Every recipe worth knowing was never written down. It was passed hand to hand — across a fire, a table, an ocean.In this first episode, Andromeda Zouganelis introduces Salt & Story: what it is, why it exists, and what she's chasing every time she sits at a table that means something. From her grandmother's kitchen in Mykonos to the volcanic shores of Tenerife, she traces the thread that connects food, place, memory, and the oldest currency the world ever traded.When was the last time you ate something slowly enough to actually taste it?Salt & Story. New episodes every Thursday, bi-weekly.

Every recipe worth knowing was never written down. It was passed hand to hand — across a fire, a table, an ocean.When was the last time you ate something slowly enough to actually taste it?Salt & Story. New episodes every Thursday, bi-weekly.

Ginger Pelirroja takes the mic this week and heads to Matera, Italy — a city carved into limestone cliffs where people have lived for over nine thousand years. With local guide Lucia Ferrante, she explores the ancient sassi cave neighborhoods, from their prehistoric origins to their forced evacuation in the 1950s and their stunning rebirth as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In the first episode of Off the Map, Keith sits down with Nele Iguaibilo, a woman from the Guna people of Panama's San Blas Islands — one of the few indigenous nations in the world that governs itself completely.Nele shares what life is like on these 365 remote Caribbean islands: the matrilineal traditions that shape Guna society, the intricate mola textile art passed down through generations, the coconut-based economy, and the urgent threat of rising sea levels that may force her people to relocate within decades.This is travel beyond the guidebook — a story of autonomy, resilience, and a culture fighting to survive.Topics covered:Guna Yala's political autonomy and self-governanceMatrilineal society and women's rolesMola art: meaning, technique, and cultural significanceTraditional cuisine and the coconut economyClimate change and the fight to preserve the islands