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The Passenger
by Rudy Durão
This podcast aims to bring you first-hand accounts from past travelogues. We want to explore what these argonauts "saw, heard, and observed" about marvellous places and bizarre encounters. They shall have their own words being read, so to grant you, dear listener, access to the source.
Episodes
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An American in the Soviet Union - The journey of Dr. Naomi F.Collins from the 1960s to the 1990s
This episode was crafted from the book Through Dark Days and White Nights: Four Decades Observing a Changing Russia, written by Dr. Naomi F. Collins. In this insightful and intimate eyewitness-account, we get a glimpse on what life was like in the Soviet Union through the lenses of an American...
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The Way of a Pilgrim - The Spiritual Journey of a Russian Pilgrim throughout Siberia, 19th century.
In this episode we will walk through the physical and spiritual journey of a 19th century Russian pilgrim. The author of the account is unknown. It is commonly thought that it was narrated by a single pilgrim to a starets, or a monk, who wrote it down in the city of Irkutsk, in Siberia. The…
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Ibn Fadlan and the Islamic Golden Age - The Only Written Source of a Viking Ship Burial, 921 AD
In the 10th century AD, Ibn Fadlan, the hero of this voyage, was sent from Baghdad by the Caliph, on a diplomatic mission heading north, to the King of the Volga Bulghars, in today's city of Khazan, Russia. On its way, he faces harsh environments and unfamiliar cultures, which culminates in the...
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History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil - Jean de Lery's Eyewitness Account of the New World, 1557
In the 16th century, a group of French protestants crossed the ocean in order to escape religious persecution in Europe. In Brazil, they were promised religious freedom, however, life took such a strange turn, that some abandoned the French colony and went to live among the native tribe called...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast aims to bring you first-hand accounts from past travelogues.
We want to explore what these argonauts "saw, heard, and observed" about marvellous places and bizarre encounters. They shall have their own words being read, so to grant you, dear listener, access to the source.
HOSTED BY
Rudy Durão
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The Passenger currently has 4 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Passenger about?
This podcast aims to bring you first-hand accounts from past travelogues. We want to explore what these argonauts "saw, heard, and observed" about marvellous places and bizarre encounters. They shall have their own words being read, so to grant you, dear listener, access to the source.
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Who hosts The Passenger?
The Passenger is created and hosted by Rudy Durão.
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