In the latest GeogPod episode, John Lyon talks to Tom Davies (GeoWizard) about his journey into geography and the start of his YouTube channel through GeoGuessr. They discuss the inspiration behind his ‘straight line mission’, where he travels on foot in a straight line to experience place differently. Tom also encourages young people to get outside and explore their local area. Listen for free here: the-ga.org/4ljeoBW

It's our 100th episode of GeogPod and this time, we've got Mark Enser on the podcast. In this episode of GeogPod, Jon is joined by Mark, who is the national lead for geography, was a member of the Ofsted curriculum unit as well as a freelance writer. While in conversation, they discuss the topic of geography teaching in schools and how to develop, implement and support a high quality geography curriculum. They also talk about how teachers can be supported to create a curriculum that works for their cohort first of all and ways that long term teachers can break out of the cycle of teaching the same topics the same way, year on year. Listen to the new episode here: the-ga.org/4bct6qK

A new episode of GeogPod is now available! In this episode, John Lyon is joined by award winning field studies tutor, Chloe Searl. They discuss Chloe's transition to fieldwork from the classroom, tips on how to help students to get the most out of the fieldwork experience and the importance of making sure that the fieldwork starts right from the classroom, not when they get off the bus. Listen with this link or with your preferred audio listening platform: the-ga.org/4kY0apX

Podcast for your weekend! In the latest episode of GeogPod, John Lyon is joined by Philip Parker, Senior Environment Education Officer at the Wear Rivers Trust. They discuss Philip’s career, who the Wear Rivers Trust are and what they do as well as chatting about rivers, nature, pollution, farming, field trips, the importance of engaging children with nature and rivers and how they support teachers and schools. Listen to the episode with this link: buff.ly/TAIhUYf

A new GeogPod episode has just been published! In this special episode, Dr Charlene Rose talks to John about her work on the geographies of Caribbean cuisine, which formed the heart of her thesis, and explore themes of superdiversity, creolisation, authenticity and identity. They discuss the interdisciplinary route she took to her research, through work, study and personal experience, and consider why the political, economic and cultural aspects of food make it a rich source of geographical enquiry. Listen to it this weekend with this link: the-ga.org/47ukYQv

And you can hear Professor Jamie Woodward chatting about our developing understanding of climate change during the Quaternary and microplastic transport and storage in river catchments, here on GeogPod geogpod.podbean.com/e/episod…

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Loved catching up with this special episode of @The_GA GeogPod tonight. Feeling very inspired by the 3 women seemingly doing and smashing it all! 🦸🏻‍♀️🌎👏🏻

Episode #94: Special edition - Three women in the presidency In this special episode of GeogPod, we turn the microphone over to the current presidential team: Hina Robinson, Denise Freeman and Catherine Owen. Join them as they talk about their special roles not only with the GA but as women leading geography in state schools and how their relationship with the geographical community has developed over time. You can listen with this link or on you preferred audio listening platform: podbean.com/eas/pb-w5cnw-18e…

Podcast for your weekend! Straight from the studio is the latest episode of GeogPod with John Lyon in conversation with Jenny Cooke, Founder of Oddizzi , about what inspired her to pursue geography and create Oddizzi. Find out what the 2041 School challenge is and the free videos about Antarctica that you can use in the classroom to inspire students to become Antarctica champions. Listen to it with the link or on your preferred audio listening platform. Listen here: the-ga.org/GeogPodEP93

You can listen to Dr Harriet Ridley chatting about how to learn about the future of the climate from its past on GeogPod. Well worth a listen podbean.com/pu/pbblog-peij2-…

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What do you know about the Global Inequalities and the Climate Crisis project? In the latest episode of GeogPod, John is joined by Parvati, Manu and Melis who worked together on the project to create a FREE resource that explores the relationships between global inequality and the climate crisis with Key Stage 3 classes, using the country of Cameroon as a case study. Listen to this with the link below or on your preferred audio listening platform: geogpod.podbean.com/e/parvat…

In this episode of GeogPod John talks to Robert Swan, who walked to both the North and South Pole, and Jenny Cooke, Founder of Oddizzi. John asks what inspired Robert to become a polar pioneer and climate change ambassador. They discuss his Antarctic journey’s difficulties, the beauty, the clear evidence of climate change and the dangers. Link: the-ga.org/GeogPodEP90

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Christmas has come and gone, the new year is days away and there's nothing to do. Why not fill your days with episodes of the GA's very own GeogPod? Listen with the link below or on your preferred audio listening platform: the-ga.org/GeogPodXmas

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Christmas is here but get yourself in a geographical state of mind with the latest episode of GeogPod with Karen Corfield from Discover the World Education(@DTWEGeography) A few topics discussed in this episode are: Iceland and Icelandic guides, GA Annual Conference, mentoring and inspirational teachers, fieldwork, connections and memories to place, and what your third place is. Listen here: the-ga.org/GeogPodEP88

New release from the GA! Our latest GeogPod episode features Catherine Walker and John Lyon discussing her(Catherine) background and a wide range of topics including: how you can become a geographer in different ways; travel; cultures and landscapes; geography through stories; social science; climate change and climate justice. Listen with the link below: the-ga.org/GeogPodEp85

Podcast to spice up your weekend! Here at GA hq, we are tuning in to episode 34 of GeogPod and John Lyon is joined by Prof. Johanna Waters and Dr. Maggi Leung. In this episode, they discuss examples of students travelling across borders for education. The conversation focuses mainly on the China/Hong Kong border but also cited other examples of this phenomenon and various push and pull factors related to it. Listen with this link or on your preferred audio listening platform. the-ga.org/GeogPodEP34

Have you listened to our Black History Month GeogPod episode? In this episode, Pat Noxolo, James Esson and Francisca Rockey join John Lyon to discuss the intersections between race, gender and class that affect young people today. Topics include how to navigate complex ideas in a complex world, the importance of recognising different narratives, and the possibilities for change, revealed by the amazing work done by geography teachers. Listen with the link below: the-ga.org/BHMEP83