The horses and their boy

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Forty types of beer, eight enormous horses, and a teenage boy. Join us for a carriage ride and the story of a unique apprenticeship at a Swiss brewery.

This content was published on November 20, 2016 - 11:00

Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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The horses and their boy

Forty types of beer, eight enormous horses, and a teenage boy. Join us for a carriage ride and the story of a unique apprenticeship at a Swiss brewery.

You can contact the producer of this podcast on TwitterExternal link. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunesExternal link to ensure that you don’t miss the next one.

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