Aug. 2, 2026

TCM Season Summary with Abbey and Steve

TCM Season Summary with Abbey and Steve
TCM Season Summary with Abbey and Steve
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TCM Season Summary with Abbey and Steve

Behind the Mic – Producer Steve takes over to ask host Abbey about her own travel story.

Usually Abbey asks the questions. This time, the tables turn.

Travel for Curious Minds’ producer Steve steps into the host's chair to find out how Abbey's own love of travel started — and to look back over some of the guests and stories that have stuck with the team most.

In this episode:

  • A childhood in Zimbabwe, a visit to a local village, and the moment curiosity about difference first took hold
  • The Egypt Journey – from looking ahead at the opening of the GEM with Tarek and Rania, through it’s exciting opening with Debbie O’Neill, and finally the local perspective from guide Mahal
  • Jo Kessel's "pinch me" arrival in Antarctica, penguins and all
  • Portia Jones on the relationship between travel, meeting people on a bus in New Zealand, and true friendship
  • Rachel Lankester’s visit to North Korea's Arirang Games — and the very real challenge of finding an authentic sound effect for 3,000 people holding up cards
  • Charlie Mayhew's roadside repairs, a corrupt border stop in Zaire, and a kangaroo court in the jungle
  • David O'Neill MBE on travelling toward disasters, not away from them — earthquakes, floods, and a plane that ran out of fuel over Nepal
  • Lucy Meggesonson's sofa epiphany, and the US road trip it led to

There's also a look at the thread running through every guest so far — and why the destination might matter less than you'd think.

To go back and listen to these episodes, just look in the archive on the podcast player you’re on right now.

And we will re-share some of our favourites over the next few weeks, while we are recording brand new episodes for the next season.

This is a video podcast also, and you can watch the video on the link here:

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