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Minisode: Christmas Markets and Treats

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Audio: Minisode – Christmas Markets & Treats

Ho ho ho! In this Christmas minisode, we’ll be talking about Christmas Markets and a few delicious festive treats, as well as where these things come from and how they’ve changed to the modern day.  

Your hosts are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Dublin, Ireland. Our usual co-host Mark Boyle @markboyle86 was missing for this one, but he’ll return very soon. Our theme music and other stings come from Thomas O’Boyle @thatthomasfella.

Some further reading material is provided below:

  • The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (who knew?) as mentioned by Joe can be found here on Google Books.
  • More on Lebkuchen, albeit in German, can be found here or here.
  • A short piece on Lebkuchen can also be found on KRCU here.
  • Les Grappes has a breakdown of the history of mulled wine here.
  • The Smithsonian has an extensive history of Christmas Markets on its website here.
  • More on Evian’s driftwood market, as well as other markets, can be found here.

    • Joe & Luke visiting a Christmas Market in Dublin earlier this month

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