Geopats: conversations with expats
261 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago -I grew up straddling two cultures and this sparked my curiosity for more. In fact, I've spent the majority of my adult life living outside my passport country and loving it. I want to know the nuances of places and people, so that's why I'm having these recorded conversations with folks who live in different places about their experiences AND what has grounded them while adjusting to a new culture.
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Podcasting: The Two Waves of Podcasting in Germany with Doris Hammerschmidt of Medienproduktion München
September 01, 2020 09:41 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Why is calling podcasting an "industry" frowned upon in Germany? We dive into this cultural difference in podcasting and so much more during this conversation with Doris Hammerschmidt of Medienproduktion München. We also chat about the two waves of podcasting in Germany, the term "podcast industry", what it's like to write a book about such a fast-changing industry, exciting new audio tools, and the possible future of podcasting in Germany. Doris Hammerschmidt ...
Language: Six Month Mandarin Chinese Language Learning Follow Up Conversation with Cameron Ogle
August 22, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBSend us a Text Message. This is our first before and after language follow up episode. Cameron and I chatted about his Mandarin Chinese language learning process and progress in September 2019, in episode 21 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/21 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/21)). At the end of that episode we had him write his own questions for this six month follow up chat. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this epis...
Podcasting: Podcasting in Kenya & the African Continent with Kevin Mwachiro of Nipe Story
August 14, 2020 10:02 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Kevin Mwachiro of Nipe Story Podcast is a powerful storyteller. Listening to his audio stories is akin to listening to a captivating audio dance. His 18+ years of broadcasting experience have undoubtedly fine tuned his technical abilities but in my opinion it is the fire from his soul that makes his stories so strong yet so gentle. In 2017 he launched Nipe Story, a story-telling podcast which produces audio versions of short-story fiction from the African continent. ...
Podcasting: 11: Podcasting in Kenya & the African Continent with Kevin Mwachiro of Nipe Story
August 14, 2020 10:02 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBKevin Mwachiro of Nipe Story Podcast is a powerful storyteller. Listening to his audio stories is akin to listening to a captivating audio dance. His 18+ years of broadcasting experience have undoubtedly fine tuned his technical abilities but in my opinion it is the fire from his soul that makes his stories so strong yet so gentle. In 2017 he launched Nipe Story, a story-telling podcast which produces audio versions of short-story fiction from the African continent. He is also queer rights a...
Podcasting: Exploring The German & European Podcasting Scene With Mateusz Sojka of Podigee
July 30, 2020 18:42 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBSend us a Text Message. What do you do when you love podcasts, work in technology, and have a desire to make podcasting easier for more people to participate in? Mateusz Sójka instinct was to co-found the German Podcast Host and & Analytics Company, Podigee. That was 7 years ago and he has amassed a great deal of knowledge about the podcasting scene in Germany and Europe during this time. In this episode, we tap into his podcasting knowledge, Spotify's role in the German podcasting scene, a...
Books: One Year Later, "Schadenfreude, A Love Story..." With The Author, Rebecca Schuman
July 27, 2020 18:01 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBSend us a Text Message. One year ago today Nicole from the Expat Cast, former guest and guest Host Tatjana and I discussed the book Schadenfreude, a Love Story: Me, the Germans and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words for in an episode. After I moved to Berlin, Germany I posted a photo of my neighborhood and Tatjana reminded me that this street was mentioned in the book. I decided tor reread the book and a...
Coffee: Dark Coffee and Fresh Crema with Canadian Expat in China Erin Garnhum
July 24, 2020 15:58 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Erin and I met in Vietnam many years ago, the place where both of our coffee obsession hit a peak, so it only made sense to have her on the podcast. In this episode we dive into her coffee explorations in Australia, many countries in Asia, Italy and Canada. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/connect.html 🤸🏽 Need help with your podcast: https://...
Creatively Complicated: Trading Creative Places
July 19, 2020 19:15 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBMany people say that working on your creative project every day is the only way to achieve success, whatever that is (well, that is an entirely other episode topic, that’s what that is). But is it realistic for us to write every day (Summer) or produce podcasting content every day (Steph)? In this episode we grapple with the scheduling aspects of our creative process: is consistency the thing that makes or breaks creative success? What we have done before, what worked before and what we migh...
