Intellectual Bohemian

As I mentioned in a previous post, we moved house in the summer and we now live about 35 minutes away from my school. The journey is not too bad, and I have now found a quiet route that doesn’t get effected by traffic too much. The upside of this is that I am now listening to my iPod Nano a lot more, Hazel got me an iTrip to start the school year, and I now listen to podcasts and playlists on the journey. These make the journey go really fast and are entertaining as well.

I have recently discovered a website that will help with this. Podiobook is a website which takes audiobooks and serialises them in an RSS feed for you to read/listen to at your pace. It is free to sign up but there is space and room to donate to the authors. This seems to be a really great tool for listening to audiobooks and discovering new and interesting books.

Some of my favourite podcasts are:

Battlestar Gallactica Podcast - Great podcast by the executive producer of the show with a commentary on each episode.

Beyond Belief - A BBC Radio 4 podcast of issues and topics surrounding religion.

The Daily Madden - A KCBS Dailly Interview with John Madden on issues surrounding the NFL.

A Different Spin - A podcast by some pupils from my school with an alternative take on the weekly news.

Football Weekly - Guardian Unlimited weekly podcast on football issues.

Godpod - A theological podcast discussing topics surrounding the Christian Faith.

Mark Kermode’s Film Reviews - A BBC Radio 5 Weekly review of the latest cinema releases.

New Scientist - A infrequently updated but really informative podcast about scientific issues.

Intelligence Squared - An NPR Podcast of Oxford Style debates on intellectual topics.

Science Weekly - A Guardian Unlimited weekly podcast on the latest scientific issues.

Stuff.tv - Weekly podcast looking at Technology and Gadgets

The Virtual Staffroom - A regular podcast by Chris about education and teaching issues.

On this weeks podcast I talk about:

• My School’s Year 10 Retreat to St Vincents, the Southwark Diocese Retreat Centre, in Whitstable, Kent.
• The events and themes of the retreat.
• The Gospel reading for the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Link to mp3 file:
Episode 3: Year 10 Retreat and Discipleship.

Play file here:

In this week’s podcast I speak about:

• The progress of the FlatPlanet Wiki and how it compares to the sister wiki that I have started with a lower ability class.

• The Ten Commandments, Modern Society and Year 7 Pupils
• The changing nature of A Level lessons and classes, and the start of a Philosophy Blog: Questioning Reality.
• A thoughtful and rewarding pupil
• The Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter and the theme of Discipleship

Since I am fairly new to podcasting I would welcome comments and suggestions please. If you would rather not leave a public comment you can email me

Link to mp3 file:
Episode 2: Teacher’s Tales and Discipleship.

Play file here:

In this week’s podcast I speak about:

• The start of the FlatPlanet Wiki and Project
• The start of a new term in school and a possible OFSTED inspection
• The best way to relax and how useful the Wii is in relaxing
• The Gospel Reading for the Second Sunday of Easter - Doubting Thomas

Since this is my first podcast I would welcome comments and suggestions please. If you would rather not leave a public comment you can email me

Link to mp3 file:
Episode 1: New Starts and Doubting Thomas.

Play file here:

Coming soon to an MP3 player near you …

Intellectual Bohemian, the Podcast, called “Intellectual Bohemian Speaks”

The aim is to deliver a weekly show on things happening in my life. These should cover:

• My adventures and encounters whilst teaching,
• My views on “life, the universe and everything”,
• Things happening in my life and family,
• Christianity, specifically, related to homilies, services and assemblies that I give in school, and other issues and reflections relating to Christianity.

I hope the first show should be up and running in the next week. This should also coincide with the start of a new term in school, and the launch of the FlatPlanet Wiki and Project.

Hope to be “speaking” to you soon