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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Parts Unknown

I’ve caught a couple of episodes of CNN’s Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and I’ve been impressed with the show so far. In it, chef/author Anthony Bourdain travels to places off the beaten path and explores the local culture. But it’s not just about food and culture as with his previous shows. In Parts Unknown, Bourdain also delves into local politics and social issues. In Iran, he spoke with journalists about their tenuous relationship with the government (and two of the journalists he spoke with were subsequently arrested). Episodes in the Congo, Myanmar, and Libya are produced with a focus on their oppressive governments, past and present. Even in the Massachusetts episode, he talks about his former heroin addiction and the current addiction of poor whites in the US. Many of the places he visits, we only hear about the leadership and bad things that happen on the news, but Bourdain meets with the locals and finds more similarities amongst cultures than differences. I’d never considered going to visit someplace like Iran, but Parts Unknown has me considering it…what a great people.

Season four recently wrapped up and they’re shooting season five now. The first three seasons are currently available on Netflix and all four seasons are on Amazon. (FYI to the web team at CNN: “Unknown” is misspelled in the of that page.)</p> <ul class="post-tags"><li><a href="/tag/Anthony%20Bourdain">Anthony Bourdain</a></li><li><a href="/tag/Anthony%20Bourdain%3A%20Parts%20Unknown">Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</a></li><li><a href="/tag/food">food</a></li><li><a href="/tag/Iran">Iran</a></li><li><a href="/tag/travel">travel</a></li><li><a href="/tag/TV">TV</a></li></ul> </ul> <div class="post-actions"> <a class="share" href="https://kottke.org/15/01/anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown"><i class="fa-light fa-share-from-square" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="action-label">Share</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-item" id="sp2" aria-hidden="true"></div> </div></div> <div id="menu-underlay"></div> </body> </html>