Travel Tales with Fergal
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<p>Travel Tales with Fergal is an award winnning interview travel series listened to in over 140 countries worldwide where Irishman Fergal O'Keeffe chats to guests about their travels, adventures and experiences living abroad. He talks about travel, history, culture, people, food, politics, tourism and destination specials. </p><br><p>Fergal has a lifelong love of travel. He loves going on adventures and dreaming and planning of future trips. He brings his natural curiosity and passion when interviewing a wide range of guests from the arts, sports, journalism, business, travel professionals and adventurers. Fergal hope these chats inspire you to dream of future travel adventures like they have inspired him.</p><br><p>He can be found on Instagram and Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal and twitter @fergaltravel</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
The Legacy of Anthony Bourdain with Brin-Jonathan Butler
<p>Today, 25 June, would have been Anthony Bourdain's 70th birthday, and in this special episode I'm marking it with a conversation with the writer and broadcaster Brin-Jonathon Butler about the man, the myth, and everything in between. I couldn't pick a better subject and guest for my final episode of this season.</p><br><p>We chat about the life and legacy of a man who changed the way so many of us think about food, travel, people and the world.</p><br><p>Bourdain was a complicated man. Brilliant and difficult, generous and self-destructive, fiercely curious about other people's lives while clearly wrestling with his own.</p><p>Bourdain showed a generation of travellers that the real story of a place is often told at the table. He showed us that travel was not just about where you go, what you eat, or what you see. It was about who you meet, how you listen, and what you are willing to understand.</p><br><p>To help explore his legacy, I am delighted to be joined by writer Brin-Jonathan Butler. Brin has written powerfully about Bourdain, including his acclaimed essay Giving Up the Ghost, which reflects not only on Bourdain's life and death, but also on identity, travel, fame, and what it means to spend your life searching for meaning in the world.</p><br><p>Brin has also explored the life of Anthony on many episodes of his excellent podcast Tourist Information here https://open.spotify.com/show/5y2pjNDK8xxa00TotyE5rL</p><p>We talk about why Bourdain mattered, why he still does nearly a decade after his untimely passing, and why we shouldn't shy away from his darker side if we're going to tell the full story of his legacy.</p><br><p>So, on Anthony Bourdain's birthday, we celebrate not just the man, but the legacy he left behind that continues to inspire travellers, writers, cooks and dreamers everywhere.</p><br><p>This is the final episode of Season 9 of the podcast so please follow or subscribe to this podcast and you will be first to hear about Season 10 when it comes out later this summer.</p><br><p>Fergal O’Keeffe is the host of Ireland’s No.1 award winning travel podcast Travel Tales with Fergal listened to in 140 countries worldwide. The podcast aims to share soul-lifting travel stories about daydream worthy destinations.</p><p> </p><p>For more information, photos and stories you can follow me on</p><p>Instagram @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Twitter @FergalTravel</p><p>YouTube @traveltaleswithfergal</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 16, 2026
The Meals That Made Me: Robbie McCauley of Homestead Cottage
<p><br></p><p>My first guest in my new series “The Meals that Made Me” is Robbie McCauley, chef-proprietor of the Michelin-starred restaurant Homestead Cottage in Doolin, Co Clare in the west of Ireland.</p><br><p>In this episode, Robbie shares five memorable meals that shaped his life and career from a Sunday lunch in Emilia-Romagna to a night market in Bangkok, a Christmas dinner in Burgundy in France, a Michelin-starred meal in London, and a deeply personal family lunch in the Italian countryside.</p><br><p>In this new series I will be speaking to well-known chefs about the five meals that shaped them and stayed with them not just because of the food, but because of the place, the people and the memories around the table.</p><br><p>Food has the ability to bring us back somewhere. A taste, a smell, a dish or a setting can transport us instantly to another country, another time in our lives, or to someone we love.</p><br><p>This is a conversation about food, family, travel, ambition, memory and the emotional power of meals to bring us back to the people and places that shaped us.</p><br><p>For more information on the Homestead Cottage go to https://homesteadcottage.com/</p><br><p>Fergal O’Keeffe is the host of Ireland’s No.1 award winning travel podcast Travel Tales with Fergal listened to in 140 countries worldwide. The podcast aims to share soul-lifting travel stories about daydream worthy destinations.</p><p> </p><p>For more information, photos and stories you can follow me on</p><p>Instagram @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Twitter @FergalTravel</p><p>YouTube @traveltaleswithfergal</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 2, 2026
Inside the Wren Urban Nest with Phoebe Fairbairn
<p><br></p><p>What do you get when you combine a prime Dublin city centre location, compact Scandi-inspired design, and Ireland's most ambitious sustainability credentials? The Wren Urban Nest — and this week, Fergal sits down with Phoebe Fairbairn, the General Manager behind one of Dublin's most talked-about boutique hotels.</p><br><p>Tucked onto the former site of Andrews Lane Theatre, the Wren's 137 rooms sit steps from Temple Bar, Grafton Street and Trinity College — making it one of the best-located stays in the capital. But it's not just the postcode that sets it apart. The Wren is Ireland's first net zero carbon hotel, achieving that status without purchasing a single carbon offset.</p><br><p>Phoebe shares what it's really like to run a hotel that walks the walk on sustainability, from 100% renewable energy and locally sourced everything to a kitchen that doesn't cook with gas.</p><br><p>She also gives Fergal the insider's guide to Dublin — the kind of tips you won't find in a tourist brochure. Whether you're planning a Dublin trip or just love a great hospitality story, this one's worth settling in for.</p><br><p>Fergal O’Keeffe is the host of Ireland’s No.1 award winning travel podcast Travel Tales with Fergal listened to in 140 countries worldwide. The podcast aims to share soul-lifting travel memoirs about daydream worthy destinations.</p><p> </p><p>For more information, phtoos and stories you can follow me on</p><p>Instagram @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Twitter @FergalTravel</p><p>YouTube @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Travel Tales with Fergal?
<p>Travel Tales with Fergal is an award winnning interview travel series listened to in over 140 countries worldwide where Irishman Fergal O'Keeffe chats to guests about their travels, adventures and experiences living abroad. He talks about travel, history, culture, people, food, politics, tourism and destination specials. </p><br><p>Fergal has a lifelong love of travel. He loves going on adventures and dreaming and planning of future trips. He brings his natural curiosity and passion when interviewing a wide range of guests from the arts, sports, journalism, business, travel professionals and adventurers. Fergal hope these chats inspire you to dream of future travel adventures like they have inspired him.</p><br><p>He can be found on Instagram and Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal and twitter @fergaltravel</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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