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Ask Us AnythingTim Alpe of LyLoWe hear from Tim Alpe, Managing Director of Lylo, in this episode of Ask Us Anything. LyLo is a new brand of experience-led hostels operating in cities throughout New Zealand and Australia - and soon to be in London. Tim talks about LyLo’s expansion plans and new product development for 2025 and into 2026. He also discusses the LyLo brand DNA and the most useful tools and tactics for a new brand to reach an audience for growth. We also touch on the wellness trend in travel, solo travellers, pod accommodations and how LyLo won the Global Youth Travel Award fo...2025-05-0942 minAsk Us AnythingPhakamile Hlazo of Zulu NomadPhakamile Hlazo, Founder of Zulu Nomad, talks about the power of authenticity, backpackers and cultural exchange for tourism in emerging destinations in this episode of Ask Us Anything. Her journey as a Rotary Ambassador, Chinese government scholarship grantee and now tourism innovator has helped other young Black South Africans to embrace their freedom to travel and power to establish their narratives of authenticity. You'll hear why Phaka is enthusiastic about digital nomads, how cultural exchange is transformative for communities and what was so 'mind-blowing' about WYSTC.Read more about Phaka and her experience at WYSTC with the...2025-02-2543 minAsk Us AnythingProf. Konstantina Zerva on dark tourismProfessor Konstantina Zerva is our guest for this episode of Ask Us Anything, she is Professor of Marketing and Market Investigation at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Girona in Spain. Professor Zerva’s research is related to niche tourism market segments, gender and mobility, social marketing and theories of social exchange. She is the coordinator of the special interest group on ‘dark tourism’ of ATLAS, the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research. Dark tourism includes a wide range of sites and tourist activities associated with death and suffering, but also danger and survival...2024-05-3035 min
For KeepsBONUS: "For Keeps" Featured on "MetaPod" (July 2022 Interview) Happy holidays! In case you missed it, "For Keeps" was featured on this July 2022 episode of the podcast MetaPod. Special thanks to Wendy Morrill of MetaPod... enjoy! MetaPod's website: https://www.metapodshow.com Additional music by Chris Zabriskie Visit "For Keeps" online: https://www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id12579058852023-12-2445 minAsk Us AnythingDarryl Newby of Welcome to TravelHear the origin story of Welcome to Travel from co-founder Darryl Newby in the latest episode of Ask Us Anything. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Welcome to Travel caters to the orientation needs of backpackers arriving in Australia with working holidaymaker visas. Darryl reflects on some of the product and marketing experimentations that have propelled the company’s sales and growth, what’s special about Australia as a youth travel destination and what it means to win the 2023 Global Youth Travel Award for Best Youth Tour Operator. Recorded October 2023.Learn more about WYSE Travel Confed...2023-11-0142 min
MetaPodMetaPod 2022Year-end greetings and gratitude to listeners, guests and friends of MetaPod in this quick look back on 2022. Thank you for listening this year. WendyFollow MetaPod >>Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 2022-12-2103 min
MetaPodEpisode 61. Nadia Marie of Dear Young RockerNadia Marie is an artist born in New York, now living in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a photographer, musician and now writer, contributing her writing and musical scoring to season 4 of iHeart Radio's show Dear Young Rocker. Dear Young Rocker is an audio memoir about girlhood, growing up in music and finding your place in the world. Presented as letters to a younger self, Dear Young Rocker explores how you became the person that you are today and what kinds of people you might have needed back then. In this episode of MetaPod, Wendy...2022-12-1740 min
MetaPodNadia Marie of Dear Young RockerNadia Marie is an artist born in New York, now living in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a photographer, musician and now writer, contributing her writing and musical scoring to season 4 of iHeart Radio's show Dear Young Rocker.Dear Young Rocker is an audio memoir about girlhood, growing up in music and finding your place in the world. Presented as letters to a younger self, Dear Young Rocker explores how you became the person that you are today and what kinds of people you might have needed back then.In this episode of MetaPod, Wendy...2022-12-1740 min
MetaPodGiles Bidder of 101 Part Time Jobs"Bands and musicians talk about their various and precarious side jobs."Just as MetaPod talks to creators of the web’s most interesting podcasts to get at the stories behind those podcasts, Giles Bidder of 101 Part Time Jobs talks to musicians about the other jobs they do alongside their work as artists. The result is a backstage pass of sorts to better understand what the minds, hearts and hands of indie rock are doing when they are not on stage, on tour or in the studio.Giles is thoughtful about artists as individuals and about the larger creative economy th...2022-11-3038 min
