Podcast Episodes
Back to Search591a Polynesian Explorers; Northern Greece; Greek to Me
We admire the seafaring prowess of the Polynesians and hear how a cultural faux pas led to Captain James Cook's fateful encounter with 18th-century H…
1 year, 11 months ago
750 Mini Italian Lesson; Geography of Genius; Timbuktu Haircut
We learn some surprisingly useful Italian phrases from one of Italy's most popular newspaper columnists, then consider why certain places have foster…
1 year, 11 months ago
749 Totally Eclipsed; Mekong Paddle Pilgrim; Strange Food
A nature filmmaker and self-proclaimed "umbraphile" shares tips for viewing the next total solar eclipse, when the moon will cast its otherworldly sh…
1 year, 11 months ago
748 Quirky Oslo; Last Empty Places; Herbal
An American expat in Oslo shares some of the quirks and customs of life in his adopted home. Then, a wilderness and history author recounts what he f…
1 year, 11 months ago
597a Dublin Walk; The Immortal Irishman; Aran Islands
In this all-Irish hour, tour guides describe some of the intriguing sights you'd encounter on a walking tour of Dublin and explain why the rugged Ara…
1 year, 11 months ago
747 Ireland in 100 Objects; Midlife Michelangelo; Language City New York
A columnist for the Irish Times describes some of the historical objects so cherished by his compatriots that they're considered key to Ireland's nat…
2 years ago
746 Goodbye Eastern Europe; The Long Field in Wales
A historian describes how eastern European countries have modernized since the Cold War and examines the kinds of challenges they face today. And an …
2 years ago
641a Finding Europe in America; Cruise Ship Nightmare; Iceland Backcountry
Get ideas and tips from TV host Samantha Brown for finding little corners of Europe in the New World, then hear an author's dramatic firsthand accoun…
2 years ago
745 Orkney Living; Walkable European Cities; Nomads of Europe
Hear what it's like to live on one of the windswept Orkney Islands off the northern tip of Scotland, where people have lived since before recorded hi…
2 years ago
744 Falling for Saturn; Heart of Martin Sheen; Florentine Favorites
Astronomer Philip Plait — who fell in love with Saturn after first viewing the gas giant, with its mesmerizing rings and moons, through a telescope a…
2 years, 1 month ago