GeogPod

Episode #96: Celebrating 50 years of Teaching Geography

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In another special episode to round off 2025, John talks with three members of the editorial board for the GA's journal Teaching Geography to celebra...

Episode #95: Dr Charlene Rose - Exploring superdiversity and identity through Caribbean food

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, Dr Charlene Rose talks to John about her work on the geographies of Caribbean cuisine, which formed the heart of her thesis, ...

Episode #94: Special edition - Three women in the presidency

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of GeogPod, we turn the microphone over to the current presidential team:  Hina Robinson - GA President 2024-25, Denise Free...

Episode #93: Jenny Cooke – Inspiration, challenges and amazing fieldwork

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of GeogPod John Lyon speaks with Jenny Cooke, the founder of Oddizzi, about what inspired her to pursue geography and create Oddizzi. ...

Episode #92: Laura Young - Bottle caps, new years' resolutions and climate resilience

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Young, Scottish Influencer of the Year 2022/2024 joins John in this week's episode to talk about all aspects of her 'portfolio career' focusing ...

Episode #91: Parvati, Manu and Melis - Global Inequalities and the Climate Crisis Project

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John Lyon is joined by Parvati Raghuram, Manu Lekunze and Melis Cin who are part of the team that developed the Global Inequalities a...

Episode #90: Robert Swan and Jenny Cooke – Save Antarctica

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of GeogPod John talks to Robert Swan, who walked to both the North and South Pole, and Jenny Cooke, Founder of Oddizzi. John asks what...

Episode #89: Anthony Barlow - Shared experiences in primary geography

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John talks to Anthony Barlow, Principal Lecturer and the subject leader for Geography Education at the University of Roehampton. Prim...

Episode #88: Karen Corfield - Connections and memories to place

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John Lyon talks to Karen Corfield, Education Development Consultant and Safeguarding Lead at Discover the World Education. A few topic...

Episode #87: Alice Gadney – What's your favourite map? Tracing subject connections

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Lyon chats with Alice Gadney in this episode of GeogPod. Alice is a cartographer and also known as Captain Alice, founder of Mini Map-Makers. The...

Episode #86: Jess Hill – Championing primary geography and embracing change

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of GeogPod, John is joined by Jess Hill, Deputy Head at Alwoodley Primary School in Leeds.  They talk about how the geography curricu...

Episode #85: Catherine Walker – Climate action research and advocacy

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John talks to Catherine Walker, Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow in Human Geography. They discuss her background and a wide ...

Episode #84: Steve Brace - Meet the GA’s Chief Executive

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, John is joined by GA Chief Executive Steve Brace to discuss: what inspired him to pursue geography; a brief overview of the GA; the diff...

Episode #83: Black History Month with Pat, James & Francisca

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a special episode to celebrate Black History Month we join Professor Pat Noxolo from the University of Birmingham, Professor James Esson from Queen...

Episode #82: Sabeeha Bhatti - Art, empathy and inspiration

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John is joined in this episode by Sabeeha Bhatti, a teacher in her second year working in a school in West London. Sabeeha talks about how she got int...

Episode #81: Dr Evelyn Wandia Corrado - Challenging perspectives and stereotypes

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 81 our host John Lyon talks to Dr. Evelyn Wandia Corrado, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at University of Roehampton. They di...

Episode #80: Cath Rule, Rob Parker and Rhian Meara - The 50 year story of the Heimaey eruption

22 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special sponsored episode, Cath Rule from Rayburn Tours, Dr Rob Parker from Time for Geography and Dr Rhian Meara of Swansea University join J...

Episode #79: Fiona Sheriff – Maps, fieldwork and work-life balance

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of GeogPod our host, John, talks to Fiona Sheriff about several different topics. From Fiona’s journey about how she first got into ...

Episode #78: More than Human Geography

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John is joined by Professor Jamie Lorimer and Dr Timothy Hodgetts to talk about what it means when geography is more-than-human.  In a wide-ranging d...

Episode #77: Dr Philipp Horn – Urban informality

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John’s discussions with Dr Philipp Horn include ‘Urban Informality’ and they explore terms such as ‘slums’ and ‘favelas’...

Episode #76: Donald McClean – Widening participation

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of GeogPod was recorded live at the GA’s Annual Conference in April 2024. Our host John Lyon talked to our guest, Donald McClean, from ...

Episode #75: AESIG - Progression in geography

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode our host, John Lyon, chats with John Hopkins, Katherine Baulcomb and Luke Hinchliffe - members of the GA's Assessment and Examinations...

Episode #74: James Esson - Viewing the world through a geographical lens

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode join John Lyon and Professor James Esson from Queen Mary University of London as they discuss viewing the world through a geographical...

