Podcasts by Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria

One Man, 50,000 Bombs and Hope in Cambodia from 2021-04-08T00:35:16

What would you do if you were forced to pick up a gun at a tender age of 10? And fight numerous wars for the next ten years, without ever having any choice? This isn't fiction, but the story of ...

One Man, 50,000 Bombs and Hope in Cambodia from 2021-04-08T00:35:16

What would you do if you were forced to pick up a gun at a tender age of 10? And fight numerous wars for the next ten years, without ever having any choice? This isn't fiction, but the story of ...

Dark Tourism, Titanic Cruises and Graffiti from 2021-04-01T00:35:03

Since 1993, the Kazimierz district in Kraków, Poland has seen a huge influx of tourists, thanks to the film Schindler's List, an uplifting story of how the Schindlers saved a thousand mostly Pol...

Dark Tourism, Titanic Cruises and Graffiti from 2021-04-01T00:35:03

Since 1993, the Kazimierz district in Kraków, Poland has seen a huge influx of tourists, thanks to the film Schindler's List, an uplifting story of how the Schindlers saved a thousand mostly Pol...

Mariana Trench, Mt. Everest and Depths of Travel from 2021-03-25T00:35:07

On January 23, 1960, at a little after one in the afternoon, two men seated on small stainless steel boxes inside a forged steel-alloy cabin, settled gently onto a patch of ivory-coloured silt o...

Mariana Trench, Mt. Everest and Depths of Travel from 2021-03-25T00:35:07

On January 23, 1960, at a little after one in the afternoon, two men seated on small stainless steel boxes inside a forged steel-alloy cabin, settled gently onto a patch of ivory-coloured silt o...

Venice, Finland and Stamps of the Future from 2021-03-18T00:35:30

What does Venice, a floating city with an algae problem and Finland, a country battling climate change have in common? And what could it possibly have to do with stamps? This week, in the fifth ...

Venice, Finland and Stamps of the Future from 2021-03-18T00:35:30

What does Venice, a floating city with an algae problem and Finland, a country battling climate change have in common? And what could it possibly have to do with stamps? This week, in the fifth ...

Bhutan, Talking Stamps and Elvis Presley in Burkina Faso from 2021-03-11T00:35:21

Why would the sleepy Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan decide to suddenly issue talking stamps? Or the tiny West African nation of Burkina Faso issue stamps featuring the American singer and musician ...

Bhutan, Talking Stamps and Elvis Presley in Burkina Faso from 2021-03-11T00:35:21

Why would the sleepy Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan decide to suddenly issue talking stamps? Or the tiny West African nation of Burkina Faso issue stamps featuring the American singer and musician ...

Currency as Tragedy: Manipur, WW II and Memory from 2021-03-04T00:35:04

What happens when a British civilian administrator in the Indian government, a graduate in math and physics from Cambridge, on a fatal mission to organize a guerrilla network against the Japanes...

Currency as Tragedy: Manipur, WW II and Memory from 2021-03-04T00:35:04

What happens when a British civilian administrator in the Indian government, a graduate in math and physics from Cambridge, on a fatal mission to organize a guerrilla network against the Japanes...

Stanely Kubrick, Chess and Armenian Dram from 2021-02-25T00:35:19

What does the Oscar winning iconic director Stanley Kubrick have in common with a Chess grandmaster? And what does it have to do with banknotes of Armenia? This week, in the second episode of Cu...

Stanely Kubrick, Chess and Armenian Dram from 2021-02-25T00:35:19

What does the Oscar winning iconic director Stanley Kubrick have in common with a Chess grandmaster? And what does it have to do with banknotes of Armenia? This week, in the second episode of Cu...

Marie Curie, Jane Austen and Banknotes from 2021-02-18T00:35:24

What could Marie Curie, a two time Nobel Prize winner and the famous poet Jane Austen possibly have in common? And what does that have to do with banknotes, an everyday object we scarcely pay an...

Marie Curie, Jane Austen and Banknotes from 2021-02-18T00:35:24

What could Marie Curie, a two time Nobel Prize winner and the famous poet Jane Austen possibly have in common? And what does that have to do with banknotes, an everyday object we scarcely pay an...

Blood Falls, Antarctica and Moons of Jupiter from 2021-02-11T00:35:15

Erling Kagge, is no ordinary man. In 1992, skiing and walking 1300 kilometres, over 52 days, he reached the South Pole. Alone. A few hundred miles away, there is a waterfall known as the Blood F...

Blood Falls, Antarctica and Moons of Jupiter from 2021-02-11T00:35:15

Erling Kagge, is no ordinary man. In 1992, skiing and walking 1300 kilometres, over 52 days, he reached the South Pole. Alone. A few hundred miles away, there is a waterfall known as the Blood F...

