Best Andy Plant & Nick Cuthbert Podcasts (2024)

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#46 Damien Page (The Full English) 33:49

4d ago33:49

33:49

Send us a text A working class hero, Damien Page (New Buckinghamshire University) is a Vice Chancellor who isn't interested in anything other than making a difference to real people, in the real world. He joins the TFTDL flight crew to tell us how a full moon party in Thailand started a voyage into education that transformed his life and many other…

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#45 Eunice Simmons (The Tallest Tree) 35:57

17d ago35:57

35:57

Send us a text Professor Eunice Simmons (University of Chester) is our first Vice Chancellor on the show! Proving we have listeners at the top of higher education food chain (one for the haters) this episode takes listeners on a trip to the tropical forests of Borneo, digging the Channel Tunnel and close encounters with a jaguar in Belize! The tall…

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Frequent Flyers Club (Your Stories) October 2024 9:11

16d ago9:11

9:11

Send us a text Andy and Nick explain their extended absence from the podcast with a shocking revelation that a former guest had a job offer rescinded for appearing on the show because it was seen as 'unprofessional'! The podcast folklore grows but this can't be real, can it? Once we got over the sadness followed by incandescent rage - we decided to…

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#44 Lesinda Leightley (Buy A Donkey) 37:30

3M ago37:30

37:30

Send us a text Buy-a-donkey or more accurately "Baie Dankie" is the Afrikaans for thank you - a gratitude we owe the lovely Lesinda Leightly (PSI) for the sensory overload that is this episode. She takes the TFTDL flight crew on a road trip along the Garden Route to Cape Town. We stop to ride an ostrich, swim with sharks, ride a foofy slide and dri…

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#43 Nik Higgins (My Feet Wander Free) 34:23

5M ago34:23

34:23

Send us a text Recorded on Australia Day, Nik Higgin's (The Ambassador Platform) beams us in to Sydney, a harbour view and the smell of eucalyptus. Drink it in... and then blackout at a 7-Eleven. A loveable character with his own unique style, Nik's life view is to live and let live, including his desire to take off his shoes. He has some excellent…

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#42 James Rice (Put The Cookie Down) 35:38

5M ago35:38

35:38

Send us a text At the age of 48, James Rice (IBT College) weighed 300 pounds (135kg/21.5 stone) was pre-diabetic, with high blood pressure and arthritis and could barely fit into XXXL shirts. Then one day a former student who he had supported to study in Canada, opened a gym, and James began a total life transformation. This episode is so surreal y…

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Frequent Flyers Club (Your Stories) May 2024 11:15

5M ago11:15

11:15

Send us a text In this short interlude episode we get to know Nat Cole, director of operations at The Ambassador Platform who have been sponsoring the podcast. We discuss the incredible student stories that have featured in recent episodes and Nat's own adventures learning to drive in India. Your stories, features the winners of our 'Road Warriors'…

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#41 Jeff Williams (Why Take The Risk?) 37:37

6M ago37:37

37:37

Send us a text Life is full of risks - including starting your own business, having a picnic in the Maasai Mara or saying way too much on a podcast. In this episode we take listeners on an audio safari with Jeff Williams (CEO and founder of Enroly). He tells us about his close encounters with a Dik-Dik, surviving the mean streets of London and quit…

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#40 Ula Tang-Plowman (不入虎穴，焉得虎子) 39:33

7M ago39:33

39:33

Send us a text Nothing ventured, nothing gained for our tiger queen, Ula Tang-Plowman (University of Central Lancashire). Forged in the steel city of Wuhan, she came to the UK as a student with a pocket full of cash and a taste for the hottest chillies on earth. Little did she know how much her inner strength would be tested in life and how she wou…

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#39 Adam-Lucas Pettit (Tag You're It) 35:59

7M ago35:59

35:59

Send us a text Is there a party at mother's? You bet there is. Life is just one big playground for Adam Pettit (AECC Global) who joins the TFTDL crew to discuss being a player in a global game of ‘tag’. After reading about a group of players in the New York Times, Adam and his friends decided to play the game themselves. A decade later, with player…

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#38 Tales from the Departure Lounge LIVE with Mark Pettitt 29:42

7M ago29:42

29:42

Send us a text London calling! Andy and Nick took to the stage at The PIE Live Europe '24 to record a live episode with Mark Pettitt, founder of Edified. Mark takes us on a magical mystery tour of his life adventures starting in 1970's New Zealand via Russia, Colombia and his home in Australia. Expect strong language (so much so we had to get the b…

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#37 Anvee Bhutani (The Oxford Exposé) 39:03

