Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
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Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

by The Independent

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: society · culture
+3 more

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular
1,000+ episodes since 2022

Platform Reach

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

travel
5
airlines
4
travel industry
3
poland
2
current events
2
national parks
1

Brands & references

Independent Travel5
Acast4
The Independent2
British Airways2
Skyscanner1
Wizz Air UK1
IAG Loyalty1
Head for Points1
Generic platforms filtered out.
High Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).

  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    25,001 - 50,000
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    75,001 - 150,000
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    40,001 - 100,000

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Platform Distribution

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On the show

From 13 eps

Host

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Simon Calder
13 eps

Recent guests

12 across last 13 eps
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Annabel Grossman
2 eps
RB
Rob Burgess
1 ep
CM
Christophe Mathieu
1 ep
TW
Ted Wake
1 ep
DB
Diana Birkett Rakow
1 ep
DL
Dr Louise Blight
1 ep
ZG
Zoe Gosling
1 ep
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Paul Goldstein
1 ep
RS
Richard Slater
1 ep
SQ
Suzi Quatro
1 ep
YM
Yvonne Moynihan
1 ep
LL
Laura Lindsay
1 ep

Recent episodes

Demand is displaced, not depleted – people still want to travel

May 1, 2026

7m 25s

Wizz Air UK sees a bright summer despite the dark clouds

Apr 30, 2026

6m 56s

Come to my home town – Gdansk

Apr 29, 2026

5m 51s

Poland: So much more than a cut-price city break destination

Apr 28, 2026

8m 19s

British Airways Club kerfuffle over elite status

Apr 27, 2026

9m 26s

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Chart Positions

12 placements across 11 markets.