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The Content ByteHow to reinvent yourself, with Phoebe HartleyThis week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne talk to Phoebe Hartley about her creative journey from filmmaking to journalism, and now to launching her own print magazine, Billy. Phoebe shares insights on: the challenges of career reinvention transitioning from film to journalism launching and running a local magazine balancing work and family life in a rural setting and the value of community support and collaboration Listen in for tips on creative flexibility, managing imposter syndrome, and navigating the evolving freelance landscape. Connect with Phoebe via www.billypress.com or www.phoebehartley.com
2026-02-0832 min
Wander Woman: A Travel PodcastWayward WanderingsA rewilded valley, a returning herd, and a community finding new roots—come with Wander Woman Phoebe Smith to Portugal’s Côa Valley where tauros and sorraia horses are reshaping the land and jumpstarting local livelihoods. Join her as she learns how large herbivores create healthier mosaic habitats that reduce wildfire risk, boost biodiversity, and draw back predators like wolves, and listen in as she meets the people turning these ecological wins into sustainable nature-based tourism.Also coming up:Right to Roam campaigner Guy Shrubsole on access rights and Britain's RainforestsTravel Hack: How to find a leg...
2026-01-3150 min
southsidebroadcastingTrevor W. Harrison, `Poems without Borders` `War and other inconveniences` Phoebe Smith & Travel TrendsAuthor & Academic Trevor W Harrison in conversation with Alex Lewczuk followed by Phoebe Smith (Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society) & Rachel Mumford, UK Travel Expert at KAYAK -
2026-01-3050 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastBeneath a Stirring SkyThe sky is stirring over Canada's Northwest Territories, and we wanted to know what it really means when the norhtern lights dance. So Wander Woman Phoebe Smith sent her editor and correspondent Daniel Neilson to travel to Yellowknife to sit with Dene guides who treat the aurora as memory and medicine, not a bucket list stunt. Join us for stories that bring light to the darkness and stir the sky - and the soul. Also coming up:Celebrity Chef Rick Stein on his new series about Australia airing on the BBCTravel Hack: How to photograph the a...
2025-12-3145 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastIn to the WoodsCold breath on the air, pancakes at dawn, and the hush before a bear appears at the treeline – join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she journeys from Finland’s close‑to‑Helsinki wilds with a foraging guide to paddle a quiet nine kilometres to a lean‑to where two dogs double as companions and hot‑water bottles. The theme is deliberate slowness: built in boredom, and the forest fills the space. Before a finale at dusk with an elusive sighting of the European 'Spirit Bear' on the Finland-Russia border. Also coming up:BBC Radio 4 Women's Hour presenter Ani...
2025-11-2852 min
Telemedicine Talks#44 - Empowering PAs in Telemedicine: Ashlyn Smith's Path to Endocrine EntrepreneurshipThis episode is sponsored by Lightstone DIRECT. Lightstone DIRECT invites you to partner with a $12B AUM real estate institution as you grow your portfolio. Access the same single-asset multifamily and industrial deals Lightstone pursues with its own capital – Lightstone co-invests a minimum of 20% in each deal alongside individual investors like you. You’re an institution. Time to invest like one.__________________________What if PAs could lead the charge in closing healthcare deserts through telemedicine—and what's holding them back?In this episode of Telemedicine Talks, hosts Phoebe Gutierrez and Leo Damasco welcome Ashlyn Smith...
2025-11-1840 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastWays and MeansA simple walk can change a life and a place. Join Wander Woman Phoebe Smith as she head's to Umbria to undertake part of Italy’s lesser-known pilgrim path - the St Francis Way - and see how it is bringing life back into the region. In association with this episode's podcast partner Sloways. From truffle hunts on the village edges to choirs echoing through convents, to ridge walks above Assisi and stamps in a well-worn pilgrim passport, this journey shows how slow travel creates real ties between people and landscape.Also coming up: Co...
