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What’s the Story: The Sri Lanka Podcast

What’s the Story: The Sri Lanka Podcast

By: David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press
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The show that explores what makes Sri Lanka Sri Lankan.2024 The Ceylon Press Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary World
Episodes
  • The Monk At The End Of The World | Waiting For The Barbarians In Sri Lanka

    The Monk At The End Of The World | Waiting For The Barbarians In Sri Lanka
    Sep 15 2026

    Despite all temptations, Sri Lanka has never been very good at merely waiting for the end of the world. But why is that, and what does it have to do with barbarians and a Hollywood monk?
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    18 mins
  • Cinnamon Peeling | Finding The True Spice With Michael Ondaatje

    Cinnamon Peeling | Finding The True Spice With Michael Ondaatje
    Sep 13 2026

    No other thing, except perhaps Buddhism itself, water technology or Sri Lanka’s island status, has had so marked an impact on the country as cinnamon. But what did Michael Ondaatje have to say about it that will set you free?

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    16 mins
  • Secret Kandy Part 1 | Down City Streets

    Secret Kandy Part 1 | Down City Streets
    Aug 8 2026

    Kandy’s deeper history is a byzantine tale of kings, caste, money, and religion. Here, history is not dead; not even sleeping or dazed. It is instead ever on the lookout. So what should you look out for?
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    22 mins
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