722 Mid-American Feast; Ambassador's Guide to Switzerland; Diver's Guide to the World

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🗓️ 29 July 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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A creative-writing instructor with an appetite for American comfort food describes some of his favorite quintessentially Midwestern dishes, and a former US ambassador lets us in on some of Switzerland's most enjoyable urban festivals and experiences. Then diving experts invite us to imagine the beauty of the underwater world as they explain what motivates them to explore beneath — and above — the surface of warm- and cold-water destinations around the world.

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0:00.0	All American comfort foods often originated in the old world.
0:04.6	It was Welsh miners who brought the precursor of the hot pocket to Michigan's upper peninsula.
0:09.2	It was a savory dish and a sweet dish enclosed in a singular pastry shell, the original pasties at least.
0:16.2	Coming up, we hear the stories and the side dishes behind the staples of a mid-American feast.
0:21.4	Don't worry about going hungry when you hike a Swiss mountain trail.
0:24.8	The Swiss are amazing about putting cafes in the most unlikely places.
0:29.4	A former US ambassador recommends fun things to do year-round in Switzerland.
0:33.8	And diving experts from Australia tell us about their favourite places to explore underwater, even in offshore Alaska and Scotland.
0:41.6	Cold water environments around the world are absolutely spectacular underwater.
0:45.8	Sometimes they're even more colourful than corresponding tropical reefs. It's amazing.
0:51.2	Take a plunge with us in the hour ahead. It's travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.0	He sure knows how to live and up in American potluck.
1:03.0	Matthew Gavin Frank serves up juicy tails to accompany signature foods from all 50 states.
1:09.6	He brings us a sampler of comfort foods from the Midwest in a minute on today's travel with Rick Steves.
1:15.6	An ambassador recommends the sights in Switzerland where you don't have to be neutral to enjoy one of Europe's most efficient, tidy and scenic countries.
1:24.2	And dive travel experts share their favourite places to explore the world's seascapes.
1:29.8	If you imagine the typical dish from your home state, what comes to mind?
1:34.0	And what does that food illustrate about your state's history and culture?
1:38.0	Matthew Gavin Frank focuses on one famous food from each of the 50 states
1:43.2	and draws those historic and cultural connections for us in his book, The Mad Feast, an ecstatic tour through America's food.
1:51.0	Today Matthew joins us as we focus on a road trip through midwestern states and tastes.
1:56.2	Matthew, thanks for joining us.
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