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Longer stories about daily life, past and future.
- Η Γέφυρα Που Είχε Κόστος Polly walks the Brooklyn Bridge, where workers got sick building it underwater, and elephants once proved... Audio
- Το Ανοιχτό Χέρι του Λιμανιού Polly flies into New York Harbor and looks at the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France with metal skin no... Audio
- Ο Σταθμός Που Κανείς Δεν Περνάει Polly finds an old subway station built to look nice, closed long ago because new trains were too long for... Audio
- Το ζώο που κάνει κύβους Wombats make cube shaped poop, and now we know why. Audio
- Αυτό το πουλί κοιμάται ενώ πετάει Frigatebirds fly for many days and sleep only a little. Audio
- Το μεσημεριανό που τρώει μια ολόκληρη χώρα In the Dominican Republic, everyone eats the same lunch at the same time. Audio
- Δείπνο μαγειρεμένο από ένα ηφαίστειο In the Azores, people cook food inside a hot volcano. Audio
- Το τελευταίο τρένο Tomas misses the last train in Tokyo and sleeps in a tiny room. Audio
- Το άδειο φλιτζάνι On his first day, Pedro drinks from a cup that is not his. Audio
- Αριθμός σαράντα επτά Carla waits a long time at the clinic for a small cut. Audio
- Χαμένη στη Λισαβόνα Sofía gets lost in Lisbon and a woman helps her with a map. Audio
- Το δωμάτιο με το μπαλκόνι Marcos gets a hotel room with a nice balcony. Audio
- Ένα τραπέζι για έναν Mia eats alone in a small restaurant, and the waiter helps her choose. Audio
- Το μπαχαρικό που κάποτε κόστιζε όσο ο χρυσός Saffron comes from tiny flower threads picked by hand, and for most of history a pound of it cost about the... Audio
- Η λίμνη που εξαφανίζεται κάθε καλοκαίρι In Slovenia, a huge lake fills a valley in winter and then vanishes underground every summer, leaving... Audio
- Η Πτήση που Διαρκεί Ενενήντα Δευτερόλεπτα A tiny plane hops between two Orkney islands in Scotland on the shortest scheduled flight in the world. Audio
- Η Πόλη Που Βάζει Χρυσό Στο Παγωτό Kanazawa in Japan makes almost all of the country's gold leaf, and wraps whole sheets of it around soft ice... Audio
- Ένα Ουάλαμπι Ελεύθερο στην Κορνουάλη A small Australian kangaroo has been hopping around an English market town for days, and nobody knows where... Audio
- Φώναξε, αλλιώς Θα Χάσεις τη Στάση Σου A shared minibus with no bell and no screen, where the only way off is to say so out loud, early and twice. Audio
- Το πάρκο δίπλα στο σπίτι μου A squirrel describes the small park next to its tree: the pigeons by the benches, Mr. Badger and his bread,... Audio
- Το Χταπόδι και οι Τρεις Καρδιές του The octopus is a clever sea animal with three hearts and blue blood. Audio
- Τα Καλώδια Κάτω από τη Θάλασσα Long cables under the ocean carry almost all of the information that travels between countries. Audio
- Ο Μεγάλος Αγώνας που Λέγεται Μαραθώνιος The marathon is a very long running race with a curious and surprising history. Audio
- Από Πού Έρχεται ο Καφές Coffee begins as a red fruit on a green plant and travels far before it fills a cup. Audio
- Ύπνος σε Νυχτερινό Τρένο Night trains in Europe carry travelers between cities while they sleep in cozy beds. Audio
- Ο Αμαζόνιος, το Μεγαλύτερο Ποτάμι The Amazon is the river that carries the most water in the world. Audio
- Πώς οι Μέλισσες Φτιάχνουν Μέλι Honeybees turn sweet flower nectar into golden honey through hard teamwork in the hive. Audio
- Ο Μακρύς Δρόμος του Μεταξιού The Silk Road was a famous trade route that linked China with Europe for many centuries. Audio
- Ποτέ μην παραγγείλεις λάτε στην Ιταλία In Italy, the word latte does not mean coffee. One small word can bring you a big surprise. Audio
- Το Μικρό Πουλί στο Ρολόι In Germany's Black Forest, carved wooden cuckoo clocks call out every hour while children wait and laugh. Audio
- Το Ψάρι Που Σκαρφαλώνει Καταρράχτες In Hawaii, a fish smaller than your finger climbs up waterfalls taller than buildings, using its mouth as a... Audio
