The World’s Biggest Social Studies Assignment with Paul Barbato
About this episode
Paul Barbato discusses his extensive project profiling every UN-recognized country.
As a young adult, Paul "Barbs" Barbato gave himself perhaps the world's biggest social studies assignment: make a profile of every single one of the 193 UN-recognized countries in the world. Ten years later, he finally finished. Check out Paul’s project – and what he’s up to next – on YouTube @GeographyNow. We always want to hear from you! If you have a question or story for us, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or send an email to hello@atlasobscura.com.
People in this episode
Guest: Paul Barbato
Topics covered
- social studies
- countries
- YouTube
- cultural profiles
- travel
Keywords
- social studies
- countries
- GeographyNow
- UN
- travel
- cultural profiles
- YouTube
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GeographyNow, Atlas Obscura, SiriusXM
Places: 193 UN-recognized countries
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