<div>Simon Calder is the man with the answers when it comes to any travel related questions. Having started as a travel journalist at the Independent newspaper in 1994, Simon has decades of knowledge and insight when it comes to the travel industry. He joins our host Will Hutton to impart some of his expertise and they tackle topics from the pros and cons of budget airlines to his love of train travel. There might even be a couple of holiday destination recommendations peppered in! 
 
In the We Society, join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. 
 
Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to. 
 
The We Society podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://www.acss.org.uk/">the Academy of Social Sciences</a> in association with the <a href="http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/">Nuffield Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/">Leverhulme Trust</a>.  
 
Producer: Emily Uchida Finch 
Assistant Producer: Emily Gilbert 
A Whistledown Production  
 
 

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Simon Calder is the man with the answers when it comes to any travel related questions. Having started as a travel journalist at the Independent newspaper in 1994, Simon has decades of knowledge and insight when it comes to the travel industry. He joins our host Will Hutton to impart some of his expertise and they tackle topics from the pros and cons of budget airlines to his love of train travel. There might even be a couple of holiday destination recommendations peppered in! In the We Society, join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to. The We Society podcast is brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust. Producer: Emily Uchida Finch Assistant Producer: Emily Gilbert A Whistledown Production

Simon Calder is the man with the answers when it comes to any travel related questions. Having started as a travel journalist at the Independent newspaper in 1994, Simon has decades of knowledge and insight when it comes to the travel industry. He joins our host Will Hutton to impart some of his expertise and they tackle topics from the pros and cons of budget airlines to his love of train travel. There might even be a couple of holiday destination recommendations peppered in! 
 
In the We Society, join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. 
 
Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to. 
 
The We Society podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://www.acss.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Academy of Social Sciences</a> in association with the <a href="http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nuffield Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leverhulme Trust</a>.&nbsp; 
 
Producer: Emily Uchida Finch 
Assistant Producer: Emily Gilbert 
A Whistledown Production&nbsp;

S9 Ep3: Our Love Affair with Travel with journalist Simon Calder

<div>Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society. 
  
 The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social Sciences can help us understand and enhance this complicated and fascinating human network. 
  
 What can we do to fix the NHS? How can we better manage climate change? How do we end the cost of living crisis? 
  
 Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, this podcast tackles the big questions through a social science lens and brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. 
  
 Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. 
  
 Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on <a href="mailto:wesociety@acss.org.uk">wesociety@acss.org.uk</a> and tell us who we should be speaking to.  
  
 The We Society podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://www.acss.org.uk">the Academy of Social Sciences</a> in association with the <a href="http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org">Nuffield Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk">Leverhulme Trust</a>.  
 
 
  
 
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Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society. The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social Sciences can help us understand and enhance this complicated and fascinating human network. What can we do to fix the NHS? How can we better manage climate change? How do we end the cost of living crisis? Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, this podcast tackles the big questions through a social science lens and brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to. The We Society podcast is brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust.

Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society. 
&nbsp; 
 The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social Sciences can help us understand and enhance this complicated and fascinating human network. 
&nbsp; 
 What can we do to fix the NHS? How can we better manage climate change? How do we end the cost of living crisis? 
&nbsp; 
 Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, this podcast tackles the big questions through a social science lens and brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. 
&nbsp; 
 Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. 
&nbsp; 
 Don’t want to miss an episode? Follow the show on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on <a href="mailto:wesociety@acss.org.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">wesociety@acss.org.uk</a> and tell us who we should be speaking to.&nbsp; 
&nbsp; 
 The We Society podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://www.acss.org.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Academy of Social Sciences</a> in association with the <a href="http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nuffield Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leverhulme Trust</a>.&nbsp; 
 
 
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