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During National Podcast Posting Month, which takes place the entire month of November, the Geopats podcasts experiment with their content, format and more!

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Personal Not Pod-sonal

September 21, 2021 06:00 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MB

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Global Women Podcast Editor Panels: Geopats Podcasting

April 01, 2021 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.5 MB

I recently wrote a post for The Podcast Host about https://www.thepodcasthost.com/training-development/women-and-femxle-podcast-editors-groups/ (Women and Femxle Podcast Editor's Groups). The response to the post and the conversations that came out of it were wonderful. So wonderful that I wanted to continue to talk to women podcast editors but in a different medium.  So in April 2021 we are doing weekly live streamed panels of women podcast editors on Geopats Podcasting.  Geopats Podcasting ...

Day 30: Podcast Posting Challenge Complete & A Silly Celebration Ensues

November 30, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 12 MB

We did it! This is the 30th of 30 posting days in November, during NaPodPoMo, National Podcast Posting Month. Here are some goal updates & a whole lot of silliness to celebrate finishing on time! More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/60 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/60) ----------------------------- Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020: 1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day: Copy & paste the below social media post to help! "If you are curious about https:/...

Day 29: How You Know What Has Impacted Our Guests This Year

November 29, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 39.2 MB

Today's episode is about covid, plain and simple. All month we've heard previous guests on the different Geopats Podcasts check in on what they've been up to since their first episode with us AND reflect back on that previous conversation. Today, we hear from them about how covid effected them this year. The answers run the range of emotions. I thank them all heaps for their honesty and openness about this matter. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/59 (https://www.stephfuccio.co...

Day 28: Back to China with Miicher of the China Chronicles

November 28, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 28.7 MB

Have you ever gone back to a place that you struggled in the first time? Would you ever? Our guest today is my dear friend Miicher and she did just this. The first time we chatted was in December 2018 on Geopats Reflections. We were both living in Shanghai, China and if I am honest, we were both ready to leave. However, after returning to Florida, USA, she had a change of mind and went back to China this month. I don't want to spoil what led her to this decision, what she's doing there or any...

Day 27: Musical Storyteller, Damon Castillo

November 27, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 26.1 MB

Today we are happily breaking our NaPodPoMo previous guest format for a special interview. I had the extreme pleasure of chatting with Damon Castillo for this episode. Yes, THE Damon Castillo of the Mess of Me album that we've been using for the past 2 years in all of the Geopats Podcast Network shows. We talk about the longevity of the Damon Castillo Band, his geopatness, my favorite song on the Mess of Me Album (Saint Cecilia), his recording studio in San Luis Obispo, what music he listens ...

Day 26: The Importance of Passwords and Toilets with Comedian Andy Curtain of Ho Ho Hong Kong Podcast

November 26, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes - 15.3 MB

What was your first online habit? Yesterday we heard from Comedian Andy Curtain about what he's been up to since we chatted last year. In today's episode, we dive into a 10 minute clip from that original conversation/episode with Andy on Geopats Online, where we track how people's onlineness changes when their location changes. And yes, as you can see from the title of this episode, we hit on all important online (and offline?) innovations along the way. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com...

Day 25: Being Flexibly Creative Online With Comedian Andy Curtain of Ho Ho Hong Kong Podcast

November 25, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 10.5 MB

About 2 years ago Comedian https://www.instagram.com/andycurtain/?hl=en (Andy Curtain )let us dig into his virtual past on Geopats Online (then called Virtual Expats). In that interview, we dug into how his online habits changed when he moved from Australia to Shanghai, China more than a decade before. And of course, since then he has moved again, down to Hong Kong specifically. It's so easy to drop all creative projects when relocating to a new place but Andy not only kept his creative juice...

Day 24: The Fine Line Between Fiction And Real Life With Author Antonella Moretti of Parsley and Coriander

November 24, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 16.2 MB

Where is that line between fiction and real life? This is one of the things we highlight from our original conversation on Geopats Books with Author of the expat series that started with the book Parsley and Coriander, Antonella Moretti. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/54 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/54) ----------------------------- Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020: 1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day: Copy & paste the below social media post ...

Day 23: A Touching And Honest Reflection Of Creative Quietness with Author Antonella Moretti of Parsley & Coriander

November 23, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes - 4.23 MB

When I first chatted with Antonella Moretti in Spring 2019, we both lived in China and had creative projects as long as could we. But 2020 being what it is and Antonella being as thoughtful and eloquent as she is, the intensity of this year has turned into a creative contemplation period. She shares this and other updates on her life in this candid reflection episode. From the bottom of my heart Antonella, thank you for taking the time to record these honest and touching thoughts. More info: ...

