{"podcast":{"title":"Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast","slug":"simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397","podcast_index_feed_id":3759397,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2","website_url":"https://play.acast.com/s/green-list-travel-with-simon-calder-and-the-independent","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba00821a8cbe9ccc3cf08d/1756380739395-8c184d8c-fe8e-49e1-9d8a-5fbe03a3a14c.jpeg","author":"The Independent","episode_count":1354,"summary":"Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist. From news updates to discussions with experts, Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast will bring you all you need to know from the world of travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397"},"episode":{"title":"Is this the most extreme \"holiday\" in the world?","slug":"is-this-the-most-extreme-holiday-in-the-world","published_at":"2026-04-17T09:04:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397/is-this-the-most-extreme-holiday-in-the-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/green-list-travel-with-simon-calder-and-the-independent/e/69e1f794a0cdd3989c9b41e4/media.mp3","summary":"Paul Goldstein, wildlife photographer and expedition leader, is just back from Baffin Island in Canada – where the temperature, with wind chill, dropped to minus 50C. He talks about the rewards of such a trip – and his new fundraising project. He will walk 500 miles, and he will walk 500 more, to campaign for endangered species. This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Paul Goldstein, wildlife photographer and expedition leader, is just back from Baffin Island in Canada – where the temperature, with wind chill, dropped t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":442,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397/episodes/is-this-the-most-extreme-holiday-in-the-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397/is-this-the-most-extreme-holiday-in-the-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}