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GeogPod is the Geographical Association’s podcast. The views and opinions expressed in the GeogPod discussions are those of the interviewees and are not necessarily those held by the Geographical Association.

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Episode #30: Janine Maddison - Virtual fieldwork

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2021/03/17

This week John spoke to Janine Maddison about virtual fieldwork, how it compares to 'traditional in field' fieldwork, how the two can be blended, and some quick wins for teachers to take away. Janine is a researcher at Newcastle University and previously worked as a tutor for the Field Studies Council. Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. Links from the pod: #fieldworklive- FSC and Encounter Edu Fieldcasts from the Open University ThingLink- creating virtual tours Sharing

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Episode #29: Dr Margaret Byron - Caribbean...

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2021/03/11

This week John spoke to Dr Margaret Byron, Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Leicester, about the different waves of migration from the Caribbean to the UK and the experiences of those communities. Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod.

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51:31

Episode #28: Paul Turner & John Huckle - Teaching...

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2021/03/04

This week John spoke to Paul Turner& John Huckle in a far-ranging episode which covered teaching critical school geography and what is it to be a radical school geographer. Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. Links from the pod John's website, where his book Critical School Geography can be downloaded. Paul's website where you can find some of his great teaching resources + more.

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47:59

Episode #27: Elizabeth Rushton, Charlotte Arulseelan...

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2021/02/25

Dr Elizabeth Rushton of King's College London and two of her PGCE students, Charlotte Arulseelan & Darcy Beardmore-Crowther spoke to John about the challenges and opportunities of training to be a geography teacher during a pandemic. Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod.

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01:03:42

Episode #26 - Dominic Dyer: Wildlife protection and...

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2021/02/11

In this episode, Wildlife Protection & Animal Welfare activist and Pearson World Changer ambassador Dominic Dyer talked us through some of his varied and influential work and activism. Dominic also touched on the Dasgupta Review, how young activists can become the decision makers of tomorrow, the badger culling debate, bees, and lots more besides! Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod. Links from the pod Pearson World Changer Awards Badgered to Death: The People and Politics of

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48:59

Episode#25 - Simon Collis & Leanne...

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2021/02/04

This week John spoke to primary school teachers Simon Collis & Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian, about sustainable development goals, the challenges for non-specialists teaching geography at primary, their approach to the primary curriculum and many other things! Some links from the pod: Leanne's BSL YouTube channel GA publications that Simon has authored SuperSchemes: Investigating Climate and Biomes SuperSchemes: Investigating Latitude & Longitude

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52:40

Episode #24 - Alastair Owens: Religion in inner...

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2021/01/28

This week John spoke to Alastair Owens, Professor of Historical Geography at Queen Mary University, London about his research on the role of the Church and religion more generally in the inner cities. Alastair also spoke about how the Covid pandemic has changed our relationship with our homes as well as some of his other projects. Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod. Some links from the pod Urban Vicarages project Museum of the Home Stay Home: Rethinking the Domestic during the

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43:40

Episode #23 - Harriet Ridley: Learning about the...

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2021/01/21

REUPLOADED: Apologies if you downloaded an unedited version. This week John spoke to Dr Harriet Ridley, palaeoclimatologist and Production Coordinator at Time for Geography about how we can learn about the future of the climate from its past, her love of rock climbing and much more! Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod. Some links from the podcast: Harriet's article in The Conversation Time For Geography videos: Evidence of climate change - Time For Geography Natural

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53:18

Episode #22 - Kit Rackley: Why climate change is a...

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2021/01/14

This week John spoke to Kit Rackley about why climate change is a safeguarding issue, eco-anxiety, how to navigate the politics of climate change, and teaching students to think critically about the climate. Kit Rackley is a former geography teacher turned activist, consultant, author, blogger and most recently higher education champion. Take a look at more of Kit's work via the links below. Links from the pod Geogramblings - Kit's blog 'Climate change - a safeguarding issue', GA Magazine, p.20 Why

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Episode #21 - Joseph Kerski: How to incorporate GIS...

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2021/01/07

In this episode John spoke to GIS advocate and enthusiast Joseph Kerski. They discussed what GIS is, explored terms such as 'geospatial thinking' and 'the geographic perspective', as well as detailing a host of free GIS tools teachers can use in their lessons today. Joseph Kerski is a geographer with a focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education. Joseph gave a TED Talk on ‘The Whys of Where’. He holds 3 degrees in geography and has served as geographer in 4 sectors of

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01:05:46

Episode #20: Kate Stockings - How to speak like a...

