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A series that draws on the passions, expertise and interests of Academy Travel's academic tour leaders, to bring a wealth of additional knowledge to your travels, one topic at a time. Our tour leaders talk on a range of topics and interests related to travel, covering history, culture, archaeology, architecture, the visual arts and the performing arts.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA series that draws on the passions, expertise and interests of Academy Travel's academic tour leaders, to bring a wealth of additional knowledge to your travels, one topic at a time. Our tour leaders talk on a range of topics and interests related to travel, covering history, culture, archaeology, architecture, the visual arts and the performing arts.
The Thinking Traveller is hosted by Academy Travel. The show has published 74 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Italy’s Hill Towns Along The Via Francigena" (11 September 2026, 21 minutes), "The Odyssey, From Myth to Mediterranean" (15 August 2026, 38 minutes), and "Isabella of Castile - The Forging of Spain" (18 July 2026, 36 minutes).
The Thinking Traveller publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 74 episodes.
Booking probability for The Thinking Traveller is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Thinking Traveller requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Thinking Traveller's contact route on record: verified email.
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Academy Travel hosts The Thinking Traveller, a society podcast with 74 episodes published.
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For centuries, the Via Francigena carried pilgrims, merchants and armies across Europe to Rome, shaping the towns and communities that grew along its route. In this episode of The Thinking Traveller, Dr Jeni Ryde joins...
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For nearly three thousand years, the Odyssey has held its place as one of the foundational texts of Western literature – the story of a man's ten-year journey home from Troy. A journey through shipwreck, sorcery and the...
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Born into a turbulent Castile, Isabella rose to claim a contested throne and, alongside Ferdinand of Aragon, helped forge modern Spain. In this episode of The Thinking Traveller, we welcome award-winning historian and...
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<p>For more than five centuries, Egypt's pharaohs were buried in a remote desert valley on the west bank of the Nile. Hidden among barren limestone hills, the Valley of the Kings became the final resting place of some...
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<p>Ravenna is one of Italy’s most quietly extraordinary cities – a place where the final centuries of the Roman world can still be read through intricate mosaics and imperial monuments.</p><p>In this episode we are...
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<p>At the glittering court of Louis XIV, where art functioned as an extension of power, no figure defined the sound of absolutism more completely than Jean-Baptiste Lully.</p><p>Rising from modest origins in Florence to...
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<p>Corinth was a central city of the Greek world, influential in shipbuilding, colonisation and pottery production, and later in architecture, politics and early Christianity.</p><p>Today we are joined by Dr Amelia...
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<p>Slovenia sits at a crossroads of Europe – where the Alps meet the Pannonian Plain and where a short Adriatic coastline opens onto the wider Mediterranean world.</p><p>From Lake Bled and its island church to ancient...
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<p>Marg Horwell is one of Australia’s most acclaimed costume designers, whose work spans opera, theatre and large-scale international productions.</p><p>Her work on The Picture of Dorian Gray – which toured the West End...
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<p>Patagonia is one of the world’s great frontier landscapes – a region shaped by ice, wind and the long histories of those who have lived and travelled there.</p><p>In this episode of The Thinking Traveller, we are...
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<p>Linking the Far East with the Mediterranean world, the Silk Road became history’s most influential crossroads, shaping civilisations through trade, diplomacy and cultural encounter.</p><p>From the imperial courts of...
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<p>Puccini’s operas remain some of the most beloved in the repertoire, their soaring melodies and emotional intensity instantly recognisable to audiences worldwide.<br/><br/>From the romance and tragedy of La Bohème, to...
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<p>A Queen who dared to rule as King, Hatshepsut rose from Royal Consort to become one of Egypt’s most successful and innovative Pharaohs.</p><p>Ruling Egypt in the 15th century BCE, she defied expectations by assuming...
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<p>While Venice was a patriarchal society, women nonetheless played vital roles in shaping the city’s political, social and cultural fabric.</p><p>From patrician marriages that forged alliances among the elite to the...
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<p>Elegant and imperial yet vibrantly modern, Vienna is a city where, like the beloved Danube itself, history and creativity flow together.</p><p>For over four centuries, Vienna was the heart of the Habsburg Empire – a...
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<p>In the late 13th century, a coalition of Turkic tribes united under a dynamic leader named Osman, forming a small principality situated between the declining Byzantine and Seljuk Empires.</p><p>Within generations, it...
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<p>2025 marks the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II.</p><p>A year that reshaped the world and transformed Australia, 1945 was a tumultuous time that witnessed fierce fighting, celebrations of peace and the...
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<p>When Alexander the Great conquered much of the known world, creating an empire that stretched from Greece all the way to India, he paved the way for the Hellenistic period.</p><p>Forged from Alexander’s empire, this...
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<p>Archaeologists have recently uncovered the ruins of an octagonal Armenian church dating back 1,700 years – making it one of the oldest such surviving monuments in the world. The church is located in Artaxata, once...
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<p>Johann Sebastian Bach was, besides being a famed organist, harpsichordist, violist and violinist, one of the most prolific and iconic composers of the Baroque Era. Centuries after his death, Bach’s contribution to...
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