Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/vanuatu | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about The Republic of Vanuatu, a Pacific island country located in the South Pacific Ocean, around 1,700 kilometres (or 1,000 miles) east of northern Australia and 540 kilometres (340 miles) northeast of New Caledonia. Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne...

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/utah | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Utah, the Beehive State. Named for the Ute people, a Native American tribe that has occupied for area for hundreds of years, Utah became the 45th state admitted to the U.S. on January 4, 1896, after the territory was won in the Mexican-American War in 1848. Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark...

Full shownotes: www.80dayspodcast.com/apollo-8 | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this minisode, Mark takes us further than we've ever been before, in a story that's out of this world! From Houston, Texas, in 1968, we tell the story of the USA's space programme and how Christmas came to be the backdrop to the first voyage by humans around the moon. Often overshadowed by Apollo 11's Moon Landing a few months later, Apollo 8 laid vital foundations, and took place during the festive...

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/trinidad-and-tobago | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about  Trinidad & Tobago, a twin island nation, located just off the northern coast of the South American mainland, around 11 kilometres or 7 miles from Venezuela. It is the southernmost of the West Indies island group, and today is home to around 1.3 million people. Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly...

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/luxembourg | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Luxembourg, a small, landlocked European country at one of the central crossroads of Europe, bordered by Belgium, France and Germany.  Officially known as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the country has around 600,000 inhabitants and spans a total area of around 2,500 square kilometres or 1,000 square miles, making it roughly...

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/djibouti | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Djibouti, a small nation located on the Northeast Coast of the Horn of Africa. Bordered by Eritrea to the North, Ethiopia to the West and Somalia to the south, Djibouti lies on the west side of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the narrowest point of Gulf of Aden. Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong,...

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/pitcairn | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Pitcairn Island, a tiny volcanic island in the South Pacific, most famous for its mutineer inhabitants, who fled there after the famous Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. 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...

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/faroes | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | Vote for us at www.podcastawards.com Education category | 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...

Full shownotes: www.80dayspodcast.com/exclaves | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this minisode, Joe explores, literally, the idea of an exclave after wandering into one a couple of years ago. Although we've covered a couple of enclaves in the past (including San Marino and The Gambia), this episode is the first time we've examined the opposite concept - a tiny piece of a country marooned inside another's borders. This is also something of a personal episode for...

Full shownotes http://80dayspodcast.com/Western-Sahara | Support http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Western Sahara, a disputed territory in North-West Africa. Home to roughly 550,000 people and bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the east, Mauritania to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara is partially controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and partially...

Full shownotes http://80dayspodcast.com/Turkmenistan | Support http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Turkmenistan, formerly known as Turkmenia, an independent nation in Central Asia. Bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west, Turkmenistan forms part of the historic Silk Road between East and...

Full shownotes: http://80dayspodcast.com/lesotho | Support us on http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about the Kingdom of Lesotho, previously the British Crown Colony of Basutoland. This small African country is entirely surrounded by South Africa, making it one of only three nations to be contained entirely within another country's borders. Lesotho is also one of the highest countries in the world, standing an average of...

Please take our quick survey about how you feel about Season 3 of the podcast: http://80dayspodcast.com/listener-survey/  | Please go to http://www.80dayspodcast.com/natal to see full shownotes, including sources for music and sound effects used in this episode. | If you're feeling generous this festive season, please consider supporting us at http://www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this minisode, Mark takes the lead to tell the story of the discovery of Natal by Portuguese...

Full shownotes: http://80dayspodcast.com/suriname | Support us on http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast | This episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast is about the Republic of Suriname, previously known as Dutch Guiana. Located on the northern coast of South America, this roughly square shaped nation borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the West and Brazil to the South. Modern Suriname is both one of the smallest and most ethnically diverse countries in South America, with up to 9...

Full shownotes: http://80dayspocast.com/kuril | Support: http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode of "80 Days: an exploration podcast" we’ll be talking about the Kuril Islands. This island chain is located in the Northern Pacific, and stretches between northern Japan and Kamchatka, Russia. The 56 islands extend for more than 750 miles across the ocean, and they total 10,500 square kilometers (4,000 square miles) of territory altogether, making their entire landmass roughly the same...

Full shownotes at http://.80dayspodcast.com/new-caledonia | Support: http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode we’ll be talking about the New Caledonia, a French unique collectivity in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 900 miles (1,500 km) east of Australia. It includes the island of New Caledonia, where the capital, Nouméa, is located; the Loyalty Islands; the Bélep Islands; and the Isle of Pines as well as a number of far-flung uninhabited islets. The main island is by far...

Full shownotes: http://.80dayspodcast.com/saint-helena | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | Saint Helena - S3.04 In this episode of season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Saint Helena, a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, and one of the most isolated points of land in the world. Saint Helena is more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) from its nearest mainland neighbour. The nearest port is Namibe in Angola. It was uninhabited up until...

Full show notes, like totes... https://80dayspodcast.com/wyoming/ | Support us at www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode we’ll be talking about the US state of Wyoming, also known as “the equality state” and “the cowboy state.” Admitted to the US as the 44th state in 1890, Wyoming has always been among the least populous states in the nation. Roughly rectangular in shape and located in the western part of the country, straddling the continental divide, Wyoming is the 10th largest...

Full shownotes: http://80dayspocast.com/san-marino | Support: http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode we’ll be talking about the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, the world’s oldest constitutional republic, and a country that is, in itself, a historical oddity. Similarly to other European microstates, such as Monaco, Liechtenstein and Andorra  it’s a relic of a time when borders were formed based on the area that a cannon could reach from a city’s walls. Founded on the slopes of...

Full shownotes at www.80daypodcast.com/tasmania | Support us at www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In the first episode of  season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast,  we’ll be talking about Tasmania, the island state of Australia, known to early European explorers as Van Dieman's Land. This verdant island is roughly the size of Ireland but with only 8% of the population. Tasmania or ‘Tassie’ lies 240 km or 150 miles south of the Australian mainland, and the state encompasses the main island...

After a long wait, it's time for an update on Season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast! There are a few announcements about the future release schedule, some teasers of things to come and all the details about our new Patreon page, where you can sign up to support this podcast if you like what you do: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast You can support us at lots of different levels from $1 per episode up to $10 per episode, depending on what kind of rewards you want to benefit from. The show...

Our second "minisode" focuses on the events that happened in Runnymede, England in 1216, when King John of England sealed a deal with his rebellious barons to bring some peace to his kingdom. Thanks to Sam Hume from the History of Witchcraft Podcast for lending us his voice to give life to King John. Music this week comes from Lee Rosevere, and is used under Creative Commons License 3.0 (by attribution).

Merry Christmas from the 80 Days team! We hope you enjoy this Christmas themed "minisode" - this is a new, shorter and more focused format of episode we're trying out before we launch Season 3. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this different style of storytelling (positive or negative), or indeed we'd love to hear your thoughts on anything on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @80dayspodcast or by email at [email protected] Best wishes for 2018, wherever you are around the world.

Full shownotes at: www.80dayspodcast.com/jao || In the finale of season 2 of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we'll be discussing the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, a somewhat independent region in the Russian Far East wedged between Siberia and Northern China. Its capital is the city of Birobidzhan, and with 75,000 inhabitants it is by far the most populated part of the region. For that reason, the name Birobidzhan is often used to refer to the whole area. Officially founded in 1934 as an...

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...