Steppe Ahead - The Central Asia Podcast
Jonas Prien, Thorsten Gutmann & Thomas BaierSteppe Ahead – The Central Asia Podcast
Insights from the heart of Eurasia
By Jonas Prien, Thorsten Gutmann and Thomas Baier
Central Asia is one of the world’s most dynamic and most overlooked regions. With ambitious young people, rapidly growing economies, dynamic investments, and some of the world’s most strategic trade routes and natural resources crossing its vast landscape, the region is beco... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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Jonas and Thomas record a special football-focused Steppe Ahead podcast. They discuss Uzbekistan qualifying for its first World Cup in the expanded 2026 tournament and preview Group K. The conversation frames football as a tool for national branding ... more
In this episode of the Steppe Ahead Podcast, Jonas and Thomas discuss Alexander von Humboldt’s 1829 expedition through Russia and into Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan’s cycling team Astana as a global branding project. Jonas outlines how Humboldt, traveled... more
She won coding olympiads as a teenager, published robotics research at 20, landed at Google, quit to found a startup that failed, built a mentorship platform for Kazakh students, and now invests in Central Asian startups from Paris. Nazerke Kalidolda... more
In this episode of the "Steppe Ahead" podcast, Jonas Thorsten and Thomas talk about Easter traditions and Thomas's trip to a Mix Markt in Germany, where he found almost no Central Asian products. The hosts develop a wish list of their favorite Centra... more
In this episode of the Steppe Ahead podcast, Jonas Thorsten and Thomas talk about the Kazakh car market and how Thorsten’s viral video highlighted the rapid change and what it means for German cars. They also discuss the absence of Kazakh on Duolingo... more
In this episode of the Steppe Ahead podcast, Jonas shares impressions from the Leipzig Book Fair, noting 300,000 visitors and discussing Central Asian literature, including classic writers Mukhtar Auezov and Chingiz Aitmatov, and the Kazakh Library t... more
Jonas, Thorsten, and Thomas discuss Nowruz, the Persian “new day” spring festival, its 3,000-year-old origins, Soviet-era public ban, and current Kazakh traditions such as Nauryz kozhe, yurts, wearing traditional clothes, settling debts, and making p... more
In this episode, Thorsten, Jonas and Thomas discuss Kazakhstan’s referendum on a new constitution that would take effect July 1, dissolve the current parliament, and trigger new elections. They also cover Uzbekistan’s super app Uzum, which secured a ... more
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What is Steppe Ahead about and what kind of topics does it cover?
Two hosts and invited experts explore Central Asia through markets, geopolitics, culture, and infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on economics, investment opportunities, and regional branding. Episodes routinely unpack country-level developments in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and beyond, covering topics like football as national branding, startup ecosystems and venture funding, tourism and logistics corridors, car markets, language and digital ecosystems, and major policy shifts. A standout aspect is the blend of historical context, on-the-ground reporting, and forward-looking analysis of how trade routes, investment, and regional cooperation shape business and political risk in Eurasia. Listeners who want actionable insights int... more
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Recent guests on Steppe Ahead include:
1. Thomas Baier
2. Nazerke Kalidolda
3. Thorsten Gutmann
4. Jonas Prien
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