Audiostretto 59/4/24 English

As I was walking through the neighbourhood the other day, I noticed 2 pushcarts or trolleys that are used for the early delivery of newspapers and advertising material. I thought of people going through the neighbourhood and delivering information to the households. Most people are still asleep at that time. I was moved by this service that the deliverers do. So I also see my life as an impressive...

When you go shopping, do you recognise those stickers on the products that indicate that a product is reduced in price, e.g. because the expiry date is close? Do you react to such messages? Do you tend to buy such a product or do you shop independently? I know someone who's hobby it is do his shopping in such a way that he buys as many such price-reduced products as possible. I don't mean that in...

When I was a child, there was an advertising song for Smarties that went something like this - with a simple melody - "many, many colourful Smarties". Smarties were small tablet-like sweets that came in many colours. Some of them even had faces on them - like the emojis we know today. They were popular and as far as I know they still are today. They were more than just something cute, it was someh...

If a watercourse has an even course, a smooth bed in which it can flow, the surface looks smooth and calm. However, if there are obstacles in the bed, the water begins to swirl there, depending on the magnitude of the flow velocity. It has been observed that backwaters then develop in such places as sills or the like. Places where the water swirls and something lying on the water cannot get away a...

I live in the city. There you see a lot of e-scooters that can be parked anywhere and booked and used via an app on your smartphone. The idea is brilliant: instead of owning your own scooter, you can only use it when you need it, which means better utilisation. Sounds good. In theory. But I see so many of these vehicles parked somewhere inconsiderately, knocked over, etc. Unfortunately, with this...

When I first heard about goldfish, I thought they were particularly precious. I was rather disappointed when I saw them - and they weren't even golden, but orange. To this day I still don't know why they are called goldfish. And they don't seem to be anything that special - at least to me. They are simply a type of carp. Perhaps there are also things in your life that you have gilded, that you unj...

The other day I watched a leaf detach from a tree in front of me and slowly fall to the ground. It reminded me of autumn, of course, the time of falling leaves. I was impressed by the peace with which the leaf glided or floated down. In my life, I tend to find it rather difficult to let go, especially of the familiar - without having any idea of what comes next. And in nature, something new doesn'...

Do you like to dance? Maybe you are one of those people who can move freely and without blockage just like that to the music. I can't do it just like that. As a teenager, I didn't dare to do it - out of shame that I might embarrass myself or make a fool of myself. I had no confidence in myself, or maybe I was just too dependent on the opinion of others. Today I see things differently. Today I can...

Audiostretto 59/4/24 is a daily podcast with an encouraging impulse for the day. Hence the combination of numbers: 59 seconds for 24 hours. Every day is unique despite all our routines, plans and repeated processes. Because many today have little time in a day with a full agenda, each input is a maximum of 59 seconds long. So analogous to a ristretto: short, strong and invigorating! My hope is tha...

Hello everyone this is Audiostretto 59/4/24! I am thrilled to announce that Audiostretto 59/4/24 is going to be broadcasted also in English! I started the podcast in Swiss-German on June 6th 2021 and want to share it now as well in English. Please bear with me if not everything is perfect language-wise because I am not a native English speaker. However these daily inputs come from my heart and I d...