Atacama Desert, Mars and Insignificance from 2021-02-04T00:35:07

Deep into South America, lies a place which is considered barren and inhospitable. And for good reason - how can life flourish in a place which has less than 15 mm of rainfall every year. But it...

Atacama Desert, Mars and Insignificance from 2021-02-04T00:35:07

Deep into South America, lies a place which is considered barren and inhospitable. And for good reason - how can life flourish in a place which has less than 15 mm of rainfall every year. But it...

Svalbard and Syria: Lonely Together from 2021-01-28T00:35:15

Extreme temperatures, check. The harsh desert climate, check. One place is an arctic desert in the northernmost part on our planet, the other a hot desert country plagued by a brutal, seemingly ...

Svalbard and Syria: Lonely Together from 2021-01-28T00:35:15

Extreme temperatures, check. The harsh desert climate, check. One place is an arctic desert in the northernmost part on our planet, the other a hot desert country plagued by a brutal, seemingly ...

Danakil Depression, Ethiopia: Secrets of the Cosmos from 2021-01-21T00:35:02

What do the father of the nuclear age, the Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi and a young European traveller by the name of Mubarak Bin London have in common? And why would it lead you to o...

Danakil Depression, Ethiopia: Secrets of the Cosmos from 2021-01-21T00:35:02

What do the father of the nuclear age, the Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi and a young European traveller by the name of Mubarak Bin London have in common? And why would it lead you to o...

Underground Caves of Naica and Deep Time from 2021-01-14T00:35:07

58 degree celsius, 100% humidity and pitch dark. This is not Mars, but somewhere on our very own planet. While 2020 killed all our travel plans, I am sure even that would not make you go here. B...

Underground Caves of Naica and Deep Time from 2021-01-14T00:35:07

58 degree celsius, 100% humidity and pitch dark. This is not Mars, but somewhere on our very own planet. While 2020 killed all our travel plans, I am sure even that would not make you go here. B...

Superhuman Runners The Rarámuri, Mexico from 2021-01-07T00:35:12

In the 1928 and 1968 Olympics, Mexico participated in the marathon and failed to get a podium finish. The runners, who came in with a great reputation and a mystic halo around them felt that the...

Superhuman Runners The Rarámuri, Mexico from 2021-01-07T00:35:12

In the 1928 and 1968 Olympics, Mexico participated in the marathon and failed to get a podium finish. The runners, who came in with a great reputation and a mystic halo around them felt that the...

Black Holes and 2020: Reflections on Travel from 2020-12-31T00:35:06

Black Holes - Those enigmas of the universe we all have conceptually heard of but don't really understand. Taking a break from regular episodes, here comes a 2020 year-ender reflecting on a stra...

Black Holes and 2020: Reflections on Travel from 2020-12-31T00:35:06

Black Holes - Those enigmas of the universe we all have conceptually heard of but don't really understand. Taking a break from regular episodes, here comes a 2020 year-ender reflecting on a stra...

Bushmen of the Kalahari: The First People from 2020-12-24T00:35:10

In 2016, deep into the heartland of Ethiopia, a herder by the name of Ali Bereino, chanced upon a bone in the goat pen in his backyard. It took an archeologist to determine the significance of A...

Bushmen of the Kalahari: The First People from 2020-12-24T00:35:10

In 2016, deep into the heartland of Ethiopia, a herder by the name of Ali Bereino, chanced upon a bone in the goat pen in his backyard. It took an archeologist to determine the significance of A...

Whistled Languages: From Mexico to Vietnam from 2020-12-17T00:35:17

What if I put a bunch of children from varied countries, from Mexico to Vietnam, in a room. What if I told you that they may eventually develop a common language to communicate? Across the world...

Whistled Languages: From Mexico to Vietnam from 2020-12-17T00:35:17

What if I put a bunch of children from varied countries, from Mexico to Vietnam, in a room. What if I told you that they may eventually develop a common language to communicate? Across the world...

Okinawa, Japan: Living for a Century from 2020-12-10T00:35:09

What does the 80's blockbuster film - The Karate Kid, a 17th century poem by an English poet have in common with the people who live for over a 100 years? And what if there are multiple communit...

Okinawa, Japan: Living for a Century from 2020-12-10T00:35:09

What does the 80's blockbuster film - The Karate Kid, a 17th century poem by an English poet have in common with the people who live for over a 100 years? And what if there are multiple communit...

Bajau Laut: Last of the Sea Nomads from 2020-12-03T00:35:06

In a letter dated 14 May 1728, a Dutch East India company official writes to the Governor-General about a group of people camping out in the ocean off the coast of Indonesia. Two hundred years l...

