Nations of the World
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis podcast series is intended to take you on a journey to each of the world's many fascinating and diverse nations. In each episode you will learn factual points as well as many details that make each nation unique.
Each episode will include four segments. The first one - Bare Bones - will include the basics such as the country's capital, it's form of government, languages, religions, and more. The second one - Heart of the Nation - is where we go more in depth into the geography, wildlife, history, family life, education, arts and culture, imports and exports, to name a few. The third one - Who is? will discuss a few of the notable people from this country. The fourth one - (my favourite) Who Would've Thought? - where detailed unique facts about a country are presented.
You will hear no debates, no political slants, and no personal opinions. You will get just the facts.
Gaining knowledge about other people and their culture is often the best way to understand who they are and why they do things a certain way. This, in turn, can make us less fearful of differences and hopefully more accepting.
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Azerbaijan
September 19, 2021 22:45 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBAzerbaijan is a country which is naturally on fire. It has natural gas reserves which supply the fuel for a 10-meter-long wall of fire that has been burning continuously since 1950. Find out which famous explorer first spotted these mysterious flames in the 13th century. Not only is this mountain of fire, but there is a spring which has a high Methane content which sets it on fire when ignited. · 00:00 – Intro · 00:27 – Bare Bones · 02:27 – Heart of the Nation · 1:08...
Austria
September 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBHow did Vienna’s coffee house culture make it onto the UNESCO’s list of sites under the category “Intangible Cultural Heritage?” The Broadway musical The Sound of Music was based on the true story of the von Trapp family. How much of their history was portrayed in this musical? The oldest still-operating restaurant in the world is found in Austria. How old is it? · 00:00 – Intro · 00:35 – Bare Bones · 02:29 – Heart of the Nation · 01:21:38 – Who Is? · 01:30:55...
Australia Part 2
August 22, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBIs it possible for a group of British convicts to travel by sea on a voyage for 8 months to a new land and successfully farm it for food and to colonize it? Australia’s history says, “yes.” Today the founding of this nation is celebrated as Australia Day, but the original inhabitants of the land, the Aboriginal Australians, call it “Invasion Day.” Australia is a nation of many firsts, largests, longests, and oldests. Join me to learn more about what makes this country so interesting and uniq...
Australia Part 1
August 08, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBIs it possible for a group of British convicts to travel by sea on a voyage for 8 months to a new land and successfully farm it for food and to colonize it? Australia’s history says, “yes.” Today the founding of this nation is celebrated as Australia Day, but the original inhabitants of the land, the Aboriginal Australians, call it “Invasion Day.” Australia is a nation of many firsts, largests, longests, and oldests. Join me to learn more about what makes this country so interesting and uniq...
Armenia
July 25, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 134 MBArmenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as the state religion. It is the proposed site of the biblical Garden of Eden. The people are known for their encompassing hospitality. Chess is part of the school curriculum, and the country has produced some of the world’s greatest chess players. · 00:00 – Intro · 00:25 – Bare Bones · 01:55 – Heart of the Nation · 01:25:06 – Who Is? · 01:27:39 – Who Would’ve Thought? Find Nations of the World Podcast: Email...
Argentina
July 11, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBDiscover how the tango first sprang to life in the brothels of Buenos Aires, and since has evolved into what is considered glamour and elegance in high society today. Argentina also has something you wouldn’t expect – one of the world’s most dynamic and accessible ice fields. How large is the world’s biggest-know dinosaur to date? A fossil from one of these pre-historic creatures was found in a desolate part of southern Patagonia, in Argentina. · 00:00 – Intro · 00:29 – Bare Bone...
Antigua and Barbuda
June 27, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBSee how this tiny dual-island nation – a year-round popular tourist destination in the Caribbean – is made up of one coral island, Barbuda; and one volcanic island, Antigua. There’s also a third uninhabited island – Redonda, which is entirely a national park. Discover how one enterprising man set up sugar plantations and ushered in 50 years of sugar cultivation on the island of Antigua. This also contributed to the diverse mix of ethnicity that make up the unique Antigua and Barbuda people. ...
Angola
June 13, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBAngola, in southwestern Africa, was a former Portuguese colony but gained self-rule in 1975. After 27 years of civil war, which ended in 2002, it is slowly emerging as a major economic powerhouse in Africa and has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Yet, in an article from the New York Times in March, 2015 it said,” This is a country laden with oil, diamonds, Porsche-driving millionaires and toddlers starving to death. New Unicef figures show this well-off but corrupt African ...
Andorra
May 30, 2021 21:30 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBAndorra is a landlocked micro state in Southwestern Europe along the Pyrenees Mountains, neighbored by France and Spain. It’s the 6th smallest country in Europe and has a population of about 85,000. Andorra is the world’s only co-principality. One prince is the President of France and the other is the Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. See how this country was almost convinced to turn its government over to Boris Skossyreff, a Russian adventurer and international swindler, who attempted t...
Algeria
May 17, 2021 01:30 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBAlgeria is a nation which is 99 percent Sunni Muslim and Islamic traditions drive the nation in a large way. These traditions dictate a lot of humanitarian issues, especially regarding women, as well as many judicial decisions. There is a great mixture of French and Arabic culture, and there is also a population of indigenous people, the Berber, who have influenced the culture as well. Learn about the Barbary Pirates, who lived in Algeria preying on merchant ships of many nations, and how th...
Albania
May 03, 2021 00:15 - 1 hour - 106 MBAlbania has emerged from a communist state in 1991, and a completely isolated nation with no allies but China, to a parliamentary republic with several trading partners and currently pursuing a path of greater Euro-Atlantic integration. It is also becoming a desirable tourist location due to its pristine Mediterranean landscape. Learn about the many superstitious beliefs it traditionally holds. Also learn why more than one third of all Albanians live outside of Albania. · 00:00:00...
Nations of the World Trailer
April 18, 2021 20:00 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBThis podcast series will take the listener on a journey to each and every nation of the world where you will learn not only factual points about a nation, but also fascinating details that make it unique. A new episode will be published every other week. Find Nations of the World Podcast: Email [email protected] Website https://nationsoftheworldpodcast.com/ Patreon patreon.com/nationsoftheworldpodcast
Afghanistan
April 18, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBAfghanistan, a nation of internal and external conflicts, is still trying to carve out its identity. The capital city of Kabul is one of the oldest and fastest growing cities in the world. There is one remaining Jewish person living in the nation. Listen to learn more about what the country is famous for. · 00:00 – Intro · 01:00 – Bare Bones · 03:41 – Heart of the Nation · 01:12:37 – Who Is? · 01:13:14 – Who Would’ve Thought? Find Nations of the World P...