Million Hours

In the first part of this podcast, Garry and I hunted for edible plants in the fields and orchards around my rented house in the Soller valley. And we found plenty to eat. However, because the land is cultivated and cleared we didn't find any mushrooms. In this second part, Garry and I traveled half an hour west of Soller to a hill farm high above the town of Esporles, where our host, Corinna Perry, took us foraging in wild woodland.

Garry Eveleigh was a fisherman. He was also a boat builder and the skipper of a ferry which took passengers from England's south coast to the Isle of Wight and The Needles. Now in his mid-sixties, he is enjoying another incarnation as one of Britain's most sought-after foragers. He takes groups on guided tours of the New Forest National Park, teaching a mix of ancient country skills and modern botany while collecting elements of lunch or dinner. Recently, he moved to the island of Mallorca where, on a gloriously sunny December day, he educated Million Hours' Mike McDowall.

Roger is a master of reinvention.

For ten years he worked in a Buddhist monastery, where he became an expert in meditation.

Since then, he has worked in security, cyber defence and bespoke travel.

He now runs Dulabab, creating unique expeditions for discerning and extremely wealthy clients.

Roger invited Million Hours' Keith Jones into his home overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Duncan Ross is a former Managing Director at JP Morgan, America's largest investment bank. For much of his career, he ran a multi-national corporation with a large workforce, enormous revenues and offices in numerous countries.

And then, in his early fifties, he retired.

And everything stopped.

So, what did Duncan do next?

Well that, as it turns out, is a very interesting and heart-warming story, involving, to date, thousands of homeless and street-connected kids worldwide.

On a very windy and rainy day in Mallorca, Duncan told the tale to Million Hours' Mike McDowall.

You can hear the full, fascinating interview by clicking the play button below.

This is Season 1, Episode 1 of the Million Hours Podcast. Season 1 will be available in full from January 2020.

The charity co-founded by Duncan Ross is called Street Invest.

You can live a million hours. With perhaps one or two tweaks to your lifestyle, there's no reason at all why you shouldn't live a long life.

But it's not enough simply to extend your life, happiness is important too.

To be happy, most of us need a purpose, need to be productive and need a degree of prosperity.

Keith Jones talks to experts who can help you achieve all these things, and also meets people with inspirational stories; people already living the Million Hour life.