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CT114 – 😭 End of the Road! 😭 | **FINAL EPISODE** | Lessons Learned | Listener Statistics | Words of “Wisdom” | Farewell from Andrew & Eli

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Happy 2022 from CaucasTalk!

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CT113 – Aghuls: In Their Own Words! | Losing One’s Own Language | Language Recovery & Advocacy | Avgaz.app

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CT112 – Elbrus Alpine Foundation: Matt Johnson on the West Face of Elbrus | Locally-Led Development | Lightning, Crevasses & Avalanches | Mountain Rescue | KLM Fail!

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CT111 – Who Are the Cossacks? with Ian Tuttle | Military Caste | Cossack Saber Manual | Foreign Accents

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CT110 – Old Age in the North Caucasus | Centenarians | Dannon Yogurt | CaucasTalk in Print!

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CT109 – Education in the North Caucasus | Madina, English Teacher from Ingushetia | Tutoring | ЕГЭ & SATs | Local Languages in Schooling

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CT108 – Dargin: In Their Own Words! | “My roots were calling me” | Embroidery | Ancient Armor | Child Exchanges

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CT107 – Lezgins: In Their Own Words! | The Lezginka | Southern Dagestan | A Folk Song! | Shalbuzdag | Tasty Tea

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CT106 – Dining Out in the North Caucasus | Décor | Napkins | Play Places | Pizza & Sushi | “The Button”

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CT105 – Retirement in the North Caucasus | Independent Living vs. Orphaned Parents? | Status Ascribed vs. Status Achieved

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CT104 – Holidays in the North Caucasus | Igby | Rival Podcast?? | Shout Outs!

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CT103 – Kabardians: In Their Own Words! | Tembulat & Zalina Champion Circassian Culture & Language | 🎵 Live Music! 🎵 | Sister Cities

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CT102 – “On Sight” Climbing Gym in Nalchik: Interview with Teddy | Community Development | Undeveloped Rock Climbing | Gerontology

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CT101 – Tabasaran: In Their Own Words! | World’s Most Complex Language | Multilingualism | Carpet making

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CT100 – Business Accelerator IARD in Dagestan: Interview with Vali | Community Investment Funds | Lak Nation | Village Trash Clean-Up

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CT99 – Kaitag: In Their Own Words | Endangered Languages | Dargwa Dialects of Dagestan | Achieving International Recognition of a Language

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CT96 – Announcing: Virtual Tours to the North Caucasus! | 60-minute Interactive Online Experiences | Beyond Red Square

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CT98 – Interview: Dr. Daniel Wilson on the Didoi & Tsez in Dagestan | XRI Institute | Language Technology

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CT97 – Top 10 Extreme Sport Adventures in the NC | Interview with Misha from M&M’s Tours | Rope Jumping | Arctic Surfing

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CT95 – Interview: Punk Ethnographer Bulat Khalilov | Ored Recordings | “Live Tradition” | Music Samples Included!

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CT93 & 94 – Our Wives Speak Out! Birth & Child-rearing in the Caucasus: Interview with Hollie & Cristi | Birth stories | Cross-Cultural Mothering

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CT92 – Interview with Hava: Ingush Entrepreneur | Squid Handbags | Fish Leather Lamps | 4-Star Hotels

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CT91 – Interview with Three Female Fulbright Scholars from the North Caucasus | Living in the USA | “Go Hilltoppers!”

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CT90 – End of 2020 | Year in Review | Farewell “Dame Covidia” | Newsletter Sign Up!

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CT89 – Kids’ Interview! | All about Life in the North Caucasus | Favorite Foods | Playground Wrestling | Quiz

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CT88 – Driving in the North Caucasus | “The Circles of Stress” | Bukhankas | Leaning on Local Friends

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CT87 – Growing Up in Grozny | Interview with Elina from Pyatigorsk on Life in Pre-War Chechnya | Big Announcement from Eli

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CT86 – UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje  |  Khabib Retires | Legacy of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov  |  Do Caucasus Men Cry?

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CT85 – Music in the North Caucasus | Local Instruments | Rasul Gamzatov | EPIC REVEAL: Andrew Sings!

