E42 From Engineering to Podcasting

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Gareth has over twenty years as a science and technology presenter on BBC Radio. From 2005 to 2023, he was a presenter of Digital Planet, BBC World Service, and occasional presenter on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science. He is also a Lecturer of Science Communication at Imperial College (specialising in radio and podcasting). In this 42nd episode, we discuss his experience working from engineering to broadcasting. 00:00 Welcome & Introduction 02:15 Interest in Electronics, Technology & Science 04:10 Shifting from Technology to Broadcasting 08:00 Speaking as a Nerd 11:27 Lecturing at Imperial College 15:16 Time Management 18:00 A point where I’ve overdone it 23:30 Personality Test & Closing 🔗 SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to TLDL's newsletter for more updates: https://toolongdontlistenpodcast.substack.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toolongdontlisten/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/too-long-don-t-listen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tldltoday TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toolongdontlisten X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tldltoday TL;DL Blog: https://medium.com/@toolongdontlisten

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