Food geographer Pierre Raffard takes us on a culinary odyssey to discover the most exciting recipes from around the globe. 

Some couples can spend a fortune on their wedding. Why is this public display of love so important? 

Aboriginal Australian chef Mark Olive shows us how to cook the best kangaroo steak and other antipodean delicacies.

The vindaloo, famed globally as a spicy curry, comes from Goa and is an adapted version of a Portuguese dish.

A dive into Vietnamese culinary culture with the famous spring roll.

The Chicago hot dog is a famous local delicacy served with mustard and relish, but never with ketchup! 

A universal basic income, degrowth, or a radical exit from the labour market. Ready to do nothing?

Five years after the return of the Taliban, oppression and fear dominates many women’s lives, but many are resilient.

Tracks East went to Israel to take the pulse of a people seemingly forever at war.

The Turks' favourite pastry, baklava, offers a taste of the country to Yusuf, a Turk in Austria.

A look at the Peruvian-style fish dish, ceviche, and a wide selection of Peruvian products in a Lima supermarket.

On 26 March 2026, entertainer and politician Balendra Shah released a rap video to celebrate becoming Prime Minister of Nepal, the climax of an iconoclastic election campaign.

Tracks East shows how political football really is at the ‘non-political” FIFA World Cup 2026.

The Swedish-Chilean DJ and producer Dinamarca blends melancholic electro with Latin American rhythms.

How are false and wholly inaccurate images disrupting our understanding of the holocaust?

 In this episode we travel to Berlin to discover a sausage dish that is emblematic of the German capital: Currywurst.

This fermented vegetable dish is tasty, very healthy, and is part of the explosion in Korean culture over the last few decades.

Introverted and successful: artists show how being quiet can be a strength - on and off the stage.

Cooking across the world discovers Georgian hospitality and cuisine with the famous dish Kharcho, a traditional soup of rice, beef and walnuts. 

In Oaxaca in southern Mexico the Tlayuda is a much-loved street food that has made the region famous for foodies the world over.