Episodes

  • Before Screens Sold Us Our Insecurities
    Jul 2 2025

    No need for an ‘SEO-friendly-keyword-flooded-encyclopedic-breakdown’ of what this bitesize clip from episode 1 is all about. Just invest 3 minutes from your busy schedule and give it a listen.

    Share it if you agree. Move your thumbs and choose something else if you don’t. I’m good either way.

    Just as long as the algorithm and the robots aren’t pestering us to optimise engagement, then I’m happy.

    Listen to the full opening episode where this clip was taken from HERE on Apple Podcasts. Or listen to it HERE on Spotify.

    Keep the dream alive guys, you're enough as you are.

    Much love & time-travelling kisses,

    Rich xx

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    This is all still in its embryonic phases of development, so it's great to have to here!

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    3 mins
  • It Started With a Message
    Jul 2 2025

    This isn’t the official trailer, but it’s probably the closest thing to one for now. In this bitesize clip from the opening episode I talk about why I’m finally publishing the words I wrote all those years ago.

    You’ll hear how my nephew read a piece of my diary about scuba diving that left a lasting impression on him.

    How I’d managed to capture something he'd felt himself but couldn’t quite put into words. And how his reaction made me wonder who else this might speak to in 2025.

    If you’re curious why someone would share something this old, in the hope that it still means something, grab your headphones and get involved. You can listen to the full opening episode here on Apple Podcasts or here on Spotify.

    It’s lovely to have you along for the ride.

    Much love & travel blessings,

    Rich xx

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    Email me with your thoughts about the diary and to get on the mailing list even before the newsletter is ready: richardmsuc@gmail.com

    This is all still in its embryonic phases of development, so it's great to have to here!

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    6 mins
  • Why I’m Finally Sharing This (After 18 Years)
    Jun 30 2025

    Click HERE to listen to a bitesize clip from this episode. Or HERE if you'd prefer Spotify!

    Hi, I'm Richard. 18 years ago, after yet another failed business venture sent me into depression and soul-searching I decided to run away from my troubles in shame and in secret.

    This was 2007. Before smartphones, before Instagram, before travel became an endless feed of staged selfies and 20-second TikTok videos. I poured out my thoughts and experiences onto my Facebook ‘Wall’, a feature they created way before the ‘Status Update’ was even a thing!

    In this opening episode, I explain why I'm revisiting the words I wrote all those years ago. How my impostor syndrome convinced me that the world just wasn’t ready for something this unfiltered.

    Fast forward to 2025 and times have changed. We’re all so sick of AI made perfection and dopamine-driven bullshit that NOW is the perfect moment for something so truly authentic.

    No edits, no AI polish, no marketing spin.

    Just the voice of my 30-year-old self trying to figure life out on the road.

    Stick around to the end, where I read an extract called "The Delhi Room Con"—a vivid snapshot of arriving in India in the middle of the night, convinced I was too street-smart to get scammed.

    Spoiler: I wasn’t.

    If you want to know what travel really felt like back then (when the best thing Steve Jobs had made was the iPod), then get involved.

    Leave a comment, rate the show, and share it with anyone who needs to feel good today.

    Love and blessings,

    Rich xx

    YouTube Channel & Substack Link Coming Soon

    Email me with your thoughts about the diary and to get on the mailing list even before the newsletter is ready: richardmsuc@gmail.com

    This is all still in its embryonic phases of development, so it's great to have to here!

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    34 mins