{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Living Adventurously","title":"Guerrilla Geography, Slow Ways, and Rewilding Cities. Living Adventurously 67","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4379,"description":"Dan Raven-Ellison is an explorer of ideas, landscapes, and what’s possible. As the founder of Slow Ways, he’s building a grassroots national walking network to connect every town and city in Britain. Before that, he spearheaded the campaign to make London the world’s first National Park City, challenging how we perceive urban nature. A self-described guerrilla geographer, Dan blends creativity, activism, and deep curiosity to explore big questions: What makes a place wild? Who gets to access it? And how do we make everyday adventure more accessible?This is Dan’s second appearance on the Living Adventurously podcast (check out episode 49 for our first chat). In this conversation, we dive deeper into Dan’s mission to reimagine geography, walking, childhood, and cities. From rewilding Britain to the future of Slow Ways, we cover bold ideas, tough trade-offs, and the power of imagination in driving real change. Whether you're a walker, parent, teacher, or dreamer, there’s something here for you.Topics We Cover in This Episode1. Big Picture: What’s the Real Mission?What unites Dan’s unconventional and eccentric projectsWhy he’s called a “guerrilla geographer” — and what he’s rebelling againstTimes his imagination outpaced reality“Isn’t geography just colouring in?”The weirdest project he’s ever doneWalking as activism and creative tool2. Slow Ways – Do We Really Need This?Why we might need more walking routes, not fewerWhat makes Slow Ways different from existing maps and platformsCompeting with tech giants on a shoestringHow walking can reshape how we think about placeConnection vs. convenience — what Slow Ways is really forWho’s actually using the networkThe Right to Roam: field margins, farmers, and fairness3. Childhoods as PlacesSeeing childhood as a place, not just a phaseThe dangers of over-sanitised, safety-first childhoodsDesigning adventure for urban kidsScreens vs. mud: what kids today are missingWhy he wants children to get (safely) lostThe Exeter Citizens’...","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}