Bajau Laut: Last of the Sea Nomads from 2020-12-03T00:35:06

In a letter dated 14 May 1728, a Dutch East India company official writes to the Governor-General about a group of people camping out in the ocean off the coast of Indonesia. Two hundred years l...

Fighting Climate Change: Why we Su*k! from 2020-11-26T00:35:05

We've all heard the story - Put a frog in boiling water and it will jump out. Put it in cold water, bring it to a boil and the frog will be toasted to death. In times where the impact and advanc...

Fighting Climate Change: Why we Su*k! from 2020-11-26T00:35:05

We've all heard the story - Put a frog in boiling water and it will jump out. Put it in cold water, bring it to a boil and the frog will be toasted to death. In times where the impact and advanc...

Beginning of the end: World's most beautiful Migration from 2020-11-19T00:35:15

For a declining Native American tribe, it's a symbol of future abundance and health. For a whole host of scientists and conservationists, it's a horror story unfolding over the last few decades....

Beginning of the end: World's most beautiful Migration from 2020-11-19T00:35:15

For a declining Native American tribe, it's a symbol of future abundance and health. For a whole host of scientists and conservationists, it's a horror story unfolding over the last few decades....

The Chernobyl you did not see on TV from 2020-11-12T00:35:08

What does an Icelandic composer, a Belarusian author and a Nobel Laureate have in common to do with the Chernobyl disaster? And why are we talking about Chernobyl 34 years after the disaster, an...

The Chernobyl you did not see on TV from 2020-11-12T00:35:08

What does an Icelandic composer, a Belarusian author and a Nobel Laureate have in common to do with the Chernobyl disaster? And why are we talking about Chernobyl 34 years after the disaster, an...

Indonesia to Italy: Art unravels climate change - Part 2 from 2020-11-05T00:35:02

10th April 1815: On a remote Indonesian island, a volcano, Mt Tambora, erupted. It was no ordinary eruption - largest in recorded human history and the largest of the Holocene (10,000 years ago ...

Indonesia to Italy: Art unravels climate change - Part 2 from 2020-11-05T00:35:02

10th April 1815: On a remote Indonesian island, a volcano, Mt Tambora, erupted. It was no ordinary eruption - largest in recorded human history and the largest of the Holocene (10,000 years ago ...

Indonesia to Italy: Art unravels climate change from 2020-10-29T00:35:13

In 1993, Dario Camuffo and Giovanni Sturaro started looking at the paintings of two 18th century landscape artists from Italy. However, Camuffo and Sturaro weren't art critics or artists themsel...

Indonesia to Italy: Art unravels climate change from 2020-10-29T00:35:13

In 1993, Dario Camuffo and Giovanni Sturaro started looking at the paintings of two 18th century landscape artists from Italy. However, Camuffo and Sturaro weren't art critics or artists themsel...

Paneveggio, Northern Italy: Disapperaring Violins and a Silent City from 2020-10-22T00:35:04

In January 2019, the city of Cremona in Italy went silent for 5 weeks, for a rather unique reason. But for that, we need to go back over 300 years, to follow the work of a man who created some o...

Paneveggio, Northern Italy: Disapperaring Violins and a Silent City from 2020-10-22T00:35:04

In January 2019, the city of Cremona in Italy went silent for 5 weeks, for a rather unique reason. But for that, we need to go back over 300 years, to follow the work of a man who created some o...

Kiribati, Oceania: Weightlifting, Refugees and a Vanishing Country from 2020-10-15T00:35:14

In the 2016 Rio Olympics, a wrestler from Kiribati celebrated his performance. But he had not won a medal. In the same year, another man from Kiribati filed a case against the New Zealand govern...

Kiribati, Oceania: Weightlifting, Refugees and a Vanishing Country from 2020-10-15T00:35:14

In the 2016 Rio Olympics, a wrestler from Kiribati celebrated his performance. But he had not won a medal. In the same year, another man from Kiribati filed a case against the New Zealand govern...

Aral Sea, Karakalpakstan: Surviving the Armageddon from 2020-10-08T00:35:05

What happens when an action from 100 years ago has a profound, unimaginable impact today? How does a sea the size of Himachal Pradesh or the entirety of Croatia simply disappear? If this sounds ...

Aral Sea, Karakalpakstan: Surviving the Armageddon from 2020-10-08T00:35:05

What happens when an action from 100 years ago has a profound, unimaginable impact today? How does a sea the size of Himachal Pradesh or the entirety of Croatia simply disappear? If this sounds ...

What's in a name - Ask Africa from 2020-10-01T00:35:11

In 1840, a Scottish man, David Livingstone arrived in Africa at the age of 27, and went on to become the greatest explorers of the continent, discovering the Victoria falls in current day Zimbab...

What's in a name - Ask Africa from 2020-10-01T00:35:11

In 1840, a Scottish man, David Livingstone arrived in Africa at the age of 27, and went on to become the greatest explorers of the continent, discovering the Victoria falls in current day Zimbab...

