The 5 Best The Thinking Traveller Podcast Episodes
1) 1945 - A Year That Changed Us
2025 marks the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II. A year that reshaped the world and transformed Australia, 1945 was a tumultuous time that witnessed fierce fighting, celebrations of peace a...Show More
2) Pompeii - New Excavations & The Latest Finds
Since the first official excavations in 1748, Pompeii has captured the popular imagination of the Western world, and there has never been a better time to visit with new finds still emerging in the cu...Show More
3) War in the Pacific: From Borneo to Singapore
More than 80 years ago, the Fall of Singapore and the War in the Pacific touched almost all Australian households in some way. With Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day recently commemorated on August 15, ...Show More
4) Romeo & Juliet - Finding Truth in Verona
Everybody knows the story of Romeo and Juliet. They are arguably the most famous lovers in literature. Their story has been told and retold through countless interpretations, from classical Shakespear...Show More
5) Imperial Vienna - Art, Architecture & Music
Elegant and imperial yet vibrantly modern, Vienna is a city where, like the beloved Danube itself, history and creativity flow together. For over four centuries, Vienna was the heart of the Habsburg E...Show More
6) Hatshepsut - From Queen to Pharaoh
A Queen who dared to rule as King, Hatshepsut rose from Royal Consort to become one of Egypt’s most successful and innovative Pharaohs. Ruling Egypt in the 15th century BCE, she defied expectations by...Show More
7) Women of Venice - Power, Patronage & Performance
While Venice was a patriarchal society, women nonetheless played vital roles in shaping the city’s political, social and cultural fabric. From patrician marriages that forged alliances among the elite...Show More
8) The Classical Age of the Ottoman Empire
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. Within gener...Show More
9) Greece & The Hellenistic World
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. Forged from Alexander’s emp...Show More
10) Armenia's Oldest Church - A New Discovery
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 A...Show More