If you wanna be our listener, you gotta get with this episode of Air Castles! (Make it last forever. Repeat never ends~) The girls sit down today to talk about all things seasoning--including the Bolivian salt flats, salt production and micro plastics, and asking: where DOES the pepper grow???

Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time.

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Johanna:

“How Salt Is Made”: https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-is-salt-made-1328618

“Salt sold in Asia has highest levels of plastic contamination”: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/10/21/study-salt-sold-in-asia-has-highest-levels-of-plastic-contamination/

“Why does so much plastic waste end up in Asia?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGZty_dOMkE

“Which Countries Make the Most Plastic Waste?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhNNXqUX9Nk

Olivia:

“These Salt Flats Are One of the Most Remarkable Vistas on Earth”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/south-america/bolivia/how-to-see-salar-de-uyuni-salt-flats-bolivia/

“Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia Salt Flats”: https://www.boliviahop.com/salar-de-uyuni/

“Salt pan (geology)”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_pan_(geology)

“This Hotel is Made Entirely of Salt”: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/0000014a-ba9b-d229-a15b-fffb1e660000