We uncover phantom cities defined by riverine logic: buried systems (medieval rivers and culverted canals), drowned landscapes (post-glacial river basins now submerged), and canalized rivers forgotten in the city’s routine. From Perugia’s 13th-century aqueduct to London’s Lost Rivers and modern restoration efforts, archaeology, geophysics, and proactive urban design are reviving these invisible streams to inform resilient futures. Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can mak...
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We uncover phantom cities defined by riverine logic: buried systems (medieval rivers and culverted canals), drowned landscapes (post-glacial river basins now submerged), and canalized rivers forgotten in the city’s routine. From Perugia’s 13th-century aqueduct to London’s Lost Rivers and modern restoration efforts, archaeology, geophysics, and proactive urban design are reviving these invisible streams to inform resilient futures. Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can mak...
Curds, Culture, and Caravan: A Global Cheese Odyssey
Intellectually Curious
5 minutes
4 days ago
Curds, Culture, and Caravan: A Global Cheese Odyssey
We take a global tour of cheese—from ancient roots across Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East to today’s astonishing variety. We unpack six levers of cheese diversity: origin of the milk and what the animal eats, pasteurization, butterfat, microbes, processing, and aging—and show how tiny microbes do the heavy lifting of flavor. Along the way we explore standout examples: Serbia’s donkey-milk peel cheese, Rubing from Yunnan’s Bai and Sani, Mauritania’s caravan cheese made from camel mil...
Intellectually Curious
We uncover phantom cities defined by riverine logic: buried systems (medieval rivers and culverted canals), drowned landscapes (post-glacial river basins now submerged), and canalized rivers forgotten in the city’s routine. From Perugia’s 13th-century aqueduct to London’s Lost Rivers and modern restoration efforts, archaeology, geophysics, and proactive urban design are reviving these invisible streams to inform resilient futures. Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can mak...
