Tales from the Departure Lounge Podcast
1) #48 David Winstanley (Who's the man?)
Send us a text All eyes are on the university of Southampton as they prepare to open their Indian campus in August 2025. David Winstanley is the man making this dream a reality, so who is he? The TFTD...Show More
2) #47 Jenny Wilkinson (Defying Gravi-Tea)
Send us a textMeet Jenny Wilkinson, the musical road warrior who became pro-vice chancellor (Liverpool Hope University). A proud Yorkshire lass, she never travels anywhere without a handbag full of Yo...Show More
3) #46 Damien Page (The Full English)
Send us a textA 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....Show More
4) #45 Eunice Simmons (The Tallest Tree)
Send us a textProfessor 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 e...Show More
5) Frequent Flyers Club (Your Stories) October 2024
Send us a textAndy and Nick explain their extended absence from the podcast with a shocking revelation that a former guest had a job offer rescinded for appearing on the show because it was seen as 'u...Show More
6) Lesinda Leightley (Buy A Donkey)
Send us a Text Message.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...Show More
7) Nik Higgins (My Feet Wander Free)
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 characte...Show More
8) #42 James Rice (Put The Cookie Down)
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 s...Show More
9) Frequent Flyers Club (Your Stories) May 2024
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 fea...Show More
10) Jeff Williams (Why Take The Risk?)
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 Wi...Show More