Day 22: Three Podcasters Share The Good, The Bad & The Editing Of Our 30 Episodes in 30 days Experiences for NaPodPoMo

November 22, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

What do you get when 3 Podcasters compare their experiences about publishing a podcast a day for 22 days (of the 30 day challenge of NaPodPoMo, National Podcast Posting Month)? An honest chat about our challenges, successes and inevitably, editing discoveries during this experience thus far. Our info: -Dion McGill: Off The Beaten Podcast: https://www.offthebeatenpodcast.com/ (https://www.offthebeatenpodcast.com/) -Kristoffer Carter, From Where I Sit, https://anchor.fm/fwispc (https://anchor.f...

Day 21: Creating An In Person Experience For Podcasts with Nicole of The Expat Cast

November 21, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 16.2 MB

How do you bring a recorded audio experience to a live audience? That is something that Nicole of The Expat Cast was figuring out last year when she came on Geopats Podcasting. Yesterday you heard her reflect on our conversation from last year after relistening to the episode and today we are playing a clip from that very conversation. We were in full experimental mode with Geopats Podcasting during that 1st episode and used Podbean's beta live audio platform. In this clip, NIcole talks about...

Day 20: Live Podcasting Events In The Beforetime with Nicole of The Expat Cast Podcast

November 20, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes - 2.63 MB

Doing a live show while talking about doing a live show is something that Nicole of The Expat Cast podcast and I did last year on Geopats Podcasting. Today and tomorrow we will be hearing from present and then past versions of her (how eerie is this all getting, PA joke intentional Nicole!) about Geopats Podcasting episode 1 that she was a guest on. Today is her reflection about the episode and what has changed in her podcasting life since that conversation last year. And tomorrow, there will...

Day 19: Mandarin Chinese Language Learning Flashback to 2018 with Von on Geopats Language Podcast

November 19, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 17.2 MB

Learning Mandarin Chinese is difficult when coming from English. But instead of focusing on the difficulties, past Geopats Language podcast Guest, Von, tries to understand his own brain processing when he tries to grok the new elements of Mandarin. He allows for his time and hard work to pay off. His patience, ah his patience with language learning is something I remember being in awe of when we first chatted 2 years ago and I am even more so now, especially after listening to yesterday's epi...

Day 18: Mandarin Chinese Language Learning Brain Burn Revisisted with Former Guest, Von

November 18, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 8.08 MB

It makes my heart soar when someone I am interviewing quotes a previous guest. This is what happened with then Mandarin Chinese language learner Von and his "brain burn" moment on Geopats Language podcast. So even though Von had a lot more reflections that he sent me for this episode, I am sharing his brain burn rethink in today's episode. It. is. fascinating. Tomorrow we will listen to a clip from the original conversation with Von. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/48 (https:...

Day 17: Social Media & Online Habits and Cautions with Jo of Life in

November 17, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 13.6 MB

Yesterday our 1st Guest on Geopats Online, Jo from Life in Breaths, reflected on our conversation from September 2018. In this reflection she focused on the emotions and topics that came out of in our internet based conversation. Today I'd like to play a clip from that original episode from 2018 where we talk more specifically about social media habits and our onlineness while being an expat. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/47 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/47) Group...

Day 16: Patience and Balance Online: Jo of Life in Breaths

November 16, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 7.2 MB

Our first guest on Geopats Online (then called Virtual Expats) in September 2018 was Joanna Czutkowna, Founder of Life in Breaths & I went shopping today. When we first met back then she was very passionate about sustainability within the fashion industry and also about redefining how we view age, beauty and the ability in how we design. Even though we have both moved from China to other places, it's been a joy to watch her projects grow and inspire people online. In today's episode you get t...

Day 15: Focus and Growth in this Podcast Creative Pressure Cooker Month

November 15, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 18.1 MB

Sometimes when you focus on a small task you realize that you learn more about your creative process as a whole. This is exactly what is happening to my podcast process during the experimental pressure cooker that is NaPodPoMo this month. Today is a reflection episode on what I am learning this month that will effect the Geopats Podcast Network on a grander scale thanks to this experience. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/45 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/45) Group NaP...

Day 14: Beginning Podcast Challenges with Shaun of The Germany Experience Podcast

November 14, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 8.74 MB

Yesterday we heard from Shaun from The Germany Experience about his reflections on the original conversation that we had last year on Geopats Podcasting about his (then) new podcast. Since he shared with us all the changes that he has done to the podcast in the past year, I thought it would be interesting to listen to the beginning of our original conversation where he described his podcast set up and challenges. Kind of like a after AND THEN before. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/nap...