8M ago39:03

39:03

Send us a text The University of Oxford is consistently ranked as the best university in the world, yet it is often accused of elitism and archaic traditions. The TFTDL crew speak to international graduate Anvee Bhutani, a journalist at The Telegraph, about her time at Oxford and she doesn't hold back! From celebrity classmates to abhorrent behavio…

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#36 Devarshi Desai (Keep It Real) 36:56

8M ago36:56

36:56

Send us a text Dev Desai is part of the 'studytuber' phenomenon of student influencers. He generated millions of views on social media by documented his study abroad experience in Australia and answering questions from other students online. Fast-forward five years since his graduation and he has turned that online community into a successful media…

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#35 Nhial Deng (A Refugee Story) 26:12

8M ago26:12

26:12

Send us a text A story of hope. At age 11 Nhial was separated from his family when armed militia attacked his village in Ethiopia that borders South Sudan. He fled to Kukama Refugee Camp in Kenya, a settlement over over 300,000 displaced people, where he found solace in school and pursued his dream of becoming a journalist. By reaching out to the w…

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#34 Wali & Wahab Yasini (The Great Escape) 34:24

8M ago34:24

34:24

Send us a text Wali and Wahab are two brothers studying in the UK having escaped Afghanistan after their mother was brutally murdered by the Taliban. Targeted because she was one of the first female judges in the country who had been trained by the International Bar Association, they too were at risk. Amid the chaos of withdrawal of US troops, a gr…

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#33 Lane Murdock (Walk With Me) 35:44

8M ago35:44

35:44

Send us a text Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens in the US. After the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Florida, where a gunman killed 14 children and 3 teachers, Lane Murdock decided to take a stand. At just 15 years old, she led a global movement of National School Walkouts that inspired a generation. Over…

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Frequent Flyers Club (Christmas Special) December 2023 16:03

11M ago16:03

16:03

Send us a text Ho-Ho-Ho! Seasons greetings from the TFTDL flight crew. Andy and Nick are joined by Masha Kostromitina from the Duolingo English Test team to celebrate the podcast reaching 10,000 downloads in just 10 months. A huge thank you to all our Frequent Flyers Club listeners and sponsors. You are the tea to our biscuit. We recap our 'TFTDL R…

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#32 Simon Anholt (Good Country, Selfish Country) 35:26

11M ago35:26

35:26

Send us a text Simon Anholt is the world's leading authority on 'nation brands' having coined the term in the 1990s. He is the founder of a number of global surveys that track the perception of countries and cities, including the Good Country Index and the Nation Brands Index. He joined the TFTDL crew to tell us why killing people is a bad thing, t…

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#31 Nick Golding (I Slept with Michael Jackson) 33:53

11M ago33:53

33:53

Send us a text He has the charisma to be a lead singer in a band but instead he became a rockstar entrepreneur as one of the founding partners of CATS colleges and Cambridge Education Group. Nick Golding takes us on a walk on the wild side including mafia controlled Russia, bathing naked in Japan and sleeping with the King of Pop. From being the ba…

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#30 Karin Fischer (The American Dream) 33:19

11M ago33:19

33:19

Send us a text In this episode, award-winning reporter Karin Fischer from the Chronicle of Higher Education joins the TFTDL crew to discuss the BIG questions in geo-politics. Is the American dream still alive? Has the work of international education been eroded by trade wars with China? And why can't you get diet Dr Pepper in other parts of the wor…

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#29 Tales from the Departure Lounge LIVE with Jon Stauff 29:05

12M ago29:05

29:05

Send us a text The British are coming! Andy and Nick touched down in the beautiful city of Boston, USA to record an episode on stage at The PIE Live North America conference '23 with Jon Stauff, assistant vice president for international affairs at South Dakota State University. Dressed as pilots (not Nazi officers or strippers) we talked to Jon ab…

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TFTDL Radio - No Status Blues 1:02

12M ago1:02

1:02

Send us a text 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 fo…

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#28 Marnie Watson (Just Add Water) 34:00

12M ago34:00

34:00

Send us a text Are you chopping onions or have you just brought a tear gas canister into your 15th floor apartment? Aussie country-kid, Marnie Watson (Acumen / Sannam S4 Group) chooses to disregard her own wedding anniversary to join the TFTDL flight crew and share some honesty and a whole lot of love with her favourite podders. We lurch from wardr…

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#27 Earl Blaney (Who Let The Dogs Out?) 31:15