Online: Expat Isolation & Music with James Errington, Centuries of Sound Podcast
July 17, 2020 22:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Has music ever soothed your soul and made you feel connected again? Yes, me too. And it sounds like the same happened to James when he was an expat for well over a decade. He is back in his home country now so his perspective on his time in the Czech Republic and China are especially poignant. As is the origin story for his intensely researched and impressively sounding podcast, the Centuries of Sound. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What ...
Language: Beyond the Words: German Language Ponderings with Steph from Transcontinental Overload
July 17, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode, Steph Cook of Transcontinental Overload is kind enough to ponder 3 aspects of German that strike me (Geopats Steph) as strange. Her insights and humo(u)r about these differences is a sheer delight. You will never hear the German language in the same way again. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/connect.html 🤸🏽 Need help with yo...
Beyond the Words: German Language Ponderings with Steph from Transcontinental Overload
July 17, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this episode, Steph Cook of Transcontinental Overload is kind enough to ponder 3 aspects of German that strike me (Geopats Steph) as strange. Her insights and humo(u)r about these differences is a sheer delight. You will never hear the German language in the same way again. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/29 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/29) Support this podcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geopats/donations Advertising Inquiries: ...
Podcasting: What dream tool do you want for your podcast?
July 11, 2020 09:14 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSend us a Text Message. This is our first Podcasters roundup episode. The question was: " What dream podcasting tool that does NOT exist do you want to exist?" 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/connect.html 🤸🏽 Need help with your podcast: https://www.stephfuccio.com/consults 👉🏾This episode is sponsored by: Streamyard the very platform that we record, go live and di...
Podcasting: Powerlifting Podcasts in Germany with Eric of Planet Powerlifting
July 04, 2020 10:48 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Eric started lifting weights 15 years ago and it is now an essential part of his life and the main topic of his and his girlfriend's podcast “Planet Powerlifting”. In their podcast, they hope to make powerlifting more accessible to outsiders and shed light on as many aspects of the sport as possible. Along with the basics of their podcasting life in Berlin, Germany we cover unique aspects of the podcasting scene in Germany as a whole as well. ----------------------...
Creatively Complicated: Owning it: Traveling Creativity
June 21, 2020 17:21 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBWelcome to the Creatively Complicated podcast, where we dive into the messiness of our creativity. Summer and Stephanie are two Americans living abroad in two different countries: Germany and China. We met via podcasting so it made sense for us to start a podcast to talk through our creative ponderings. This podcast is NOT an advice podcast: it is more of a process through the deep, murky waters of our own creative struggles and guilty successes. In this episode Summer and Steph are both...
Coffee: Austria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic and Germany Coffee Explorations with Travis Dow of Podcastnik Productions
June 19, 2020 15:47 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Travis lived in Germany and the Czech Republic for 20 years and podcasts about history on podcastnik.com. After talking about alchemy and witches as a ghost-tour guide in Prague, he teamed up with Pete Collman to figure out podcasting as a medium to tell stories from history. Travis has a long and complicatedly long adoration with coffee that started in his childhood upbringing in Germany. Now, he now lives in Oregon, where he partakes in specialty and 7-11 coffee. ...
Books: Talking Banana Yoshimoto's "Kitchen" with Book Nerd Tokyo Yuki Tejima and Guest Host Tatjana
May 29, 2020 17:49 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome to the bookish world of Japan. Guest Host Tatjana from Craving Expat Life chats with Yuki fromBook Nerd Tokyo about Japanese books, specifically Banana Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen” in this conversation. They explore Yuki’s life between Japan and the USA as well as Tatjana’s discovery of Japanese literature, translations, and stereotypes. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here:...
Podcasting: Are you sick of American podcasts? Discover the Asian Podcasting Scene with Norm Chella of PodLovers Asia Podcast
May 15, 2020 11:07 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Norm's podcast, Podlovers Asia, is in English and thus gives us a view of the Asian podcasting scene and all of the many cultures that it includes, with zero linguistic effort. In this episode we start with the Asian podcasting scene and then move into his local scene in Malaysia and wrap up with his own podcasting experience and, of course, his tips for new Podcasters wanting to enter the Asian Podcasting scene. Norm's info: Twitter, https://twitter.com/NormanChe...