North Sikkim - The Trip that Wasn't? from 2020-09-24T00:35:11

How often have you waited to take a trip, and it does not happen? For the last 5 years, Utsav had been wanting to see Gurudongmar lake in North Sikkim. Just before the pandemic hit, he made his ...

North Sikkim - The Trip that Wasn't? from 2020-09-24T00:35:11

How often have you waited to take a trip, and it does not happen? For the last 5 years, Utsav had been wanting to see Gurudongmar lake in North Sikkim. Just before the pandemic hit, he made his ...

Why We Travel feat. Utsav, Ayushi and Rytasha from 2020-09-17T00:35:04

And here we are! After sending 50 Postcards from Nowhere, this week, we take a break from our usual storytelling to have 3 adults (or are we) talk about travel. We have Ayushi and Rytasha from A...

Why We Travel feat. Utsav, Ayushi and Rytasha from 2020-09-17T00:35:04

And here we are! After sending 50 Postcards from Nowhere, this week, we take a break from our usual storytelling to have 3 adults (or are we) talk about travel. We have Ayushi and Rytasha from A...

The China Chilli Love Affair from 2020-09-10T00:35:11

Recently, neuropsychologists have uncovered a link between the chili pepper and risk-taking. But what does history tell us? And how does a plant native to South America find itself as the defini...

The China Chilli Love Affair from 2020-09-10T00:35:11

Recently, neuropsychologists have uncovered a link between the chili pepper and risk-taking. But what does history tell us? And how does a plant native to South America find itself as the defini...

Gastronationalism - Romancing Potatoes from 2020-09-03T00:35:05

What connects the Matt Damon film - The Martian, A restauranter in Beijing and a lady who signs peans to a vegetable? Turns out, its the potato. From the most humble of vegetables, comes the sto...

Gastronationalism - Romancing Potatoes from 2020-09-03T00:35:05

What connects the Matt Damon film - The Martian, A restauranter in Beijing and a lady who signs peans to a vegetable? Turns out, its the potato. From the most humble of vegetables, comes the sto...

The Mistress Dispellers from 2020-08-27T00:35:02

The enemy of marriage is time,” she said, smiling. By the eighth year, the honeymoon period had long given way to “the salt and vinegar of daily life.” “Even the tongue and teeth occasionally ge...

The Mistress Dispellers from 2020-08-27T00:35:02

The enemy of marriage is time,” she said, smiling. By the eighth year, the honeymoon period had long given way to “the salt and vinegar of daily life.” “Even the tongue and teeth occasionally ge...

Miànzi and Girlfriend for Rent from 2020-08-20T00:35:11

Imagine going home over a holiday, but dreading the whole experience. All because your parents will ask about the lack of your love life i.e. your boyfriend/girlfriend. However, the young Chines...

Miànzi and Girlfriend for Rent from 2020-08-20T00:35:11

Imagine going home over a holiday, but dreading the whole experience. All because your parents will ask about the lack of your love life i.e. your boyfriend/girlfriend. However, the young Chines...

The Revolution is a Dinner Party from 2020-08-13T00:35:05

China came out of the Cultural Revolution and rose to become an economic powerhouse. A starving country in the past today is not only self-sufficient with food, but also is a major exporter. How...

The Revolution is a Dinner Party from 2020-08-13T00:35:05

China came out of the Cultural Revolution and rose to become an economic powerhouse. A starving country in the past today is not only self-sufficient with food, but also is a major exporter. How...

The Evil Cult China Bans from 2020-08-06T00:35:08

China has made tremendous progress in lifting the country out of poverty, The Communist Party takes pride in enabling this and boasts of how many choices the Chinese have today. However, it para...

The Evil Cult China Bans from 2020-08-06T00:35:08

China has made tremendous progress in lifting the country out of poverty, The Communist Party takes pride in enabling this and boasts of how many choices the Chinese have today. However, it para...

The Ant Tribe from 2020-07-30T00:35:12

In the late ’60s and ‘70s, anticipating the devastation of a Cold War-nuclear fallout, Chairman Mao directed Chinese cities to construct apartments with bomb shelters capable of withstanding the...

The Ant Tribe from 2020-07-30T00:35:12

In the late ’60s and ‘70s, anticipating the devastation of a Cold War-nuclear fallout, Chairman Mao directed Chinese cities to construct apartments with bomb shelters capable of withstanding the...

The Ghost Cities from 2020-07-23T00:35:07

Between 2011 - 13, China used up more cement to build cities than the United States used in the entire 20th century. The new cities became so prevalent that a moniker was assigned to them - Ghos...

