Best Radio Turkmenistan Podcasts (2024)

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Eclipse Chaser 21:14

2M ago21:14

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After missing the opportunity to see the last total solar eclipse in the United States back in 2017, I decided to add this experience to my bucket list and vowed I would do whatever it takes to see an eclipse in the future. A few weeks ago, I got my chance. Joined by my brother Drew and his friends Jeremy and Claire, I drove up to the woods of nort…

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Friday, April 19, 2024 07:59 UTC 10:00

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10:00

Friday, April 19, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Thursday, April 18, 2024 07:59 UTC 5:24

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Thursday, April 18, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 07:59 UTC 10:01

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 07:59 UTC 0:08

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Monday, April 15, 2024 07:59 UTC 0:30

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Monday, April 15, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Sunday, April 14, 2024 07:59 UTC 10:01

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10:01

Sunday, April 14, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Friday, April 12, 2024 07:59 UTC 9:39

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9:39

Friday, April 12, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Thursday, April 11, 2024 07:59 UTC 9:43

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Thursday, April 11, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 07:59 UTC 2:01

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Monday, April 8, 2024 07:59 UTC 9:57

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Monday, April 8, 2024 07:59 UTCBy radiobenengineering@gmail.com

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Every Country Without Flying 49:09

6M ago49:09

49:09

Thor Pedersen always felt like he was born too late. He grew up in a world where other people had already done most of the amazing things, like venturing to the North and South Poles, climbing the highest mountains, following the longest rivers, and exploring the depths of the deepest seas. But in 2013, at the age of 34, he discovered one record th…

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Prison Rodeo 8:15

1y ago8:15

8:15

After releasing my last episode where I shared stories from my time in Oklahoma many years ago, I came across one more short radio piece in my archives that I thought some of your might enjoy. It’s about another cultural phenomenon unique to Oklahoma that I experienced: the world’s only behind-the-walls prison rodeo. Before a stadium of 9000 cheeri…

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Stories From Flyover Country 46:06

1y ago46:06

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Two decades ago, I was just starting out as a public radio reporter, applying for literally every radio job opening I saw, and somehow I ended up getting hired by a small station in Norman, Oklahoma. Given that the culture, politics, and geography were so incredibly different from anything I’d been exposed to up to that point. moving there from my …

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18 Years in Rome (with The Bittersweet Life) 31:03

1+ y ago31:03

31:03

If you listened to my last episode, you heard the story of my friend Jamie Yuenger, an American who moved from New York City to the Netherlands and was struggling to make the transition and figure out how to fit in. Following up on that theme, today I’m sharing a recent episode from my friends at The Bittersweet Life podcast, where co-host Tiffany …

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Stranger in a Strange Land 28:55

1+ y ago28:55

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From the age of 24 until she was 37, Jamie Yuenger lived in New York City. While she started out having a complicated relationship with the city, she grew over time to love her adopted hometown. Then a few years ago, she fell in love with a Dutch guy named Piet and decided to move to the Netherlands to be with him. That meant she’d be starting over…

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Off the Beaten Jack 21:32

1+ y ago21:32

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Last winter during the pandemic, Jack Boswell started to reevaluate his place in life and realize that at the age of 31, he still hadn’t chased his real passion of being a Hollywood screenwriter. So he decided to quit his job and hop on a plane where he lived in London to head to Los Angeles and give it a go. But instead of flying directly there, h…

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Turkmenistan Revisited 20:11

2y ago20:11

20:11

As you may have seen in my feed, I recently teamed up with my colleagues at NPR’s Planet Money economic podcast to report a story that prominently featured the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan — which is probably one of the most obscure countries in the world, and certainly not a place that most of us hear much about, much less visit. Only abo…

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The Salvage Car Silk Road 29:46

2y ago29:46

29:46

A few months ago, a friend of mine named Oraz who runs an autobody repair shop in Turkmenistan came across a kind of puzzle. A new vehicle had just arrived on his lot. A white Lexus SUV. He could see by the registration sticker that it came from my home state of New Jersey, but the even stranger thing was the shape it was in. It was practically bra…

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Ayahuasca Reexamined 27:12

2y ago27:12

27:12

I’m always open to listener feedback on Far From Home, and I heard from someone recently who’s given me a new perspective on one of my past stories and forced me to see things in a new light, so I wanted to share it with all of my listeners. Several years ago on the show, I featured a series of stories about Lucho, a traditional medicine man from P…

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What Shelter Means to Me 34:24

2y ago34:24

34:24

While I’ve been hunkered down these past few years, avoiding traveling and staying home while I rode out the pandemic, I’ve been incredibly lucky that I’ve had a safe and comfortable place to live. But what has this experience been like for people in living situations that failed to provide basic levels of safety, privacy, and comfort? On this epis…

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Refugee Stories 50:07

2y ago50:07

50:07

Over the past 2 months, more than 5 million people have left Ukraine, and another 6-and-a-half-million have fled their homes and are now displaced elsewhere within their own country, making this Europe’s largest humanitarian crisis since World War II. Neighboring countries are struggling to keep up with the exodus, but they’ve generally been fairly…

