The Escape Pod

30 May 2015

Ride-Sharing with Uber Australia

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

Simon Rossi, GM of Uber Australia, explained the way Uber works within the ever-growing “shared economy” both for riders and drivers. The rise of disruption technology services like ride-sharing have been substantial, Simon was happy to answer listener questions and provide updates for what we can expect regarding new services for Uber in Melbourne. Simon himself is an avid traveller with a trip to Turkey planned for July-August this year.

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25 Nov 2016

Special Guest – Ron Allum – Australian Geographic’s Lifetime of Adventure 2016 Recipient

LGBTQ, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Travel

André interviews this extraordinary and humble man who started out as an ABC radio engineer.  Ron helped to design and ...

18 Nov 2016

Special Guest: Vinod Prasana – Award Winning Bansuri (Flute) Virtuoso

Bansuri, Flute, India, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Travel, virtuoso

André is joined by fellow Taste of Radio graduate, Dean and together they talk to the enigmatic Vinod Prassana about ...

31 Oct 2016

Special Guest: Vet Dr Melanie Hill – To travel or not to travel with your pet(s)?

LGBTQ, Pets, Places & Travel, Travel

[caption id="attachment_772" align="alignnone" width="300"] "Are we there yet, Tango?", asks Alice![/caption] Jo calls in from Vietnam and together with Mark and ...