{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Living Adventurously","title":"Craig Mod: Adventure, Discipline, and Design. Living Adventurously 66","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4277,"description":"In this rich, wide-ranging conversation, Alastair Humphreys chats with Craig Mod about the overlapping worlds of adventure, creativity, and publishing. The two explore their different but kindred approaches to long walks — Craig’s meticulous, high-tech planning versus Alastair’s spontaneous, minimalist style — and how these journeys feed into their creative work. Craig shares the thinking behind his wildly successful newsletters, membership programme, and beautiful, obsessively designed books. They also dive into broader themes like cultural responsibility, self-discipline, nature connection, and why sometimes walking is just the best way to think deeply.\n🧭 Topics and Themes\nCraig's long-distance walks across Japan (Tokaido, Nakasendo, Kumano Kodo)\nComparison of walking vs. cycling as immersive travel tools\nDigital minimalism and “no teleporting” rules during walks\nHigh-tech vs low-tech navigation: Apple Watch Ultra vs. paper maps\nThe joy and discipline of documentation: notes, photography, audio, video\nDaily synthesis as a creative practice while walking\nBooks as tangible artefacts of ephemeral experience\nCraig’s reasons for walking: presence, routine, deadlines, synthesis\nPlanning vs. spontaneity in adventures\nThe special role of beautiful book design\nMaking creativity sustainable: Craig’s membership model (Special Projects)\nEmotional and logistical tension between audience growth and creative purity\nWalk & Talk retreats with Kevin Kelly: structure, goals, dinner conversations\nLitter and cultural responsibility in Japan vs. the West\nThe role of access in building care for the natural world\nThe value of constraints, caps, and intimacy in building an audience\n📚 Books Mentioned\nThings Become Other Things by Craig Mod (Random House edition)\nKissa by Kissa by Craig Mod\nRings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald\nKevin Kelly’s essay “1000 True Fans”\nPapyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo (mentioned by Alastair)\n💡 Concepts & Quotes\n“Walking is a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/B7dlmQTc-RcoVtLG-E3O9NrapzfMTRAMZgbXRRSKOho/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzYwMDAvMTU3NDg2/NjA4Ni1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}