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CT84 – FEEDBACK WEEK!! | Survey & Questionnaire! | Let your voice be heard | Direct the future of the Podcast | Join the newsletter

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CT83 – Religion in the North Caucasus PART 3/3 | Religion Today | Nuances | Religion & Tradition

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CT82 – Religion in the North Caucasus PART 2/3 | Mountain Jews | Derbent Juma Mosque | Sentinsky Church, Karachay-Cherkessia

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CT81 – Religion in the North Caucasus PART 1/3 | Overview of Religion | Focus on Islam | Star Wars and KBR

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CT80 – The Wonderful World of Waters: Interview with Teacher and Mineral Water Enthusiast Roman! | Watery Neck-Dangling | Khabib vs. Gaethje UFC 255

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CT79B – Top 10 Books on the North Caucasus | Interview with Ian Tuttle, Caucasus Fanatic and Bibliophile | PART B

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CT79A – Top 10 Books on the North Caucasus | Interview with Ian Tuttle, Caucasus Fanatic and Bibliophile | PART A

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CT78 – Interview with Emre Basok, PhD. | Circassian Language Identity & Maintenance in Turkey | Bi-Literacy | Circassian Benevolent Association | UNESCO

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CT77 – Circassian Diaspora in Israel | Interview with David Shawgen | Research Fellow at Circassiologia | The NC’s Newest McDonalds

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CT76 – Offroad Camper Russia with Andreas & Sveta | УАЗ Буханка / UAZ Bukhanka Car Camping in Dagestan

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CT75 – Interview with Suhein Beck, Circassian Cultural Champion PART II | ELAJ Skin Care | Lezginka in the USA

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CT74 – Interview with Mover and Shaker Suhein Beck PART I | Circassian Cultural Champion | Migration from Syria to Turkey to USA

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CT73 – Weddings in the North Caucasus | Life Cycle Events | Videos

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CT72 – COVID in the Caucasus | Local Relief Projects | Airplane Food at Home | Man Runs Marathon in Bedroom

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CT71 – Commemorating WWII in the North Caucasus | Nazis on Mt. Elbrus | Santa Claus in the Caucasus

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CT70 – Interview with Trekker, Scholar, Writer Felix Light | Expats in Moscow | GoFundMe for Local Families in Need

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CT69 – A Day in the Caucasus Life #5: Dadding in Dagestan | Tools, Skills, & Special Abilities

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CT68 – A Day in the Caucasus Life #4: Things People Say | How to Become an Ethnographer | Ingush Wedding Story

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CT67 – Rise ‘N Glide: American Sports Tourism in Dagestan | CT Back for 2020 | Announcement!

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CT 2019 Year-End Wrap Up! Patreon Update | BRS Custom Tours for 2020 | Happy New Year from CaucasTalk!!

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CT66 – Travel Tips: Adygea! Sub-Tropical Hikes | Caverns | Cheese

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CT65 – Travel Tip: Ingushetia! Legends of the Mountains | Magas | Nazran | Tower Complexes

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CT64 – A Day in the Caucasus Life #3: Getting Things Done (or Not) | Line-Standing Etiquette, Document Drama, Aposti-what?, “The Look of Mercy”

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CT63 – A Day in the Caucasus Life #2: Public Transport | The People In Our Neighborhood

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CT62 – A Day in the Caucasus Life: Playgrounds | The Oldest Postal Woman | Patreon Update | Unveiling BRS Cultural Tours!

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CT61 – South Ossetia | Dima from Caucasus Explorer!

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CT60 – Abkhazia | “The Caucasus Changed Me” | Dima from Caucasus Explorer!

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CT59 – Travel Tips: Karachay-Cherkessia! Beyond Dombay | Unsung Arkhyz | Lovely Kislovodsk | Best Hotels | Salty-Bubbly Yogurt Drink

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CT58 – Travel Tips: Chechnya! Heart of Chechnya Mosque | Lake Kezenoi-Am | Chepulgash

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CT57 – Presenting: Apricot Media & Consulting | Patreon | Logo | Khabib v. Poirier

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CT55 – Georgia: In Their Own Words! with Giorgi the Surprise Ethnologist!