Day 13: Podcast Rebranding & Community with Shaun of The Germany Experience Podcast

November 13, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 14.4 MB

Rebranding a podcast is a tough decision to make but Shaun from The Germany Experience did it with grace and charm since we first talked with him in September 2019. Today's episode is his reflection on this change and other thoughts on our conversation from 2019. Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020: 1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day: Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about https://twitter.com/hashtag/language?src=hashtag_click (#languag...

Day 12: Misconceptions of and habits picked up in China with Shannon Martin of Two Who Travel

November 12, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 7.13 MB

Yesterday we heard from Shannon Martin's thoughts on her Geopats Reflections episode from 2018 about her first year in Shanghai, China. Today, we have a clip from that original interview where Shannon shares her ideas on some things that she loved about China that may seem odd to people who have not been there and general misconceptions that people outside of China may think of the place. -------------------------------------- Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020: 1. Get 100 List...

Day 11: Double Reflecting from China to Spain with Shannon Martin

November 11, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Get ready for a double reflection in today's episode! Repeat Guest from a number of the Geopats Podcast Network podcasts, Shannon Martin, reflects back on her Geopats Reflections episode from June 2018. In that conversation, which you will hear a clip of tomorrow, she read some blog posts from when she first moved to Shanghai, China. Now, in November 2020, Shannon shares her current geographic location (it's changed twice since China!) and her thoughts on that original episode/conversation we...

Day 10: An ode to cold brew coffee with Shankar from Writer and Geek Podcast

November 10, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 13.6 MB

What do you get when two Podcasters geek out about coffee for far too long? A new podcast: Geopats Coffee, Yesterday you heard from Shankar of the https://www.writerandgeek.com/ (Writer and Geek podcast) reflect on the conversation we had about a year ago for the Geopats Coffee podcast. He was the 1st guest we had on that show and if I remember correctly, us geeking out about coffee off mic was one of the reasons why the podcast got started! Today I want to share with you a clip from the begi...

Day 9: Rethinking Cold Brew With Our First Geopats Coffee Guest, Shankar from Writer and Geek Podcast

November 09, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutes - 5.99 MB

Do you have strong feelings about your coffee? Our first guest on the Geopats Coffee podcast, Shankar from the Writer and Geek podcast, sure does. He was generous enough to reflect back on his episode from October 2019 and share some thoughts on it. Come back tomorrow for a clip from that original episode. -------------------------------------- Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020: 1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day: Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you ...

Day 8: Learning from creative pressure & repetition during #NaPodPoMo

November 08, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 17.4 MB

During this an episode a day for 30 days experience of #NaPodPoMo people ask me why I am putting myself through this pressure. This episode and the following Sunday episodes is focused on the answer to this question, basically answering in a reflective, "what I've learned" each week kind of way. This week I describe 3 aspects of the episodes that we/I relistened to this week that I thought could use improvement and 3 things that I am proud of. -------------------------------------- Geopats Po...

Day 7: The NaPodPoMo & PodRevDay Connection

November 07, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 16.9 MB

Something really special happened for me after last year's NaPodPoMo. Wanna know what? #PodRevDay! -------------------------------------- Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020: 1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day: Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about https://twitter.com/hashtag/language?src=hashtag_click (#language), https://twitter.com/hashtag/books?src=hashtag_click (#books), https://twitter.com/hashtag/podcasting?src=hashtag_click (#p...

Day 6: Book reading in English and Chinese with Matthew Boyle of Language Card Games

November 06, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MB

Yesterday we heard from Matthew Boyle of Language Card Games about his conversation with me (Steph) in December 2018 on Geopats Language podcast. As you heard in his reflection, reading and playing with language are important to him. These aspects of language loving are strong threads in my language love affair as well. So with that in mind, I want to share two clips from his December 2018 episode about reading. One clip is reading in English in his childhood and one is from reading Chinese a...

Day 5: Playing With Language with Matthew Boyle of Language Card Games

November 05, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 18.4 MB

Matthew Boyle wants to make language learning magical for you. We met on YouTube about 2 years ago and he was my first remote Geopats Language podcast guest. It was so much fun to dig into his relationship with language and his experiences learning Mandarin Chinese in China. In this episode for NaPodPoMo he reflects on our episode from December 2018 and shares many of the wonderful things he is doing in the language world nowadays. -------------------------------------- Geopats Podcast Networ...

