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শোনোনা বাংলার প্রথম পুরোদস্তুর পডকাস্ট মিডিয়া। দৃশ্যদূষণ থেকে বাঙালিকে ছুটি দিতে চায় শোনোনা। এই মাধ্যমে আমরা শোনাবো বাংলার ও বাঙালির রাজনীতি, সংস্কৃতি, ইতিহাস, খাদ্য, সংস্কৃতি, স্বাস্থ্যের আজ কাল পরশুর কথা। জীবনের খুঁটিনাটি তুলে ধরার পাশাপাশি কল্পনায় শান দিতে থাকবে গল্পপাঠ। থাকবে রকের আড্ডা থেকে বিদগ্ধ জনের কথাবার্তা। Shonona is the first-ever podcast media from Bengal that intends to capture a wide range of content, providing a much welcome relief to those Bengali listeners dreaming of g ...
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An Indian curry house is one of the most popular places to go out for a meal in the UK, and is part of British life. But many people do not know their origins lie in what is now Bangladesh, after a wave of migration from there in the 1970s. Devina Gupta traces their history and flavours on Brick Lane in east London, where many people settled and st…
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Send us a text Listen to the strange story of Anant Singh, the true revolutionary. Support the show আমাদের মেম্বার হয়ে সাহায্য করতে চান ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnUb_Fk37uBA8AncGYI75ng/membership আমাদের সমস্ত লেটেস্ট আপডেট পেতে ফলো করুন: Youtube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter আমাদের সঙ্গে যোগ দিতে চাইলে বা কোনও সাজেশন, আবদার জানাতে আমা…
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Fancy starting a food truck? It can be a way to trial new food concepts and see if your business has potential before committing to a restaurant premises. In this programme Ruth Alexander finds out what its really like running a food truck or van. She meets customers queuing for over an hour for the SpudBros van in Preston, North West England, wher…
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Send us a text Support the show আমাদের মেম্বার হয়ে সাহায্য করতে চান ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnUb_Fk37uBA8AncGYI75ng/membership আমাদের সমস্ত লেটেস্ট আপডেট পেতে ফলো করুন: Youtube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter আমাদের সঙ্গে যোগ দিতে চাইলে বা কোনও সাজেশন, আবদার জানাতে আমাদের মেইল বা মেসেজ করুন :) Email: hello@shonona.com…
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Send us a text Please listen to a dark historical piece of West Bengal Support the show আমাদের মেম্বার হয়ে সাহায্য করতে চান ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnUb_Fk37uBA8AncGYI75ng/membership আমাদের সমস্ত লেটেস্ট আপডেট পেতে ফলো করুন: Youtube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter আমাদের সঙ্গে যোগ দিতে চাইলে বা কোনও সাজেশন, আবদার জানাতে আমাদের মেইল বা …
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Ruth Alexander learns about ‘forever’ foods - stocks, soups and sourdough starters that can be replenished again and again and used for weeks, months or even years. Ruth hears about a beef soup in Bangkok that has been maintained for 50 years, and she bakes a loaf of sourdough bread using a 69-year-old starter that has been kept going by Hobbs Hous…
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Social media is awash with videos of people trying out new recipes at home and exploring the best hidden foodie gems in cities around the world. The stream of content seems endless – so how do the people making these videos keep up? Ruth Alexander speaks to three people in the UK, USA and Vietnam about having six meals before 10am, the relentless p…
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If you’re a light or moderate drinker, the World Health Organization wants you to know that no level of alcohol is safe for your health. But just how big is that risk and might it be one you’re willing to take? And what happened to the idea that a glass of red wine might be good for you? In this programme Ruth Alexander finds out about the studies …
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Is it worth taking collagen? With cosmetic companies and A-listers claiming it can slow the effects of ageing, the market for collagen supplements is booming. How sure is the science though? Ruth Alexander speaks to experts about what we do and don’t know about what these powders, gels and capsules are doing inside our bodies. She hears from a pers…
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Have you visited a food hall recently? It’s a venue bringing together multiple independent food and drink businesses, often with communal seating. We look at the ways in which food halls are being used to bring consumers and spend to new areas, raising the value of surrounding offices, apartments and other businesses. In this programme Devina Gupta…
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Send us a text Please listen to 30th and final episode of Arkar Thek. #banglapodcast #bengaliaudiostory আমাদের সমস্ত আপডেট পাওয়ার জন্য সাথে নীচের সোশাল মিডিয়া হ্যান্ডলগুলোর সঙ্গে জুড়ে যান: Facebook: / officialshonona Instagram: / officialshonona Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sN6eqF Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3zqUVIy Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/…