- Η Πόλη Όπου Ήταν Απαγορευμένο Να Πεθάνεις When a small Italian town ran out of space in its cemetery, the mayor signed an order telling people not to... Audio
- Το Γεύμα Που Δεν Τελειώνει Ποτέ In Spain, the best part of lunch starts when the food is finished. It even has its own name. Audio
- Η γάτα που παίρνει το λεωφορείο Every morning a cat climbs onto the same city bus, watches the streets go by, and gets off at his own stop. Audio
- Το Πρώτο Φως στο Χωριό While the whole village sleeps, one window glows: the baker lights the oven so fresh bread will be ready by... Audio
- Ατμός και Μικρά Πιάτα A first night at a Taipei night market, where pointing, smiling, and one brave question buy a very good... Audio
- Ρούφα δυνατά, είναι ευγενικό In Japan, slurping your noodles loudly is not rude, it is a sign that you are enjoying the meal. Audio
- Ο καταρράκτης που πέφτει προς τα πάνω On very windy days, strong gusts can blow a Norwegian waterfall's spray back up into the sky. Audio
- Ο κύκλος και το πρωινό πλοίο The Ring of Brodgar at dusk, then the small practical business of leaving an island, done in four sentences... Audio
- Το κριθάρι των ενενήντα ημερών In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all. Audio
- Η συνάθροιση στα βραχονήσια Grey seals are hauling out on the low rocks before the pupping season, and the questions Polly has been... Audio
- Φτιαγμένο από ό,τι είχαν On Lamb Holm, two army huts hold a chapel that prisoners of war made out of scrap, and the only honest... Audio
- Το χωριό κάτω από την καταιγίδα At the Bay of Skaill, a guide with a carrying voice explains a village that a storm returned to the light... Audio
- Η καρέκλα δίπλα στο τζάκι A guesthouse above the harbour, an argument about what counts as a quiet room, and a chair whose whole... Audio
- Έρχεται το πλοίο Polly lands at Stromness off the morning boat and works out, one question at a time, how a place with no... Audio
- Το Ροζ Δεν Υπάρχει Pink has no wavelength of its own; it is a color the brain invents when the eyes see red and blue light... Audio
- Λάμπεις Αυτή τη Στιγμή The human body constantly emits an extremely faint light, invisible to the eye but detectable with a... Audio
- Η Ομίχλη Κλείνει Πίσω Της On her last afternoon, Polly flies high over the island before fog rolls in and hides it behind her. Audio
- Ένα Χωριό Συνδεδεμένο σε Ηφαίστειο Polly learns that the same volcano heat that cooked lunch also warms a big public pool and heats homes in... Audio
- Το Δείπνο Θάβεται την Αυγή Polly watches a cook bury pots of food in the ground, where the volcano's heat cooks dinner with no fire. Audio
- Ένας Κρατήρας, Δύο Χρώματα Polly finds a huge old crater with two lakes, one blue and one green, joined together under a strip of land. Audio
- Το Πουλί που Θεωρήθηκε Χαμένο Δύο Φορές Polly looks for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird that lives only in one forest and was once thought to... Audio
- Οι Τελευταίοι Δύο Κήποι της Ευρώπης Polly finds one of the only two tea farms left in Europe, started after the island's orange trees died. Audio
- Εννέα Νησιά, Τρεις Πλάκες Polly arrives over São Miguel, the biggest of the nine Azores islands, made of black rock, green fields,... Audio
- Η Παλιά Ιστορία Polly starts down the steps and hears a story about them. Audio
- Το Στραβό Σπίτι A stone marten shows Polly a famous crooked house. Audio
- Η Ροζ Πόλη Polly finds a small pink town inside a river loop. Audio
- Τα Ζωγραφισμένα Ζώα Polly sees very old animal paintings on red rocks. Audio
- Το Παλιό Τείχος Polly flies to the old watchtower on the mountain. Audio
- Η Πόλι παίρνει το λεωφορείο Polly's first bus ride: does this bus go downtown, one ticket, how much, where do I get off, next stop,... Audio
- Η Πόλι ρωτάει τον δρόμο Polly is lost on the way to the library and asks an owl for directions: excuse me, where is it, is it far,... Audio
