The podcast explores the benefits of walking, including its impact on health, urban planning for walkable cities, the empowerment of community walks, and the journey of a 'planet walker'. Guests share insights on the importance of movement breaks, resilience post-stroke, and the deep connection formed through silent walking.

Author Vybarr Cregan-Reid and Columbia University researcher Keith Diaz discuss how economic eras have shaped the human body. They explore the impact of technology on physical and mental health, the evolution of human biology through labor practices, and the negative effects of prolonged sitting on health. Listeners are challenged to end the cycle of type, tap, collapse together.

Author Vybarr Cregan-Reid discusses how economic eras shaped the human body. The podcast explores negative effects of sedentary lifestyles and screen time, impact of settling and the agricultural revolution, harmful effects of sitting, benefits of movement breaks, and the importance of mindset shift to combat sedentary lifestyles.

Katy Bowman, a biomechanist, Jeannette Loram, a biologist, and Vybarr Cregan-Reid, an English professor, dive into the fascinating relationship between books and physical health. They explore how reading fosters empathy and mental workouts, discussing the evolution of storytelling across cultures. The trio debates the physical toll of writing, shares personal strategies for maintaining well-being, and reflects on the historical significance of reading. Their insights highlight the complex interplay between literature, identity, and the body.

Vybarr Cregan-Reid, Reader in English & Environmental Humanities in the School of English at the University of Kent, discusses the impact of smartphones on our bodies. Topics include back pain, physical labor, screens and sedentary lifestyles, and screen habits' impact on handwriting and hand strength.