017 - Pete Davies: Author of All Played Out & later Sainsburys employee

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Paths Podcast

Donal Gallery

21 episodes

4 days ago

Paths is a podcast about unusual lives, often marked by dramatic change or a sense of living different lives simultaneously. It begins with an actor curiously seeking out the little-known stories of other actors who went on to do different things, such as becoming an astronomer, a CEO of a medical society or a director at Kickstarter. In the future it will encompass different kinds of stories. From all kinds of artists who went on to other professions to people who made the opposite journey becoming artists, then further still to all kinds of unusual life stories. Come with me as we see where this exploration leads. If you think you have a story like this yourself or know someone who does, please contact the podcast at pathspodcastpeople@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute to keep it running, you can do so at Patreon.com/pathspodcast Find us on twitter https://twitter.com/PathsPodcast

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017 - Pete Davies: Author of All Played Out & later Sainsburys employee

Paths Podcast

1 hour 42 minutes 1 second

4 years ago

017 - Pete Davies: Author of All Played Out & later Sainsburys employee

A conversation about Pete's life. Pete has had a successful career as an author, writing numerous novels and non-fiction books on topics including the 1918 flu pandemic, women’s football, hurricanes and much more. He is most well-known for writing what is considered by many people to be the best book ever written about football, All Played Out, the story of Italia 90 for which he had extraordinary access to the England team with Gazza, Gary Lineker et al. After writing his books in all-consuming passionate bursts over the course of two decades, he burned out in 2002 and went to work in a Sainsburys store in his hometown of Huddersfield. In the last few years he has returned to writing, self-publishing his most recent novel Playlist. Join me to hear his amazing story.

Episode guide:

2.49-14.56 England vs Germany. His thoughts on the upcoming Euros tie and why England often struggle at tournaments.

14.56-27.50 How has football changed? It's safe. Other thoughts on modern game. The Qatar World Cup.

27.50-40.56 How he became a writer. First two unpublished novels. Third novel the breakthrough. Then the difficult second album.

40.56-57.00 All Played Out. Thoughts on football and culture at that time. Thoughts on the players. Paul Gascoigne.

57.00-1.03.07 Books written after All Played Out. 1918 Flu Pandemic. American plains. Hurricanes.

1.03.07-1.11.32 Burnout. Illness. Depression.

1.11.32-1.15.11 Working at Sainsburys. Realising that he has always seen people as material. Sainsburys taught him to genuinely get on with people.

1.15.11-1.24.05 Writing another book - Playlist. Finishing at Sainsburys and gratitude for time there. Self-publishing.

1.24.05-1.30.35 One of the themes of podcast. Artists leaving the arts for their own reasons. Or having a healthy relationship with it.

1.30.35-1.40.46 Greatest adventure? The characters that stood out? His Nostradamus quality and where we go from here.

Guest: Pete Davies

Host and producer: Donal Gallery

Recorded using Zoom between North London and Huddersfield

Artwork by Anna Obert https://www.instagram.com/annaobertillustration/

Music by Donal Gallery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PathsPodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PathsPodcast

Get in touch with stories of people who've lived unusual lives at pathspodcastpeople@gmail.com

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