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Ukraine 21:21

2y ago21:21

21:21

On this episode, I speak to Savelli and Olexander, two Ukrainians who’ve suddenly had their lives upended after the Russian military invaded their country. ————- On Far From Home, award-winning public radio journalist Scott Gurian documents fascinating stories from far-flung places like Iran, Chernobyl, and Mongolia. For more info, visit farfromhom…

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Revisiting Central Asia 24:07

2+ y ago24:07

24:07

Central Asia is not a place that most Westerners know or think about very often. But now that I’ve been there, my ears perk up on the rare instances when it makes the news, as was the case on two separate occasions over the past few weeks. In light of recent developments in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, I re-play excerpts of some episodes I featured…

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Cell Phone Santa 6:43

2+ y ago6:43

6:43

Take Santa Claus. Then ditch the red suit and the flying reindeer, and you’ve got a guy who’s all about giving. On this last episode of my third season, I tell the story of the time my dad tried out the role and got more than he bargained for! This story originally aired many years ago on NPR’s Day to Day. Thanks to my editor Russell Lewis. ————- O…

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COVID Stories Part 4 19:39

2+ y ago19:39

19:39

Nearly 2 years into the Covid-19 pandemic, new waves of infection continue to spread around the world, and the Omicron variant is causing renewed fears in places that previously thought they had the virus under control. So I’m releasing another episode in my series where I check in with friends and colleagues around the world to get a sense of what…

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Playing Tour Guide (with The Radio Vagabond) 33:07

2+ y ago33:07

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Having grown up just outside of New York City, I visited most of the big tourist attractions like the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and Rockefeller Center when I was a kid. But when you spend a lot of time in a place and get to know it well, you start to discover some really cool but lesser-known areas, and those are the ones I alwa…

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How did I end up here? 22:39

2+ y ago22:39

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When you travel, it’s inevitable that you’ll occasionally have weird or random experiences, where you might have certain expectations before you arrive at a place, but then you’re totally thrown for a loop. Sometimes it’s frustrating, and other times it ends up being a pleasant surprise, but either way, it’s unexpected, and there’s this moment wher…

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The Stories of September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows 1:08:47

3y ago1:08:47

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In the immediate aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, President Bush vowed revenge against the perpetrators, but not everyone found his words comforting. Around this time, a small but vocal group of people got together to speak out. They were the parents, spouses, siblings, and children of people who were killed in the World Trade Cen…

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Stockholm Norms (with Here There Be Dragons) 50:36

3y ago50:36

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Knowing the rules and being able to navigate them can be a big part of feeling safe in any city. On this episode of Far From Home, I share an episode from another great podcast I recently discovered called “Here There Be Dragons,” where host Jess Myers speaks to residents of Stockholm, Sweden trying to figure out the norms, how to use them, and how…

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Revisiting the Mongol Rally 1:08:13

3y ago1:08:13

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July 17th, 2021 marked the fifth anniversary of the day my brother Drew and I — along with our friends Jane and Rosi — set out from southern England on an 11,000 mi (18k km) road trip across Europe and Asia. Over the seven weeks that followed, we’d cross 18 countries, 8 time zones, 5 mountain ranges, and a few deserts, before eventually ending up i…

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Out of Your Comfort Zone 31:45

3y ago31:45

31:45

When you travel – especially if you’re in a distant and unfamiliar place – it’s inevitable that sooner or later, things will happen that are beyond your control. You’re thrown a curveball and you’ve got to do your best to stay calm, be creative, and improvise. On this episode, I feature two stories from friends of mine who got caught in unexpected …

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Tuning in the World 1:05:56

3y ago1:05:56

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COVID-19 has closed borders and made travel difficult if not impossible for many of us over the past year-and-a-half. But radio signals don't need passports or plane tickets. They circle the earth, bouncing off the atmosphere. So even if you’re confined to your home, it’s possible — with a good antenna — to listen to voices from the other side of t…

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COVID Stories Part 3 20:37

3y ago20:37

20:37

On this episode of Far From Home, I continue my series where I’m checking in with friends and colleagues around the world to get a sense of the many ways COVID-19 is affecting people and how their governments are handling the pandemic. This time we hear voices from Tunisia, Switzerland, Cameroon, Antigua and Barbuda, Mexico, and the Czech Republic.…

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Revisiting Chernobyl 32:30

3y ago32:30

32:30

April 26, 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former USSR — which remains the worst nuclear accident in history — so I’m re-releasing an episode from my second season where my friend Donna and I visited the site of the explosion and toured abandoned buildings in nearby villages. You can r…

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Oklahoma City 31:40

3y ago31:40

31:40

Each year on April 19th, residents of Oklahoma City commemorate the anniversary of the 1995 bombing in their city, which prior to September 11th bore the distinction of being the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. On this episode of Far From Home, I dig into my archives to share two stories I produced about the bombing from back when I wa…

