Travel Bite: Small country, big personality - North Macedonia

Travel Bite: Small country, big personality - North Macedonia

Why did North Macedonia splurge on statues? And what do the locals do with strong alcohol, apart from drink it? We revisit our journey to the Balkan nation to dig up some of the oddities and delicacies we encountered in the capital, which is home to a colorful, curious mix of influences old and new, communist and capitalist, Ottoman and Roman.

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Bagels: Coming full circle

Bagels: Coming full circle

The bagel is in its rainbow era, but this beloved bread's journey goes way back. We're rounding off season one with a dense, doughy episode that's both scrumptious and surprising. We trace the humble ...

6 Helmi 202432min

India Pale Ale: Hipster hype or colonial hangover?

India Pale Ale: Hipster hype or colonial hangover?

IPA – the trailblazer of craft beers – holds within it stories of empire, exploitation and evolution. We head to the pub (it's hard work, but someone's gotta do it) and explore British rule in India a...

23 Tammi 202447min

Introducing: The Disappearing Spoon

Introducing: The Disappearing Spoon

We're on a short break, but of course, you still need a dose of quirky history – so here's another podcast we think you'll love. The Disappearing Spoon is a topsy-turvy, science-y history podcast host...

9 Tammi 202422min

Christmas: Piñatas & pavlovas

Christmas: Piñatas & pavlovas

With so many places around the world celebrating the holiday, a lot of countries put their own very unique spin on the season's traditions. Japan, we're looking at you. Test your yuletide knowledge in...

19 Joulu 202324min

Homeopathy: Can sugar pills fill the holes in modern medicine?

Homeopathy: Can sugar pills fill the holes in modern medicine?

Can we cure loneliness with diluted extracts of the Berlin Wall? Or COVID with diluted arsenic? This is the story of how a maverick medic from eastern Germany harnessed the placebo effect and exported...

13 Joulu 202341min

Oracles: Echoes of ancient prophets in the age of AI

Oracles: Echoes of ancient prophets in the age of AI

Humans have always wanted to look into the future – but have we lost control over it? Travel with us to the bellybutton of the world to uncover the secrets of the oracles of old and to find out what t...

21 Marras 202341min

Milk: From mutations to mustaches

Milk: From mutations to mustaches

Who put the cheese in your stuffed-crust pizza? Or cows on a Caribbean island? And when more than half the world's population can't actually digest milk, is it really essential for a healthy diet? On ...

7 Marras 202342min

Passports: Freedom for sale

Passports: Freedom for sale

The little booklets we use to cross borders and take a vacation abroad didn't always exist. So where did they come from? Stories of privilege, control and belonging are hidden in the watermarked pages...

24 Loka 202338min

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