Jim Hawkins
@jimallthetime.bsky.social
Podcaster at Hello You the Shropshire Podcast (jimallthetime.substack.com). Charity worker. Ex BBC radio presenter/journo
Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?
Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?
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The new artwork for Hello You the Shropshire podcast has been created by Shrewsbury illustrator Saffron Russell, and I'm thrilled with it!
It launched with episode 150 of Hello You. If you're curious about what I do and why, take a listen? It's only 20mins or so
open.substack.com/pub/jimallth...
It launched with episode 150 of Hello You. If you're curious about what I do and why, take a listen? It's only 20mins or so
open.substack.com/pub/jimallth...
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A young woman is giving the owner of the dog cafe a sales presentation of xl poop bags, it’s very cute to listen to.
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A young woman is giving the owner of the dog cafe a sales presentation of xl poop bags, it’s very cute to listen to.
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Watch what USA is doing. In a funding bill currently going thru Congress, Republicans removed a ban on detaining & deporting CITIZENS (which they're already doing). We have all seen two CITIZENS who were legal OBSERVERS gunned down by federal thugs. We must not allow that type of govt in the UK.
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Watch what USA is doing. In a funding bill currently going thru Congress, Republicans removed a ban on detaining & deporting CITIZENS (which they're already doing). We have all seen two CITIZENS who were legal OBSERVERS gunned down by federal thugs. We must not allow that type of govt in the UK.
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How does he define 'British' then? I shudder to think. Nasty people with tiny brains?
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
How does he define 'British' then? I shudder to think. Nasty people with tiny brains?
You were born here
Your parents lived, worked and paid taxes here all their lives
You’re a citizen of this country
But Reform and GB News’s Matt Goodwin is clear: None of that makes you British
Even if you pass Goodwin’s Britishness test, your friends, neighbours and even family might not
Your parents lived, worked and paid taxes here all their lives
You’re a citizen of this country
But Reform and GB News’s Matt Goodwin is clear: None of that makes you British
Even if you pass Goodwin’s Britishness test, your friends, neighbours and even family might not
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM
You were born here
Your parents lived, worked and paid taxes here all their lives
You’re a citizen of this country
But Reform and GB News’s Matt Goodwin is clear: None of that makes you British
Even if you pass Goodwin’s Britishness test, your friends, neighbours and even family might not
Your parents lived, worked and paid taxes here all their lives
You’re a citizen of this country
But Reform and GB News’s Matt Goodwin is clear: None of that makes you British
Even if you pass Goodwin’s Britishness test, your friends, neighbours and even family might not
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Your occasional reminder that sometimes we can have nice things.
Golden retriever rescues young puffin at Aberdour Silver Sands
Phoebe the golden retriever ran into the water and saved the drowning puffin.
www.dunfermlinepress.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Your occasional reminder that sometimes we can have nice things.
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‘Waterfalls saved me’: how photographing nature can heal the soul
John Arnison lives with anxiety and ADHD and finds busy cities unsettling, but loves taking pictures of nature at night
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
John Arnison lives with anxiety and ADHD and finds busy cities unsettling, but loves taking pictures of nature at night
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Waterfalls saved me’: how photographing nature can heal the soul
John Arnison lives with anxiety and ADHD and finds busy cities unsettling, but loves taking pictures of nature at night
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:12 AM
‘Waterfalls saved me’: how photographing nature can heal the soul
John Arnison lives with anxiety and ADHD and finds busy cities unsettling, but loves taking pictures of nature at night
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
John Arnison lives with anxiety and ADHD and finds busy cities unsettling, but loves taking pictures of nature at night
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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There is not a great deal to watch on TV that suits us, we do not enjoy modern comedy.
January 26, 2026 at 9:39 AM
There is not a great deal to watch on TV that suits us, we do not enjoy modern comedy.
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Defensive caution can’t compete with right-wing propaganda
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Defensive caution can’t compete with right-wing propaganda
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Defensive caution can’t compete with right-wing propaganda
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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If you were the Greek owner of a chippy in Sleaford, and had a kid say "fuck you, wanker" in Greek - I'm sorry, my friend told me it meant "thank you have a nice day".
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
If you were the Greek owner of a chippy in Sleaford, and had a kid say "fuck you, wanker" in Greek - I'm sorry, my friend told me it meant "thank you have a nice day".
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My dad's fess. In the 80s he and my uncle left a bar in Edinburgh after a Christmas night out. He noticed a double decker bus parked up outside a social club and the driver had gone to collect his party. He took the bus home and left it on a residential street near the house.
January 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM
My dad's fess. In the 80s he and my uncle left a bar in Edinburgh after a Christmas night out. He noticed a double decker bus parked up outside a social club and the driver had gone to collect his party. He took the bus home and left it on a residential street near the house.
Paging @apiln.bsky.social, @apiln.bsky.social to the white courtesy phone …
January 28, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Paging @apiln.bsky.social, @apiln.bsky.social to the white courtesy phone …
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One of the many reasons I dislike winter so much is that every day in December feels like like a Friday but in all the worst ways, and that’s followed by January, where every day feels like a Monday but in all the worst ways.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
One of the many reasons I dislike winter so much is that every day in December feels like like a Friday but in all the worst ways, and that’s followed by January, where every day feels like a Monday but in all the worst ways.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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This bus rattles and whines as if annoyed at being made to ferry us through the cold of Wednesday morning.
January 28, 2026 at 7:35 AM
This bus rattles and whines as if annoyed at being made to ferry us through the cold of Wednesday morning.
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When I was small, a family friend asked me why I was gazing at my water glass. I pointed at air bubbles in the ice cubes and said they were beautiful. She looked at me with confusion. I kept my observations in my head after that in case it was just me. But now I know many of you see such things too.
January 28, 2026 at 7:49 AM
When I was small, a family friend asked me why I was gazing at my water glass. I pointed at air bubbles in the ice cubes and said they were beautiful. She looked at me with confusion. I kept my observations in my head after that in case it was just me. But now I know many of you see such things too.
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the sidewalk burning hot, laughing until their bellies hurt, blowing out birthday candles, wishing for the future, the rich unlived life beyond. And then he thought of their murderers, and the dark sky seemed to shatter, falling into cold irretrievable fragments.
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 AM
the sidewalk burning hot, laughing until their bellies hurt, blowing out birthday candles, wishing for the future, the rich unlived life beyond. And then he thought of their murderers, and the dark sky seemed to shatter, falling into cold irretrievable fragments.
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He thought of each soul, earthy & loved as roses, high & holy as falcons, fire stars raken into the breath of night. He imagined each name as a child, their first steps, moving towards smiling faces, outstretched arms of love and care, playing in the street on endless summer afternoons,
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 AM
He thought of each soul, earthy & loved as roses, high & holy as falcons, fire stars raken into the breath of night. He imagined each name as a child, their first steps, moving towards smiling faces, outstretched arms of love and care, playing in the street on endless summer afternoons,