MetaPodEpisode 60. Giles Bidder of 101 Part Time Jobs"Bands and musicians talk about their various and precarious side jobs."Just as MetaPod talks to creators of the web’s most interesting podcasts to get at the stories behind those podcasts, Giles Bidder of 101 Part Time Jobs talks to musicians about the other jobs they do alongside their work as artists. The result is a backstage pass of sorts to better understand what the minds, hearts and hands of indie rock are doing when they are not on stage, on tour or in the studio.Giles is thoughtful about artists as individuals an...2022-11-3038 min
MetaPodAvery Trufelman of Articles Of Interest"Articles Of Interest is a show about what we wear."Avery Trufelman is the host and creator of Articles Of Interest and one of the few people on Earth who can connect the shape of a shoulder of a jacket to a major historical event. You might also know Avery from her affiliation with design podcast 99% Invisible or her work on Curbed's Nice Try! and New York Magazine's podcast The Cut. Avery was one of MetaPod’s first guests back in December 2020. In episode 2 of MetaPod, Avery joined us to discuss her work at The Cut...2022-11-2341 min
MetaPodEpisode 59. Avery Trufelman of Articles Of Interest"Articles Of Interest is a show about what we wear"Avery Trufelman is the host and creator of Articles Of Interest and one of the few people on Earth who can connect the shape of a shoulder of a jacket to a major historical event. You might also know Avery from her affiliation with design podcast 99% Invisible or her work on Curbed's Nice Try! and New York Magazine's podcast The Cut. Avery was one of MetaPod’s first guests back in December 2020. In episode 2 of MetaPod, Avery joined us to discuss her...2022-11-2341 min
MetaPodRanjay Gulati of Deep PurposeRanjay Gulati is an author, podcaster and Harvard Business School's Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor. He is often cited on matters of economics and business and has been studying resilience within organisations in order to understand how organisations grow and prosper under both good and bad circumstances.Professor Gulati’s podcast Deep Purpose is an extension of his work, published earlier in a book with the same title. Deep Purpose examines how business leaders "unlock" the potential of their organisations and people.At quick glance, Deep Purpose seems like business podcast and in this sense is one of...2022-11-1629 min
MetaPodEpisode 58. Ranjay Gulati of Deep Purpose“How courageous leaders unlock potential”Ranjay Gulati is an author, podcaster and Harvard Business School's Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor. He is often cited on matters of economics and business and has been studying resilience within organisations in order to understand how organisations grow and prosper under both good and bad circumstances. Professor Gulati’s podcast Deep Purpose is an extension of his work, published earlier in a book with the same title. Deep Purpose examines how business leaders "unlock" the potential of their organisations and people. At quick glance...2022-11-1629 min
MetaPodPanu Pihkala and Thomas Doherty of Climate Change and HappinessPanu Pihkala, a climate emotions scholar, and Thomas Doherty, a clinical and environmental psychologist, have created a one-of-a-kind podcast which explores human emotions and feelings around climate change. Climate Change and Happiness is a podcast that also talks about the ways individuals can develop their awareness of these feelings and acknowledge that others have them too. Panu is a scholar based in Helsinki, Finland and Thomas is a psychologist based in Portland, Oregon in the United States. Together their conversations are philosophical and practical, abstract and grounded, international and nuanced. You do not need to be an a...2022-11-0953 min
MetaPodEpisode 57. Panu Pihkala and Thomas Doherty of Climate Change and Happiness"An international podcast that explores the personal side of climate change."Panu Pihkala, a climate emotions scholar, and Thomas Doherty, a clinical and environmental psychologist, have created a one-of-a-kind podcast which explores human emotions and feelings around climate change. Climate Change and Happiness is a podcast that also talks about the ways individuals can develop their awareness of these feelings and acknowledge that others have them too. Panu is a scholar based in Helsinki, Finland and Thomas is a psychologist based in Portland, Oregon in the United States. Together their conversations are philosophical a...2022-11-0953 min
MetaPodBex Lindsay of Getting EmotionalHave you ever experienced “fago” or felt “limerence”? Most likely you have, but didn't realise there were words for these emotional states.Getting Emotional is a podcast at the intersection of culture, language and emotion. Each episode is devoted to discovering a feeling or emotion, the word for it and the cultural context of its origin and use. Bex Lindsay is the presenter of Getting Emotional and described the discovery of a word related to grief that inspired her to create the podcast: "it's such a lovely thing when you feel a hand has been put out there in the darkn...2022-11-0238 min
MetaPodEpisode 56. Bex Lindsay of Getting Emotional"Getting Emotional is a podcast about obscure emotions that you may have felt, but had no idea there was a name for. "Have you ever experienced “fago” or felt “limerence”? Most likely you have, but didn't realise there were words for these emotional states.Getting Emotional is a podcast at the intersection of culture, language and emotion. Each episode is devoted to discovering a feeling or emotion, the word for it and the cultural context of its origin and use. Bex Lindsay is the presenter of Getting Emotional and described the discovery...2022-11-0238 min