1y ago31:15

31:15

Send us a text The exploitation of international students for financial gain is an open secret in some parts of the world, and while many choose to look away, Earl Blaney has been calling out the darker side of the edu-immigration industry. He's a controversial figure, a whistleblower, a conspiracy theorist - and for a long time he has been a solit…

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#26 Leanne Linacre (A Brave New World) 36:23

1y ago36:23

36:23

Send us a text Do you want to change the world? Or at least leave it a little bit better than how you found it? Well then you need to get your hands dirty. Leanne Linacre (LILA* Liverpool, Lead5050) shares her epic journey with us, from a transformational experience as a backpacker to being CEO of a company whose mission it is to create a fairer wo…

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#25 Tony Eyles (This Is Your Captain Speaking) 39:11

1y ago39:11

39:11

Send us a text This is the REAL life pilot episode! Tony Eyles is a first officer flying for British Airways. He joins the TFTDL flight crew to answer all your questions about planes, pilots and passengers. We take to the skies to talk about everything from turbulence to the Bermuda triangle, in an extremely honest interview about the aviation indu…

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TFTDL Radio - (Everybody's Free) To Listen To Tales From The Departure Lounge 5:18

1y ago5:18

5:18

Send us a text 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 Today over 4500 institutions including Yale, Imperial and Tr…

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#24 Vanessa Varvas (Pura Vida) 34:39

1y ago34:39

34:39

Send us a text Remember the 'Lonely Planet' days before the internet? All you needed was cash, a map and some resilience. Vanessa Varvas (UEL) tells the TFTDL flight crew how travel has made her a better person and a better leader. She takes us on a tour across Costa Rica, Serbia, Canada and China with a few car crashes on the way - and we learn to…

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#23 Brendan McGerty (Gringo Touch Here) 33:03

1y ago33:03

33:03

Send us a text *NEW JINGLE ALERT* the 'No Status Blues' in Brazil. Brendan McGerty (Griffith College) left a drunken voice message in the TFTDL inbox about his airline status, so we just had to follow up. The result was this kaleidoscopic episode where we stagger from Speedos to a gun-to-the-head moment and eating scorpions via Amy Winehouse. Havin…

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#22 Ben McNally-Burn (The Nervous Traveller) 35:07

1y ago35:07

35:07

Send us a text Do you ever get a little bit nervous and find yourself talking nonsense on a podcast? The TFTDL flight crew get chatty with Ben McNally-Burn (Education New Zealand) about everything from airplane food to dating while overseas. Ben explains his airport security rage, his nervous disposition and how it feels to be replaced by a family …

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#21 Rupert Daniels (Lost In Translation) 33:34

1y ago33:34

33:34

Send us a text This is the money and power episode! Rupert Daniels has brokered some of the biggest commercial deals in the world, having worked for FIFA, Arsenal FC and his current role as director of services and skills for the UK's Department for Business and Trade. He is the secret driving force behind the international education strategy along…

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#20 Tales from the Departure Lounge LIVE with Louis Clay 34:19

1+ y ago34:19

34:19

Send us a text Could we do it live down under? With Amy Baker standing in as co-host for Andy, we somehow managed to record an episode on stage at The PIE Live Australia '23 with Louis Clay, associate dean at Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Listen very carefully and you can actually hear people laughing ;) Louis was the perfect guest. A s…

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#19 Joe Shaw (The Saracens Head) 31:16

1+ y ago31:16

31:16

Send us a text Joe Shaw is the head coach at Saracens Rugby Club based in North London, and the current Premiership Rugby Champions. A former school mate of Andy's, this is a rare interview where Joe opens up about the importance of team culture in elite sport. Andy is also joined in this episode by Isobelle Panton (UA92) as a special guest host. T…

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TFTDL Radio - What's the purpose of your visit? 0:24

1+ y ago0:24

0:24

Send us a text 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 fo…

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Frequent Flyers Club (Your Stories) June 2023 12:32

1+ y ago12:32

12:32

Send us a text In this short interlude episode we get to know Stefan Loncar and Loncom Consulting who have been sponsoring the podcast. As well as making data sexy Stefan has some strong opinions on Australian immigration, Czech tourists and Mexican cartels. Note to self - don't watch a whole season of Narcos on the flight to Mexico, it will make y…

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#18 Bronte Neyland (Choose Your Own Adventure) 38:12

1+ y ago38:12

38:12

Send us a text Life is just one big opportunity to explore. In this episode the TFTDL flight crew meet pro-vice chancellor for future students, Bronte Neyland (Swinburne University of Technology) from Melbourne, Australia. Living like a real life Dora the Explorer or Dian Fossey, Bronte loves the anticipation of getting up close and personal with n…

