About this episode

Michael Palin discusses the importance of travel, humility, humour, and listening in today's world.

The renowned English comedian reminds us why travel, humility, humour, and listening matter now more than ever

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Palin

Topics covered

• travel
• humour
• comedy
• curiosity
• listening
• humility

Keywords

• Michael Palin
• Monty Python
• travel
• humour
• curiosity
• listening
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Geographic

Books & works: Monty Python

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