The Ghost Cities from 2020-07-23T00:35:07

Between 2011 - 13, China used up more cement to build cities than the United States used in the entire 20th century. The new cities became so prevalent that a moniker was assigned to them - Ghos...

The China Marriage Market from 2020-07-16T00:35:02

In People's Park in central Shanghai, every Sunday afternoon, a congregation of old people shows up religiously, week after week. These are not people enjoying their retirement, they are on a mi...

The China Marriage Market from 2020-07-16T00:35:02

In People's Park in central Shanghai, every Sunday afternoon, a congregation of old people shows up religiously, week after week. These are not people enjoying their retirement, they are on a mi...

The Secret Museum of China from 2020-07-09T00:35:08

An absurd, deeply flawed notion left close to 600 million sparrows dead in China in the late 1950's. But it was only amongst the many missteps which came to define the People's Republic of China...

The Secret Museum of China from 2020-07-09T00:35:08

An absurd, deeply flawed notion left close to 600 million sparrows dead in China in the late 1950's. But it was only amongst the many missteps which came to define the People's Republic of China...

Icebergs, Relativity and Revenge from 2020-07-02T00:35:04

An iceberg, theoretical physics and an expressionist painting. What could these three unlikely bedfellows have in common, that too spread over two centuries? This week, join Utsav as he takes yo...

Icebergs, Relativity and Revenge from 2020-07-02T00:35:04

An iceberg, theoretical physics and an expressionist painting. What could these three unlikely bedfellows have in common, that too spread over two centuries? This week, join Utsav as he takes yo...

Amalfi, Cairns and Pilgrimage from 2020-06-25T00:35:03

In 1980, Rick Ridgeway, the first American to summit the K2, attempted to climb a high mountain in China. He failed. 19 years later, he returned with a young 20 year girl, but the purpose was ch...

Amalfi, Cairns and Pilgrimage from 2020-06-25T00:35:03

In 1980, Rick Ridgeway, the first American to summit the K2, attempted to climb a high mountain in China. He failed. 19 years later, he returned with a young 20 year girl, but the purpose was ch...

Galileo, The Divider and Memory from 2020-06-18T00:35:03

From the Indian mathematician Bhāskara II to the Italian inventor Da Vinci, this enigma confounded intellectuals for seven centuries. In a casual museum visit to Florence, he also understood a l...

Galileo, The Divider and Memory from 2020-06-18T00:35:03

From the Indian mathematician Bh?skara II to the Italian inventor Da Vinci, this enigma confounded intellectuals for seven centuries. In a casual museum visit to Florence, he also understood a l...

The War that Never Ended from 2020-06-11T00:35:05

What is a war doing in a travel podcast? And that too a war that has never ended? We don't really know when it began, but we know for sure it has never ended. It's so every day that we don't (or...

The War that Never Ended from 2020-06-11T00:35:05

What is a war doing in a travel podcast? And that too a war that has never ended? We don't really know when it began, but we know for sure it has never ended. It's so every day that we don't (or...

Naples, Grit and Hemingway from 2020-06-04T00:35:03

In late 2018, archaeologists working at the Pompeii site discovered Grafitti which recalibrated the events around the explosion of Mount Vesuvis. The graffiti itself was emblematic of an intense...

Naples, Grit and Hemingway from 2020-06-04T00:35:03

In late 2018, archaeologists working at the Pompeii site discovered Grafitti which recalibrated the events around the explosion of Mount Vesuvis. The graffiti itself was emblematic of an intense...

Citrus, Science and The Sicilan Mafia from 2020-05-28T00:35:03

On 20th May 1747, a doctor aboard HMS Salisbury did something that changed the course of Italian history. But all he did was give lemons and oranges to the sailors. What could that have to do wi...

Citrus, Science and The Sicilan Mafia from 2020-05-28T00:35:03

On 20th May 1747, a doctor aboard HMS Salisbury did something that changed the course of Italian history. But all he did was give lemons and oranges to the sailors. What could that have to do wi...

Finding our Kollektivschuld from 2020-05-21T00:35:03

In 1946, post the defeat of Germany in World War II, the psychoanalyst Carl Jung coined a word which turned into a national emotion. Travelling through Armenia and speaking to young and old alik...

Finding our Kollektivschuld from 2020-05-21T00:35:03

In 1946, post the defeat of Germany in World War II, the psychoanalyst Carl Jung coined a word which turned into a national emotion. Travelling through Armenia and speaking to young and old alik...

Walking: An Act of Resistance from 2020-05-14T00:35:03

Tiblisi, the capital of Georgia is one of the few places in the world where the Sunni and Shia Muslims pray together in the same mosque. Armenia is a country with the highest per capita chess gr...