Coffee: Bianca Fontana: Australian expat in Shanghai, Functional Nutritional Therapist & Coffee Addict
March 27, 2020 16:25 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Bianca is a Carnivore, biohacker and Nutritional therapist with a love of travel, cats, working out and playing sports, cooking at home, drinking coffee, spending time with her niece and nephews and discussing health and well being with anyone and everyone who is willing and able. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/connect.html 🤸🏽 Need help with...
Podcasting: Heather from Life In The Land Of The Ice And Snow Podcast
March 20, 2020 19:47 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBSend us a Text Message. In this podcasting episode we chat with Heather Jonasson, a Texan who made the long journey to Sweden many years ago, about her podcast, Life In The Land Of The Ice And Snow. In this lighthearted podcast Heather and one of her Co-Hosts (Monica or Diego) join her to chat with other expats from around the world about the quirks, challenges and advantages of living in Sweden. In this episode we talk about her podcasting set up, the benefits of interviewing guests in per...
Language: Linguist, Author & Jazz Musician David Moser Chats About The Intersection Of Music And Language
March 13, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSend us a Text Message. How much overlap is there between music and language? Sinologist, Linguist, Jazz Pianist & returning Geopat Podcast Guest, David Moser, joins us again for a dive into this question. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/connect.html 🤸🏽 Need help with your podcast: https://www.stephfuccio.com/consults 👉🏾This episode is sponsored by: Streamyard th...
Podcasting: Melissa and David From The Strong Sense Of Place Podcast Share Their Love Of Books, Travel & Laughter
March 06, 2020 20:04 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBSend us a Text Message. David Humphreys and Melissa Joulwan are the hosts of Strong Sense of Place, a podcast and web site dedicated to literary travel and books with vivid settings. In each episode of their show, they explore one destination and talk about what makes that place different from everywhere else on earth. Then they recommend books set in that destination and talk to a special guest. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? L...
Coffee: Marielle From Agnep Heritage Farms Shares Her Love Of Coffee In Melboune, Berlin & Many Countries in Asia
February 29, 2020 15:55 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Marielle is a Data Scientist in Berlin. She is also a long-distance coffee farmer because her family started a coffee farm in our ancestral home in the Philippines (in Mankayan, Benguet). They practice organic and sustainable Agroforestry and they hope to one day export their coffee through a transparent supply chain. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfucc...
Books: Book Culture in Prague, Czech Republic with Mel & Dave from a Strong Sense of Place Podcast
February 21, 2020 18:45 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Do you read about a place before traveling there? Yup, so do we. By we I mean Mel and Dave, two American expats living in Prague, Czech Republic and Creators of the Sense of Place Podcast. Oh, and myself. In a few podcast episodes Mel and Dave have already perfected the art of diving deep into a place via books and the people who love them. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message her...
Language Talk with Yunus Emre Karasakal: Brazilian Jiujitsu Instructor in Shanghai, China
February 14, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBSend us a Text Message. This week due to an evil head cold I have something different for you. This mini language episode includes:-a personal German language update (get ready to cringe)and-an unpublished language snippet from a previous interview with Yunus from September 2019 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/connect.html 🤸🏽 Need help with your podcast: https://www...
Podcasting: Emilie Steckenborn of the Bottled in China Podcast
February 07, 2020 17:13 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBSend us a Text Message. In this podcast show of the Geopats Podcast I am thrilled to share a conversation that I had recently with Emilie Steckenborn of the Bottled in China Podcast. Emilie has lived in China for over eight years as a wine educator and consultant for some of the biggest names in the industry. Currently Head of Education Asia at Treasury Wine Estates, she develops programs for front line staff across China, where her team trains hundreds of thousands of drink enthusiasts acr...