- Η Πόλι παραγγέλνει καφέ Polly's first cafe order: good afternoon, a coffee with milk, do you have churros, the check please, how... Audio
- Η Πόλι στην αγορά Berta takes Polly to the market. Polly buys fruit for the first time: what is this, two apples, how much, a... Audio
- Η Πόλι γνωρίζει μια γειτόνισσα Polly moves to a new street and meets Berta the bear. First greetings: hello, your name, nice to meet you,... Audio
- Βλαδιβοστόκ Polly arrives in Vladivostok and flies off over the Pacific Ocean. Audio
- Ο Αμούρ Polly reaches the Amur River and meets a rare crane on the sixth day of the Trans-Siberian. Audio
- Λίμνη Βαϊκάλη Polly spends a day on the train along Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake on Earth. Audio
- Ζώνες Ώρας Polly explores the dining car and learns that the train uses one time zone across all of Russia. Audio
- Διασχίζοντας τα Ουράλια Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the line between Europe and Asia, on the Trans-Siberian train. Audio
- Τα Δάση με τις Σημύδες Polly watches Russian birch forests from the Trans-Siberian train and learns that forty percent of Russia... Audio
- Σταθμός Γιαροσλάβσκι Polly boards the Trans-Siberian train at Moscow and begins her seven-day journey to Vladivostok. Audio
- Αντίο στα Ζυμαρικά Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus and flies out of Naples. Audio
- Ο Συντάκτης του Εαυτού του Polly learns that octopuses can change their own nervous systems by editing RNA in real time. Audio
- Πίτσα και το Μεγάλο Μεσημεριανό Polly has lunch with Chiara at a Neapolitan pizzeria and learns about traditional Neapolitan pizza. Audio
- Το Δέρμα που Βλέπει Polly learns that octopus skin can sense colours even though octopus eyes cannot. Audio
- Το Σώμα που Σκέφτεται Polly watches an octopus solve a maze with two arms working independently. Audio
- Το Βάζο Polly watches an octopus open a jar to catch a crab and learns how short an octopus's life is. Audio
- Ο Κόλπος της Νάπολης Polly arrives in Naples and meets a giant Pacific octopus at the world's oldest marine biology institute. Audio
- Αποχαιρετώντας την Κοιλάδα Polly says goodbye to Ranger Tomas and flies west out of Yosemite. Audio
- Ο Γαλαξίας Πάνω από το Glacier Point Polly watches the Milky Way at Glacier Point and looks through a telescope at the centre of our galaxy. Audio
- Ημισφαιρικός Θόλος Polly flies up Half Dome on warm air with a flock of swifts, sees the summit, then glides back down. Audio
- Ο Βουτηχτής Γεράκι Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive, learning what makes the falcon the fastest animal in the world. Audio
- Η Σεκόγια Polly visits a giant sequoia nearly 3,000 years old and learns about its fireproof bark. Audio
- Βόλτα με τον Δασοφύλακα Τόμας Polly spends the morning in Ranger Tomas's truck, learning about bear feeding and peregrine falcon nests. Audio
- Πάνω από την Κοιλάδα Polly flies into Yosemite Valley, watches climbers on El Capitan, and rides the shuttle bus at dusk. Audio
- Η μυρωδιά της κανέλας A new neighbor leaves a small surprise outside her door. Audio
- Δύο Κιλά Υπομονής A first trip to the local market with a vendor who refuses to let her leave with the wrong tomatoes. Audio
- Η Πόλυ Φεύγει από το Μπουένος Άιρες Polly, a curious parrot, visits Buenos Aires and helps transform a rivalry at a tango festival into a... Audio
- Η Πόλυ και ο Χορός Polly and her companions face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Το Νέο Πρόβλημα Χορού Polly, Diego, and Isabel face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Το Σχέδιο της Πόλυ Polly the parrot helps Diego and Isabel counteract misinformation threatening a tango festival in Buenos... Audio
- Το Πρόβλημα του Τάνγκο Polly the parrot joins Diego and Isabel in Buenos Aires, where they learn of a potential plot to disrupt a... Audio
