Episode 1: The quest to normalise Central Asia

Hello and welcome to Turan Tales!I’m thrilled to share with you the first episode of my bi-weekly podcast delving into underreported stories of people, politics and social change in Central Asia.In this episode I explain what Turan Tales is, where the idea came from and what I hope to achieve with this newsletter.I am then joined by Peter Leonard, a fellow journalist focusing on Central Asia, to discuss the idiosyncrasies of reporting from the region. We went on a rant (or two) about the condition of mainstream media and how hard our job is. Hope you’ll find it interesting.Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions - all feedback will be greatly appreciated!Have a lovely day,— Agnieszka Get full access to Turan Tales at turantales.substack.com/subscribe