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The Black Traveller Podcast

The Black Traveller

The Black Traveller is a community of travellers of colour - a space for us all to share our experiences of travelling, living and exploring. It’s a community that promotes diversity, equali...

Episodes

17 episodes

Episode 17 - Top 5 best and worst airlines to fly with. Series A uses monkeys in anti-racism photos + other news

Today we discuss the top 5 best and worst airlines for long and short haul travel and other news relating to the Black experience. Thank you...

00:29:06Dec 23, 2019

Episode 16 - UK Election Special + Other news

Today we cover the latest news in reference to the UK election and other news updates

00:47:31Dec 12, 2019

Episode 15 - Racists sent banana to black man. Oxford Union drags out blind student. Black Cyclists Network founder stop and search ride incident.

In this episode, we cover off a number of incidents in the news this week and talk about why all three have a connection to unconscious bias...

00:29:37Nov 25, 2019

Episode 14 - Facebook racism towards Black employees + Travel locations we feel most comfortable in.

Black Facebook employees have grouped together to talk about their experiences of racism at the company, we get into some of the detail of t...

00:38:42Nov 18, 2019

Episode 13 - General Election in the UK! Travelling to Milan and The Azores

We had to have at least one episode dedicated to the British election. On December 12th, the UK will be choosing a new Prime Minister and we...

00:41:06Nov 11, 2019

Episode 12 - Racism in football. More Airbnb incidents + other travel news.

We're back from our travels and a lot has been happening whilst we've been away. Racism in football, some serious concerns over Airbnb and p...

00:31:01Nov 4, 2019

Episode 11 - Racism whilst travelling, how real is it? Alleged incident on American Airlines. How to respond to sticky situations.

We are here to encourage travellers of colour to travel freely and safely across the globe. There are many of us that have experienced incid...

00:26:34Oct 21, 2019

Episode 10 - How do you avoid being scammed on holiday?

Ever been in a situation on holiday or on a business trip where you have felt there is a possibility you are being swindled? Today we talk a...

00:30:28Oct 14, 2019

Episode 9 - Black Film for Black History Month, Naga Munchetty controversy and New York, New York!

Today we talk about some of the highlights of Black Film for Black History Month, the Naga Munchetty controversy with the BBC and travel ins...

00:35:04Oct 7, 2019

Episode 8 - Getting refused entry because of the colour of your skin!

Have you ever been out to the club and wondered why the bouncer is letting in a whole bunch of people and you're left standing with your gro...

00:18:44Sep 30, 2019

Episode 7 - Trudeau and Blackface and what does it mean to be a traveller?

Justin Trudeau's blackface scandal. Should we accept his apology and what's the actual impact of this exposure? We also discuss what does it...

00:36:13Sep 23, 2019

Episode 6 - Rural and Urban Amsterdam

Kibbeling, Texel and Watergang. If you're unsure on what any of these words mean, tune in to episode 6 now! Nigel and Frank talk about some...

00:16:15Sep 16, 2019

Episode 5 - Is London safe? The 5 things you need to know when travelling here!

We were posed a question by one of our listeners, is London safe? London as some of you may know is our home and we want to take a deep dive...

00:23:50Sep 9, 2019

Episode 4 - Belgium and blackface. Glasglow University and the slave trade

Today we talk about: Belgium - Anti-racism activists across Europe call four-day carnival in Ath, Belgium an ‘act of symbolic violence towar...

00:21:38Sep 2, 2019

Episode 3 - Hoseasons boss bans homophobic and racist customers. Meghan and Harry in Private Jets. Flying to Florida and more

Episode 3 We talk about the Hoseasons CEO banning homophobic and racist customers. Meghan and Harry in Private Jets, are they being singled...

00:25:23Aug 26, 2019

Episode 2 - I just want to go on holiday!

The Challenge of Being a Black Traveller. Is the experience of being a traveller of colour, different to everyone else? Let's discuss

00:12:03Aug 19, 2019

Episode 1 - The Black Traveller Introduction

Hello and welcome to The Black Traveller - hosted by Nigel Lloyd and Frank Starling Our Vision Create a world where we can all travel freely...

00:07:24Aug 12, 2019