About this episode

Katie Carr discusses her brother Toby's kayaking project and her journey of personal growth and writing.

Today's episode is an encore presentation of a November 2023 interview with Katie Carr about her brother Toby’s ambitious project to kayak in every area of the BBC Shipping Forecast and the books that followed: Moderate Becoming Good Later and Thundery at Times. Katie describes how she turned Toby’s notes and recordings into a book, took up sea kayaking to finish the remaining regions, and relied on the global paddling community while navigating grief and personal growth. Get your copy of Moderate Becoming Good Later Get your copy of Thundery at Times Connect: Katie Annice Carr (website) Instagram Twitter/X Learn: BBC 4 Shipping Forecast Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around the Shipping Forecast by Charlie Connelly Fanconi Anemia The Churchill Fellowship

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