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The Last Swiss Famine Swiss Up!
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The Last Swiss Famine

Over 200 years ago, now, the last famine to ravage Switzerland took place - mostly thanks to a...

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Can we just PLEASE give women equal rights? Swiss Up!
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Can we just PLEASE give women equal rights?

Today (Friday 14th June) women are striking across the country in protest of the wage gap between...

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Art Basel - the world's biggest art fair Swiss Up!
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Art Basel - the world's biggest art fair

It's beginnings are humble, but Art Basel is now an annual event attracting art galleries from...

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Carouge is where the protestants partied Swiss Up!
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Carouge is where the protestants partied

Across the river Arve, the town of Carouge stands just a quick train ride from Geneva. It's...

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Tilo Frey deserves more recognition (First Swiss MP of African descent) Swiss Up!
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Tilo Frey deserves more recognition (First Swiss MP of African descent)

Not only was she the first MP in Switzerland of African descent, but she was also one of the...

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The Legend (and fear) of Mont Pilatus Swiss Up!
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The Legend (and fear) of Mont Pilatus

In the Lucerne region, a mountain stands from which people were once forbidden to climb, as...

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Don't be a square... Unless you're the Swiss flag Swiss Up!
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Don't be a square... Unless you're the Swiss flag

On today's episode we're looking at the iconic Swiss flag - where did it originate, is it ever...

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No worries! Ok, just a couple... Swiss Up!
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No worries! Ok, just a couple...

What do the Swiss worry about? Are they concerned by the quality of their chocolate? How big a...

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The tricky process of recovering Nazi-stolen art Swiss Up!
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The tricky process of recovering Nazi-stolen art

Ever heard of the Washington Principles? Not a problem if not as we're explaining all that and...

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How many cubes of ice with your drink? (Swiss ice exports) Swiss Up!
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How many cubes of ice with your drink? (Swiss ice exports)

Travel back in time with us to the 19th century when hotels along the shores of Lake Geneva...

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In the event that neutrality does not protect Swiss diplomats.... Swiss Up!
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In the event that neutrality does not protect Swiss diplomats....

In 1979, Swiss diplomat Hugo Wey was assassinated in El Salvador.  At the time, Swiss citizens...

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Huawei tech and their influence in Switzerland Swiss Up!
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Huawei tech and their influence in Switzerland

Have you heard of the Huawei-US national security controversy? If you haven't, that's ok - we'll...

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Why are we moving to Brazil? Swiss Up!
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Why are we moving to Brazil?

Ok, ok, *we* are not moving to Brazil. But 200 years ago, a whole bunch of people from Fribourg...

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Alexandre Yersin: Plagued by his medical discovery Swiss Up!
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Alexandre Yersin: Plagued by his medical discovery

We're in Hong Kong today! Or at least Alexandre Yersin was in the late 1800s, after he left his...

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Let's talk about sperm, Baby. Swiss Up!
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Let's talk about sperm, Baby.

News just in: Swiss men have a low sperm count and WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.  So on today's...

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Pick your side, I'm Switzerland. Swiss Up!
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Pick your side, I'm Switzerland.

Ah, Switzerland. Famous for chocolate, cheese, and not taking anyone's side, ever. Right? Well...

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Liechtenstein: Are we still in Switzerland? Swiss Up!
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Liechtenstein: Are we still in Switzerland?

Dario travels to Liechtenstein (metaphorically - we couldn't afford the travel expenses) to...

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To The Bunker! Swiss Up!
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To The Bunker!

Switzerland loves bunkers. Maybe as much as it loves fondue, we're not sure. In any case, houses...

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Is online gaming a sport? We're not sure... Swiss Up!
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Is online gaming a sport? We're not sure...

We're back in business! After a cheeky 2 weeks of podcast silence (our podcast manager took a...

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The Remote and Shady Story of the Post Bus Swiss Up!
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The Remote and Shady Story of the Post Bus

The Post Bus is the famous yellow bus delivering post to the most remote corners of Switzerland....

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