Lunch with Leon

About Lunch with Leon

The transport sector’s biggest asset is the people that keep everything moving. In this monthly podcast, world-renowned transport consultant Leon Daniels OBE interviews leading figures in the transport industry and discusses the latest sector news and trends. A must-listen for anyone working in transport today. See more here: www.leondaniels.co.uk (http://www.leondaniels.co.uk/)

Publisher

Leon Daniels & Associates Ltd

Category

business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jul 2020

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

127 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   127: Peter Campbell

   Leon is joined by Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent at the Financial Times. Peter discusses how the Iran conflict has upended aviation, from soaring jet fuel prices to the Gulf carriers’ remarkable resilience, and why the UK’s recent air traffic control outage exposed the cost of running airline networks so tightly. He also shares insights from a two-and-a-half-hour interview with Michael O’Leary, weighs up incoming competition for Eurostar, and explains why he doubts Heathrow’s third runway will ever be built. The pair close with a lively debate on the future of autonomous vehicles, including a radical idea for who should own them.

2. 

   8 Sept 2026

   126: Philip Gerhardt

   In this episode of Lunch with Leon, Leon speaks with Philip Gerhardt, Commercial Director at Arriva London. Philip discusses the pressures reshaping London's bus network – from softening ridership to rising operator costs – and how tools like schedule optimisation and AI-assisted service control are improving reliability. He also reflects on Super Loop's success as a triumph of branding, and champions the career opportunities opening up across transport.

3. 

   4 Aug 2026

   125: Lauren Sager Weinstein

   In this episode of Lunch with Leon, Leon speaks with Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer at TfL. Lauren discusses the rapid rise of AI, the risk of it magnifying human bias, and the ethics of transparency in journey planning tools optimised for commission over commuters. She also reflects on the trust Londoners place in the TfL brand, and the importance of bringing young people, especially women and those from underrepresented backgrounds, into transport and data careers.

Who has been a guest on Lunch with Leon

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ben Plowden
• Sharon Kindleysides
• Christian Wolmar
• Steve Gooding

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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