2025-10-2951 min
Communist PlotBurials in SpaaaaaaaceA brief overview of space burials--who's up there already, how can you join them, and all the ethical dilemmas you may want to consider.References and Further Reading:Ethical Dilemmas of Space Memorial Services by Zhanna L. Malekos SmithBiden Administration to Consult with Navajo About Human Remains on the Moon By Marcia SmithThis Texas company has sent remains of 'Star Trek' actors, others to space by Eric LagattaRest in Space: What happens to human as...
2025-10-251h 01Wander Woman: A Travel PodcastWho am I when I am transported?With the rise of the Far Right across the globe, things have never been so tough for refugees and asylum seekers. So I head out with a new social enterprise that’s training immigrant women to become tour guides across Britain so they can celebrate their culture whilst earning their own income and teach us all a thing or too about our most well-known cities. Join Phoebe on an exploration of Syrian-Palestinian culture right here in London.Also coming up:Award-winning chef Ahu Hettema - who spent a decade stuck in the US immigration sys...
2025-09-3051 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastStrange TrailsThink you have to travel far to feel like you've had a proper expedition? Think again. In an effort to prove that you don’t need to travel to far flung lands – or spend very much money at all to have a proper expedition, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith attempts a timed walking challenge with the Long Distance Walkers Association across two counties, to discover the joys (and pain) of walking 50 miles in a single day. Along the way expect epic sunsets, camaraderie and Jelly Baby fuelled hallucinations as she attempts to answer the question – why on earth would anyone do it...
2025-08-2754 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastAre We Over Tourism?With scenes of protest erupting in some of the most visited cities and countries in the world – telling tourists to go home – Wander Woman, Phoebe Smith, shows how merely travelling a little north of the Croatian honeypot of Dubrovnik to explore the region of Zadar the rewards can be great - for travellers and locals. From discovering the 3,000-year-old Old Town and dancing to the sustainable (and free) Sea Organ, to birdwatching and kayaking in Vrana Lake Nature Park, paddling and eating local on the islands of Ugljan & Pašman and tasting the delights of Pag, there's a whole family...
2025-07-3047 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastGoing the DistanceWould you ever walk the 'Backbone of Britain'? 2025 marks 60 years since the UK got it’s first official long distance pathway - the Pennine Way. As political as it was pioneering, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith delves into the history of this hard-fought-for trail - one that is integral to all the rights walkers enjoy today, discovering a kick-ass, bell bottomed jeans wearing hiker in the 1960s, before heading out with her friend Cerys Matthews to walk a prime 3-day section in the present day, to meet other walkers, accommodation owners and bar workers, and discover what has changed here in...
2025-06-3051 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastThe Salt PathCan walking a coastal path really heal a broken heart? As bestselling book The Salt Path becomes a major film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Issacs, Wander Woman Phoebe Smith heads to author Raynor Winn's favourite 2-day section of the South West Coast Path in Cornwall - walking from Zennor to Minnack. Along the way she meets other hikers and discovers the power of simply placing one foot in front of the other.Also coming up:Raynor Winn shares who she really thought would play her in a movie and explains why the path will always...
2025-05-2855 min
Travel For Curious Minds - The Travel Podcast from Jules Verne Stories Insight and AdventurePhoebe Smith - Quickfire QuestionsToday, author, Podcast Host, and Adventurer Phoebe Smith is in the Travel for Curious Minds hot seat, revealing top travel tips and destinations in a round of quickfire questions. To find out more about Phoebe, head over to: Instagram Bluesky LinkedIn Facebook Phoebe’s Podcast For more information about travel for your curious mind: Website - Travel for Curious Minds Podcast Instagra...
2025-05-1800 min
Travel For Curious Minds - The Travel Podcast from Jules Verne Stories Insight and AdventurePhoebe Smith - Wander Woman Travelling While Protecting the Natural WorldThis week, Travel for Curious Minds’ host Abbey Cousins chats with Podcast Host, Multi-Award-Winning Author and Adventurer Phoebe Smith, all about her lifelong pledge to be ‘a tourist in her own backyard’ and where her nickname ‘Wander Woman’ comes from. Through the #WeTwo Foundation, her podcast and her books, Phoebe is determined to educate as many people as she can on the amazing impact travelling can have on your life and the ways we can all do our best to protect the natural world. To find out more about Phoebe, head over to:...