MetaPodRay Auger of Don't Quit Your Day JobDon’t Quit Your Day Job … sounds like cautionary advice about something that you might fantasize about occasionally, right?Well, Don’t Quit Your Day Job is a podcast about and for people in cover bands. You know - the bands that play the songs you like at your local bar or neighborhood events, bands composed of people who do other things during the day, like teach children, take care of animals or manage an IT team... and people who put their sunglasses on at night and make sure you have a good time when you’re out with...2022-10-2535 min
MetaPodEpisode 55. Ray Auger of Don't Quit Your Day Job"A podcast about the people behind the music that other people wrote, performed and made millions off of and their goals to score a little gas money and cover the bar tab."Don’t Quit Your Day Job … sounds like cautionary advice about something that you might fantasize about occasionally, right?Well, Don’t Quit Your Day Job is a podcast about and for people in cover bands. You know - the bands that play the songs you like at your local bar or neighborhood events, bands composed of people who do other things...2022-10-2535 min
MetaPodGavin Conner of The Holy HourHosted by Gavin Conner, Charles "Chaz" Murphy and Antonio Longo, The Holy Hour brings fans from around the globe together in discussing and dissecting The Cure's expansive 40+ year career. Started in 2015, more than 200 episodes offer something for every fan, no matter which era of The Cure you prefer.In this episode of MetaPod, Wendy talks to Gavin about what makes for a good fan podcast dedicated to a single band and why a podcast, in contrast to other types of media, is ideal for discussing music. Gavin also shares the origin story of the podcast, the evolution of The H...2022-10-1953 min
MetaPodEpisode 54. Gavin Conner of The Holy HourThe Holy Hour - The All Cure Podcast - offers an in-depth look at one of rock's most unconventional acts, The Cure.Hosted by Gavin Conner, Charles "Chaz" Murphy and Antonio Longo, The Holy Hour brings fans from around the globe together in discussing and dissecting The Cure's expansive 40+ year career. Started in 2015, more than 200 episodes offer something for every fan, no matter which era of The Cure you prefer.In this episode of MetaPod, Wendy talks to Gavin about what makes for a good fan podcast dedicated to a single band and w...2022-10-1953 minMetaPodMetaPod updateHello MetaPod listeners,This is a quick update on the MetaPod show as we close in on the end of 2022.Thanks for listening and for your continued support.WendyFollow MetaPod >>Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 2022-10-1403 min
MetaPodErica Heilman of Rumble Strip"Rumble Strip gives you extraordinary stories about ordinary life."This episode of MetaPod features two New Englanders talking about how to capture the culture of the region for a podcast. That would be Erica Heilman, creator of Rumble Strip, a podcast that she makes in her underwear closet in Vermont, and Wendy, host of MetaPod and native of the Live Free or Die State (aka New Hampshire).Erica is an award-winning indie podcaster and has been producing stories for radio for 15+ years. She calls Rumble Strip "a show about people getting through the...2022-07-2042 min
MetaPodDavid Peterkofsky of For Keeps"For Keeps spotlights interesting, unusual or unexpected collections of things and the people who keep them."This episode of MetaPod turns the spotlight around on David Peterkofsky and his podcast For Keeps, which explores the world of collecting. As you might expect, you'll discover that people collect some fairly unusual things. However, For Keeps is more than a show about stuff."Really the idea of how these people relate to the things they have collected is what drew me to the idea," he explains about the origin of the For Keeps podcast.2022-07-1344 min
MetaPodReverend Billy and Savitri D of EARTH RIOT"EARTH RIOT is a comedy-infused, music-filled exploration of humanity’s most urgent issue - the planet’s sixth extinction."In this episode of MetaPod, Wendy talks to radical performance artists Reverend Billy Talen and Savitri D about the EARTH RIOT podcast and their activism. The pair are known in New York City for their art combining performance and protest to raise issues about capitalism, corporate greed, consumerism, the environment and other social issues. Reverend Billy and Savitri D are the founders and fire behind the community of performance artists/activists known as The Churc...2022-07-0238 min
MetaPodAnnalisa Enrile of Goodniks"Goodniks is a podcast series exploring the journey and meaning of doing good in the world — for people who do good or are just thinking about it." How do people do good in the world and why do they do it? Goodniks shares first-hand accounts of "doing good" from the ground. Stories of doing good come from social service providers, nurses, movement organisers, police officers, and activists. The podcast responds to a "very real and tangible need" of people wanting to do good, but not knowing how to get started. "We're liv...2022-06-2233 min
