About this episode
Alastair Pilgrim shares his unique life journey from the flying trapeze to academia.
From the flying trapeze to the chemistry labs of Cambridge University, our guest today has lived a truly unique life. His history with Club Med began as a young G.M. in 1995, but by eighteen, he was center stage as a Circus G.O. at Club Med in Opio, France, in 2001. Over the next six years, he balanced world-class academics with summer seasons abroad, even meeting his future wife at Club Med Nabeul in 2003. Now a published author of three books on his aerial passion, he’s here to tell us all about his story. Please help me welcome, Alastair Pilgrim! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Please visit the link below to check out Alastair's books and more information: Welcome - Flying Trapeze Books
People in this episode
Host: Greg Hannah
Guest: Alastair Pilgrim
Topics covered
- life story
- circus
- travel
- academics
- aerial arts
Keywords
- flying trapeze
- Club Med
- circus
- Cambridge University
- aerial passion
- published author
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Club Med
Books & works: Flying Trapeze Books
Places: Cambridge University, Opio, France, Club Med Nabeul
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