2025-05-0500 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastVoodoo ChildWhat if everything you thought you knew about voodoo was completely wrong? This episode Wander Woman Phoebe Smith heads to Togo and Benin in West Africa - the birthplace of the religion, with Explore, to seek out the real voodoo beyond the sensationalist Hollywood portrayals of evil dolls and sinister spells. Journeying to the rural north of both countries she invites you to experience with her the rituals, practises, dances and truth behind perhaps the most maligned belief system in the world. Come wander with her...Also coming up:Woman with Altitude Elise Wortley on why...
2025-05-011h 01Wander Woman: A Travel PodcastBetween a Rock and a Hard PlaceAll across Britain, in some of the wildest places you can find, is a network of mountain huts - called bothies. But unlike shelters found in the rest of the world, these were never built for walkers. Former schoolhouses, farmsteads, gamekeepers lodges, coastguards lookouts and miners bunkhouses, there are around 100 buildings (across Scotland, England and Wales) left open for walkers and climbers to use - free of charge. For the last 60 years they have been in the care of the Mountain Bothies Association - an organisation who maintain and look after them and are funded by donation and run...
2025-03-2654 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastWhales, Wallabies, and Re-WildingIn the land Down Under one island in Western Australia is in the midst of a bold project to return it to a pre-European state. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park: Return to 1616 initiative has seen sheep farming (the mainstay for the single resident family for over 100 years) be replaced by eco-tourism. All cattle has been removed, invasive species have been culled and slowly, the vegetation and biodiversity is bouncing back. Given that the Wardle family used to earn around AUS$2.5million from their merino wool enterprise adventurer Phoebe Smith decided to pay them a visit to see how...
2025-02-2653 min
Cheeky Run ClubWhy you should probably get your iron checkedHappy Monday Cheeky friends!This week, we spoke with the wonderful endocrinologist Dr. Izzy Smith about (drum roll please)...IRON! We discussed the importance of iron in daily life and running, how to know if you’re low in iron, and what you can do to help your levels. At the end of the episode, one of us reveals we were prompted to get a blood test after speaking with Dr. Smith aaand let's just say we're glad we did.We also have a very special announcement for our listeners who live near Syd...
2025-02-1659 min
Saturday LiveNisha Katona, Mark Thompson, Phoebe Smith, Jesse EisenbergNisha Katona, former barrister now Mistress of Spices, Mowgli restaurant mogul, TV presenter and host of new show Home Kitchen - she’s described herself as a culinary Womble.Astronomer Mark Thompson is famous for unravelling the mysteries of the universe and the world of STEM., on TV and on tour, telescope in one hand and a sense of wonder in the other. Phoebe ‘Wander Woman’ Smith is with us, adventurer, author, extreme sleeper and podcaster whose latest book weaves together her personal journey with insights into the ancient pilgrim paths of Britain. All th...
2025-02-0856 min
Stanfords Travel PodcastWhy We Travel with Phoebe Smith & Ash Bhardwaj// 2025 Stanfords Travel Writers FestivalWhat are the benefits of travelling, and why do so many of us feel compelled to do it? Ash Bhardwaj, author of Why We Travel, is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, whose work explores the intersection of travel, current affairs and human behaviour. Phoebe Smith is an award-winning adventurer, presenter, broadcaster, author and photographer. She hosts the … Continue reading Why We Travel with Phoebe Smith & Ash Bhardwaj// 2025 Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
2025-02-0544 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastCan't we all just get along?Adventurer Phoebe Smith heads to the Central American nation of Belize, to see - in the wake of the rollback of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in the USA - how multiple cultures can live in harmony while still celebrating their own uniqueness. The country is found on Central America’s north eastern coast, bordered by Mexico, Guatemala and the Caribbean Sea. It's one of only two destinations in Latin America where English is the official language. This is a country that is happy with its own cultural diversity - being home to more than six ethnic groups in a co...