- Μια Συνάντηση στη Λα Μπόκα Polly the parrot, exploring Buenos Aires, meets Isabel, a talented artist in La Boca, who is capturing the... Audio
- Η Πόλυ και το Τάνγκο στο Μπουένος Άιρες Polly the parrot arrives in Buenos Aires and meets Diego, a tango musician preparing for a local festival.... Audio
- Αντίο στο Παρίσι In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Ο Χορός στο Παρίσι In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Η Έκπληξη στο Μονμάρτρη In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting. Returning it to the... Audio
- Η Καταδίωξη στη Γέφυρα In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting by confronting a mysterious... Audio
- Το Μυστήριο του Χαμένου Πίνακα In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle, a writer, meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist, whose painting... Audio
- Το Μυστικό του Σηκουάνα Polly and Isabelle embark on a walk along the Seine, where they meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist.... Audio
- Η Πόλυ στο Παρίσι Polly the parrot arrives in Paris, the City of Light, and lands in a charming café in Le Marais. There, she... Audio
- Μυστικά του Μαρακές Polly the parrot and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, explore the hidden depths of Marrakech, uncovering... Audio
- Η Μυστική Αγορά Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard and a secret market in Marrakech.... Audio
- Μια Βόλτα στην Πόλη Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. As they continue... Audio
- Το Μυστικό της Κρήνης Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They decipher an... Audio
- Ο Χάρτης και η Πόρτα Polly and Fatima, following a mysterious map, discover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They uncover an... Audio
- Μια Τυχερή Συνάντηση Polly the parrot, alongside Fatima, continues to explore Marrakech, where they encounter an elderly... Audio
- Η Πόλυ στο Μαρακές Polly the parrot arrives in Marrakech, where she meets Fatima, a traveler trying to navigate the city's... Audio
- Αστέρια και Φίλοι Polly and Amir reflect on their adventure under the stars, cherishing the lessons learned and the deepened... Audio
- Μυστικά του Τάφου Inside the lost tomb, Polly and Amir discover a chamber filled with ancient treasures. However, the tomb is... Audio
- Το Κόλπο της Ερήμου Despite initial frustration, Polly and Amir manage to find the hidden entrance to the lost tomb as night... Audio
- Στην Έρημο Polly and Amir journey into the desert, guided by the clues from the box, to find the entrance to a lost... Audio
- Η Μαγική Μάσκα In Venice, Polly the parrot and historian Isabella continue their quest to uncover a legendary document.... Audio
- Ένας Παράξενος Χάρτης Polly, a curious parrot, arrives in Venice and notices a young woman named Isabella, who holds a mysterious... Audio
- Το Ταξίδι της Polly στη Βενετία Polly, the curious parrot, arrives in Venice, a city of canals and rich history. As she takes in the sights... Audio
- Αντίο στο Μαρακές Polly says goodbye to Marrakech, having helped uncover a treasure that preserves the city's history, and... Audio
- Το Μυστικό Βρέθηκε Polly and her friends solve a riddle that leads them to a hidden key, unlocking the treasure chamber and... Audio
- Ένας Αγώνας για Θησαυρό Polly, Leila, and Omar team up to find the treasure, racing through Marrakech as obstacles arise, including... Audio
- Πόλυ και η Αρχαία Γλώσσα Polly, the curious parrot, delves into the mystery of Echoing Canyon's cryptic echoes. Guided by local... Audio
- Η Πολυ συναντά έναν ζωγράφο Polly the parrot visits Paris. Polly sees the Eiffel Tower and tries a croissant. Polly meets a painter in... Audio
- Πόλι και το Ηχώ Φαράγγι Polly the parrot, exploring the American Southwest, discovers a mysterious echo in Echoing Canyon that... Audio
- Η Πολυ επισκέπτεται το Παρίσι Polly the parrot visits Paris. Polly sees the Eiffel Tower and tries a croissant. Audio