Bon viveur and raconteur, Stephen Fraser joins the pod today to recount a peripatetic, James-Bond-like life journey that has seen him live in 9 countries around the world. A man who lives by a constant quest for adventure, new discovery, inquisitiveness, and soaking in new cultures; we discuss his experiences that include: being sealed off in Bahrain at the start of The Gulf War; arriving at a time of heightened tension between North & South Korea; and landing in The Philippines just in time for their latest coup.
We also examine the middle east, Dubai and the extraordinary vision of the Maktoum family; the current ‘Islamic issues’ that trouble the world and the ‘iron-fist’ dictatorship-democracies of Erdoğan's Turkey and the Philippines under Duterte.
Stephen has worked with O&M for 33 years and is currently Business Development Director based in Istanbul.
Release date: February 28th 2017
Runtime: 33m
Recorded: Istanbul
