It's the first episode of 2025 and in honour of the new year we have a long form treat with Professor Danny Dorling.

⁠Danny is the Halford Mackinder professor of geography at the University of Oxford, and is the author of countless fabulous books and academic papers. Most importantly of all however, he is the builder of over 250 sandcastles.  

Read more about his work here, and find his books here.  Look out for Ronni, support the podcast, order the book, and sponsor a virtual coffee ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Be part of the '1000 Coffees with Ronni' project here and find amazing people doing similar things here.

Thank you to all the supporters well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠Storytelling Animal⁠' as our soundtrack.

The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth.