Season two: for King and Country

Welcome back to season two of Cairo Calling! After many heavy episodes in season one, we’re starting with a light one…. on British culture, traffic cones and Shakespeare.

Peter and Dody talk about a British tourist who graffitied a message into the Colosseum. We talk about heritage, incest in Indonesian folklore and how Dody was nearly named after King Charles.

It's fun, dumb, and insightful. Good to be back.

Dody prepared these references as jokes are funnier if they have footnotes:

1. Two national anthems, one author

2. The legend of Sangkuriang

3. The legend of Malin Kundang

4. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

5. Mahabharata

6. Tourist who defaced Colosseum says he wasn’t aware it was ancient

7. Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

8. Why is Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest?

9. Bridgerton

10. Enid Blyton

11. Harry Potter

12. BBC

13. TV Globo

14. List of Arabic star names

15. What are the British Empire’s “Legacies”?

16. Great Wall of China ; 21,196.18 km (13,170.70 mi)

Cairo Calling is made with friends, for friends. This episode was made by Dody and Peter, with original music and sound production by Tarek. You can find us on Substack, Apple podcasts, Spotify, or in a plain old podcast feed.