Episode 135
The SUPfm Podcast Book Club 2025 – With Dan Rubinstein
Need some inspiration for your next paddling read — or a gift for the paddler in your life? The annual SUPfm Book Club brings together stories and reflections shaped by water, nature, and people who find meaning in both.
Simon is joined by returning journalist and author Dan Rubinstein, whose celebrated book Waterborne explores the transformative power of paddling, connection, and blue space.
In this episode, Simon and Dan reflect on a carefully chosen collection of books that explore our human relationship with water and nature.
From Tristan Gooley’s quiet lessons in observation, to Jo Moseley’s joyful journeys, each title offers something different — insight, wonder, or emotional depth — for every kind of paddler and reader.
Whether you’re looking for a personal read or the perfect gift, this episode will guide you through a shelf’s worth of inspiration that celebrates water as teacher, mirror, and muse.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The Hidden Seasons by Tristan Gooley — how tuning into subtle seasonal shifts deepens our time outdoors
- It’s Only Drowning by David Litt — confronting loss and renewal through immersion in the element itself
- Water Borne — Dan Rubinstein’s reflections on identity, connection, and what paddling teaches us about ourselves
- Life Map to Mongolia - Overcoming the Odds - Rosemary Sales' 2025 paddle expedition into the isolated Mongolian Steppes
- Rowed Trip - Colin and Julie Angus
- Lost in Mongolia - Colin Angus, Ian Mulgrew
- Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane — exploring the boundaries of science, poetry, and spirituality
- Adventures on the Water by Jo Moseley — a celebration of joy, courage, and community through SUP
- Theory of Water by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson — an Indigenous perspective on flow, language, and resilience
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