Day 4: From place to language with Ting, previous guest on Geopats Online

November 04, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 17.7 MB

The past two days we've been hearing from Summer Rylander of eat something go somewhere food blog about the book 'Global Soul' by Pico Iyer. There has been a lot of talk about place, home and location and this got me to thinking about an interview I did with a woman named Ting when I lived in Shanghai, China a few years ago. Ting, like Pico Iyer, was a TCK with an interesting story and view on things. I interviewed her for what is now the Geopats Online podcast (then it was called Virtual Exp...

Day 3: "Global Soul" Revisited part 2, audio clip from July 2019 Geopats Bookss episode

November 03, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 14.5 MB

Yesterday you heard the catch up episode with Summer Rylander from Geopats Books (formerly Bookish Expats). She reviewed our episode covering the book "Global Soul" by Pico Iyer. In her reflections she touched on the sense of home that Pico covers in many part of the book. I thought it would be nice to play part of this episode covering this topic for you today. This section is from about 14 minutes to 21 minutes in the original episode. If you want to hear the full episode, go to: https://ww...

Day 2: 'Global Soul" Revisited with Writer Summer Rylander of eat something go somewhere

November 02, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.58 MB

Today we are going to hear from a previous guest from Geopats Books (formerly Bookish Expats), Summer Rylander. She will be reflecting on our episode from July 2019 about the book "Global Soul" by Pico Iyer, https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatsbooks/4 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatsbooks/4) . -------------------------------------- Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020: 1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day: Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curiou...

Day 1: The Plan: November 2020 National Podcast Posting Month (PodPoMo) Intro

November 01, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 14.6 MB

What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2020)? All month I will be doing a range of experimental catch up episodes of previous guests from ALL of the Geopats Podcast Network (https://www.stephfuccio.com/podcasts). This experimentation is part of National Podcast Posting Month, NaPodPoMo (it's international really but it started nationally in the U.S. many years ago so the name stuck) http://napodpomo.org/ (http://napodpomo.org/) and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/...

Day 30: Podcasting: Creative Experimentation Via Podcasting With NaPodPoMo Founder Jennifer Navarette

November 30, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MB

What creative challenge did you do this month? A bunch of us crazy Podcasters did http://napodpomo.org/ (NaPodPoMo), where we posted a podcast episode every day. Today we chat with the Founder of this magical event, http://jennifernavarrete.com/ (Jennifer Navarette).   More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30)

Podcasting: Creative Experimentation Via Podcasting With NaPodPoMo Founder Jennifer Navarette

November 30, 2019 06:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MB

What creative challenge did you do this month? A bunch of us crazy Podcasters did Jennifer Navarette (http://jennifernavarrete.com/).   More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30)

Day 29: Mandarin Chinese Reader Thom of IG ThomReads

November 29, 2019 07:00 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MB

Multilingual reader Thom Clairmont, https://www.instagram.com/thomreads/ (ThomReads) in Instagram, is returning to the Geopats Podcast language show to help us complete NaPodPoMo with a bang. He is almost done with his Masters in Sinology but despite being super busy with his research, he took some time to answer questions about his reading in Mandarin Chinese and other languages. Thanks Thom! Full show notes here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpom...

29: Mandarin Chinese Reader Thom of IG ThomReads

November 29, 2019 06:00 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MB

Multilingual reader Thom Clairmont, ThomReads (https://www.instagram.com/thomreads/) in Instagram, is returning to the Geopats Podcast language show to help us complete NaPodPoMo with a bang. He is almost done with his Masters in Sinology but despite being super busy with his research, he took some time to answer questions about his reading in Mandarin Chinese and other languages. Thanks Thom! Full show notes here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/29 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpom...

Day 28B: Geeking out with Paul Csomo: NaPodPoMo 28B

November 28, 2019 13:45 - 20 minutes - 16 MB

What do you do when you start a recording with someone about podcasting and they open a language geeking moment? You smile, record and publish it as a bonus episode for NaPodPoMo. Thanks https://twitter.com/PCsomo (Paul Csomo) for this fun Mandarin Chinese, German, Spanish and English language moment. It was so much fun.  ​ More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/28)

28B: Geeking out with Paul Csomo: NaPodPoMo 28B

November 28, 2019 12:45 - 20 minutes - 16 MB

What do you do when you start a recording with someone about podcasting and they open a language geeking moment? You smile, record and publish it as a bonus episode for NaPodPoMo. Thanks Paul Csomo (https://twitter.com/PCsomo) for this fun Mandarin Chinese, German, Spanish and English language moment. It was so much fun.  ​ More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/28 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo)

Check In with Paul Csomo

November 28, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MB

Ever publish 30 podcast episodes in 30 days? Neither have Paul Csomo (https://twitter.com/PCsomo) or myself before NaPodPoMo this month (full info below). It has been an experience to remember so we decided to have a decompression/reflection moment on the mic about it.  More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/27 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30)