2025-01-2956 min
For Criming Out Loud24. Phoebe HandsjukIn this week’s episode, we dive into the perplexing and tragic case of Phoebe Handsjuk, a young woman whose death in 2010 remains shrouded in controversy and unanswered questions. Found dead in a garbage chute of her Melbourne apartment building, the circumstances surrounding Phoebe's death sparked widespread speculation—was it an accident, suicide, or something far more sinister?
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3806448/Family-Phoebe-Handsjuk-body-bottom-garbage-chute-speak-out.html
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/what-happened-to-baillee-schneider-20190620-p51zgl.html
https://crimereads.com/an-australian-death-and-a-suspicious-ruling-of-suicide/
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2024-11-181h 14Wander Woman: A Travel PodcastTrick or Treat? A Journey to Ireland in search of Halloween's originsHalloween – with the costumes, pumpkin carving and trick or treating – is believed by many people to be an import from the USA? But where did it really start?Join adventurer Phoebe Smith as she journeys on a mission to locate the home of Halloween. Her research takes here to Ireland, where an ancient Celtic ceremonial fire location was discovered a few years ago that may be the ground zero for it all. Along the way she meet characters from Irish folklore - including a sun goddess Tlachtga, visits scared burial tombs older than the Egyptian pyramids, learns abou...
2024-10-1815 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastHow far would you walk for a cuppa?Deep in the Rockies in Alberta, Canada, is a small unassuming hut that - unknown to many - houses a teahouse that has been serving hikers since 1904. In the heat of high summer the cabin swarms with hikers in search of a brew. Early or late in the season, though, it’s possible to bag the best view in the house on the porch overlooking Lake Agnes before choosing from the impressive menu of loose-leaf teas in relative tranquillity.Joanna Magee owns the teahouse and has to get up at 4.30am to bake the day’s supply of b...
2024-10-1649 min
Countrystride#135: Phoebe Smith – Love, loss and life on Britain's ancient paths...in which Dave interviews adventurer, author and multi-award-winning photographer, presenter and broadcaster Phoebe Smith about journeys of self-discovery on the country's old ways.
Recorded live at Countrystride's end of summer gathering at Kelsick Grammar, we learn about the ancient practice – still banned in this country – of pilgrimage, and hear about the great emptiness Phoebe felt on a secular walk along the Camino de Santiago.
In a wide-ranging conversation centred around Phoebe's book Wayfarer: Love, loss and life on Britain's ancient paths, we consider what role walking plays in healing trauma; why slow...
2024-10-1154 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastGot Grass?What if one simple question could help save the planet? Join Phoebe as she heads to the Maldives to ask the difficult question - can travel to these islands ever really be sustainable? Learn about the unsung hero of marine conservation: underwater seagrass, which so far has been ruthlessly removed in pursuit of the 'perfect' image of paradise despite it capturing 60 times more carbon than terrestrial forests and how one resort is working to save it and get others on board. Also coming up:TV Bushcraft Expert Ray Mears talks about the importance of sound o...
2024-09-2854 min
Adventure Sports PodcastEp. 1059: Extreme Sleeping - Revisited - Phoebe SmithOriginally published September 18, 2017Here's a different adventure sport for you. Phoebe Smith spends her time in the outdoors extreme sleeping. With a bright and cheerful personality, Phoebe describes sleeping in remote and extreme locations. Listen in and broaden your adventure portfolio and make more adventures more possible by simply sleeping in new places.http://www.phoebe-smith.comhttps://www.youtube.com/user/ExtremeSleepshttps://www.instagram.com/phoebersmithhttps://twitter.com/PhoebeRSmithA huge shoutout to our new show sponsor, LIVSN! Be sure to try their high-quality adventure-ready apparel. When you buy something from LIVSN...
2024-09-121h 10Wander Woman: A Travel PodcastAre We Nearly There Yet?There’s a new buzzword in travel – “multi-generational” or multi-gen. That is at least 3 generations of the same family travelling together. Grandparents, parents and children choosing to holiday together despite each having their own specific wants and needs. SOUNDS TERRIFYING! Yet it is reportedly a growing trend. Keen to go behind the headlines as ever, Phoebe takes her whole tribe - 75-year-old dad, 3-year-old son, and partner to SE Asia, to travel 1,200 miles from Singapore to Thailand, by train. How will it go? Will they still be talking at the end? And who will be the first to ask the drea...
