Hello You 166: 'If you can be nice to people in life, be nice to people'

I don’t want to be part of anything where other human beings are called ‘scum’… and I nearly was, on Saturday. Instead, I went to a favourite Shrewsbury café for a lemonade, and had something of a rant into the Hello You recorder.Then I sat on a bench in the Square in Shrewsbury and recorded some lovely, uplifting conversations with random people who happened to sit next to me. Hear all about what happened on this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast!I’d love to know what you think of all this. Join in the conversation in the comments? ‘One life, enjoy it while you’re here’Also in this episode: * what are you worth in beer?* staying positive when bad things happen* the Big Pool at Snailbeach* cyclists racing to the Oxfam shop* taking a random coach trip* the loneliness of the Sunday-league referee* do pigeons know that their heads go back and forth?… and lots more intelligent, informed, progressive and quirky conversation for and about Shropshire and the wider world.If you enjoy this episode of Hello You, share it with a friend? On the bench …Every so often I pick a public bench somewhere in Shropshire, and sit there for a while, to hear what whoever sits next to me has to say. That becomes a ‘bench’ episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast.Where should I go next? If you can think of a bench where there’ll be people around who might stop to talk, tell me about it? Click this button to message me about bench locations or any other damn thing you want: Coming soon on Hello You:* How boxing training is helping Shropshire people living with Parkinson’s disease* How grief is magnified through the lens of neurodiversity* Cheaper paid subscriptions to Hello You the Shropshire podcast* … and maybe a subject you’d like to talk about? Message me with your thoughts, or for confidentiality, contact me on Signal where my username is jimallthetime.69 Thank you for being thereIt means a lot that you’re part of the Hello You family. Why not share Hello You with friends, family and colleagues wherever they are around the world? Take care of yourselfTake care of the people around you.And I hope the people around you are taking care of you, too. Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimallthetime.substack.com/subscribe