Coffee & Geography S02E02 Andy Poulastides (UK)

Kit chats to Andy Poulastides over a White Russian, chatting about London’s urban sprawl, European heritage, spaceships and dropping in as many Sci-Fi references as possible, amongst other things!Andy is a podcaster, photographer and ‘sci-fi aficionado’. 6 ft, about 175lb, dark brown hair, beard, usually seen in jeans and quirky sci-fi t-shirt. Andy does actually identify as a geographer because, and paraphrasing Star-Lord, 'Because I live on it!' (also he’s fascinated how Geography and History intertwine).Some links to things mentioned in the chat:-   Urban changes in Colindale: https://twitter.com/MHHistSoc/status/1480498940055273475 -   Star Trek TNG episode “Sarek”: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Sarek_(episode) -   Climate Change in Sci-Fi: https://geogramblings.com/2021/11/13/climate-change-in-sci-fi-featuring-the-great-derelict-podcast/ -   Blade Runner: What It Means to Be Human in the Cybernetic State (HuffPost blog): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/blade-runner_b_1445387-   Golf-ball typewriters: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/fine-art-antiques/design-moment-ibm-golf-ball-1961-1.3704536 Expand your Geography community by connecting with Andy via Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Andy3E/ and check out ‘The Great Derelict’ and other podcasts here: http://roguetwomedia.com/==About Coffee & Geography==The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==•   Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.•   Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform. •   Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley •   Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.**Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.