In this episode, Ellie talks about her time in Barcelona and gives her tips on things to do, how to save money, and how to make friends.




The First Thing You Think Of

Barcelona: things to do, saving money & making friends

In the first episode of our Poland series, we discuss Polish migration to the UK, looking at the push and pull factors that contribute to it as well as attitudes towards it in society.

Poland: Polish migration to the UK

In the fourth episode of our Poland series, we discuss how Poland was affected by World War II and how Poland could have been very different to what it is today.

Poland: The Rebuilding of Warsaw

In the third episode of our Poland series, we discuss how Poland achieved its independence and how this is linked with the signing of the Armistice on November 11th 1918.

Poland: The untold story of November 11th

In the second episode of our Poland series, we discuss the origins of the Polish and if it should really be considered one of the hardest languages to learn.




Poland: How difficult is the Polish language?

In the final episode of our Judaism series, we discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, looking at its origins and everything that has happened since.




Judaism: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

In the first episode of our Poland series, we discuss British attitudes towards Poland, how these affect our views of the country, as well as Poland as a tourist destination. 




Poland: What is the first thing you think of?

In this episode, we reflect on our China series and what we learnt over our 6 China episodes and reveal our next series. 



Reflecting on China & Revealing Our Next Series

In this episode, we discuss the history behind the Vatican City, why it is a country and how it works.




Vatican City: The story behind the smallest country in the world

In the fourth episode of our Judaism series, we discuss the origins of anti-Semitism and how it has developed over time to what it is today.



Judaism: The origins & history of anti-Semitism

Samhälle och kultur

Platser och resor

For the vast majority of us, we don’t have the luxury of travelling to all 195 countries of the world and forming our views from first-hand experiences. So what is the one thing that is universal and can be accessed all over the world? The media. In this podcast, we will challenge the very first things that come to mind when we think of different countries around the world. We want to make you question how and from where you develop your opinions and to ask yourself, ‘Is that really a reliable source to base my opinion on or is there more to it?’.