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CT54 – Azerbaijan: In Their Own Words! | Oil Baths, Mountains, Beaches, and More

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CT53 – “Gulyat-ing”: The Essential Russian Pastime

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CT52 – Travel Tips: Dagestan! With National Geographic Photographer Vladimir Sevrinovsky

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CT51 – Travel Tips: North Ossetia! Vladikavkaz | Dargavs | Midagrabin Falls | Ossetian Pies!

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CT 50 – The Dazzling Languages of Dagestan with Dr. Maria Polinsky

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CT49 – Dr. John Colarusso on the Narts Sagas

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CT48 – Travel Tips: Caucasus Mineral Waters! Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk, Kislovodsk, Essentukie, & Zheleznovodsk | MRV Airport

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CT47 – Travel Tips to Kabardino-Balkaria! Mount Elbrus | Terek, Chegem, Baksan Valleys | Terskol, Tyrnauz, Cheget, Eltyubyu, & More!

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CT46 – The Chislic Circle: The Story of How German Settlers Brought Shashlik to South Dakota with Special Guest Marnette from Heritage Hall Museum

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CT45 – Karachai “In Their Own Words!” | Public Displays of Affection | Lezginka in Brooklyn

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CT44 – Chechnya “In Their Own Words!” | Abdullah the Tour Guide & Couchsurfing Expert

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CT43 – Award-Winning UK Singer Daria Kulesh Tells Stories of Ingushetia

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CT42 – Meat & Tea | Favorite Food Pastimes in the North Caucasus, a.k.a., Shashlik and Chai

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CT41 – Jobs & Economy in the North Caucasus: Agriculture, Tourism, Carpets, Caviar, and more

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CT40 – Skiing in the North Caucasus: Sochi, Elbrus, Dombay, and Arkhyz

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CT39 – Armenians “In Their Own Words”! | Akmat Grozny |

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CT38A – Ossetians “In Their Own Words!” | Interview: Asheville Sister City with Vladikavkaz

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CT38B – Ossetians “In Their Own Words”

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CT37 – Interview with British Trekker Rich Hartfield

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CT36 – Khabib v. McGregor UFC 229: Local Dagestani Discusses the Fight! Featuring Ravil

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CT35 – Food in the North Caucasus PART 2 | What they eat here | Special Guest: Cristi!

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CT34 – Food in the North Caucasus PART 1 | Special Guest: Cristi!

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CT33B – Ingushetia: “In Their Own Words!” PART B | Magas | The Teip System | The Wildest Mother-In-Law Custom On Earth | Ezdel | “Always Lezginka”

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CT33A – Ingushetia: “In Their Own Words!” | PART A (*fixed) | The Ingush Thwertnick | Hard Facts about the Stone Towers | An Anthem!

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CT32 – Dagestan: “In Their Own Words!” | Tightrope Walking | Nurmagomedov UFC | Life in Makhachkala | Lions & Eagles

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CT31 – INTERVIEW: Kevin & Justin on Summiting Elbrus, Russian Banya, Touring with BeyondRedSquare

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CT30 – Sports in the North Caucasus PART 2: Wrestling, Boxing, & Martial Arts

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CT29 – Sports in the North Caucasus PART 1: Soccer, Football, & the World Cup

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10 DAYS LEFT: CaucasTalk Adventure—February 2019!

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CT28 – BEST OF EPISODES 1-9! [INTRO FIXED 8.28.18]

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CT27B – Kabardians: In Their Own Words! PART B

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CT27A – Kabardians: In Their Own Words! PART A

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CT26 – New Series! “In Their Own Words”—Russians!

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The CaucasTalk Adventure—February, 2019!!

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CT25 – Lezginka Part 2: Learning to Dance

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CT – LIVE Episode!

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CT24 – Lezginka! Part 1: What is it?

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How to Listen LIVE! **2-minute Announcement**

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URGENT NEWS!! Live Broadcast NEXT WEEK! — May 16, 2018