Dec 2025

Minisode: The Jingle Bells Story (Christmas 2025)

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/jinglebells | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we're exploring the story behind the writer of the most well-known secular Christmas song: Jingle Bells, and some of its surprising bac ... Show More

1h 2m

May 2025

Ceuta (S6.10)

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/ceuta | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast n this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about the autonomous city of Ceuta -- Spanish exclave, military post, and free port on the coast of Morocco, at the Medi ... Show More

1h 52m

Feb 2025

Shetland (S6.09)

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/shetland | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about Shetland, a group of about 100 islands, fewer than 20 of them inhabited, in Scotland, 210 km (130 miles) north ... Show More

2h 4m

Nov 2019

Short Stuff: The Conch Republic

Back in 1982, Key West seceded from the United States. Don’t believe us? It’s true! Just listen to the episode, will you? Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="http ... Show More

14m 32s

Jun 2020

E04 Where to? Australia

İn this episode you will learn lots of interesting facts about a country, where you can find more sheep than people, spent a half of your life trying to visit all the beaches, and the history of which will scare you to death. Listen to the end and find out why this mysterious cou ... Show More

16m 54s

Nov 2023

Lost In Space

This week, Samantha Harvey joins us to talk about her voyage around the earth; and Miranda France on a fascinating tour of the British archipelago.‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey‘The Britannias: An island quest’, by Alice AlbiniaProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acas ... Show More

56m 42s

Nov 2018

78 Degrees North

Short stories about passports, visas, and making “home”. And, the KC team challenge themselves to find a place in the world where visas don't matter.Thank you to Mohamed Somji, Liz Eschauzier, Anna Zacarias and Dylan Fitzgerald for sharing their short stories of living in the UAE ... Show More

18m 31s

Oct 2022

S3 Episode 4 - "Red Island"

The war before the war on a self-reliant island off South Korea. Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/4e9hkmGdDhycmgcGKe3bF0?si=d97_H1fvS5CV84ZvcEhZqQ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your a ... Show More

1 h

May 2023

714 Uniquely Georgian; Amsterdam 2023; Puzzle of Polynesia

Hear about the natural beauty and rich culture that await visitors in the Republic of Georgia, where Europe meets Asia. Then get an update on the travel scene in Amsterdam, where recent regulations attempt to minimize the impact of "nuisance tourists," and a renovated riverfro ... Show More

52 m

Mar 2021

Flagged and Stamped

Over the last half century, as many nations around our region have gained independence or been through regime change, they've have had to ask themselves big questions. Like, what makes our country, our country? What are the symbols that define us? And, who gets to decide the answ ... Show More

37m 29s

Sep 2023

The 49th Parallel (Classic)

A listener takes us to a town on the edge of the longest undefended border in the world. Note: US-Canada border regulations <a href="https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/covid/menu-eng.html" target="_blank">have been updated</a> since this episode first aired.<st ... Show More

14m 24s

Montserrat, Spain (S6.05)