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Send us a text শেষ অর্কর ঠেক । ভোটের ফলের পরে ভোটের আগের গল্প । কেমন লাগলো জানাবেন ? Support the show আমাদের মেম্বার হয়ে সাহায্য করতে চান ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnUb_Fk37uBA8AncGYI75ng/membership আমাদের সমস্ত লেটেস্ট আপডেট পেতে ফলো করুন: Youtube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter আমাদের সঙ্গে যোগ দিতে চাইলে বা কোনও সাজেশন, আবদার জানাতে আ…
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Send us a text Please listen to the new episode about traveling potatoes. Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/shonona/join #banglapodcast #bengaliaudiostory আমাদের সমস্ত আপডেট পাওয়ার জন্য সাথে নীচের সোশাল মিডিয়া হ্যান্ডলগুলোর সঙ্গে জুড়ে যান: Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakYPZWKgsNnREav7a3G Facebook: https://facebook.c…
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Send us a text বয়স একটা সংখ্যা মাত্র। এই কথা আমরা বলেই থাকি। কিন্তু, জীবনে করে দেখিয়েছেন এই মহিলা। ওনার অজানা গল্প জেনে নিন এই প্রতিবেদনে। অনেকদিন পরে ফিরলাম। কেমন লাগলো কমেন্ট বক্সে জানাবেন। আমাদের সমস্ত আপডেট পাওয়ার জন্য সাথে নীচের সোশাল মিডিয়া হ্যান্ডলগুলোর সঙ্গে জুড়ে যান: Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakYPZWKgsNnREav7a3G Faceboo…
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Strawberries at the airport when meeting your future husband for the first time, finally tasting world famous fish and chips and wondering why on earth the pasta is green. These are some of this week’s stories of first impressions of food in a new country. Devina Gupta visits a multilingual cooking class in Manchester, UK, to find out how language,…
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Have you heard of ‘super sweet’ sweetcorn? If you’ve purchased fresh, frozen or tinned sweetcorn in the last few decades there’s a good chance its the super sweet variety. It’s an example of how our fruit and vegetables have been bred over time to make them sweeter, or less bitter. Its partly about appealing to consumer tastes, but can have other a…
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Three million bananas; 600-800 baguettes a day; 47,000 plates...as the world’s elite sportsmen and women arrive in Paris, a huge catering operation awaits them. Ruth Alexander finds out what it takes to keep the athletes happy and fuel a medal-winning performance. Team GB pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw talks about her relationship with food during her…
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Why do we cook? To create flavour, to aid digestion and to release nutrients from our food. Every time we fry, steam, boil, or bake a series of chemical reactions take place that are key to a dish’s success. In this programme Ruth Alexander puts questions from the BBC World Service audience to Dr Stuart Farrimond in the UK, author of ‘The Science o…
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Of the tens of millions of people around the world with autism or down syndrome, only a tiny fraction is in paid employment. But cooking, making drinks and waiting tables is work where people with learning disabilities can shine. John Laurenson takes us to a Café Joyeux (Happy Café) in Paris, one of a fast-growing chain of cafe-restaurants where mo…
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Taste, it turns out, is not a matter of opinion. Scientists have discovered that your perception of taste is informed by your genetics. When we eat or drink something, we may be having an entirely different experience to the person we’re sharing a meal with, or the chef who has prepared it, or the critic who has recommended it. In this programme Ru…
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More of us are living in cities and urban farming is on the rise. Can you be sure the city soil you’re growing in is clean enough? Industry and traffic can contaminate land, but there are ways to deal with the problem. Ruth Alexander finds out how to test soil, how to clean it, and which fruit and vegetables are the safest to grow on former industr…
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What’s it like spending 24 hours a day together? Ruth Alexander speaks to couples who run restaurants. She hears how they met, what they argue about and why being a couple might be good for business. Ruth visits Andrea Follador and Jazz Navin at ‘The Perfect Match’ restaurant in Sale, in the North West of England. Jazz is the chef and Andrea is the…
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In a world where ingredients cost more due to war and inflation how is easy is it to make and sell our daily bread? Ruth Alexander speaks to three bakers about how they started in the industry, the highs and lows and economic pressures in their part of the world. Alex Oke is the owner of XO Boutique Bakery in Lagos, Nigeria, Tracey Muzzolini is the…
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Ruth Alexander speaks to patients about their experiences of weight-loss drugs. The new class of drugs impact appetite, making you feel full sooner, and slowing the rate at which your stomach empties. Known as GLP-1 medications, studies suggest that patients can lose 10% or even up to 25% of their body weight depending on which drug they use. For m…