Episode #73: Paul Chatterton - How to save the city

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of GeogPod John is joined by Paul Chatterton, Professor of Urban Futures at the University of Leeds. A few topics they discuss include...

Episode #72: The benefits of Educake

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join John Lyon discussing the topic of Educake with Charley Darbishire, MD and Founder of Educake, and Claire Power, Head of Geography. John, Charley ...

Episode #71: Spotlight session - Navigating EDI through geography

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode you are invited to listen in on a conversation held earlier this year as part of our Navigating EDI through geography course. Course p...

Episode #70: The Chalk Stream Challenge

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John Lyon discusses the Chalk Stream Challenge with Hazel Metcalfe and Sarah Smith. Hazel and Sarah created The Chalk Stream Challenge...

Episode #69: Richard Philips – The meaning of place

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John Lyon discussed the topic of place with Professor Richard Phillips from the University of Sheffield. Richard was joined in this po...

Episode #68: Helen Mazalon - Leaving nobody behind

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John is joined by Helen Mazalon, a GIS Technician at Alcis.  They discuss many topics surrounding GIS for example: Who Alcis are and ...

Episode #67: Alex Densmore - Learning from the landscape

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John is joined by Professor Alex Densmore, Deputy Head of Geography at Durham University.  Focusing on his research in Nepal, they ta...

Episode #66: Daanish Mustafa - Critical Geography

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the 66th episode, John Speaks to Daanish Mustafa, Professor in Critical Geography at King's College London. The episode centres on what Critical Ge...

Episode #65: Chris Winter and Dan Whittall - Research for teachers

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John speaks to Chris Winter and Dan Whittall, both Research Engagement Leads at the GA. Their conversation centres on the projects in...

Episode #64: Dave Petley - Landslides and Earthquakes

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John speaks to Professor Dave Petley, the new Vice-Chancellor at the University of Hull. Their conversation centres of Dave's work on...

Episode #63: Clarry Simpson - NQTs and ECTs

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of Series 11, John speaks with Clarry Simpson, a geography teacher and ECT Induction Lead in Brinsworth.   Their discussion cent...

Episode #62: Richard Bustin, Alice Matthews & Charlotte Milner - Writing your first article in Teaching Geography

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John speaks to Richard Bustin, Alice Matthews & Charlotte Milner to discuss getting involved with Teaching Geography and how to write your ...

Episode #61: Ilan Kelman - Disasters and diplomacy

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week John speaks with Ilan Kelman, to discuss why disasters aren't natural, and why it is up to us to make the positive changes so that diplomacy...

Episode #60 John Lyon - Drunk parrots, arterial routes, and finding your way through geography

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special, 60th episode of GeogPod, we hand over the guest seat to our stalwart presenter, John Lyon.  As a longstanding member of the GA commu...

Episode #59 Gemma Sou - The human geography of the climate crisis

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The guest for this week's podcast is Gemma Sou, Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow at RMIT University in Australia. Gemma and John talk ab...

Episode #58: Narinder Mann - Geography teacher training and what makes a good geography teacher

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John chats with Narinder Mann: lecturer of Geography and Humanities Education at the University of Manchester. Their conversation cen...

Episode #57: David Lambert - Thinking geographically and making powerful knowledge relevant

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of Series 10, John catches up with David Lambert, Honorary Professor of Geography Education at the UCL Institute of Education and...

Episode #56: Ryan Ing - High altitude weather balloons and marine terminating glaciers

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to the final episode of Series 9 to hear Ryan Ing, current GA postgraduate intern, talk to us about what geography means to him and how he p...

Episode #55: Dr Joe Usher - Getting children involved in local places

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Usher is Assistant Professor in Primary Geography Education and Social, Environmental and Scientific Education at Dublin City University. He joins...

Episode #54: Dawn Gessey-Jones - Know where you are, know who you are

11 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John chats with Dawn Gessey-Jones: teacher and geography co-ordinator at Two Rivers School, a special school providing for pupils and...

Episode #53: Alan Parkinson and Paula Richardson - Fieldwork: a shared experience for everybody

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's podcast, John speaks with Alan Parkinson, President of the Geographical Association 2021-22, and Paula Richardson, of the GA Fieldwork ...

Episode #52: Gill Miller - Live your geography!

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John speaks with Gill Miller, Senior Lecturer Emerita at University of Chester.  They talk about Gill's history in the field of geog...

Episode #51: Dr Sarah Greene - Past climates, fieldwork and belonging

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John talks to Dr Sarah Greene, Associate Professor of Palaeoclimates at the University of Birmingham. Their discussion covers the imp...

