Earlier this week, Apple launched Time to Walk, a podcast-style interview series with well-known guests that aims to help you get out of the house, go for a walk, and fill out your exercise rings. Each episode (there are four at launch and Apple plans to add a new one every week) is about 25-40 minutes long and involves the guest telling three stories about his life and interests, followed by three of his favorite songs. Episodes play directly through your Apple Watch and are available to Apple Fitness Plus subscribers. The first four guests are musicians Shawn Mendes and Dolly Parton, actor Uzo Aduba, and basketball player Draymond Green. It is a good idea, even if he is alone, he can go for a walk "with" another person. I spent a pleasant half hour wandering around my cold, rainy hometown, listening to Dolly Parton's stories of her childhood in Tennessee, and it got me thinking who else could spin a good thread for Apple users. Who would you choose as the narrator?
Daniel Kaluya
Actor Daniel Kaluuya is now probably best known for his role in Get Out, which earned him an Oscar nomination, but I first saw him in the Black Mirror episode Fifteen Million Merits. If you haven't seen it (and don't mind something a little dark), it takes place in a society where ordinary people cycle for hours on end on stationary bikes to earn merits, which serve as a bargaining chip for everyday life. Gather enough merits and you'll have a chance to be on a reality TV-style talent show and possibly win a chance at a better life. It might not be the best story to think about as you fill your activity rings, but you have to admit it's fitting, and the story really comes to life thanks to Kaluuya's harrowing performance as the lead: the desperate Bing. Kaluuya wrote his first play when he was just nine years old and worked his way through his local drama school in Hollywood, alternating between the stage and the writers room. He is only 31 years old, but he is a fantastic storyteller and must have accumulated quite a collection of anecdotes throughout his career thus far.gillian burke
Gillian Burke is a naturalist and television presenter and, at the time of writing, is co-hosting Winterwatch on BBC 2. She first developed an interest in wildlife through photography, observing the natural world with her father in parks. of Kenyan games and then. of her mother's conversational work for the UN. I would love to hear an episode of Burke's Time to Walk for two reasons. First of all, she is so passionate, and I can easily imagine her sharing stories about wildlife in three of her favorite places, or three of the plant or animal species she finds most interesting, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm. Second, she has a very soothing voice, very different from Dolly Parton, but just as distinctive.