Day 27: Check In with Paul Csomo

November 27, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MB

Ever publish 30 podcast episodes in 30 days? Neither have https://twitter.com/PCsomo (Paul Csomo) or myself before NaPodPoMo this month (full info below). It has been an experience to remember so we decided to have a decompression/reflection moment on the mic about it.  More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/27)

Online chat, Song Lyrics & Manga Reading in Mandarin Chinese with French/German Speaker Pascal Hauser

November 27, 2019 06:00 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MB

We should all read the same thing to learn a language well, right? Our guest today, Pascal, is a firm believer that interest level is far more important than anything else. You should hear what he used to get to his level of fluency in Mandarin Chinese. No really, you should have a listen, errr, right now. Lol. Here is his Mandarin Chinese reading story.    More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/26 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30)

Day 26: Online chat, Song Lyrics & Manga Reading in Mandarin Chinese with French/German Speaker Pascal Hauser

November 26, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MB

We should all read the same thing to learn a language well, right? Our guest today, Pascal, is a firm believer that interest level is far more important than anything else. You should hear what he used to get to his level of fluency in Mandarin Chinese. No really, you should have a listen, errr, right now. Lol. Here is his Mandarin Chinese reading story.    More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/30 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/26)

"Music Is Beyond Language" with the 主唱死了 Podcast (The Singer Is Dead) Host Forest

November 26, 2019 06:00 - 14 minutes - 11.4 MB

What is independent podcasting like in China? Chinese National Forest, who is one of the Hosts of the new music podcast 主唱死了 Podcast (The Singer Is Dead): https://zhuchangsile.xyz/, about this  (https://zhuchangsile.xyz/), joins us for this mini episode for Geopats to share his podstory. And he promises to come back for a full Global Podcasting show episodes on Geopats in 2020. Thanks Forest! 

Day 25: "Music Is Beyond Language" with the 主唱死了 Podcast (The Singer Is Dead) Host Forest

November 25, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 11.4 MB

What is independent podcasting like in China? Chinese National Forest, who is one of the Hosts of the new music podcast 主唱死了 Podcast (The Singer Is Dead): https://zhuchangsile.xyz/ (https://zhuchangsile.xyz/, about this ), joins us for this mini episode for Geopats to share his podstory. And he promises to come back for a full Global Podcasting show episodes on Geopats in 2020. Thanks Forest! 

TV & Movies in Mandarin Chinese & English with Chinese National Frank

November 25, 2019 06:00 - 17 minutes - 13.8 MB

How different are TV shows and movies in Mandarin Chinese and in English? We get some insights from a Chinese National podcast listening friend of mine from Shanghai, Frank, to answer this question. ​ More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/24 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo)

Day 24: TV & Movies in Mandarin Chinese & English with Chinese National Frank

November 24, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutes - 13.8 MB

How different are TV shows and movies in Mandarin Chinese and in English? We get some insights from a Chinese National podcast listening friend of mine from Shanghai, Frank, to answer this question. ​ More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/24)

Language Podcast Teaser

November 24, 2019 06:00 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MB

How hard is it to learn Mandarin Chinese OR to learn English if you grew up with Mandarin Chinese? That is one of the central questions we address as we learn our guests language learning stories on the language show of the Geopats Podcast. We are doing mini episodes in November for NaPodPoMo (more info below on this) but normally our language conversations get long and windy. Here is a brief overview of who we have talked to so far.   More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/23 (http...

Day 23: Language Podcast Teaser

November 23, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MB

How hard is it to learn Mandarin Chinese OR to learn English if you grew up with Mandarin Chinese? That is one of the central questions we address as we learn our guests language learning stories on the language show of the Geopats Podcast. We are doing mini episodes in November for NaPodPoMo (more info below on this) but normally our language conversations get long and windy. Here is a brief overview of who we have talked to so far.   More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo (https:/...

Language: "To Live" by Yu Hua : Reading Mandarin Chinese Fiction with Phil

November 23, 2019 06:00 - 26 minutes - 21.6 MB

Being able to read in another language requires so much more than just vocabulary and grammar. That's why we brought Phil back on the show to highlight some distinct differences between modern written Chinese fiction and the same genre in English.  More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpom/22 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo)

Day 22: Language: "To Live" by Yu Hua : Reading Mandarin Chinese Fiction with Phil

November 22, 2019 07:00 - 26 minutes - 21.6 MB

Being able to read in another language requires so much more than just vocabulary and grammar. That's why we brought Phil back on the show to highlight some distinct differences between modern written Chinese fiction and the same genre in English.  More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpom/22)

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