Episode #50: Natasha Dowey - The importance of geoscience in a more sustainable society

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John is joined by Dr Natasha Dowey - Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at Sheffield Hallam University specialising in Volcanology...

Episode #49: David Gardner – Planning a Coherent Curriculum

18 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John is joined by educational consultant and author, David Gardner. Their conversation includes topics such as the intricacies of geography...

Episode #48: Sylvia Knight - Royal Meteorological Society

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John is joined by Dr Sylvia Knight, Head of Education at the Royal Meteorological Society. Their conversation centres on the COP26, climate...

Episode #47: Dr Tim Daley & Kate Stockings - Climate Change and the Climate Crisis

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John is joined by Dr Tim Daley, Association Professor of Physical Geography at School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at Ply...

Episode#46 Shenona Mitra - Youth Climate Action

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode of Series 8 of GeogPod, John speaks to Shenona Mitra, who is a climate activist and vice-chair of the Youth Climate Ambassadors ...

Episode #45: Michila Critchley - InterClimate Network

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of Series 8 of GeogPod, John speaks to Michila Critchley, Associate and Programme Coordinator for InterClimate Network, which is ...

Episode #44: Kirstin Coughtrie - Technology in education, Gaia Learning & Britannica

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For the final episode of series 7 of GeogPod, John spoke to Kirstin Coughtrie, founder of Gaia Learning about the use of technology and AI in teachin...

Episode #43: David Alcock - ‘Hopeful geography‘

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Alcock, is a geography teacher, teaching and learning champion at Bradford Grammar school as well as a writer and presenter. David joined John t...

Episode #42: Caiti Walter - The building blocks of curriculum design

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John sat down with Caiti Walter to discuss her route into geography teaching and to explore her views and strategies when it comes to design...

Episode #41: Dr Simon Carr - ”Our eyes are the most sophisticated piece of geographical equipment we have”

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John spoke to Dr Simon Carr. Simon is Associate Professor of Geography and the University of Cumbria, specialising in geomorphology and cli...

Episode #40: Dr Amber Murrey - Geographies of race and racialisation and designing an anti-racist curriculum

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John was joined by Dr Amber Murrey. Amber is an Associate Professor in Human Geography, Fellow and Tutor at Mansfield College, Oxford Univer...

Episode #39: Professor Ben Hennig - Iceland, Worldmapper, Trump tweets & more

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Hennig is Professor of Geography at the University of Iceland, an honorary research associate at the University of Oxford and also the founder of ...

Episode #38: Jamie Woodward - Understanding climate change during the Quaternary and microplastic transport and storage in river catchments

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John spoke to Professor Jamie Woodward from the University of Manchester about two key global issues; our developing understanding of climat...

Episode #37: Stephen Scoffham - Quality geography, atlases, capital cities and making geography fun!

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John spoke to Dr Stephen Scoffham, former GA President, Visiting Reader in Sustainability and Education at Canterbury Christ Church Universi...

Episode #36: Rachel Kay - preparing for an Ofsted inspection and 'deep dive'

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, John spoke to Rachel Kay about how to prepare your department for a deep dive visit from Ofsted. Rachel is Head of Geography a...

Episode # 35: Professor Tamsin Mather - Volcanoes, a ’fundamental fascination’

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John was joined by Professor Tamsin Mather from Oxford University. Tamsin is professor of Earth Sciences and her research centres around vo...

Episode #34: Professor Johanna Waters & Dr Maggi Leung - Geographies of education

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John was joined by Professor Johanna Waters from University College London and Dr Maggi Leung from Utrecht University to discuss examples of...

Episode #33: Alistair Hamill - Using GIS to bring divided communities together, plate tectonics and photography

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode John spoke to Alistair Hamill, Geography teacher by day, astrophotographer by night. Alistair talked about how to use GIS in th...

Episode #32: Alan Kinder - Talking to the GA's Chief Executive

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week our GeogPod guest was the GA's very own Chief Executive, Alan Kinder. Alan spoke to John about his path to becoming the GA's Chief Executive...

Episode #31: Iain Freeland - Understanding Ofsted and what makes 'good geography'

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John spoke to Iain Freeland, Her Majesty's Inspector and National Lead for Geography. Iain talked us through his career path so far and some...

Episode #30: Janine Maddison - Virtual fieldwork

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode #29: Dr Margaret Byron - Caribbean communities in the UK

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John spoke to Dr Margaret Byron, Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Leicester, about the different waves of migrati...

Episode #28: Paul Turner & John Huckle - Teaching critical school geography

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 radi...

Episode #27: Elizabeth Rushton, Charlotte Arulseelan & Darcy Beardmore-Crowther- Training to be a teacher during a pandemic

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Elizabeth Rushton of King's College London and two of her PGCE students, Charlotte Arulseelan & Darcy Beardmore-Crowther spoke to John about the ch...

