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Blowing Bubbles podcast
by Blowing Bubbles podcast
Little insights from Sam Westlake's bubble. Published daily (when technology allows).Expect episode lengths to be between 60 seconds and a few minutes.
Episodes
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Remote Working from the Road
Remote working meets van life. Sam and their partner embark on a six-week prototype road trip while working — and share the top things to consider if you're thinking of doing the same.
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#015 Remote working from the road
It’s time for an experiment: #remoteworking meets #vanlife. My partner and I set off today on a (hopefully) 6 week prototype working road trip. In this episode, I share our top 4 considerations on coming home early. Will we make it in one piece? Keep your fingers crossed!
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#014 Boundless Energy
As the autumn season approaches, and we’re recharged after a summer break, how will you use your renewed energy? And is it limitless? View this post on Instagram
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#013 The Landscape of Trust
How do you see trust. Do other people see it in the same way? Spoiler alert: probably not! I talk about the ‘Landscape of Trust’ research project in today’s show. You can find out more about it, and even take part, by visiting https://research.seasaltlearning.com.
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Boundless Energy
As autumn arrives and the days begin to shorten, Sam explores renewed energy — where it comes from, how to channel it, and whether energy really is limitless if you know how to use it.
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The Landscape of Trust
People perceive and experience trust in very different ways. Sam explores the Landscape of Trust research project and what it reveals about how we build — and break — trust in our working relationships.
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Conditions for Healthy Communities
Over tea after Sam's first parkrun, three potential conditions emerge: shared desires, scaffolded spaces with easy access, and spreading the word. What makes a community not just survive but thrive?
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Resonating Teams
There's something magical about being part of a team that really resonates. Sam explores what conditions make that possible — and how you can recognise it when you're in it.
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Clear Vision for Success
Sam confesses to a love of improvisation — but explores why clear vision and shared narrative consistently outperform winging it. What does it look like when everyone genuinely knows where they're headed?
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Put Yourself Out There
Since starting the podcast, Sam has noticed opportunities multiplying. The message: stop waiting for perfect and start showing up. Action creates momentum — not the other way around.
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Choosing to Be Helpful
A remote team decides to make kindness and mutual support their north star. Sam explores how feeling genuinely supported transforms the way people show up — and what it takes to make that a deliberate choice.
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Goals for Lazy People
Sam admits to a streak of laziness and explores what good goal-setting actually looks like for the rest of us. With a nod to Medium's strategic refocus — sometimes cutting back is the most productive move.
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Digging into the Detail
Deconstructing complex ideas and rebuilding them again — with a little help from scientist, author and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts. What does it really mean to understand something deeply?
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Cries for Help
After rescuing a cat in distress, Sam reflects on the courage it takes to ask for help — especially when it comes to mental health — and what it means to respond when someone reaches out.
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Support Networks and Good Times
Accountability through support networks, and having a better life because of it. Sam looks at how the people around us shape what we're able to achieve — and enjoy.
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#012 Conditions for healthy communities
What conditions are needed to support a healthy community? Could they be: shared desires, scaffolded spaces with easy access, and spreading the word? And all of this after pots of tea and my first parkrun.
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#011 Resonating teams
There is something magical about being part of a resonating community. This episode asks what conditions make this happen, and I celebrate being in a resonating team right now.
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Reducing the Dwell Time
What is 'dwell time' and why does it matter? Sam explores how reducing the gap between intention and action can unlock creativity and get things moving.
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#010 Clear vision for success
In episode #010, I confess to enjoying ‘winging it’, and why a clear vision, and shared stories, are so much more effective for me, you, and our communities. And if you’re ‘Agile’ or in learning, there’s something for you too.
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#009 Put yourself out there
It’s time to make things happen. I share how opportunities are coming thick and fast since I started Blowing Bubbles. It’s what every good social leader does. So do yourself a solid, and put yourself out there. Perfection not required!
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#008 Choosing to be helpful
In today’s episode, I share my remote team’s decision to be kinder and more helpful to each other. And it’s not just fluff – feeling supported and helping others makes a real difference. So, what are you going to do to be kinder to your team today?
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Authentic Celebrations
Spontaneous, authentic celebration — what does it look like, and how do we make it happen more often? Sam explores the difference between going through the motions and genuinely marking what matters.
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#007 Goals for lazy people
It’s confession time: Hello, my name is Sam, and I’m hopelessly lazy! In this episode I talk about setting goals to get things done, and look at Medium.com’s decision to sack 50 people, in order to refocus the company’s original mission. Here’s the original article by Ev Williams...
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#006 Digging into the detail
In today’s bubble, I talk about deconstructing complex ideas and rebuilding them again, with help from scientist, author and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts. And I stick to my guns! All clips of Alice Roberts are kindly lifted from Series 4, Episode 12 of Book Shambles, with Josie Long and...
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#005 Cries for help
In this episode I tell the true story of how I saved a cat’s life today. No, really! The sound of the screaming, meowing cat was horrendous, and I’m sure the memory will stay with me for a long time. But what happens if no-one can hear you screaming when you really need help? I also mention the …...
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#004 Support networks and good times
In episode #004, I talk about being held accountable by my support networks and have a better life because of it. How do you benefit from being in your support networks, and what do you do to make things better for others?
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#003 Reducing the dwell time
It’s a new year and I’m in the mood to Get Things Done. Episode #003 discusses the concept of ‘dwell time’, and I ask how you try to reduce it. Or should you dwell more for creativity’s sake?!
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#002 Authentic celebrations
In bubble #002, I share a story about spontaneous, authentic celebration, and ask for your ideas on how we can make this happen more often.
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#001 Happy New Year 2017
In today’s bubble, I consider whether New Year’s Day is a landmark moment in our lives, or is actually just the day after yesterday.
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Happy New Year 2017
Is New Year's Day a meaningful landmark, or just the day after yesterday? Sam reflects on what the turning of the year actually means — and whether we need it to mean anything at all.
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