What’s the Story: The Sri Lanka Podcast

By David Swarbrick & Nestor de Silva @ The Ceylon Press

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Episodes: 108

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The show that explores what makes Sri Lanka Sri Lankan.

Episode Date
Sri Lanka’s Polonnaruwa Kings I I Elephants Can Remember
Oct 30, 2026
Fugitive Philosophers I In the Sri Lankan Forest
Oct 25, 2026
Finding Gorgonzola | A Pilgrimage From Colombo
Oct 24, 2026
Practicing Detachment With Ethel And Lord Buddha I How To Live A Better Life In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Love & Sex | In Arundel and Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
In Colombo & Xanadu | Fearing Something Will Survive
Oct 24, 2026
The Long Farewell | A Super Pod History of Sri Lanka’s Last Lambakanna Kings
Oct 24, 2026
The Bogeyman I Meeting Monsters in Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
2 Degrees of Separation I In Sri Lanka with The Lady of Shalott
Oct 24, 2026
Love Bites and Brief Encounters I Pushing Boundaries in Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
The Monk At The End Of The World | Waiting For The Barbarians In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
And That's How It All Began | A Super Pod Pre-History Of Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
A Jungle Spice Garden | A Super Pod Account Of Planting Paradise in Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 5 | The Devastation
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 4 | The Long Goodbye
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 3 | Walking on Air
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 2 | Redeemer Victorious
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Second Lambakanna Kings Part 1 | The Land Of Plenty
Oct 24, 2026
Honey, Homo Sapiens Balangodensis & The Honey Tree I A Journey Into Sri Lanka’s Real DNA
Oct 24, 2026
Wicked Monarchs | A Super Pod Account of Sri Lanka’s Most Notorious Rulers
Oct 24, 2026
What Sets You Free | Why May Days Matter In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Manifest Mammals I In Pursuit Of Sri Lanka’s Jackals, Hares, Porcupines, Pangolins & Otters
Oct 24, 2026
Now Thank We All Our God I Sunday in the Sri Lankan Jungle
Oct 24, 2026
On Being Absolutely Still | Learning New Tricks In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Trincomalee | Finding Secret Gods And Ghosts
Oct 24, 2026
Sun Kings | The Story of Sri Lanka's Icarus Dynasty
Oct 24, 2026
Ambling in the Inner Gardens | A Walk at Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel
Oct 24, 2026
River Tales | Journeys Down Sri Lanka’s Great Rivers
Oct 24, 2026
Honey, I'm Home | Encounters with Sri Lanka’s Endemic Land Mammals
Oct 24, 2026
Bejewelled I Sri Lanka’s Greatest Sapphires
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Owls | In Search Of The Devil Bird
Oct 24, 2026
Grief And Memory In Sri Lanka | The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended
Oct 24, 2026
The Cat’s Pyjamas I The Story Of Sri Lanka’s Wild Cats
Oct 24, 2026
Shop | Retail Therapy in a Tuk-Tuk
Oct 24, 2026
The 7 Wonders of Ancient Lanka | Part 3
Oct 24, 2026
The 7 Wonders of Ancient Lanka | Part 2
Oct 24, 2026
The 7 Wonders of Ancient Lanka | Part 1
Oct 24, 2026
Sigiriya I The Party That Lasted For 22 Years
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Bats | Ordered Disorder
Oct 24, 2026
Cinnamon Peeling | Finding The True Spice With Michael Ondaatje
Oct 24, 2026
Deer Friends I On Safari with Sri Lanka's Deer, Ponies & Donkeys
Oct 24, 2026
Inside Kandy | A Super Pod Guide for Curious Visitors to Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Rambling in the Outer Gardens | A Walk at Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 5 | A Royal Ruination
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 4 | The Infernal Inheritance
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 3 | Oedipus Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 2 | The Return Of The King
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Moriyan Kings Part 1 | The Lion’s Paws
Oct 24, 2026
The Pride Owl | Flying High in Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
The Jungle Hotel I A Look Behind The Doors At Sri Lanka’s Flame Tree Estate & Hotel
Oct 24, 2026
Mongooses | On Patrol With Sri Lanka’s Guardian Beasts
Oct 24, 2026
Losing One's Head | Seeking Non-Self In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Chinta | The Lady and the Loris
