Girls on Tour Podcast

Satine Phoenix is a guiding light in the Dungeons & Dragons community. A gamer to her very core I talked to her all about her passion for D&D, what it's like to be so visible in a male dominated gaming community and of course all about travel essentials, make up, bath bombs and Lush! Huge thanks to Kalum from The Rolistes for arranging this interview during Satine's DnD Community European Tour. We recorded in London's Bad Moon Cafe - a perfect meeting place for us role play enthusiasts! Keep an eye on Satine at her Twitter: https://twitter.com/satinephoenix - she is always in the middle of a million awesome projects so don't miss any! Check out The Rolistes podcast here: https://rolistespod.com/category/podcast/ - a must listen for any game fans! Thank you very much to TV's James Shakeshaft. You can't make tea but you edit like a pro! https://twitter.com/JamesShakeshaft?s=17 Listen to his podcast: http://www.loremenpodcast.com/ Trigger warning: child abuse

Award winning fashion designer Ada Zanditon joins us to talk all things couture! I quiz her on creating clothes for warrior goddesses, hiring models for catwalks and travelling internationally with her creations! I’m afraid this one is a bit sweary, (my bad!) but it also contains some of the best travel tips and indeed life tips that have ever been featured on this podcast! You can shop Ada here: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/adazanditoncouture And check out www.adazanditon.com to see more of her gorgeous pieces.

Sarah has campaigned for the Living Wage, worked in Parliament, travelled the medicine song trail in Central America and is also in Sanga Sanga, an experimental art collective whose mission statement is to spread joy through human connection. We talk about all this and more in a catch up chat as we are reunited for the first time in many years! Check out www.sangasanga.com to keep an eye out for some of the exciting events we mention in the podcast.

I head back to my old school to interview head teacher Christine Kattirtzi about how she leads and guides generations of young women. We talk about the pros and cons of single sex schooling, how to encourage girls to go out confidently into the world and find their own path, grab opportunities and how to lead, inspire and make a difference.

Join us at an exclusive Star Trek Discovery panel event featuring Jason Isaacs, Sonequa Martin-Green, Shazad Latif and Aaron Harberts where they answer a ton of questions including one all about THAT Voq rumour!

Ex-boyfriend and good pal Tom joins us to spill what it’s like to tour through Germany with a girl band! He also talks about his adventures in Central America, taking a trip to California with his mum and we reminisce about our last ever holiday together! Tom recommends hostelworld.com and the place with the golden bug was Monteverde in Costa Rica!

Quite possibly the MOST Girls on Tour Podcast ever. I take a defining solo trip to Thailand and smash my fears of travelling alone & talk to three inspirational Goddesses! Meet Flick, a doctor who recently emigrated across the globe to Australia, Steffi who came to Thailand to find healing and serenity and Anouk, one of the eminently wise and lovely yoga instructors. Pure proof that anyone can pick up a bag and hit the road. Face the fear and just go! Pass this to all your nervous-about-doing-stuff-solo friends!

Ep 14 is an interview with Abi Dulok! Lots of reminiscing about our time together in The Duloks, tips on how to get a job in TV, what it’s like going on tour abroad for the first time & how Craig David can turn your presentation into a success…!

Meet dear friend and awesome human, Gabbi Loedolff. She's an intrepid global traveller, an international buyer and also a mum of two gorgeous boys. Gabbi shares stories about working life on the road, shares essential travel advice, (especially if you're wandering off the beaten track) and we also talk about how she ended up emigrating to come and live in London in the first place. You can follow Gabbi on her adventures via her Instagram @gabbiloe

Meet Lynx & Chanty the fabulous gals from Muses & Stuff! The Muses & Stuff Podcast is all about celebrating legendary muses and groupies and we’ve teamed up for a joint podcast - a simulpodcast experience if you will! Join us as we swap stories of our own touring experiences, discuss all the complications and philosophies of a groupie / muse lifestyle and bare our souls!

Harriet Cross joins us to talk about life as British Consul General for New England. I heard her on @wittertainment and tracked her down talk about her fascinating career with the Foreign Office, managing long distance love, being a vegan abroad, meeting HRH The Queen and the key to a successful negotiation with the UN!

Episode 10 is a *dragstravaganza* featuring a fleeting few minutes of @rupaulsdragrace superstar @willam, a mere moment of @sharonneedlespgh and a chat with legendary London luminary @meththedragqueen, matriarch supreme of @her_upstairs Willam dispenses real travel tips in his inimitable style while Meth gives us some insider info on travelling internationally as a drag queen, (including her @wowreport Transformation episode), how to be an excellent hostess (especially when looking after her international drag sisters) and her adventures as a drag matriarch in London Meth mentions @fullerwigs for excellent wigs! Give her a follow! Check out @her_upstairs and don’t miss the Judy at the Carnegie Hall birthday show!

