Innings Declared: the Life and Times of Nick Gandon
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Podcast Overview
<p>Innings Declared is a podcast series about the life and times of school-teacher, sportsman and social entrepreneur, Nick Gandon.</p><p></p><p>Nick was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in January of 2024, and given ‘weeks or months’ to live. It had always been his ambition to write a memoir, but with time more precious, his family and friends persuaded him to capture his story through this podcast.</p><p></p><p>As those close to him know all too well, Nick is seldom short of something to say for himself: lessons from a rich and varied life; amusing anecdotes about the characters he’s met along the way, and opinions on everything from sports and schools to family and politics.</p><p></p><p>So listen in as Nick shares his favourite memories and musings from what has been a decidedly good innings.</p><p></p><p>If you enjoy the podcast and would like to make a small donation to The Legacy Fund now set up in Dad’s name and also in the name of his great friend Simon Prodger, please text LEGACY to 70460 to donate £10.</p><p></p><p>Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message. You’ll be opting into hearing more from us unless you text LEGACYNOINFO instead.</p><p></p><p>The Gandon Prodger Legacy Fund is supporting the work of the East Africa Character Development Trust (delivering cricket and Character Education in Nairobi, Kenya), The Alsama Project (delivering cricket and education to Syrian refugees in The Lebanon), the Saracens Foundation and the Club Cricket Charity.</p>
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November 4, 2024
Episode 5 - When all is said and done...
<p>In this final episode of the podcast series, Amy invites Nick to look back over his life and share his reflections: what have been the highs, the lows and the most important lessons?</p><p>And they also take time to explore some lighter topics: from Nick’s biggest hits in the kitchen to his favourite tune to belt out at karaoke. Ultimately, Amy asks Nick - when all is said and done, how would he like to be remembered?</p>
September 24, 2024
Episode 4 - Never talk religion or politics!
<p>In this episode, we break the number one rule of polite conversation: never talk religion or politics. Nick’s daughter Amy talks to him about how he’s coped with the news of his diagnosis, and the role of his belief system and ‘flaky’ relationship with faith in confronting this and many other challenges in life. </p><p>They also rehearse many a previous conversation over the dinner table, exploring Nick’s political views. He makes the case for being an independent, and the importance of finding the centre ground in an age of polarisation. Finally, they touch on some of the major debates within education and the third sector - two of the policy issues closest to Nick’s passions and professional experience - from VAT on private schools to the ‘Big Society’ and national service.</p>
August 7, 2024
Episode 3 - The Great Game
<p>In this episode, Nick talks to his friend and fellow cricket obsessive Mark Seymour about the sport that has dominated both his personal and professional life for over sixty years.</p><p>They begin by exploring the roots of Nick’s fanaticism for cricket and the cricketing heroes - past and present - that have inspired him over the years. The episode also touches on his own cricketing career, from schoolboy beginnings to being picked for minor counties sides (Herts and Lincolnshire) and captaining future England players at Durham University.</p><p>Mark also quizzes Nick on his role in establishing Chance to Shine - an initiative to reenergise grassroots cricket in state schools - and his reputation as a ‘rebel’ on the MCC committee.</p><p>Finally, they get into some of the major debates in cricket today - from franchising to Bazball - and Nick’s hopes for the future of the game he loves so dearly.</p><p>If you enjoyed this and would like to make a small donation to The Legacy Fund now set up in Dad’s name and also in the name of his great friend Simon Prodger, please text LEGACY to 70460 to donate £10.</p><p>Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message. You’ll be opting into hearing more from us unless you text LEGACYNOINFO instead.</p><p>The Gandon Prodger Legacy Fund is supporting the work of the East Africa Character Development Trust (delivering cricket and Character Education in Nairobi, Kenya), The Alsama Project (delivering cricket and education to Syrian refugees in The Lebanon), the Saracens Foundation and the Club Cricket Charity.</p>
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- What is Innings Declared: the Life and Times of Nick Gandon?
<p>Innings Declared is a podcast series about the life and times of school-teacher, sportsman and social entrepreneur, Nick Gandon.</p><p></p><p>Nick was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in January of 2024, and given ‘weeks or months’ to live. It had always been his ambition to write a memoir, but with time more precious, his family and friends persuaded him to capture his story through this podcast.</p><p></p><p>As those close to him know all too well, Nick is seldom short of something to say for himself: lessons from a rich and varied life; amusing anecdotes about the characters he’s met along the way, and opinions on everything from sports and schools to family and politics.</p><p></p><p>So listen in as Nick shares his favourite memories and musings from what has been a decidedly good innings.</p><p></p><p>If you enjoy the podcast and would like to make a small donation to The Legacy Fund now set up in Dad’s name and also in the name of his great friend Simon Prodger, please text LEGACY to 70460 to donate £10.</p><p></p><p>Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message. You’ll be opting into hearing more from us unless you text LEGACYNOINFO instead.</p><p></p><p>The Gandon Prodger Legacy Fund is supporting the work of the East Africa Character Development Trust (delivering cricket and Character Education in Nairobi, Kenya), The Alsama Project (delivering cricket and education to Syrian refugees in The Lebanon), the Saracens Foundation and the Club Cricket Charity.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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