Listening to strangers

Imagine you're strolling through a bustling street when, suddenly, a stranger stops you in your tracks with a simple question: where are you going?? Got a minute to talk?

Catherine Carr's 'Where Are You Going?' is a one-of-a-kind storytelling podcast where she talks to people on the streets as they navigate their daily lives, posing that simple question and then letting conversation unfold. What follows is unpredictable. It can be humorous, heart-wrenching, occasionally whimsical, romantic or even jaw-dropping. Prepare to get momentarily immersed in the lives of others. Carr's easy-going manner while conducting these impromptu interviews makes these sessions a joy to listen to.

In the episode, A Vape, a Chef's Hat and Italy, Carr meets three Italian chefs enjoying a vape break outside an upscale Italian restaurant in London. Over the course of 10 minutes, the conversation meanders from their homeland to their culinary journeys, influence of their grandmothers on their career paths, their young families and the restaurant's specialities. The episode unexpectedly ends in... Mali.


How? Hear the episode to uncover the links between all these delicious points.