The Long Journey Home PODCAST 246

You should have been there by Mick Webb and Simon Calder

Aug 5, 202600:30:10Society & Culture

Guest Simon Calder and I attempt to update Odysseus' challenges for travel in 2026, with the EES system and car hire firms as new versions of Cyclops and Circe the sorceress! The painting of Odysseus on Calypso's island...

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