Swiss Up!: Recent Episodes
Tay Kinnear
Get the skinny on all things Swiss.
Each episode, our Swiss expert Dario will talk us through a different topic, with all the juicy details left in.
From nuclear bunkers filled with gold hidden in the Swiss Alps, to how Direct Democracy works, it's all here and it's all ready for you to sink your teeth into.
Or your ears.
Today on the show we're talking about what the effects of the Indonesian eruption were, how they impacted Switzerland, and what are the chances that this could happen again.
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Find out all about how Carouge became such a quirky suburb of Geneva on today's episode of Swiss Up!
Originating from a legend surrounding the death of Pontius Pilate, Dario discusses what made people fear this mountain and why it was said to bring bad luck.
We're talking about the art that was looted by the Nazis and what Switzerland are doing (or not doing) to help get it back.
Travel back in time with us to the 19th century when hotels along the shores of Lake Geneva needed ice and the only way to transport it from the mountains was by wagon.
We discuss how Huawei, a Chinese tech giant, has been collaborating with Switzerland and selling infrastructure in the country for many years
On today's episode we discuss Yersin's life and career - specifically, how he ended up in Hong Kong identifying the plague and creating a vaccine.