Walking: An Act of Resistance from 2020-05-14T00:35:03

Tiblisi, the capital of Georgia is one of the few places in the world where the Sunni and Shia Muslims pray together in the same mosque. Armenia is a country with the highest per capita chess gr...

Entire World in a Room from 2020-05-07T00:35:03

There is a room on the 2nd Floor of the Palazzo Vecchio, the civic palace of Florence. The room, known as Sala delle Carte Geografiche, fits the entire world. The artifacts in this room belong t...

Entire World in a Room from 2020-05-07T00:35:03

There is a room on the 2nd Floor of the Palazzo Vecchio, the civic palace of Florence. The room, known as Sala delle Carte Geografiche, fits the entire world. The artifacts in this room belong t...

The Last of the Good Times? from 2020-04-30T00:35:05

Through Airbnb, Utsav ended up booking a place in a dangerous neighbourhood of northern Paris. But what we were not prepared for was our Airbnb host, who was unlike anyone we had met before. In ...

The Last of the Good Times? from 2020-04-30T00:35:05

Through Airbnb, Utsav ended up booking a place in a dangerous neighbourhood of northern Paris. But what we were not prepared for was our Airbnb host, who was unlike anyone we had met before. In ...

Sunlight - Europe vs Asia from 2020-04-23T00:35:03

The iconic American stand up comic George Carlin once made a strong case of worshipping the sun, as it is indeed omnipresent! But it was only during a trip to Rome did I realise how the sun and ...

Sunlight - Europe vs Asia from 2020-04-23T00:35:03

The iconic American stand up comic George Carlin once made a strong case of worshipping the sun, as it is indeed omnipresent! But it was only during a trip to Rome did I realise how the sun and ...

The Impossible Dome from 2020-04-16T00:35:01

For 40 years, the Duomo or Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, sat fully constructed barring a dome. The Florentines had become so embarrassed by their failure to complete the dome a...

The Impossible Dome from 2020-04-16T00:35:01

For 40 years, the Duomo or Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, sat fully constructed barring a dome. The Florentines had become so embarrassed by their failure to complete the dome a...

World's Most Visited Necropolis from 2020-04-09T00:35:03

In Paris, lies the Père Lachaise Cemetery, where you find the remains of a woman and two men. The Cemetery of the East, is the final resting ground of people from all walks of life in France. An...

World's Most Visited Necropolis from 2020-04-09T00:35:03

In Paris, lies the Père Lachaise Cemetery, where you find the remains of a woman and two men. The Cemetery of the East, is the final resting ground of people from all walks of life in France. An...

Cuisine you've never tasted from 2020-04-02T00:35:03

Kanta Prasad is 64, but his childhood memories are vivid. If he ever discovered that an animal is going to be slaughtered nearby, he would run holding a wide-mouthed container to collect the blo...

Cuisine you've never tasted from 2020-04-02T00:35:03

Kanta Prasad is 64, but his childhood memories are vivid. If he ever discovered that an animal is going to be slaughtered nearby, he would run holding a wide-mouthed container to collect the blo...

India's Widow Cuisine from 2020-03-26T00:35:03

Near the end of the 18th and final of her pregnancies, Hiranmayi Ghatak, became a widow. Her body had withstood a whirlwind of miscarriages and stillbirths, which resulted in a total of eight li...

India's Widow Cuisine from 2020-03-26T00:35:03

Near the end of the 18th and final of her pregnancies, Hiranmayi Ghatak, became a widow. Her body had withstood a whirlwind of miscarriages and stillbirths, which resulted in a total of eight li...

Chai: Colonising the Colonisers from 2020-03-19T00:35:05

If there is one beverage which our country unabashedly loves, its Chai. We cannot imagine an India without Chai, and yet what you may not know is that Chai is less than 2 centuries old in India....

Chai: Colonising the Colonisers from 2020-03-19T00:35:05

If there is one beverage which our country unabashedly loves, its Chai. We cannot imagine an India without Chai, and yet what you may not know is that Chai is less than 2 centuries old in India....

The beloved Udupi joint from 2020-03-12T03:35:01

In 1922, fed up of his family squabbles, K Krishna Rao, left his home in Udupi, Southern Karnataka and moved to Chennai to work as an attendant at a restaurant. He eventually moved up and gave r...

The beloved Udupi joint from 2020-03-12T03:35:01

In 1922, fed up of his family squabbles, K Krishna Rao, left his home in Udupi, Southern Karnataka and moved to Chennai to work as an attendant at a restaurant. He eventually moved up and gave r...

The Story of Two Bengals from 2020-03-05T00:35:04

If you've been a fan of Bengali food like I've been, you may be surprised to know that there exists a whole other kind of Bengali food you may not have even heard of. It's a friendly food rivalr...