Episode #26 - Dominic Dyer: Wildlife protection and animal welfare activism

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Wildlife Protection & Animal Welfare activist and Pearson World Changer ambassador Dominic Dyer talked us through some of his varied ...

Episode#25 - Simon Collis & Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian: SDGs, the primary curriculum and more!

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John spoke to primary school teachers Simon Collis & Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian, about sustainable development goals, the challenges for ...

Episode #24 - Alastair Owens: Religion in inner cities and how Covid-19 has changed our relationship with home

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week John spoke to Alastair Owens, Professor of Historical Geography at Queen Mary University, London about his research on the role of the Churc...

Episode #23 - Harriet Ridley: Learning about the climate's future from its past

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

REUPLOADED: Apologies if you downloaded an unedited version. This week John spoke to Dr Harriet Ridley, palaeoclimatologist and Production Coordinato...

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

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, an...

Episode #21 - Joseph Kerski: How to incorporate GIS into your teaching

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John spoke to GIS advocate and enthusiast Joseph Kerski. They discussed what GIS is, explored terms such as 'geospatial thinking' and ...

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

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode #19 - Mark Maslin: How to deal with climate change deniers and reasons to be hopeful.

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Maslin is a professor of climatology at University College London Mark and John discussed dealing with climate change deniers, how climate change...

Episode #18 - Dr Patricia Noxolo: "Everybody who is here, belongs here. That is a geographical statement."

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John had a far-reaching discussion with Dr Patricia Noxolo, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Birmingham University. John and Patricia ...

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

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. T...

Episode #16 - Agatha Herman: Wine, food security, ethical commodity networks, and did we mention wine?

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John was joined by Dr Agatha Herman, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Cardiff University, specialising in the geography of ethics...

Episode #15 - Tony Champion: urbanisation, migration, elevators and escalators

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John spoke to Tony Champion, Emeritus Professor of Population Geography at Newcastle University about urbanisation, counter urbanisation, m...

Episode #14 - Brad Frankel and Fearghal O'Nuallain: Flooglebinder, sustainable travel and the coolest geography teacher in the country?

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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'Nuall...

Episode #13 - Hina Robinson and Tariq Jazeel: Defining and decolonising geography

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode John had a very insightful conversation with Hina Robinson, a secondary geography teacher and Tariq Jazeel, Professor of Geography at ...

Episode #12 - Simran Jouhal: Leading a department, diversity in geography and blogging

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 talk...

Episode #11 - Fiona Ferbrache :Citizenship, migration and Brexit

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Episode #10 - Dr Bethan Davies: Glaciation and climate change

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John spoke to Dr Bethan Davies, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at Royal Hollaway University of London about her work in glaciation a...

Episode #9 - Stephen Legg: Global governance, internationalism and colonial India.

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Series 2 of GeogPod! This week, John spoke to Stephen Legg, Professor of Historical Geography at Nottingham University. Stephen discussed h...

Episode #8 - Chris King: Plate tectonics, rubber ducks, and the toilet roll of time

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, John spoke to Chris King, Emeritus Professer of Earth Science Education at Keele University, plate tectonics, geology, and generally his li...

Episode #7 - Mary Gearey: English wetlands, Covid-19 and more

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Gearey is a human geographer and Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at Brighton University. In this episode, John asks Mary about h...

Episode #6 - Katy Salter: GCSE strategies ready for take off

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another episode where we look back at one of the sessions from this year's GA eConference. This time we bring you the audio from Katy Salter's session...

Episode #5 - Geography from home eConference panel discussion

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This special episode of GeogPod takes the audio from a panel discussion held over Zoom during the GA's recent eConference. GA President Gill Miller wa...

Episode #4 - Daniel Hammett: Development and geopolitics in sub-Saharan Africa

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 4 of GeogPod, John spoke to Dr Daniel Hammett, a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield University, about development and geopolitics in sub-Saharan ...

Episode #3 - Peter Jackson: Food security and sustainability

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's GeogPod, John spoke to Professor Peter Jackson about food security, the origins of the food we eat, and whether the UK could ever be s...

Episode #2 - Margaret Roberts

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret Roberts was responsible for the PGCE course at Sheffield University for almost 20 years, is a former GA president (2008-2009), the author of...

Episode #1 - James Pollard

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John spoke to James Pollard, a PhD Candidate at the Department of Geography at Jesus College, Cambridge, about the article he wrote f...

#0 - Rebecca Kitchen: Critical thinking for achievement

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The very first episode of GeogPod! Our host John Lyon is joined by the GA's Curriculum and Marketing Manager, Rebecca Kitchen, to discuss the Critical...