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#17 Jogvan Klein (Forever Young And Faroese) 31:19

1+ y ago31:19

31:19

Send us a text You can take the boy out of the Faroe Islands but you can't take the Faroe Islands out of the man. This is dark, brooding, nordic noir from the North Atlantic. If you like your international directors with a rugged beard and a sardonic sense of humour then look no further than Jogvan Klein (University of Queensland). In this episode …

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#16 Marko Remes (The Runaway Bride) 36:48

1+ y ago36:48

36:48

Send us a text Run, Tina, Run! This episode features THE BEST STORY we've ever had on TFTDL so far. The fabulous Marko Remes (Edith Cowan University Australia) recounts an unbelievably crazy tale in Tunisia and we cannot believe our ears. Not one to shy away from the limelight, Marko is a natural orator who also takes us on a eloquent journey to Fi…

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#15 Amy Rutherford (The Spy Who Loved New Zealand) 35:35

1+ y ago35:35

35:35

Send us a text Come fly with me, my dad... and a plane full of hobbits. In this episode Amy Rutherford recounts her extraordinary upbringing on the South Island of her native New Zealand where her parents ran the sightseeing airline, Glenorchy Air. From bungee jumping to penguin jumping, this is a love letter to Kiwi culture. Now working as a diplo…

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TFTDL Radio - Anything to Declare? 0:28

1+ y ago0:28

0:28

Send us a text 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 fo…

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Frequent Flyers Club (Your Stories) May 2023 13:42

1+ y ago13:42

13:42

Send us a text Saph Williams, head of business development at Enroly joins us to review last month's episodes and our social media campaign where we asked our listeners where their final boarding call would be. Thank you to everyone who responded, what a cultured bunch you are! It turns out Saph has a few stories of her own involving turbulence, ca…

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#14 Chris Price (My Heart Skipped A Beat) 37:57

1+ y ago37:57

37:57

Send us a text Have you ever had to face your own mortality? Sobering and funny, this episode features Chris Price (Adventus) who told us about the factor-5 blood clot that nearly killed him after flying from London to Miami. This is essential public service broadcasting for everyone who wants to stay fit and healthy on the road. Not one for the fa…

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#13 Claire Belkadi (C'est La Vie) 36:13

1+ y ago36:13

36:13

Send us a text Mangez bien, riez souvent, aimez beaucoup. The TFTDL crew meet the tour-de-force that is Claire Belkadi, head of study abroad at the University of Birmingham to talk about love, life and travel. This episode features a mystery man who Claire met at a pivotal moment in her life who changed her outlook forever. We discuss the cultural …

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#12 Chris Davis (Honey, I Lost The Kids) 32:07

1+ y ago32:07

32:07

Send us a text Have you ever thought about taking a career break and travelling around the world on a family adventure? That's exactly what Chris Davis (Edified) did with his wife and two sons, aged four and seven. He joins the TFTDL flight crew to answer all your questions about money, schooling, dream destinations and emergency planning - and wha…

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#11 Shivani Bhalla (Kitne Aadmi The?) 35:31

1+ y ago35:31

35:31

Send us a text Shivani Bhalla is the head of international student recruitment at Brunel University London. Originally from India, she is a self-proclaimed South Delhi brat who came to study in the UK. This episode offers a hilarious insight into what it is like to be an international student and promote study abroad around the world. We discuss he…

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#10 Alex Kelly (The Sand Gets Everywhere) 37:15

1+ y ago37:15

37:15

Send us a text The Marathon des Sables is the world's toughest foot race spanning 250km through the Sahara desert. In this episode the TFTDL flight crew catch up with Unifrog co-founder Alex Kelly about completing this grueling ultramarathon and just what is possible if you put your mind to it. Alex is a free spirit and it's impossible not to be in…

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TFTDL Radio - Slightly Upset (about TUI & Russell Kane) 2:53

1+ y ago2:53

2:53

Send us a text 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 fo…

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Frequent Flyers Club (Your Stories) April 2023 11:32

1+ y ago11:32

11:32

Send us a text Under the threat of a new, rival podcast, Andy hits back with some lyrical firepower. For those who aren't aware, including Andy it would seem, the primary aim of a 'diss track' is to verbally attack another artist - you've been warned. We also discuss the LinkedIn debate around a grab-bag and a door wedge (see Episode #7) and reflec…

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#9 Alex Beard (Natural Born Learners) 37:38

1+ y ago37:38

37:38

Send us a text 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…

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#8 Jeff Wilson (To The Ends Of The Earth) 36:45

1+ y ago36:45

36:45

Send us a text 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 tha…

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