The Story of Two Bengals from 2020-03-05T00:35:04

If you've been a fan of Bengali food like I've been, you may be surprised to know that there exists a whole other kind of Bengali food you may not have even heard of. It's a friendly food rivalr...

Caste, Class&Glass from 2020-02-27T00:35:05

What can the cult classic Gangs of Wasseypur teach us about Indian food, and the religious and caste underpinnings of it? In this episode, Utsav revisits a scene in the film, and talks about how...

Caste, Class&Glass from 2020-02-27T00:35:05

What can the cult classic Gangs of Wasseypur teach us about Indian food, and the religious and caste underpinnings of it? In this episode, Utsav revisits a scene in the film, and talks about how...

Dark Truth About Indian Food from 2020-02-20T00:35:06

We all love Indian food and swear by it. A few weeks abroad is all it takes for a desi food craving to kick in. However, there is a dark aspect about our food which we all know, but seldom talk ...

Dark Truth About Indian Food from 2020-02-20T00:35:06

We all love Indian food and swear by it. A few weeks abroad is all it takes for a desi food craving to kick in. However, there is a dark aspect about our food which we all know, but seldom talk ...

World's Most Popular Snack from 2020-02-13T00:35:07

You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it is the world's more popular snack. Traversing countries, religions and centuries, this humble snack is lov...

World's Most Popular Snack from 2020-02-13T00:35:07

You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it is the world's more popular snack. Traversing countries, religions and centuries, this humble snack is lov...

Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 2 from 2020-02-06T00:35:05

You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it's the world's more popular snack. Traversing countries, religions and centuries, this humble snack is love...

Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 2 from 2020-02-06T00:35:05

You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it's the world's more popular snack. Traversing countries, religions and centuries, this humble snack is love...

Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 1 from 2020-01-30T00:35:06

During his time in Uzbekistan, Utsav decided to rough it out and travel in a second class compartment on a 17 hour train journey. What he wasn’t prepared for was his interaction with the locals....

Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 1 from 2020-01-30T00:35:06

During his time in Uzbekistan, Utsav decided to rough it out and travel in a second class compartment on a 17 hour train journey. What he wasn’t prepared for was his interaction with the locals....

Secrets of Doors from 2020-01-23T05:54

On a random stroll in the streets of Bukhara, Uzbekistan Utsav overheard a conversation about doors. Yes, the humble home door. What secrets could the design of a simple door hide? And what if t...

Secrets of Doors from 2020-01-23T05:54

On a random stroll in the streets of Bukhara, Uzbekistan Utsav overheard a conversation about doors. Yes, the humble home door. What secrets could the design of a simple door hide? And what if t...

Vincent van Gogh and Uzbekistan from 2020-01-16T00:35:02

Van Gogh and Uzbekistan didn't exist in each others' time but yet what connected them was the love for the colour blue.
Tune in to the episode to know how the colour blue holds immense meanin...

Vincent van Gogh and Uzbekistan from 2020-01-16T00:35:02

Van Gogh and Uzbekistan didn't exist in each others' time but yet what connected them was the love for the colour blue.
Tune in to the episode to know how the colour blue holds immense meanin...

Melons of Samarkand from 2020-01-09T00:30

What connects the famous traveller Ibn Battuta in the 14th century, the Mughal Emperor Babur in the 18th century, and your poor podcast host Utsav in the 21st century? A fruit! And no...

Melons of Samarkand from 2020-01-09T00:30

What connects the famous traveller Ibn Battuta in the 14th century, the Mughal Emperor Babur in the 18th century, and your poor podcast host Utsav in the 21st century? A fruit! And no...

Beauty Of Uzbekistan&The Geometry Box from 2020-01-02T06:37:10

How often have you turned up at a place and found yourself in awe of its beauty? We often associate beauty with talent, ingenuity and brilliance. Arriving in the historic city of Sama...

Beauty Of Uzbekistan&The Geometry Box from 2020-01-02T06:37:10

How often have you turned up at a place and found yourself in awe of its beauty? We often associate beauty with talent, ingenuity and brilliance. Arriving in the historic city of Sama...

Monk and Mental Knots from 2019-12-26T03:26

On a long walk in the Himalayas, Utsav met with an 80 year old monk who was learning to drive a Jeep. If you are wondering why would a man, who is devoid of worldly desires, was learn...

Monk and Mental Knots from 2019-12-26T03:26

On a long walk in the Himalayas, Utsav met with an 80 year old monk who was learning to drive a Jeep. If you are wondering why would a man, who is devoid of worldly desires, was learn...

Happiness vs. Satisfaction from 2019-12-19T00:30

Everyone wants to be happy in their lives but sometimes the endless search for happiness leave us unsatisfied.

This week on Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav talks about...

Happiness vs. Satisfaction from 2019-12-19T00:30

Everyone wants to be happy in their lives but sometimes the endless search for happiness leave us unsatisfied.

