Tales from the Departure Lounge

Send us Fan Mail How does education differ around the world? BBC Radio 4 presenter and author of Natural Born Learners - Alex Beard joins the TFTDL flight crew to talk about his adventures as an educational explorer. In 2016, the former teacher used an advance on a book to tour the planet and study cutting-edge schools, teaching styles and technology in an attempt to glimpse the future of educatio...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff is an award-winning wildlife film producer who has worked on titles such as the BBC's Planet Earth and Frozen Planet, Disney's Penguin and Netflix's Our Planet - and unbelievably he agreed to take on his wildest adventure yet, the TFTDL podcast!  He's a natural adventurer, often happier in his own company, in remote locations than anywhere else. Working fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode our flight crew talk to Rachel MacSween, director of client partnerships at IDP Education about naked men knocking on her hotel door at night, going on holiday with her geography teacher and experiencing death by pancake.  Rachel also reveals essential safety tips for the road including the use of a grab-bag and door wedge as an emergency policy. Destinations range...

Send us Fan Mail TFTDL is back again and in this  episode we speak to Buzz Townsend, former PR manager for the Ritz and luxury hotel mystery shopper. Find out about the job you never knew existed and join the world's elite by accessing the most exclusive hotels on the planet.  Buzz has some great tips on how to make the most out of life as well as the inside track on the hospitality industry....

Send us Fan Mail We've teamed up with the lovely people at Duolingo to create the perfect travel mix-tape playlist on Spotify! Inspired by the guests, stories and destinations from the Tales from the Departure Lounge podcast. Listen to TFTDL Radio now! Link: https://spotify.link/R7MNuCESvDb Tales from the Departure Lounge is a Type Nine production for The PIE www.thepienews.com

Send us Fan Mail We take a break from regular episodes to hear from the Frequent Flyers Club - stories sent in from #TFTDL listener community. This episode features anecdotes from Simon Terrington (Edco Latam), Chris Tagg (Prospect Education), Will Burns (Loughborough University), Caroline Rushingwa (University of Warwick) and Neil Christie (Global Education Alliance). Send your messages, stories,...

Send us Fan Mail Justin Wood is the Director of Partner Relations for ApplyBoard, the $1.4B valued edtech recruitment platform from Canada. During his career he has travelled to over 70 different countries and collected a few stories along the way! Andy and Nick guide him through his chain smoking, motorcycle riding mid-life crisis to find true enlightenment. They discuss everything from getting i...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to hear about the air raid in Sri Lanka, the armed robbery in Nigeria or Chemical Ali's hotel? Welcome to the nine lives of Andy Mandebura, Director of International Recruitment at the University of Huddersfield. Even his destination of choice is a former war zone. This episode meanders through Andy's lived experiences, his love for obscure documentaries and...

Send us Fan Mail Who's interviewing who? Amy Baker, CEO of media group The PIE (Professionals in International Education) is a natural journalist and entrepreneur.  Her endless curiosity is underpinned by a belief that everyone has a tale to tell - especially complete strangers on a plane.   As #intled royalty - Amy is privy to a LOT of gossip - but can we get her to share it?  This is a refr...

Send us Fan Mail Selma Toohey is the Director for UK and Europe at QS Quacquarelli Symonds and ex-NTU and Shorelight. With an Icelandic mother, Irish father and educated in the US and UK, Selma is a true global citizen and has spent the majority of her adult life working and traveling in Africa.  Find out why Selma has chosen to travel to the most expensive city on Earth and why she never leaves h...