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Devina Gupta takes a food tour of her home city of Delhi to see how people are adapting to rising summer temperatures. In May this year the city saw a record temperature of almost 50C, and knowing what to eat in such heat can be a challenge. The changing climate is sparking innovative recipes in restaurant kitchens and bringing traditional practice…
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Ruth Alexander explores the origins and evolution of the humble grab-and-go food the burrito, which started life in northern Mexico, before crossing over into the US and becoming a hit around the world. Versions of the spicy wrap can be enjoyed in restaurants, street food shacks and supermarket home meal kits all over the world. We explore the burr…
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Cows emit greenhouse gases when they eat, which contributes to global warming. But is it possible to produce meat in a climate-friendly way? Grace Livingstone visits a carbon neutral certified ranch in Uruguay, where farm manager Sebastian Olaso shows her around. She also meets Javier Secadas, a small farmer who raises cattle on natural grasslands,…
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Why eat with your hands? Many food cultures around the world eat using hands, and most of us use our hands some of the time. Do we really need cutlery or chopsticks to eat a salad, peas or rice? And if you were to tackle soup or stew with your hands, how would you go about it? Michael Kaloki reports from Nairobi, Kenya, where the staple dish ugali,…
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Stunning cakes, colourful salads and intricate garnishes use flowers to entice customers, but there’s more to this trend than just beautiful social media pictures. Many cultures around the world have eaten flowers for centuries, and some of them pack a serious punch. Devina Gupta explores the history of edible flowers and visits a site in the UK wh…
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Do you know how much salt you should be eating? And if I tell you it’s less than 5 grams a day, do you know how much that is? Ruth Alexander explores the wonder of salt and why chefs think their job would be pointless without it and why the impact it’s having on the food might surprise you. Professor Paul Breslin tells us about the “magical” chemic…
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Over two million people work in the international shipping trade, and they are often at sea for months at a time. That’s a lot of meals being made by the cook on board, and their work is crucial for keeping the crew happy. Ruth Alexander hears from seafarers about why that makes “cookie” the most important person on board a ship and why, in some ca…
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What’s the secret behind the on-screen chemistry shared by some TV chef duos? The recent death of Dave Myers, one half of ‘The Hairy Bikers’ with Si King, has prompted this programme celebrating successful food friendships. Dave and Si made food shows and cookbooks that took their fans all over the world, and off-screen they were close friends. In …
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These are tough times for restaurants. If the pandemic's rolling lockdowns were not bad enough, independent eateries now find themselves caught on a conveyor belt of crises: inflation, labour shortages and high rents. That is without mentioning the post-Covid agoraphobic “hermit consumer", who prefers to hunker down indoors than splash the cash on …
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Step inside the chocolate factory to hear the secrets of what it’s like to invent sweet treats for a living. Find out why chocolatiers think the raw material is like a “needy child”, but can also bring great joy to people’s lives. And hear the family story of the invention of one of the best-known British chocolate bars, with a trip to an archive o…
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Fasting has been a religious and cultural practice for thousands of years, why do people do it? What happens to your body when you fast? The Food Chain speaks to a British family breaking their fast during Ramadan, a woman in India completing a day long fast for Mahashivratri and explores why the practices around Lent have changed over the years. A…
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Dumplings feature prominently in cuisines around the world. Some, like the Ghanaian kenkey, or the Irish dumpling, are balls of dough. But in many countries they’re filled with other ingredients. From the Russian pelmeni, to the Japanese gyoza, for centuries we’ve been putting meat, vegetables or cheese in small pouches of pastry, and making delici…
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Sweet, sour, salty, bitter and... umami. Have you heard of the fifth taste? Umami, meaning ‘delicious flavour’ in Japanese, was discovered by a chemist in Japan in 1908 but it took nearly 100 years for it to be recognised as a fifth distinct taste. It is described by many as a savoury or meaty taste. In this programme Ruth Alexander learns about th…
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Three school chefs tell Ruth Alexander what it’s like serving up canteen food every day. Find out how they manage hundreds of hungry child customers, what pro tips they have for making vegetables seem delicious, and why they all find the job so satisfying. We hear from the USA, Liverpool in the UK and a school chef in the far north of Finland about…
