Tales from the Departure Lounge

About Tales from the Departure Lounge

Tickets? Check. Passport? Check. Imodium? Check. Sit back, relax and enjoy the journey as Andy and Nick try to fly this plane. They'll be chatting to special guests about travel hacks, destinations of choice and the transformative power of working or studying overseas. Travel is back and there is always time to kill in an airport. You could spend it in a Burger King or you could listen to some inspirational tales from life's frequent flyers. Final call for this lo-fi, high-flying podcast odyssey. Send your own stories, suggestions or jingle requests to sickbag@talesfromthedeparturelounge.com Tales from the Departure Lounge is a Type Nine production for The PIE www.thepienews.com

Publisher

Andy Plant & Nick Cuthbert

Category

education · leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Feb 2023

Latest episode

14 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Jul 2026

   #49 Edwin van Rest (Big Hairy Audacious Goal)

   Send us Fan Mail A big, hairy, audacious, what? Edwin van Rest (Studyportals) is larger than life, serious about fun and determined to change the world through international education. He joins Andy and Nick for a throwback TFTDL episode that feels like the good old days when we first started! We jump from Japan to Greece to the Netherlands as Edwin reflects on his travel adventures. From dressing up as 'RoboCap' at the AIEC conference, to witnessing a mafia hit in Athens, this is a cu...

2. 

   25 Jun 2025

   #48 David Winstanley (Who's the man?)

   David Winstanley discusses the University of Southampton's upcoming Indian campus, offering insights into international education and cross-cultural experiences in this interview.

3. 

   16 Jan 2025

   #47 Jenny Wilkinson (Defying Gravi-Tea)

   Jenny Wilkinson, a musical road warrior and pro-vice chancellor, shares her inspiring story of defying expectations and paying it forward through transformative study abroad experiences.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

879

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.9 / 5

36 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

82

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