the freedom and feelings of youthfulness than cycling can give us, regardless of age and changes to mobility.

]]>6cbecaba-02c1-41c3-8f6b-7296d9342d59Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:42:00 +000002:59falsefull1661Do you ‘just’ ride a bike or is it something more?'Do you ‘just’ ride a bike or is it something more?' is a short story and memoir by writer David Edwards about how the bicycle can accompany us through the ups and downs of life, preparing us for both physical and mental battles.

]]>'Do you ‘just’ ride a bike or is it something more?' is a short story and memoir by writer David Edwards about how the bicycle can accompany us through the ups and downs of life, preparing us for both physical and mental battles.

]]>e539c811-98f3-49ae-980b-f7f9006f4d97Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:38:00 +000002:51falsefull1551My Bike Was'My Bike Was' is a poem and soundscape created by Clare Ramsaran. This immersive piece combines the writer's memories and reflections of cycling through life with the ambient sounds of a cycle down a canal.

]]>'My Bike Was' is a poem and soundscape created by Clare Ramsaran. This immersive piece combines the writer's memories and reflections of cycling through life with the ambient sounds of a cycle down a canal.

]]>c21a0a8a-dde1-4289-adc8-eaf6b10392e0Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:34:00 +000001:56falsefull1441I Like Your Bike'I Like Your Bike' is a poem about the simple joys of cycling by Anna Walsh.

]]>'I Like Your Bike' is a poem about the simple joys of cycling by Anna Walsh.

]]>854e5921-f396-42f3-9713-b89a757e1d32Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:32:00 +000000:49falsefull1331La Bicicletà è FemminileLa Bicicletà è Femminile / The Bicycle is Feminine is a delicately woven short story by Eileen Pun featuring 'I want yan story - na better better story - wey my people know well well- Lyrics from “Mr Oga” written and sung by Chris Obehi.

]]>La Bicicletà è Femminile / The Bicycle is Feminine is a delicately woven short story by Eileen Pun featuring 'I want yan story - na better better story - wey my people know well well- Lyrics from “Mr Oga” written and sung by Chris Obehi.

]]>d1912784-b9c9-438c-a398-2fe5a6330a12Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:29:00 +000027:59falsefull1111Three Poems'Journey', 'Cycling in China', and 'Pedalling' are three poems by Amy Lai which follow the writer's relationship with cycling across time and continents.

]]>'Journey', 'Cycling in China', and 'Pedalling' are three poems by Amy Lai which follow the writer's relationship with cycling across time and continents.

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