What’s the Story: The Sri Lanka Podcast

David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press
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The show that explores what makes Sri Lanka Sri Lankan.

  1. 1d ago

    Cinnamon Peeling | Finding The True Spice With Michael Ondaatje

    No other thing, except perhaps Buddhism itself, water technology or Sri Lanka’s island status, has had so marked an impact on the country as cinnamon.  But what did Michael Ondaatje have to say about it that will set you free?

    Cinnamon Peeling | Finding The True Spice With Michael Ondaatje

  2. Aug 11

    Finding Gorgonzola | A Pilgrimage From Colombo

    Rich, salty, earthy, savoury, sharp – gorgonzola is not a cheese common to Sri Lanka, and yet its mere anticipation calls to mind on the island the seven stages of living.  And of them all,  how can you ever manage to make the last, last?

    Finding Gorgonzola | A Pilgrimage From Colombo

  3. Aug 11

    Sun Kings | The Story of Sri Lanka's Icarus Dynasty

    Like the cavalry of old, they raced on to rescue a stricken kingdom from itself.  But what did the Lambakanna dynasty really achieve – and why were they overthrown?

    Sun Kings | The Story of Sri Lanka's Icarus Dynasty

  4. Aug 11

    Shrews, Mice, Rats, Gerbils And Squirrels | Hearing From Sri Lanka’s Eminent Plebs

    Sri Lanka, like ancient Rome, has strict - albeit invisible - notions of caste and class. And class, not being exclusively human, is no less apparent within its smaller mammalian world – its rodents, and rodent-like cousins: its rats, shrews, gerbils, mice, and squirrels.

    Shrews, Mice, Rats, Gerbils And Squirrels | Hearing From Sri Lanka’s Eminent Plebs

  5. Aug 11

    The Long Farewell | A Super Pod History of Sri Lanka’s Last Lambakanna Kings

    Rescuing the nation from civil war and chaos, how was it that the returning Lankbranaka dynasty would then preside over the kingdom’s utter devastation, the like of which the island had never before endured?

    The Long Farewell | A Super Pod History of Sri Lanka’s Last Lambakanna Kings

  6. Aug 11

    Sri Lanka’s Skinks | Inscrutable Angels

    Sri Lanka’s skinks have a degree of subtleness that propels that immaterial attribute into the outer galaxy - fallen angels, perfect for being not what they seem. But how can you ever tell them apart?

    Sri Lanka’s Skinks | Inscrutable Angels

  7. Aug 11

    Kuveni | The Quest for Sri Lanka's First Queen

    She was the pin-up of her times – but was it about the island’s first queen that caused so much disquiet, even now, and where might you still find her?

    Kuveni | The Quest for Sri Lanka's First Queen

  8. Aug 11

    On Being Absolutely Still | Learning New Tricks In Sri Lanka

    Is life really what you best hear when you're absolutely still?  And if so, does knowing the names of different trees help at all?

    On Being Absolutely Still | Learning New Tricks In Sri Lanka
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