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In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Faroe Islands, an autonomous group of islands in the North East Atlantic. Home to almost 50,000 people and with historical links to Denmark, Faroe Islands is a country within the Kingdom of Denmark, but has a distinct culture all of its own, in part due to their isolation and remoteness from the Danish mainland (and pretty much everywhere else also.)
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/liechtenstein | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Liechtenstein, a tiny European principality, sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria that is still ruled by the same family since the early 18th century. In a small valley towards the beginning of the mighty Rhein river, it was frequented by the Romans and incorporated into the empire before that all went sideways and the Vandals earned their name. After passing through the infuential spheres of central Europe through the centuries they were eventually taken over by the Liechtenstein family in a bid to get more favor with the Austro-Hungarian Empire (which worked a treat as it happened.) They side-stepped the devastation of World War 2 and spent the latter half of the 20th century becoming a financial services powerhouse, while also making a surprisingly successful go of manufacturing - dentures and drills in particular. Builders drills. Not dentists drills. Though there's a business plan in there somewhere.
Your hosts are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Switzerland . (Theme music by Thomas O’Boyle)
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we are looking at the little island paradise of the Seychelles, a country made up of an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. This former British colony has a population of just over 90,000, the smallest of any independent African state, and lies 1,500 kilometres (or 932 miles) off East Africa. Like neighbouring Madagascar, the islands are best known for their unique geology and diverse wildlife populations. White sand beaches and clear blue oceans abound here, in what was once a haven for pirates marauding throughout the Indian Ocean. A tropical rainforest climate ensures that the islands are hot and humid year-round. Victoria, the capital city of Seychelles, is the smallest capital in the entire world, with a population of around 27,000 and the country today is one of the most prosperous in all of Africa.
Your hosts are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne@anbeirneach in Switzerland. (Theme music byThomas O’Boyle). Full show-notes with images and links available at www.80dayspodcast.com/2017/05/01/seychelles.
Topic list: [01:10] Intro - sounds pretty nice tbh [02:07] Early history - coco de mer the rudest fruit [06:28] Discovery - Seychelles can't get no respect [14:00] Pierre Poivre & other French colonial hijinks [19:54] As usual the British turn up and Seychelles surrenders many times [26:13] Welcome to the Empire Seychelles [29:24] Seychelles - exotic prison colony with balls, baths and Birch [36:30] Smut(s) and WW2's loyal aliens [40:30] Independence - Brits start to feel bad [45:44] Commie Coup [53:20] Mad Mike Hoare and his bad couping [1:00:37] Democracy, climate change and geology [1:04:22] Food - sharks and tiny persons [1:07:13] Economy - tourism & N. Korean... friendship [1:37:07] Modern day
Welcome to our second episode in season 2 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast. Today we will be exploring the fascinating history and culture of Easter Island.
For full show notes and links, click the link below - https://80dayspodcast.com/2017/04/16/easter-island
Named by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, on Easter Sunday in 1722, the island is best known for the 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were built by the early Rapa Nui people. The island is one of the most isolated in the world, lying more than 1,289 miles from its nearest inhabited neighbour, and almost 2,200 miles from the closest continental point, in Chile. The tiny volcanic island consists of just 163.6 km2 or 63.2 sq mi, making it roughly twice the size of Manhattan. The native population, the Rapa Nui, have endured famines, disease, population collapse, civil war, slave raids and colonial power struggles, and the island was most recently annexed by Chile in 1888. Today, Easter Island is home to around 6,000 people, the majority of whom are descended from the original Rapa Nui settlers.
Topic list [01:20] Intro - a seriously isolated island [05:17] Dr Mara Mulrooney - on polynesian explorers [14:42] The mystery - where did all the people go? [18:08] Moai - giant stone heads [27:50] The other explanations for the mystery [36:53] "Discovery" - Roggeveen, Dutch idiot [42:32] Was there a Civil War...? [46:30] Birdman Cult [53:38] Catholics, slavery, smallpox and Joseph Byrne [1:07:44] Dutrou Bornier - A bad man [1:13:55] Salmond and his sheep and Chile takes over [1:21:11] Mana and the Routledge archaeological expedition [1:29:23] Thor Heyerdahl expedition [1:32:15] Pinochet's law is like Pinochet's love [1:37:07] Modern day