Serious Leisure Podcast Ep #8 - Bringing Things to Life

02/08/2021 56 min
Serious Leisure Podcast Ep #8 - Bringing Things to Life

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Episode Synopsis

In Episode 8 ‘Bringing Things to Life’ we meet Dr Matt Wood (Lecturer in Social Psychology at UWE Bristol) who, alongside his lecturing career, is also a puppeteer. We delve into the wonder and magic of the art of bringing inanimate objects to life and the intense focus and skill of this rare art form. Matt also helps us understand the tensions around having a side career that crosses into leisure and how ensuing personal and professional identities can be negotiated to everyone’s benefit.