Episodes

  • 05 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1985-1994

    05 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1985-1994
    May 23 2025
    Painting of Hong Kong harbour by Ron Esplin In this fifth episode Ron travels to Asia and America experiencing electronics and discovering the marketing magic of Akio Morita. Ron’s country count shoots up by nine, join him to find out what he thought of China in 1986, and of Bali, before it became a destination of choice. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    11 mins
  • 04 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1975-1984

    04 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1975-1984
    May 16 2025
    Painting of 63 Pacific Street, Dunedin, NZ by Ron Esplin In this fourth episode hear all about Ron’s family life back in Dunedin and how he walked the streets to get a job. Even though this decade involved no overseas travel, discover what quirk enabled Ron to find adventure on his own two feet. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    11 mins
  • 03 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1965-1974

    03 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1965-1974
    May 9 2025
    Painting of Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway by Ron Esplin In this third episode discover how many countries Ron visited in his third decade. Find out what language was not popular to speak at that time, who were the gruffest people in Europe, and what’s the one word Ron used to describe Liechtenstein. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    11 mins
  • 02 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1955-1964

    02 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1955-1964
    May 2 2025
    Painting of Earnslaw, Queenstown NZ by Ron Esplin In this second episode discover how Ron Esplin, despite staying in New Zealand for his teenage years, managed to get free travel. Find out his disappointment when a “tua” finally arrived in Queenstown. What did he think it was going to be, and, what did it turn out to be? This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    9 mins
  • 01 - Around The World in 80 Minutes - 1944-1954

    01 - Around The World in 80 Minutes - 1944-1954
    Apr 25 2025
    Painting of RMS Ruahine in the Panama Canal by Ron Esplin In this first episode discover how Ron Esplin travelled one and a half times around the world by the time he was ten years old. Find out this young boys joy at the sound of the steel drums, the taste of his first banana and his one big memory of the ancient city of Pompeii. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    10 mins
  • Around The World in 80 Mintues Trailer

    Around The World in 80 Mintues Trailer
    Apr 3 2025
    Welcome to Around the world in 80 minutes, a podcast series based on the book Around the world in 80 years by Julie Woods and illustrated by Ron Esplin. In these eight ten minute episodes, we are going to cover the 80 countries artist and adventurer Ron Esplin visited by the time he was 80.
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    1 min