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2020/12/10

Kate Stockings is head of geography at a London school as well as being an active blogger and sharer of ideas on Twitter. Kate joined John on the pod to discuss geographical literacy - teaching students how to speak and write like a geographer. Series 3 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Oxford University Press. Links mentioned in the pod: 1. Card sort activity at 6th form 2. Speaking Like A Geographer blogs: Speaking like a geographer An update on speaking like a geographer 3. A blog in defence

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Episode #19 - Mark Maslin: How to deal with climate...

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2020/12/03

Mark Maslin is a professor of climatology at University College London Mark and John discussed dealing with climate change deniers, how climate change relates to human evolution and migration, and reasons for optimism in the fight against the climate crisis. Mark's new book, How To Save Our Planet: The Facts is available to preorder now. Read Mark's article for The Conversation, 'The five corrupt pillars of climate change denial' as well as his interview with his own daughter about why she was

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50:13

Episode #18 - Dr Patricia Noxolo: "Everybody who is...

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2020/11/26

This week, John had a far-reaching discussion with Dr Patricia Noxolo, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Birmingham University. John and Patricia covered a lot of ground in the pod, talking about Patricia's work on dance and laughter in post-colonial Caribbean spaces as well as her role on the RGS-IBG's Race, Culture and Equality Working Group. They finished up by tackling the question, 'what is Black British geography?' Series 3 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Oxford University Press.

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58:24

Episode #17 - Tom Highnett: "Being a geography...

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2020/11/19

In this week's episode, John spoke to Tom Highnett, a geography teacher now Assistant Principal and Director of Post-16 at a South Yorkshire school. Tom spoke about the challenges of senior leadership, curriculum planning, progression as well as some thornier issues such as future of GCSEs, how to teach divisive topical issues and, of course, Covid-19. Series 3 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Oxford University Press. Some links mentioned in the episode: A link to Tom's (work in progress) 7 year

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47:23

Episode #16 - Agatha Herman: Wine, food security,...

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2020/11/12

In this episode John was joined by Dr Agatha Herman, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Cardiff University, specialising in the geography of ethics and justice. Agatha talked about her work in South Africa, empowerment, wine, food security and Fairtrade. Agatha is the author of Practising Empowerment in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Wine, Ethics and Development. Series 3 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Oxford University Press.

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49:16

Episode #15 - Tony Champion: urbanisation, migration,...

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2020/11/05

This week, John spoke to Tony Champion, Emeritus Professor of Population Geography at Newcastle University about urbanisation, counter urbanisation, migration trends and demographic change (as well as touching on, inevitably, Brexit and Covid-19). Series 3 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Oxford University Press.

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Episode #14 - Brad Frankel and Fearghal O'Nuallain:...

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2020/10/08

This week, John spoke to Brad Frankel from Flooglebinder about the company's history and his views on sustainable tourism and also to Fearghal O'Nuallain, once dubbed the 'UK's coolest teacher' about his journey to becoming a geography teacher and his new book The Kindness of Strangers. Links mentioned in the podcast: The GA Study Tour for Nicaragua The Non-Human Interest Story: De-Personalising the Migrant - Anita Howarth The Nature Fix Blue Mind WTTC BCorp

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47:00

Episode #13 - Hina Robinson and Tariq Jazeel:...

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2020/09/30

In this episode John had a very insightful conversation with Hina Robinson, a secondary geography teacher and Tariq Jazeel, Professor of Geography at UCL, about defining and decolonising geography. Why not check out Hina's excellent blog post on how she teaches the development gap, or download the materials from Tariq's eConference session, "The world is sound: geographies of British-Asian dance music"? Many thanks to our sponsor, Flooglebinder.

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Episode #12 - Simran Jouhal: Leading a department,...

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2020/09/23

This week, John spoke to Simran Jouhal who is head of Geography in a north London school and the founder of the fantastic Geographia blog. Simran talked about how she ended up becoming a geographer teacher, the challenges of leading a department, and also the issues around diversity within geography. Simran will also be one of the presenters at the GA's upcoming CPD event 'Heads of geography eConference: Leading a successful department'. More details here. Many thanks to our sponsor,

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Episode #11 - Fiona Ferbrache :Citizenship, migration...

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2020/09/17

This week, John spoke to Dr Fiona Ferbrache, Lecturer in Geography at University of Oxford about her work in citizenship, migration and Brexit. Many thanks to our sponsor, Flooglebinder.

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