Cuba: Part 1 (S2.06A)

Cuba: Part 1 (S2.06A)

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Minisode: The Jingle Bells Story (Christmas 2025)

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/jinglebells | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we're exploring the story behind the writer of the most well-known secular Christmas song: Jingle Bells, and some of its surprising bac ...  Show more

Ceuta (S6.10)

Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/ceuta | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast n this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about the autonomous city of Ceuta -- Spanish exclave, military post, and free port on the coast of Morocco, at the Medi ...  Show more

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