An Englishman in Latvia
I first lived in Latvia as a diplomat from 1996-99, a few years after Latvia regained independence from the crumbling Soviet Union. I returned to live in Latvia in 2022. This storytelling podcast combines history, culture and tourism together with my personal anecdotes.
An Englishman in Latvia
Latest Episodes
On biscuits
What makes a biscuit Latvian — the recipe, the place it is baked, or the memories people have of eating it? We explore this question through three short stories about biscuits and then a biscuit tasting with friends.The biscui...
On Liepāja
Liepāja, Latvia's third-largest city, is known as the city "where the wind is born" and an easy-going seaside resort that became one of the Baltic's most strategically important and culturally distinctive places. Why? Join me as ...
On Latvian perfume and cosmetics
A tiny bottle of perfume opens a story of Rīga industry, Soviet scarcity and changing ideas of femininity. This episode follows Dzintars from its nineteenth-century roots through its Soviet heyday, explores the cult fragrance Koķete, and asks w...
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