The Right to Complain
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In 2015, Australian journalist James Bennett moved to India, to take up a long-coveted role as a foreign correspondent.
James was an outdoorsy type: he liked to cycle, surf, camp, and fish. So he knew the move to India's crowded capital city was going to be hard. What he didn't realize was how the experience would change his perspective on speaking up about your problems.
On this episode, he shares his story. It's a story that first ran several years ago, but which feels surprisingly relevant again now.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, so let's be real for a moment. |
| 0:03.0 | Have you found yourself drinking more alcohol during the pandemic? |
| 0:07.0 | I know I have. |
| 0:09.0 | But with summer coming up, I also want to get in shape for all of my favorite activities. |
| 0:14.0 | Hiking, rock climbing, kayaking. |
| 0:18.0 | So recently, when I've been in the mood for a beer, I've been going for the non-alcoholic |
| 0:23.8 | variety. One of our sponsors for this episode is a company called Athletic Brewing. They make non-alcoholic |
| 0:32.2 | craft brews geared toward modern, active adults. I have to admit, when I first heard about these non-alcoholic beers, I was a little skeptical. |
| 0:42.8 | But they actually taste really good. |
| 0:44.9 | If I didn't know they were non-alcoholic, I would have no idea. |
| 0:49.7 | For 20% off your order of non-alcoholic beer, go to athleticbrewing.com and enter the promo code Out There20 at checkout. |
| 1:00.1 | That's Athleticbrewing.com promo code Out There 20. |
| 1:19.6 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 1:29.7 | Before we get started with our story today, I have a quick announcement. We are now accepting applications for our summer production internship. |
| 1:36.5 | The internship is a chance to work one-on-one with me and learn about all aspects of podcast production, from evaluating pitches to editing scripts, to doing sound design, to producing a story of your own. It's a wonderful learning |
| 1:46.8 | experience, and thanks to generous contributions from our listeners, we're also able to offer |
| 1:52.8 | a small stipend for our interns. You can find more information about the internship at our |
| 1:58.5 | website, Out Therepodcast.com, and the deadline to apply is April 30th. |
| 2:13.7 | When someone asks, how are you? What do you usually say? Probably some version of I'm fine, right? |
| 2:23.0 | But what about this year? Most of us haven't been fine. Maybe you or a loved one has gotten a really terrible case of COVID. |
| 2:33.4 | Maybe you've lost someone. |
| 2:36.0 | Maybe your work has dried up and you haven't been able to get a new job. |
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