In our final episode of the season, journalist and Roads & Kingdoms co-founder Nathan Thornburgh explores food, politics, migration, and identity. Drawing on his experience as a foreign correspondent, he reflects on storytelling beyond the headlines and how food can reveal the human connections that politics often obscures.

Hawa Hassan, author of In Bibi's Kitchen, explores the rich culinary traditions of eight African countries bordering the Indian Ocean. Through recipes and stories gathered from grandmothers, she documents a remarkable diversity of foodways shaped by trade, migration, and resilience, preserving cultural knowledge and celebrating the enduring power of food.