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Send us a text Please enjoy the story of Indian Cricketer Yashasvi Jaisawal Support the show আমাদের মেম্বার হয়ে সাহায্য করতে চান ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnUb_Fk37uBA8AncGYI75ng/membership আমাদের সমস্ত লেটেস্ট আপডেট পেতে ফলো করুন: Youtube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter আমাদের সঙ্গে যোগ দিতে চাইলে বা কোনও সাজেশন, আবদার জানাতে আমাদের মেই…
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Send us a text অর্কর ঠেকে নিজের অতীত জীবনকে ফিরে দেখলেন অভিনেতা অম্বরীশ ভট্টাচার্য । করলেন ফুটপাথ থেকে টলিউডের গল্প। ভাগ করে নিলেন চপল ভাদুড়ী থেকে অমিতাভ বচ্চনের সাথে কাটানো মুহূর্তগুলো। Support the show আমাদের মেম্বার হয়ে সাহায্য করতে চান ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnUb_Fk37uBA8AncGYI75ng/membership আমাদের সমস্ত লেটেস্ট আপডেট পেতে ফলো কর…
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Have you heard of ultra processed food? In 2010 a group of Brazilian scientists said we should be focusing less on the nutritional content of food, and more on the form of processing it undergoes. They created the Nova system, a way of categorising foods based on how processed they are. It identifies ultra processed foods as generally industrially …
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What do you and your family chat about at dinner? We eavesdrop on conversations over food all over the world, hearing about poetry, politics, what is on TV and how Morag’s leg is recovering. Whether you gossip or have more philosophical debates find out how integral good communication is while we are eating, often marking the only point in the day …
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Send us a text Listen to the story of horror, crime, and reincarnation ! Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/shonona/join #sundaysuspense #sundaysuspensebhutergolpo #banglapodcast #bengaliaudiostory নিজের পডকাস্ট চ্যানেল শুরু করতে চান? Sign Up করুন 👉 https://buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1977244 আমাদের সমস্ত আপডেট পাওয়ার জন্য সাথে নীচ…
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The city of Detroit in the United States has a lot of vacant space – as much as a quarter of residential, commercial and industrial sites lie unused today. In this programme Ruth Alexander meets the people who are growing food in their neighbourhoods, creating urban farms and community gardens where houses once stood. Mark Covington is the founder …
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Send us a text লিটল ম্যাগাজিনে ২৫ বছর এর গল্প অর্কর ঠেকে ভাগ করে নিলেন বোধশব্দ সম্পাদক সুস্নাত চৌধুরী | শুনুন ও শোনান। আপনাদের মতামত জানান। Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/shonona/join Perks of Channel Membership: 1. Advertisement free videos 2. Early access to videos 3. Connecting with core Shonona team Chapters: 00.06 ভূমিকা 0…
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In February 2023, two earthquakes devastated parts of Turkey. The disaster claimed the lives of nearly 60,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria. In this programme Victoria Craig travels to the city of Antakya, part of Hatay Province, close to the border with Syria. It’s a region long famed for its cuisine, and even has special UNESCO rec…
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Chinese food is popular and successful around the world. But is it afforded the respect it deserves? In some countries Chinese food has been seen as something tasty, but ultimately cheap and not very healthy, despite it being a cuisine with a focus on health, seasonality and gastronomic skill for centuries. In this programme Ruth Alexander meets Fu…
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Send us a text ফিল্মস্টার সৌমিত্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়কে সকলে চেনেন, কিন্তু মানুষ সৌমিত্র চট্টোপাধ্য়ায়কে চেনেন ক'জন! সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়, শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায়, পিকে বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়রা ছিলেন তাঁর বন্ধু, বন্ধু সৌমিত্র কেমন ছিলেন? কেমন ছিলেন তিনি বাবা হিসেবে? অর্কর ঠেকে আড্ডা দিলেন কিংবদন্তি অভিনেতার সুযোগ্য কন্যা পৌলমী বসু, গল্পে উঠে এল এমনই সব প্রসঙ্গ। পৌলমী যিন…
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Have you ever wondered why the apple you bite in to is so crisp and juicy? And why it’s available all year round? Apples originated in the mountains of Central Asia, and made their way along trade routes to Europe and then on to the rest of the world. They are now one of the most widely consumed fruit worldwide. An apple seed will produce a complet…
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Send us a text তিনি একজন অসামান্য বক্তা। ছাত্রদের মনমুগ্ধ করা শিক্ষক। ক্লাসের চার দেওয়ালে তাঁর পড়ানো আটকে থাকে না। তাঁর অনুবাদ মন ছুঁয়ে যায় জয় গোস্বামীর। কেউ কেউ বলেন তিনি এই সময়ের উদয়ন পণ্ডিত। তিনি আব্দুল কাফি। আন্তরিক আড্ডায় কথা বললেন তাঁর ছেলেবেলা, শিক্ষকতা, ছাত্রসমাজ, লেখালেখি ও আরো নানা বিষয়ে। ঘড়ি বলছে, অর্কর ঠেকের দীর্ঘতম আড্ডা। শুনুন সেই ক…
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