Oct 24, 2026
Galagedera | A Super Pod Guide To The First Village in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands
Oct 24, 2026
Sylvan Swingers I Scaling The Monkeys & Lorises of Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Ancient Lanka | A Super Pod Guide to Sri Lanka’s Seven Ancient Wonders
Oct 24, 2026
At The Barbers With Dikrek | Unexpected Compensation
Oct 24, 2026
All About Eve | Separating Serpents In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
The Art of Hermiting I Checking In At Some Sri Lankan Hotels
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 4 | Last Chance Saloon
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 3 | The Time of Ruin
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 2 | The Guardians
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s First Lambakanna Kings Part 1 | The Kingdom That Walked On Water
Oct 24, 2026
Shrews, Mice, Rats, Gerbils And Squirrels | Hearing From Sri Lanka’s Eminent Plebs
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Skinks | Inscrutable Angels
Oct 24, 2026
Kuveni | The Quest for Sri Lanka's First Queen
Oct 24, 2026
My Missing Sapphire Tiara | A Bit Of A Think Outside A Sri Lankan Water Board
Oct 24, 2026
Homes From Home | Sri Lanka's Fifty Best Hotels
Oct 24, 2026
Escape I The Sri Lankan Reading List
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Sea Mammals | The Mermaid That Wasn’t
Oct 24, 2026
The Great Dynasty | A Super Pod History Of The Kings Who Made Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Imperial Flavours | Travels With Sri Lanka’s Colonial Spices
Oct 24, 2026
Reticent Flavours | Finding Sri Lanka’s Most Secret Spices
Oct 24, 2026
The Taste Trade | A Journey Around Sri Lanka’s Merchant Spices
Oct 24, 2026
The Golden Trinity | Sri Lanka’s Three Great Spices
Oct 24, 2026
Magic | Growing Money in Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Hidden Trails I Stepping Off The Beaten Path In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Space, The Perehera - and Danby | Festival Frolics in Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
The Mathematics Of Mortality I Measuring Time In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
The Wicked Monarchs of Sri Lanka I Part 2
Oct 24, 2026
The Wicked Monarchs of Sri Lanka I Part 1
Oct 24, 2026
Walking The Dogs | Sauntering Down A Red Sri Lankan Carpet
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Bears, Buffaloes & Boars | The 3 Great “B’s”
Oct 24, 2026
Twinkle | A Guide To Sri Lanka’s Gems; Where To Find Them, When To Wear Them
Oct 24, 2026
Secret Kandy Part 5 | The 200-Year-Long War
Oct 24, 2026
Secret Kandy Part 4 | Where The Grass Is Greener
Oct 24, 2026
Secret Kandy Part 3 | Five Forgotten Stories
Oct 24, 2026
Secret Kandy Part 2 | God & Mammon
Oct 24, 2026
Secret Kandy Part 1 | Down City Streets
Oct 24, 2026
Death, The Drama Queen | A Walk with Henning Mankell
Oct 24, 2026
La Petit Mort | On Buggering On In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
The Kerfuffle In The Kitchen | Getting Picky in Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Extinct Mammals | In Search Of A Lost World
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 6 | The Tainted Crown
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 5 | A Merry-Go-Round of Spinning Sovereigns
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 4 | The Time of Sorrows
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 3 | Heaven on Earth
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 2 | Dancing on Knives
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Founding Vijayan Kings Part 1 | The Making of Nirvana
Oct 24, 2026
A Sri Lankan Garden Companion | The Gardens & Plantations of The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel
Oct 24, 2026
A Little Bit of Expert | Panning For Skills In Sri Lanka
Oct 24, 2026
The Lovely Now | The Glad Psychology of Sri Lankan Rain
Oct 24, 2026
The Moriyan Monarchs | A Super Pod History of Sri Lanka’s Regicide Regime
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lankan Politics | A Family Art
Oct 24, 2026
Mudras | How To Talk In Sri Lanka Without Actually Saying A Word
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka At Its Earliest Part 3 | Voyaging to Wonderland With The First Sri Lankans
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka At Its Earliest Part 2 | The Island That Floated Away
Oct 24, 2026
Sri Lanka At Its Earliest Part 1 I The Great Conundrum
Oct 24, 2026