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Simon Calder, travel correspondent of The Independent and former BBC producer, Mick Webb, discuss the world of travel and delight in travellers' tales.
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HAPPY MEMORIES Podcast 247 (opens the original)
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A remix of previous stories from listeners, reliving their formative journeys and taking us from the English Channel to the Limpopo River via 1992 St Petersburg. Thanks to Richard Goring for the photo of the Bristol Superfreighter, licensed for use under creative Commons.
The Long Journey Home PODCAST 246 (opens the original)
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Guest Simon Calder and I attempt to update Odysseus' challenges for travel in 2026, with the EES system and car hire firms as new versions of Cyclops and Circe the sorceress! The painting of Odysseus on Calypso's island is by Johann Heinrich Beck (ca 1820)
THOUGHT-PROVOKING TRAVEL Podcast 245 (opens the original)
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Professor of philosophy, Emily Thomas, is today's guest. Our discussion includes the importance of cannibalism for John Locke's theories, an eighteenth century pile-on involving Mary Wollstonecraft's life and Emily's thoughts on her recent trip to Malawi. The photo of Malawian rock art is shown courtesy of UNESCO
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