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The season finale of ‘Passport People’ sees our second voyage to Amsterdam as we talk to Kajan about his adopted hometown. Can a capital city end up extending into an entire country? Can a sustainably-minded city combat the dire consequences of rising sea levels? Can almost 200 nationalities really co-exist peacefully in the same densely populated area?

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It’s our first-ever journey to Central Asia this week as we venture to the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar (or UB) to speak to Boloroo about the wonderfully-named district of 1st 40,000. How did a neighbourhood come to have such an imaginative (or unimaginative) name? How has the transition between communism and capitalism played a huge role in Mongolian life? How can a country convince its brightest minds to stay rather than emmigrate to the west?

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This week, we venture to the small South East Asian nation of Brunei to talk to James about the place he grew up. How does a nation end up with 0 public debt? How does a society function with two simultaneous law codes? How does a small country end up linking its economy to one of the fastest growing places in the world?

You can find James at Aeontheweeb on Youtube or as Aeonxii on Twitch

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This week, we head to the Atlantic coastline of South-West Africa as Fin talks to Nina about one of her beloved home nations, Namibia. How did World War I complicate the country's existence as a German colony? How does a national identity form in a country with no majority ethnic group and nine official languages? How might a booming economy not necessarily be good news for a country's citizens? This episode contains a surprising number of cow-based anecdotes and references!

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'Passport People' skirts over to North Africa this week as Fin sits down with Paul to chat about the famous city of Alexandria. What cultural influences have left their mark on the city over time? What effect did the Arab Spring have on local life? What are the citizens doing to save one of the world's most vulnerable cities to climate change?

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‘Passport People’ makes its debut voyage into Eastern Europe as Fin chats to Sharleen about her adopted hometown of Riga. How have cultural influences from across Europe converged in Rigan architecture? How has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impacted local fears of a similar local intervention? How are trains the key for Riga’s bright future?

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