2024-08-1451 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastShifting SandsSaudi Arabia is a controversial place - one that for years was closed off to westerners without a special invite. But that all changed in 2019 with the announcement of a new tourist visa and a huge investment in infrastructure - beginning with the north-western oasis city of Alula. So far, most travellers have been Instagram influencers, keen to get 'that' shot of Elephant Rock or the infinity pool at Habitas. But Wander Woman Phoebe Smith is determined to skew the surface glitz, head off piste and dig deeper to discover if tourism really has made a difference to the...
2024-07-1753 min
That Wilbur Smith ShowWeTwo - Dwayne and Phoebe A Life of AdventureIn this episode Tom and new co-host Georgina Brown talk to adventurers Dwayne Fields, the first black Briton to reach the North Pole and Phoebe Smith, founders of the WeTwo Foundation which empowers underprivileged young people through life-changing adventures, a cause which very much appealed to Wilbur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-2158 min
The World by Wild Frontiers4. Solo Travel with Phoebe Smith & Kate HumbleKate Humble explores the exhilarating world of solo travel, discussing the highs and lows, the inspirations and opportunities of independent exploring with Phoebe Smith, Lorna Moore, and Clare Tobin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-151h 04
The God Cast - Religion - Football - Comedy - Music - Politics - Celebrities with Fr Alex FrostPhoebe Smith (Wander Woman) - 'Wayfarer' - The God Cast Interview
Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew's Church in Burnley, host of the God Cast and author of 'Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar A Priest Story'
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Phoebe Smith is an adventurer and multi-award-winning travel writer (most recently Sustainable Travel Article of the Year: Travel Media Awards 2023), photographer, presenter and broadcaster (specialising in adventure, sustainable travel, walking, family adventure and wildlife conservation). She has presented segments on TV including BBC Countryfile, BBC Breakfast, C5 Saturday Live, ITV’s Britain’s Best Walk...
2024-05-0335 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastCamino de Santiago: Finding the wayPour yourself a glass of Albariño and settle in as Phoebe puts her navigationally inexperienced friend in the lead (and self-guided specialist tour operator InnTravel to the test) as they wander along the Camino Portuguese's Espiritual Variante aka The Old Way. Walking between Tui on the Portuguese/Spain border all the way to Santiago - with much laughter on the way - the question is will they get lost? There's only one way to find out...Also coming up:How to switch from flying to trains on your next adventure; Discover the top 10 foods w...
2024-05-0149 min
Narcissistic Abuse Unwound:True Love Scam RecoveryJennifer with PhoebePhoebe shares her story of an entrapment in a relationship of narcissistic abuse and coercive control.
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2024-05-0145 min
The Plodcast243. Embark on a pilgrimage to the River Thames with wild wanderer Phoebe SmithJoin Plodcast host Fergus and adventurer Phoebe Smith as they take a day-long pilgrimage across the Oxfordshire countryside to explore spring nature - and experience the healing power of walking with purpose. It's a beautiful experience among the skylarks and red kites.Don't miss Phoebe's fabulous new book about her life-changing experiences while on pilgrimage: Wayfarer: Life, Love and Loss and Britain's Ancient PathsIf you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews.Contact the Plodcast team and send your...
2024-04-2356 minWander Woman: A Travel PodcastA Simple LifeEmbark on an adventure to Shimokawa, in the heart of Japan's Hokkaido region, where this small town is breaking new ground in the world of sustainable living. Phoebe Smith will take you through the streets and forests of this pioneering community, uncovering how they've transformed from a lumber-dependent economy to a beacon of environmental harmony. From making chopsticks (to avoid the millions that go in landfill each year), to powering homes and public buildings using locally made biomass, using weeds to produce natural essential oils, and taking people to fish for (and then eat) an invasive species, she asks...
2024-04-1044 min