Well, all good things must come to an end, as they say. (Even though this isnt actually true.) It has been our singular privilege and joy to bring you CaucasTalk for the last 4+ years, and we are s

A Happy New Year notewith some news minutesfrom yours truly at CaucasTalk! Tahseen from RisenGlide: https://caucastalk.com/episode67

After three years of hanging in the wings just listening to CaucasTalk, Abdurahim finally steps up to the mic to represent his beautiful Dagestani people group, the Aghuls. (Thanks to some arm-twistin

How does a truck driver from Wisconsin become a champion of local cultural developing a rural mountain valley in the North Caucasus? Matt Johnson tells us today, not only of his several and often hair

Who are the Cossacks? And what is their connection to the North Caucasus? The fascinating history of this group of free men become warrior caste interweaves with the history of the whole region. Our

If theres one topic that gets the blood stirring of the todays young folk, its old age! Or not. Actually, the fact thats funny tells us in the West a whole lot about our own cultural views on thi

Education is a deeply-held value embedded in families and throughout the North Caucasus. From early childhood through the university years, high levels of academic achievement are considered normal,

The Dargin people inhabit mainly the middle latitudes of Dagestan, from the foothills up into the mountains. As our knowledgeable and articulate guest today, Saida, shares with us, the word Dargin m

Louisa the Lezginka shares today about theyou guessed itLezgin people! And yes, for those of you wondering (like Andrew), the word Lezginka refers not only to the Caucasus-wide national dance, but

Weve talked lots about food on this podcast, but what about the actual experience of getting it? The act of dining out in the North Caucasus brings with it a whole host of quirks, habits, and cultura