The Pursuit of Feeling

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How travelers travel   Going heart-to-heart with the world’s most influential travelers to discover the places, moments, and memories that have shaped them.   Each episode offers a rolodex of recommendations to help you plan your own travels; from unconsidered destinations to the world’s most unmissable hotels. Together, we want to understand how travel can evoke in us the strongest of feelings – and the most enduring emotions. 

  1. Episode 12 – Jeremy Langmead – Curiosity, luxury, and the joy of getting lost

    JAN 23

    Episode 12 – Jeremy Langmead – Curiosity, luxury, and the joy of getting lost

    In this episode of The Pursuit of Feeling, host Tom Marchant sits down with Jeremy Langmead for a conversation about instinct, emotion, and the quiet power of paying attention. Jeremy’s career has helped shape how many of us see style, culture, and modern life. He has been editor in chief of Esquire and Wallpaper, and was a founder and editor in chief of Mr Porter at its launch with Net-a-Porter. Across print, digital, and commerce, his work has consistently explored the difference between what looks good and what truly feels right. But this conversation moves beyond titles and achievements. Together, Tom and Jeremy trace a journey from page-bound wanderlust to real-world curiosity. They explore how literature trained Jeremy to notice detail, how travel sharpens instinct and taste, and why curiosity, attention, and even a little friction often sit at the heart of creativity and growth. From the rush of New York to the hush of the Dolomites, from Istanbul side streets to Bhutan’s cliffside monasteries, Jeremy reflects on how places shape state of mind, and why the smallest details often matter most. Jeremy also speaks candidly about living with a recurring cancer diagnosis, and how it has reshaped his relationship with time, intention, and luxury itself. The takeaway is simple and profound: the future of luxury is presence. Paying attention. Creating space for feeling. And allowing the places we go to quietly change who we become. Explore more episodes of The Pursuit of Feeling on our website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. www.blacktomato.com www.mrporter.com

    1h 1m
  2. Episode 11 - Unlocking the Emotional Journey of Travel with Philippe Zuber, CEO of Kerzner

    12/18/2025

    Episode 11 - Unlocking the Emotional Journey of Travel with Philippe Zuber, CEO of Kerzner

    What does it mean for travel to actually move us? In this episode of The Pursuit of Feeling, host Tom Marchant sits down with Philippe Zuber, CEO of Kerzner International, for a conversation about what really matters in travel today. They dig into how the best travel experiences are built – not through spectacle or excess, but through emotion, intention, and genuine human connection. Philippe talks about the moments that shaped how he thinks about hospitality: growing up between cultures, building a career across continents, and learning what it means to truly see a place as an expat rather than a tourist. He makes the case that family travel, wellness, and joy aren't add-ons anymore. Today, they're foundational. And he explains how service, done right, becomes its own kind of story. This is a conversation about creating experiences that stay with you. About leadership that prioritizes feeling over formula. About the moments that linger long after you've gone home. Explore more episodes of the Pursuit of Feeling at our website, on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    59 min
  3. Episode 10 – Ash Bhardwaj’s life-long journey to understand “why” we travel

    09/18/2025

    Episode 10 – Ash Bhardwaj’s life-long journey to understand “why” we travel

    In this episode, Tom spoke to journalist and author Ash Bhardwaj; whose award-winning book, Why we Travel, takes an impassioned look at the psychology behind the journeys we take – going far beyond the "where" to examine the much more complicated question of "why". It’s a heartfelt conversation that covers identity, wonder, healing, and the many, variegated forms of “fun” – from experiences that we only enjoy in retrospect to those that throw us in a total flow state.  You’ll also find Ash’s quickfire travel recommendations; probably not including the time he was detained by the KGB in Belarus.

    54 min
  4. Episode 9 – Fern Mallis, the godmother of fashion

    07/12/2025

    Episode 9 – Fern Mallis, the godmother of fashion

    For this week's episode, we were honored to sit down with Fern Mallis – the celebrated creator of New York Fashion Week who, through her own Fashion Icons conversation series, has bent the ear of the titans of fashion.  So, turning the tables, we talked about the feelings that motivate her travels. Along the way, she shared her insights and experiences from a lifetime spent at the top of the industry, offering tips and recommendations on everything from her native New York to India – a country she's visited an astonishing 50 times.

    27 min
  5. Episode 8 – Paul Harris, the Grammy-award winning co-founder of Dirty Vegas

    06/27/2025

    Episode 8 – Paul Harris, the Grammy-award winning co-founder of Dirty Vegas

    As one half of Grammy-award winning house music duo Dirty Vegas, Paul Harris defined a moment in global dance culture; creating music that didn’t just make people move, but made them feel. In our latest episode, Paul opens up about the role that travel plays in his creative process, keeping the beat of spaces and places that have influenced his sound over the years – from Ibiza and Brazil to New York and London. It’s a journey through music, place, and the feelings that linger long after the last track fades.

    41 min
  6. Episode 7 – All about Iceland with Ashley Longshore, "fashion's latest art darling"

    05/29/2025

    Episode 7 – All about Iceland with Ashley Longshore, "fashion's latest art darling"

    In the latest episode of The Pursuit of Feeling, we sat down with renowned New York-based pop artist Ashley Longshore to dig deeper into her affinity with Iceland – a country that she ecstatically calls her “soul twin” – to mark a new Icelandic trip we've just co-curated together. Come for the landscapes; stay for the digressions on elves, trolls, birch liquor, and hotdogs. It’s a wild and inspiring ride.

    32 min
  7. Episode 6 – “Can I tell you something scary?” – with Jacqui Gifford, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure

    05/07/2025

    Episode 6 – “Can I tell you something scary?” – with Jacqui Gifford, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure

    For our latest episode, we're joined by Jacqui Gifford – the intimidatingly well-travelled editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure. She has lived, worked, and written about so much of the world, and that spirit of worldliness was reflected in our conversation. We spoke about chimpanzees, childhood, cosmopolitanism, and comfort zones – and much, much more. In Jacqui’s words, travel can make us hyper-aware of our surroundings. And it is precisely this intensified feeling of awareness that is what makes travel so alive – and so seriously captivating. We hope you enjoy listening.

    41 min
  8. Episode 5 – Meet Dan Flower, the media giant who relaunched The Face

    04/23/2025

    Episode 5 – Meet Dan Flower, the media giant who relaunched The Face

    If relaunching legendary magazine The Face wasn’t enough to place his finger on the pulse on fashion, style and design, then we might mention the creative visionary  Dan Flower’s work as the Creative Director of Soho House – or his involvement with an eye-boggling array of media and digital culture stalwarts over the years. If it’s been worth looking at, listening to, or reading, then you can be pretty sure that Dan has had a hand in it. Understandably, this work has taken Dan all around the world. In this episode, he talks Tobago, chats about his childhood in Philadelphia, deconstructs the history of Berlin’s DIY culture, and tackles travel’s complex relationship with the power of nostalgia – and a whole lot more.

    49 min
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How travelers travel   Going heart-to-heart with the world’s most influential travelers to discover the places, moments, and memories that have shaped them.   Each episode offers a rolodex of recommendations to help you plan your own travels; from unconsidered destinations to the world’s most unmissable hotels. Together, we want to understand how travel can evoke in us the strongest of feelings – and the most enduring emotions. 

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  • Creator
    Black Tomato
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
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