This week on Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav talks about...

Bury Your Cynicism from 2019-12-12T00:30

As Utsav set out to solo travel for 3 months to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Armenia, and Georgia, he constantly questions about safety and his ability to survive in remote places. Indeed, a...

Bury Your Cynicism from 2019-12-12T00:30

As Utsav set out to solo travel for 3 months to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Armenia, and Georgia, he constantly questions about safety and his ability to survive in remote places. Indeed, a...

Shifting Your Gaze from 2019-12-05T00:30

In the spring of 1790, a 29-year-old Frenchman wrote the weirdest travelogue one could ever imagine. He was so pleased with his writings, that he went on to write another one in 1798,...

Shifting Your Gaze from 2019-12-05T00:30

In the spring of 1790, a 29-year-old Frenchman wrote the weirdest travelogue one could ever imagine. He was so pleased with his writings, that he went on to write another one in 1798,...

Chinese Tourists and Empathy from 2019-11-28T00:30

How many times have you encountered large groups of Chinese tourists, who literally take over a place and kill it for others?
We all feel annoyed with them, and Utsav was no dif...

Chinese Tourists and Empathy from 2019-11-28T00:30

How many times have you encountered large groups of Chinese tourists, who literally take over a place and kill it for others?
We all feel annoyed with them, and Utsav was no dif...

Couchsurfing and Humanity from 2019-11-21T00:30

How do you travel and live in a city for Free? Yes, not Cheap but Free. In Shanghai, Utsav decided to try out Couchsurfing. He started out a social experiment lasting 6 month...

Couchsurfing and Humanity from 2019-11-21T00:30

How do you travel and live in a city for Free? Yes, not Cheap but Free. In Shanghai, Utsav decided to try out Couchsurfing. He started out a social experiment lasting 6 month...

Kalaripayattu from 2019-11-14T00:30

A casual meandering around the Tea Gardens in Munnar, Kerala led Utsav to a Kalaripayattu performance. What was meant to be a cultural immersion turned out to be an experience which h...

Kalaripayattu from 2019-11-14T00:30

A casual meandering around the Tea Gardens in Munnar, Kerala led Utsav to a Kalaripayattu performance. What was meant to be a cultural immersion turned out to be an experience which h...

Art doesn’t have to be boring from 2019-11-07T00:30

How many times have you been to an art gallery and found it utterly boring? How many times have you left a gallery in haste promising never to bore yourself with art again?
This...

Art doesn’t have to be boring from 2019-11-07T00:30

How many times have you been to an art gallery and found it utterly boring? How many times have you left a gallery in haste promising never to bore yourself with art again?
This...

Solo Travel- Is it for you? from 2019-10-31T00:30

This week on Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav talks about why it is ok not to travel solo, even though it is recommended by everyone. He investigates it from a lens of anthropology and b...

Solo Travel- Is it for you? from 2019-10-31T00:30

This week on Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav talks about why it is ok not to travel solo, even though it is recommended by everyone. He investigates it from a lens of anthropology and b...

Curating your Travel from 2019-10-24T00:30

In a very 'Zindagi na Milegi Dobara' style, Utsav and his friends ended up a two week trip to Turkey where they realized different ideas about traveling.
This week, host Utsav t...

Curating your Travel from 2019-10-24T00:30

In a very 'Zindagi na Milegi Dobara' style, Utsav and his friends ended up a two week trip to Turkey where they realized different ideas about traveling.
This week, host Utsav t...

Jijivisha from 2019-10-17T00:30

A month alone spent in a one-room cottage in the Himalayas sounds like an ideal way to unwind and relax.

This week, host Utsav Mamoria talks about...

Jijivisha from 2019-10-17T00:30

A month alone spent in a one-room cottage in the Himalayas sounds like an ideal way to unwind and relax.

This week, host Utsav Mamoria talks about...

What is Slow Travel from 2019-10-10T00:30

"In the most reviled parts of Bombay, living in the butt of a joke - Sakinaka, I decided to take a walk from my home to the Sakinaka junction. Only to discover that it is called Dr. D...

What is Slow Travel from 2019-10-10T00:30

"In the most reviled parts of Bombay, living in the butt of a joke - Sakinaka, I decided to take a walk from my home to the Sakinaka junction. Only to discover that it is called Dr. D...

Introduction to Postcards From Nowhere from 2019-10-04T07:35:03

Postcards from Nowhere is a travel podcast that takes you on journeys exploring culture, history, food and people in the form of stories. With over a decade of travel stories in his k...

Introduction to Postcards From Nowhere from 2019-10-04T07:35:03

Postcards from Nowhere is a travel podcast that takes you on journeys exploring culture, history, food and people in the form of stories. With over a decade of travel stories in his k...