MetaPodIsobel Anderson of Girls Twiddling Knobs"Women making music with technology"Girls Twiddling Knobs is a "feminist tech podcast" filling the gap between conversations about music gear and the human experience of creating music with that gear.Produced by Isobel Anderson, a UK-based musician, recording artist and producer, the podcast developed as an extension to music tech resources that Anderson was sharing with other women. It's also part of Anderson's Female DIY Musician platform, an online educational community for women learning to record and produce their own music."I definitely am seeing that the podcast is having...2022-06-0836 min
MetaPodRobert Rodriguez of Something About The Beatles“Something About The Beatles is an intelligent but entertaining examination of The Beatles’ music and career. Smart, funny and surprising – just like the Fab Four.“Robert Rodriguez can tell you something about The Beatles. In fact, he knows and can tell so much about Liverpool’s greatest export that his podcast is fast approaching 250 episodes.That’s a lot of information, discussion and analysis about one subject!But Rodriguez has managed to slice and dice elements of The Beatles’ story that each episode can give the listener something new, something intriguing about the so-called Fab...2022-05-2553 min
MetaPodMeg Marco of The Extortion EconomyThe Extortion Economy examines "the money, people and technology behind the explosion of ransomware that is delivering hundreds of millions of dollars to cybercriminals around the world."Cybercrime is a growth market with a variety of tools, services and practices. It is an industry that is quickly professionalising to become a systemic threat to society.In this episode of MetaPod we talk to Meg Marco about the growth and professionalisation of cybercrime. Meg explains how the business of ransomware works and the actors and technologies, including insurance and cryptocurrency.We also...2022-05-1148 min
MetaPodHeather Li of It's Nice to Hear You“Can the power of voice lead to a deeper connection?”It's Nice to Hear You is parts experiment, memoir, dating show, self-help, science, and analysis, all thoughtfully combined into an entertaining and insightful podcast.Underpinning It's Nice to Hear You is an audio-only matchmaking experiment, designed by Heather Li, creator and presenter of the podcast. Imagine pen-pals, but instead of letters, people exchange voice memos. Now imagine that you have a pile of audio material with which to tell several stories about how human connections work - or don't."The...2022-04-2751 min
MetaPodZachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas of What Could Go Right?“What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world?”What Could Go Right? is the podcast of The Progress Network, an "idea movement for a better future. The Progress Network examines issues like population growth, the environment, public health, the future of work, international relations, and the economy - all through the lens of global progress. Without succumbing to Pollyanna-ism, Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas, co-hosts of What Could Go Right? demonstrate that optimism can be put to work for achieving a better future...2022-04-1350 min
MetaPodRob Harvilla of 60 Songs That Explain The 90s“The 1990s were a turning point in music: with the increasingly connected world enabling an unprecedented coalescence of various styles and genres, the decade featured the rapid evolution of sonic artistry — and subsequently shaped the soundscape of eras that followed.“The 1990s were a bit of a strange decade. The post-Cold War landscape gave us attempts at looser forms of politics (does anyone still remember “The Third Way”?) and a cultural explosion to match.Music that started finding its feet in the 1970s and 1980s was thrust into the mainstream (disco, R&B and punk b...2022-03-3059 min
MetaPodAlexi Mostrous of Sweet Bobby“Sweet Bobby is a live, multi-part investigation in search of one of the world’s most sophisticated catfishers. It’s a story about who we are online, and how social media can be weaponised as a tool of abuse and coercion.“If you didn’t know what “catfishing” is, Sweet Bobby will be an extremely strange introduction to the world of online deception and fake identities.Kirat is the victim of catfishing in this real-life story from Tortoise Media’s Alexi Mostrous, with her cousin Simran emerging years after it started as the unlikely perpetrator.It’s a...2022-03-1643 min
MetaPodDanny Robins of Uncanny“From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, Uncanny host Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters.”How do you follow up on the tremendous impact of The Battersea Poltergeist – the hit podcast from Danny Robins in 2021?You create a new series of ghostly stories from its listeners.This is what Robins did in late 2021 (at the same time as his award-winning play, 2:22 A Ghost Story, was playing in London’s West End), producing the chilling and equally unsettling Uncanny.Robins spoke to MetaPod about The Battersea Poltergeist for our 15th episode...2022-03-0245 min
MetaPodJennifer Strong of In Machines We Trust“In Machines We Trust is a podcast about the automation of everything.”The automation of everything sounds impossibly extensive, but automation is everywhere.The artificial intelligence (AI) that drives automation is increasingly part of how individuals live and work, do business, spend leisure time, and consume news and entertainment. AI is also behind systems that process and make decisions about large amounts of data.Decision-making technology enables the automation of processes that would otherwise be handled less efficiently by humans. Such systems dictate dynamic pricing online or “read” and interpret job applicat...2022-02-1654 min