E34 - Against the Grain: The Virgin Lands Campaign in Kazakhstan
Following the death of Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev launched the Virgin Lands Campaign to solve the Soviet Union’s chronic food shortages by farming millions of hectares of uncultivated territory. While ...
13 Tammi 11min
E33 - 🧀 Qurt - The Savory Soul of the Kazakh Steppe
Qurt (also known as kurt or kurut) is a traditional hard, salty cheese made from fermented milk, famously known as the "original travel snack" of Central Asia. Invented by nomadic Turkic and Mongolian...
5 Tammi 12min
E31 - 📈 Kazakhstan Equities Markets - Talk Tenge to Me Baby!
Discover Kazakhstan’s hidden Frontier Market! We break down the KASE and AIX and its strange link to inflation.What’s the deal with Kazakhstan Equities Markets? Located in Central Asia, this country i...
29 Loka 202525min
E30 - Covert Cash & Cold Chaos: How Kazakhstan Secretly Printed Its Way to Economic Independence
Where'd the Kazakh Tenge come from? This is the story of the Tenge, the remarkable and unexpected currency born of chaos. In a time when vodka was used as a savings device, as the ruble crumbled a new...
5 Elo 202511min
E29 - Mining in Kazakhstan: Drilling Down Through Kazakhstan's 'Ore-igins' of Mining.
Explore Kazakhstan's rich mining legacy! From its ancient 'ore-igins' to its role as a global critical minerals powerhouse.Get ready to drill down into its incredible mining story! This isn't just a t...
29 Heinä 202547min
E28 - Kazakhstan and Chevron: The Deal of the Century
Kazakhstan and Chevron: The Deal of the Century. Today we're going into the complex, high-stakes world of post-Soviet energy. Explore how Chevron secured a massive $20 billion joint venture in Kazakhs...
30 Huhti 202516min
🛢️ E27 - Striking Oil in Kazakhstan: Black Gold of the Steppe
Ready to uncover the secrets of the 'black gold of the steppe'? Join us to explore Kazakhstan's epic oil saga!Kazakhstan, a massive country far from the ocean, became a major player on the world energ...
28 Huhti 202517min
