Jan 20, 2021Riverside.fm Review 2022: The new best podcast recording platform ?An in-depth review of Riverside.fm, including features, pricing, rating, and pros and cons. Updated for 2022 🙌 — The question of ‘What is the best podcast recording platform in 2022?’ is getting harder and harder to answer. Competition in the podcast recording space has been heating up and there are more contenders for the #1 spot than ever before 🤜 🤛 This is a great problem for podcasters…Podcasting12 min read
Sep 30, 2020SquadCast Review: 7 Reasons Why SquadCast is the #1 Podcast PlatformA user review of SquadCast, the best remote podcast recording software in 2021 — I’ve tried a bunch of different remote podcast recording software over the past few years, including Zencastr, RINGR, and Zoom, but SquadCast is by far the best. I’m talking about recording podcasts remotely, meaning you and your guest/s are in different locations. If you’re recording a solo podcast, you can…Podcasting6 min read
Jun 17, 2020The Best Cheap Podcast Gear for Beginners (Less than $250)How to start a high-quality podcast on a low budget in 2021 — When I started a podcast, I spent hours and hours searching the internet for information on the best low-cost gear to use. I hate to think how many blog posts and Amazon reviews I read. The thing is, I was on a tight budget. I didn’t have the money to…Podcast8 min read
Jun 13, 2020What’s The Best Remote Podcast Recording Platform in 2022?Riverside vs Squadcast vs RINGR vs Zencastr: I’ve tried and tested all the best podcast recording services. Which is #1 in 2022? (Updated in January, 2022) — There are a bunch of great remote podcast recording services out there — but which one is the best? When you’re recording a podcast remotely, you want to be sure that the platform you choose ticks these boxes: 🎙️ It records studio-quality audio (or as close to it as possible)Podcast16 min read
Published in The Way of The Road·Apr 11, 2015I thought you were writing a book?Why it’s taking so long — It’s not easy writing a book. Telling a story that spans several months and several thousand words is a bit like playing with Lego. You start with a box of shapes and colours and you tip the pieces on the carpet. Then you try to build something with those pieces…3 min read
Published in The Way of The Road·Apr 10, 2015Counting caloriesThe more the better — One of the best things about hiking for three months is being able to eat whatever the hell you want because when you’re walking over mountains every day you’re gonna burn it all off. In fact, we scoured supermarket shelves for foods with the most calories. We didn’t want no…2 min read
Published in The Way of The Road·Dec 13, 2014So fresh and so cleanThree ways to wash in the wild — A bath on the Abel Tasman Coastal Track. Photo: Ben Curran I was flicking through Facebook today when I came across a post by Outside Magazine that said ‘You’d Be Healthier If You Never Bathed’ and it got me thinking about the many places we washed on our journey. We…4 min read
Published in The Way of The Road·Sep 27, 2014The kindness of strangersA story of chance encounters — Something kinda surreal happened to me today. I was doing some writing at a cafe in Nelson, messing around with an idea about the kindness of strangers we’d met along our journey through New Zealand. I hit the full stop key and looked up from my laptop screen. …3 min read
Published in The Way of The Road·Sep 16, 2014A hitchhiker’s guide to…The West Coast — There are generally five types of motorists you encounter when you’re on the roadside with your thumb out. The motorist who pulls ‘thumbs up’ back at you and thinks it’s funny. It’s really not. It’s not original. Don’t do it. Ever. The motorist who looks at you, shrugs their shoulders…4 min read
Published in The Way of The Road·Aug 22, 2014Baxter’s peach tree#NationalPoetryDay In honour of National Poetry Day in New Zealand I thought I’d tell the story of poet James K. Baxter’s peach tree. We walked to Jerusalem, where Baxter lived for a time, after canoeing down the Whanganui river from Taumarunui to Pipiriki. …3 min read
