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Sunday Post: State of the Friends of Anglotopia Club Annual Letter

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This week, I give members an update on how the club is doing and where we're going in the next year. All of this is possible because of your membership…

BONUS EPISODE: What’s on in London in June 2026, Royal Events, Exhibitions, Theatre, Heatwave Travel Tips

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In this special bonus episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas launches an experimental new monthly format: a London events guide covering what's actually on in the city this month…
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Episode 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast

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In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Brendan Dowd — West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran, government consultant, and host of History Nerds United, one…
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Sunday Post: The Lake District Heritage Steam Railway in Miniature

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This week, following on from sharing my recent experience on the Hardknott Pass, I share what I did right after, which involved a steam train (I am me, after all). 

Episode 97: City of Dreaming Spires – The Anglotopia Guide to Oxford – Travel, Tips, and Tricks

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In this solo episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas delivers his definitive guide to Oxford — his favorite city in England outside of London and the subject of his…
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Sunday Post: My First Flight to Britain in 2001

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For this week's Sunday Post, I take us back in time to my first visit to Britain in the summer of 2001 with my mother.

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Episode 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend

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In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas sits down with Dr. Gary L. Stiles — physician, medical researcher, former Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Research at Duke University, and…
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Sunday Post: Peak Happiness - Driving the Hardknott Pass

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This week, I revisit one of my favorite travel memories, driving one of Britain's steepest roads in a rental car.

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Episode 95: Lights, Camera, Britain: A Film Scholar on What Makes British Cinema So Distinctively British

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In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas sits down with Spencer Murphy — Assistant Professor in Media and Communications at Coventry University, specialist in film theory and cross-cultural…
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Sunday Post: Hadrian’s Wall Update - 100 Days to Go

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This week, I give one of my semi-regular updates on preparing to walk Hadrian’s Wall as we pass an important (to me) milestone. 

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Operational Note: No New Podcast This Week

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Apologies for the out ot sequence email, but I forgot to put this in the Sunday Post yesterday in the member update section. There won't be a…

Sunday Post: Exploring Pembroke Castle

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This week, we head back to explore Wales and its fascinating history at Pembroke Castle in a new article from Laura Porter, who visits a previous guest on the Anglotopia…

Episode 94: The Tudor Podcast Pioneer – Heather Teysko on Obsession, Community & TudorCon 2026

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In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Heather Teysko — host of the Renaissance English History Podcast, founder of TudorCon, and one of the true…
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