The fabulous Pamela des Barres joins us to talk about being the original and world's best loved groupie. This wonderful woman has held and hosted a galaxy of rockstars from Mick Jagger to Robert Plant to Keith Moon and the list goes on! I caught her on a trip to LDN where she was hosting a creative writing class and we got to talk all about those halycon days... She also (of course!) shares her travelling tales and her philosophy "travel heavy!" Well, a girl's gotta bring what's going to bring out her best! Check out Pamela's debut memoir, the one that shot her into the spotlight "I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie" and her other books on her website: http://pameladesbarres.net/books/ You also get a little extra on this one. Gordo Franks my long suffering friend and I have a chat all about the time he followed my band The Duloks. He saw the best and worst of times with groupies following the band and me being the groupie. Ahhh the old memory lane. You can listen and then join me in a sigh of relief that those crazy times are way behind me...

Ever wondered what it would be like to fly the skies as a glamorous air hostess? Well I tracked down the wonderful Katie Walker who does! This darling of the skies shares the skinny on how she became cabin crew, what they get up to while all us passengers are sleeping and gives some truly inspirational life advice. Enjoy the insider info and some insightful words of wisdom too!

It's finally here people! The Manga vs Howe podcast is happening! Join me and bestie Charlotte Howe as we chat real talk travel and romance! You can follow Charlotte @thefittrimester on Instagram

Introducing the ridiculously talented, professional funny lady Erin McGathy. I fell in love with her listening to her excellent This Feels Terrible podcast and you will too! Erin is an accomplished comedienne who recently upped sticks and moved from LA to Dublin so she tells us how that happened, talks about the traumas of touring with a Korn fan, handling long distance love and shares some pretty wonderful wise insights on happiness! You can follow Erin on Twitter @ErinMcGathy and check out her website at www.erinmcgathy.com - if you ever have an opportunity to check her out DO IT! Look out for MurderTown coming to the Dublin Fringe Festival in September and on 23rd September at the Cork Comedy Festival!

Guitar goddess and member of a million awesome bands, Charley Stone joins us to talk about touring, what it's like being a guitar goddess and shares road wisdom from all her wanderings. You can see Charley playing with Salad on Wednesday 27th September at the Lexington, The MX Tyrants at The Fiddler's Elbow on 13 Oct 2017 and she’s almost definitely playing this Sunday with Keith TOTP & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band at the Windmill in Brixton in the shed out the back. Follow Charley on Instagram at @charleston51 Watch us both in the amazing Thamesmeerd here: http://www.thamesmeerd.com/ Stay in touch! Drop us a line at girlsontourpodcast@gmail.com, follow us online and subscribe!

We're delighted to host rock'n'roll legend Tommy Stinson as the first boy to grace the Girls on Tour podcast! Infamous for his time with seminal rockers The Replacements and more recently Guns'N'Roses he's seen and done it all and very graciously shared his road warrior wisdom! We catch up with Tommy during his UK tour with Bash & Pop and talk about his life on the road from the tender age of 12, how to deal when bandmates go bad and he shares some words of advice to aspiring musicians too! Catch Tommy on tour in 2017 with his bands Bash & Pop and Cowboys in the Campfire – head to www.tommystinson.com/ to find out more! Follow the adventures of Tommy & Mr Thumby on Instagram @tommystinson but be warned, some of the viewing may disturb viewers of a sensitive disposition! Stay in touch! Drop us a line at girlsontourpodcast@gmail.com, follow us online and subscribe!

Be excited listeners! It's Rowena Bird! The woman who has probably been to more places in the world than anyone else I know or am likely to meet...ever!! A co-founder of Lush Cosmetics, make up maven and true travel bug tune in for her travel tips, must have products and a story about a giant pineapple!!!

We are joined by fabulous businesswoman, socialite, Anglophile and globetrotter Ms Tamie Adaya. I persuade Tamie to spill the T on travelling solo, keeping up with her many friendships across many timelines and asking exactly how does she get invites to all the best parties wherever she ends up. You can follow Tamie's adventures on Instagram @tamieadaya and check out the gorgeous @hotelshangrila while you're there too. Keep in touch with us through the Girls on Tour Podcast Facebook page or email us at girlsontourpodcast@gmail.com if you'd like!

It's the first ever Girls on Tour Podcast the podcast for smart, funny, inspirational women! I interview fabulous English folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates. Jackie lets us know how she juggles new motherhood with gigging, spills all on the sounds of a tour bus at night and shares tips on managing long distance relationships and how to keep life balanced while on the road. We are joined in the podcast by special guest baby Rosie! https://www.facebook.com/jackieoatesmusic/ https://www.eccrecords.co.uk/jackie-oates/