Turan Tales
By Agnieszka Pikulicka
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Turan Tales is a weekly podcast covering underreported stories of people, politics and social change in Central Asia by journalist and author Agnieszka Pikulicka
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Can Tajikistan fix Central Asia’s water crisis?
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Episode 43: Has Islam ever posed a threat to the Uzbek state?
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Episode 42: Why Central Asia still needs akyns - the poets who speak truth to power
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Episode 41: Hashish and survival in rural Kyrgyzstan
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Episode 40: Abdulla Qodiriy's "Bygone Days" and the fight for intellectual property rights
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May 28, 2026 |
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Episode 39: What cinema can tell us about Central Asia
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May 21, 2026 |
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Iya’s lifelines: A Jewish journey to survival in Central Asia
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May 13, 2026 |
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Episode 38: Inside Turan. The Persian legacy in Central Asia
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode 37: What has become of Russia's Wartime exiles in Central Asia?
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Episode 36: Why is crypto growing in Central Asia - and who benefits?
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Episode 35: Who is crying for Tashiev? The end of Kyrgyzstan's ruling duo
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Rainbow Almaty: The end of a queer dream
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Episode 34: Tengrism in Central Asia. From ancient belief to cultural phenomenon
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Episode 33: Lessons on independence from the former Soviet republics
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode 32: Kazakh women across centuries. From the yurt to digital resistance
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode 31: Why is Kazakhstan rewriting its Constitution?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 30: Goodbye, old Dushanbe. Hello, AI hub?
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 29: The human rights system is in peril. What does it mean for Central Asia?
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Good education: The rise and fall of Hizmet schools in Central Asia
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 28: From nomad tents to Soviet walls - The story of Central Asian carpets
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 27: The Tajik-Afghan borderland - What’s going on and how we got here
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Episode 26: The limits of change in the "New Uzbekistan"
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode 25: Black gold nation - How oil and gas shaped Kazakhstan
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Episode 24: Can modern art flourish in Central Asia?
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Episode 23: After the elections - Inside the “New Kyrgyzstan”
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Episode 22: Who will save Samarkand?
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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The Unlikely mercenaries: Central Asians fighting Russia’s war
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Episode 21: Is Turkmenistan finally opening up?
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Episode 20: The past and present of US engagement with Central Asia
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 19: Why is Tajikistan fighting witchcraft?
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Episode 18: Uyat - Shame made in Central Asia
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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The Capital: In search of Astana's soul
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Episode 17: The most famous Uzbek writer few in Uzbekistan have heard of
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 16: What does it mean to be Kazakhstani?
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 15: Pop made in the USSR - The sounds of Central Asian estrada
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 14: Central Asian ‘first daughters’ - heirs, icons, or leaders?
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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The girl with the seals: A fight for the Caspian’s last mammals
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 13: Post-Soviet nostalgia and colonial legacy in Central Asia
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 12: From Elbasy to pensioner. The legacy of Nursultan Nazarbayev
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 11: Who’s left to defend Central Asian migrants in Russia?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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“What am I, just cattle you can give away?” A nomadic tradition meets modern reality
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 10: Powering Central Asia - Is nuclear the best bet?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 9: Is Central Asia’s cotton finally becoming ethical?
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode 8: Whatever happened to Central Asia's "Island of Democracy"?
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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“Families should be built on love.” The story of a Kyrgyz stolen bride.
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode 7: Why Tajikistan’s opposition turned to the International Criminal Court?
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 6: What’s behind China’s archaeological digs in Central Asia?
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May 08, 2025 |
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From the alas to the steppe. How Kazakhstan became the go-to destination for Sakha people fleeing Russia’s war
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May 02, 2025 |
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The Jadids - Muslim modernists purged by Stalin, reclaimed by Uzbekistan
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 4: Central Asia: BFFs or just friends with benefits?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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"Then Trump came to power": Under-threat Karakalpak activist denied US resettlement
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode 3: Reputation laundering in Central Asia
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 2: Why Uzbekistan's elite infighting turned violent?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Atomic Kazakhstan: The invisible curse
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 1: The quest to normalise Central Asia
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Mar 06, 2025 |