The primary 5 episodes have been launched final week and achieved 1,200 streams in simply seven days, inserting it within the prime 5% of listening figures for all podcasts in keeping with Buzzsprout statistics.
Listeners tuned in from all around the world as phrase unfold throughout the worldwide schooling neighborhood. Some folks reported downloading the sequence in preparation for lengthy haul flights abroad together with delegates going to the APAIE convention happening in Bangkok.
The present is co-hosted by Andy Plant and The PIE’s very personal Nick Cuthbert and has a barely extra irreverent tone to a few of the ordinary content material within the sector.
Tales recalled by company usually give attention to controversial themes resembling harmful conditions, geo-political unrest, consuming tradition, cultural misappropriation and sickness – usually with hilarious penalties.
The candid insights replicate the true nature of touring for work or research, and whereas a few of the tales could also be stunning, many individuals will be capable to relate to them.
“One factor that unites everybody within the worldwide schooling business is journey,” defined Plant who additionally writes and data jingles for the present.
“We’ve merely requested our neighborhood to share their experiences, their tales and their knowledge from time spent on the highway and we are able to’t consider how effectively it’s been acquired.”
The present follows a construction for every visitor together with a closing boarding name to a vacation spot of their selection, tips about important objects they’d take and a extra philosophical section entitled ‘what’s the aim of your go to?’
Thus far company have taken listeners on an audio journey to locations resembling Luanda in Angola – the world’s costliest metropolis for expats, Kurdistan in Northern Iraq in addition to Cuba, Cambodia and the US.
“It occurred to me that many individuals are nonetheless working from residence,” defined Cuthbert concerning the inspiration for the sequence. “Many individuals don’t have that tea break or water cooler second to talk with colleagues any extra, to share their adventures and journey hacks.
“We’ve completely beloved the neighborhood engagement on social media in response to the primary releases so we’re organising the frequent flyers membership – a mailbox the place folks can ship us or file their very own journey tales that we are able to share on the present,” mentioned Cuthbert.
The primary 5 episodes function company from the UK college sector together with Martyn Edwards (Loughborough College), Selma Toohey (QS), Andy Mandebura (College of Huddersfield), Justin Wooden (ApplyBoard) and The PIE’s CEO, Amy Baker.
The subsequent five-episode drop is already in manufacturing and can embody episodes on wider journey views from exterior the upper schooling sector together with a luxurious resort inspector and a wildlife movie producer.
Listeners can hear Tales from the Departure Lounge on all main streaming suppliers together with Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon podcasts, in addition to instantly on the web site www.talesfromthedeparturelounge.com.
Chapter markers and a full transcript of every episode has additionally been added for accessibility and comfort. Listeners can submit their tales to the frequent flyers membership by emailing [email protected]
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