
Historian Jeremiah Jenne and journalist Sarah Keenlyside explore historical travellers and the worlds they encountered, connecting past journeys to today's travel destinations. www.bytheirowncompass.com
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 26 | Founded | 8 months ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistorySociety & CulturePlaces & Travel | |||

There are few women in recent history more impressive than Nellie Bly. In 1889, aged just 25, this American reporter had already pioneered undercover journalism as we know it after faking insanity to expose a poorly run asylum. Then she decided to pu... more
In the summer of 1966, a group of men from one of the most isolated countries on Earth stepped off a plane into Swinging Sixties Britain. They had no idea about miniskirts or Beatlemania. Some were so unnerved by a statue of Jesus in their guesthouse... more
Has a more iconic road ever been built? This year, America’s famous highway turns 100. Route 66 and its fellow numbered roads were revolutionary when the federal highway system was created in 1926. For the first time ever, an ordinary person could na... more
Decades before Christopher Columbus and Europe’s “Age of Exploration”, a strapping Chinese admiral named Zheng He commanded the biggest fleet of ships the world had ever seen – treasure ships so enormous that nothing comparable sailed the oceans for ... more
People also subscribe to these shows.





Fascinated to learn about Mickey Hahn’s unconventional life in 1930s China. Can’t wait to get to Shanghai and check out what’s left of this beguiling period.
Thoroughly interesting discussions on historic travelers delivered in a fun, creative manner.
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #247 |
Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
A history- and travel-focused show where two hosts dissect the lives of notable travellers and the places they visited, linking past journeys to contemporary destinations. Episodes blend biography, cultural context, and travel tips, often exploring gender, politics, and power dynamics in historical travel narratives while drawing out lessons for today's explorers and readers. Noteworthy are its thoughtful pairings of scholarly analysis with accessible storytelling, practical site recommendations, and a knack for connecting distant eras to present-day travel experiences. This combination makes it appealing to listeners who enjoy deep-dive history, literary travel, and curated highlights of heritage sites.
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for By Their Own Compass. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to By Their Own Compass and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for By Their Own Compass, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for By Their Own Compass, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers By Their Own Compass has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with By Their Own Compass:
1. The Rest Is Politics
2. You're Dead to Me
3. The Rest Is Politics: Leading
4. Newscast
5. The Book Club
By Their Own Compass launched 8 months ago and published 26 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for By Their Own Compass from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of By Their Own Compass. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on By Their Own Compass include:
1. Nicola Di Cosmo
2. Peter Zheutlin
3. Hodding Carter
4. Dan Kobayashi
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.