E33 - 🧀 Qurt - The Savory Soul of the Kazakh Steppe

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 Jan 11min

Let's ride some powder in the Switzerland of Central Asia.In this episode of Steppe By Steppe, we journey to the "Mountains of Heaven" to uncover a skiing legacy that is both ancient and radically mod...

31 Dec 202511min

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 Okt 202525min

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 Aug 202511min

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 Juli 202547min

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 Apr 202516min

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 Apr 202517min