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Revisiting Belfast 39:56

3y ago39:56

39:56

Over the past week, violence has once again broken out in Northern Ireland. During one skirmish in Belfast last Wednesday, rioters threw Molotov cocktails, several police officers were injured, and a double decker bus was hijacked and burnt to the ground. It was the latest flare-up in long-simmering tensions between Catholic nationalists — who are …

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The Sounds of Silence 22:53

3+ y ago22:53

22:53

Over the past year, COVID-19 has had all sorts of ripple effects that most of us never imagined: Air pollution plummeted as people stopped flying. Companies closed their office buildings for good as working from home became the new norm. And here’s another change you might not have thought much about: The pandemic has radically altered how the worl…

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Te Araroa 21:13

3+ y ago21:13

21:13

Having hiked the Appalachian Trail, Justin and Patrice La Vigne thought they knew what they were getting into when they decided to embark on Te Araroa, a 2000 mile path across New Zealand. But they ended up being blown away by the kindness and incredible hospitality of the people they met along the way. If you’re interested in learning more about t…

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Foreign Correspondence 1:25:25

3+ y ago1:25:25

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I’m taking a break between seasons right now, but I’m popping back into your feed with a special bonus episode I’m sharing from a really great podcast called Foreign Correspondence. It’s hosted by Jake Spring, who’s a journalist for Reuters based in Brazil. On his program, Jake does fascinating interviews with other journalists around the world, an…

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Japarican Christmas 13:30

3+ y ago13:30

13:30

On this final episode of Season 3, I return to where I began 2020 in Puerto Rico, on the last trip I took prior to the pandemic. I join my friend Rob at a parranda — the Puerto Rican version of Christmas caroling — except this parranda has a unique twist. ——————— On Far From Home, award-winning public radio journalist Scott Gurian documents fascina…

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Close to Home 18:03

3+ y ago18:03

18:03

COVID-19 may have forced most of us to take a break from traveling for the foreseeable future, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some really cool places to discover right in our own neighborhoods. On this episode, I join about a dozen suburban adventurers on an exploration of Toney’s Brook, a local stream that flows through — and under — the town …

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Day of the Deceased 20:09

3+ y ago20:09

20:09

While Americans were celebrating Halloween and heading to the polls, Peruvians were busy commemorating El Dia de los Defuntos, the day at the beginning of November each year when they remember their deceased relatives. On this episode of Far From Home, I visit one of the world’s largest cemeteries on the outskirts of Lima, Peru as thousands of peop…

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COVID Stories Part 2 18:39

3+ y ago18:39

18:39

On this episode of Far From Home, I continue my series where I’m checking in with friends and colleagues around the world to get a sense of the many ways COVID-19 is affecting people and how their governments are handling the pandemic. This time we hear voices from Lithuania, South Africa, India, Ghana, and Guam. If you have a unique perspective or…

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New Orleans 15 Years Later 34:32

4y ago34:32

34:32

You probably missed it amid everything else going on in the world recently, but last week was the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, so on this episode, we’re staying within the U.S. for a change and going to New Orleans, revisiting what the storm was like for residents of the city and looking at parallels with the current situation with COVID-…

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COVID Stories Part 1 26:41

4y ago26:41

26:41

On this episode of Far From Home, I’m beginning an occasional series where I’m checking in with friends and colleagues around the world to get a sense of the many ways COVID-19 is affecting people and how their governments are handling the pandemic. This time we hear voices from France, Haiti, Brazil, the UK, Peru, the United Arab Emirates, and Jap…

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The Island No One Owns 29:31

4y ago29:31

29:31

If you want to build a house on the Caribbean island of Barbuda, you can just put up a fence wherever you want, and have it. You don’t pay for it. You don’t sign for anything. You just have to be Barbudan. Barbudans have held their pink sand paradise “in common” since the 1800s. No titles. No paperwork. But on the heels of a major disaster, the Pri…

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Green Book 22:02

4y ago22:02

22:02

From the 1930s to the 1960s, Black motorists driving across the United States and Canada often brought along a copy of The Negro Travelers’ Green Book, which was a sort of AAA guide that told them which gas stations, hotels, restaurants, and other businesses were safe for them to stop at, and which areas they should avoid. Publication eventually en…

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Double Your Bubble, Double Your Fun 13:13

4y ago13:13

13:13

If you were forced to quarantine as a result of COVID-19 and could only hang out with members of one other household, who would you choose? On the latest episode of Far From Home, writer and filmmaker Mike Hickey tells me how a government experiment that limited the number of people he and his fellow residents of Newfoundland, Canada could interact…

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Traveling While Black 33:55

4y ago33:55

33:55

In light of the recent protests for racial justice across the United States and around the world, I chat with two African American friends about what it’s like to travel as a Black person, both in their own country and abroad. The stories they tell are sometimes funny and sometimes sad, but always eye-opening, and they shed light on what it’s like …

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