Summary
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about life on wheels. A woman cyclist rolls solo though the Scottish landscape, a car park becomes a vortex of roller skaters and Jungle music at night, and listening to the rhythms of all that spins.
Carpark Cruisers and Jungle Movers Produced by Olivia Davies
Wheel Talk Composed and produced by Sami El-Enany
Postcards Written and produced by Rowan Rheingans Music composed and performed by Rowan Rheingans Bagpipes by John-Francis Goodacre
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.4 | Hello, I'm Jacey Long and welcome to the podcast of Shortcuts. |
| 0:09.4 | Today's episode is about being on wheels, but particularly small wheels, the sort of wheels that you yourself control. |
| 0:17.3 | And I would just love to give a special shout out to anyone who happens to be listening to this show |
| 0:22.9 | while rollerblading or roller skating. |
| 0:25.6 | I'm so thrilled that you are and I really hope that I don't cause you to have an accident. |
| 0:32.5 | I just followed the feel of flesh and steel here. |
| 0:37.5 | This is shortcuts. |
| 0:39.9 | And now the air thick with salt invites me just slow and savour. |
| 0:47.3 | Brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and phone sound. |
| 0:54.1 | Once you hear Wicked, Wicked, you know it's time to speed-scape. |
| 0:59.0 | Today on wheels. |
| 1:04.0 | It's almost like our heart start beating at the same rate. |
| 1:09.0 | Our body, our feet start moving together. |
| 1:11.6 | It's like I'm no longer in control. |
| 1:13.6 | I'm no closer to my true self today, |
| 1:17.6 | craving bread and preferring rocks to people, |
| 1:20.6 | as I am when I crave touch or the chatter of a crowd. |
| 1:24.6 | No one's skating in car parks. |
| 1:26.6 | No. |
| 1:30.2 | Just you when they're running on five, it's not happening. |
| 1:45.4 | I do think that there is a certain type of perspective that you only get going at a slow to medium pace. |
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