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‘The Gods of Travel’ – Listen to the latest eco-comedy podcast from Lloyd & Land
photo by Nataraj Metz (Flickr Creative Commons)
Stream Lloyd & Land’s new podcast ‘The Gods of Travel’ below or go to the opensource site archive.org to download the mp3, AAC or Ogg Vorbis formats for easy listening on your iPod, iPhone or cheap Chinese clone by clicking on the below link.
Author Saci Lloyd chats with Graham Land about her trip to Egypt; extended by the furious Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Let Saci and Graham be your rough guides to a galaxy not so far away, featuring clapped out camels, batik-clad tourists and carbon emissions that vanish in the night.
You can also listen to the podcast on YouTube, linked and embedded below:
Saci Lloyd & Graham Land podcast. Ah, Egypt the motherland, smug tourists, Mint airlines… and the volcano that threatened to ruin the party. A holiday to remember.
Be sure to join the Facebook group for the Lloyd & Land podcast, aka ‘El Pod of Cast’. More podcasts on the way.
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