Podcasting: Wine podcast chat with Emilie Steckenborn of the Bottled in China Podcast
February 07, 2020 10:55 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBSend us a Text Message. I am thrilled to share a conversation with Emilie Steckenborn of the Bottled in China Podcast. Emilie has lived in China for over eight years as a wine educator and consultant for some of the biggest names in the industry. Currently Head of Education Asia at Treasury Wine Estates, she develops programs for front line staff across China, where her team trains hundreds of thousands of drink enthusiasts across Asia. She currently serves as China Eastern Airlines Officia...
Informal Mandarin Chinese with Davey ofPopcorn Club Conversation Club in Shanghai, China
December 31, 2019 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.35 MBEver get frustrated with how little of the language in your textbooks can be used in real life conversations? Davey, Founder of Popcorn Club in Shanghai, China isn’t. Why not? Because he is too busy enjoying his conversations to care. I asked Davey how he keeps conversations going and here are his top 3 tips for doing so. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/26) Support this podcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle....
Languages, Voices & Sound with Chinese PhD Researcher Phoebe
December 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBSend us a Text Message. How sound sensitive are you? Our guest today, Phoebe, grew up with Mandarin Chinese but has learned a myriad of languages including English, Finnish, German & more. But her sound talent goes far beyond languages into sound and voice research in her current PhD life in Ireland. She is currently researching the connection between recorded voices and listeners’ emotional responses to them. This sensitivity and Phoebe’s general curiosity touch every aspect of language th...
Coffee: Héctor Octavio on Coffee Culture In Italy, Texas, Mexico & Our Brains via ADHD
December 21, 2019 15:40 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Italy, ITALY, Italia has a way of bringing out the coffee lover in many of us and Hector was a victim to this caffeinated crime. Hector spent the first 30 years of his life in Mexico and then relocated to the United States. But it wasn’t until he went to Italy this year that the coffee spirit moved him. In this episode we talk about coffee and coffee culture in Italy; Austin, Texas; Mexico and our brains via a spontaneous ADHD realization. 👀YouTube channel: https:/...
Books: The Sun Also Rises With Two Expats in Shanghai, China: Shannon Martin & Stephanie Fuccio
December 12, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Years ago an expat friend of mine made a comparison with the Lost Generation in Paris in the 1920’s and Western expats in Asia in the early 2000’s and I have never forgotten it. Shannon Martin returns to the Geopats Podcast for a dive into Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” book about his slice of the Lost Generation so that we can dig into this expat generation comparison with about 100 years time difference between them. We will be following up with a convers...
Mandarin Chinese History with David Moser, Author of "A Billion Voices"
December 06, 2019 07:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBCan the making of a language be a riveting story? Yes, yes, andhttps://geopats.podbean.com/e/mandarin-chinese-yes-no-language-tanya-crossman-tck/ ( 对啊). According to Sinologist, Linguist, Jazz Pianist & returning Geopats Guesthttps://120226949-447684682532113263.preview.editmysite.com/geopats/episode/update/id/%20https:/twitter.com/david__moser ( David Moser), for modern day Mandarin Chinese there are power struggles, harsh words, a jazz music studio and a bit of https://www.britannica.com/bi...
Language: Mandarin Chinese History with David Moser, Author of "A Billion Voices"
December 06, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Can the making of a language be a riveting story? Yes, yes, and according to Sinologist, Linguist, Jazz Pianist & returning David Moser has thoughts on this idea. 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a voice or text message here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/connect.html 🤸🏽 Need help with your podcast: https://www.stephfuccio.com/consults 👉🏾This episode is sponsored by: Streamyard the very platform t...
NaPodPoMo: "Music Is Beyond Language" with the 主唱死了 Podcast (The Singer Is Dead) Host Forest
November 26, 2019 10:48 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBSend us a Text Message. 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 , 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! 👀YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geopatpod ✈️ What did you think of this episode? Leave a ...
From Struggling With Languages to Becoming The Lead Interpreter of the Beijing Olympics: Ryan Shuken
November 17, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Have you ever had to create your own path to succeed at something? That is exactly what Venture Capitalist https://twitter.com/Rshuken (Ryan Shuken) did to become fluent in Mandarin Chinese. In fact, he was so successful at it that he ended up being the Lead Interpreter for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 in China. This is a 2 part interview about his amazing language learning story. Come back tomorrow and the day after for the rest of Ryan's inspiring language story. ...
Podcasting: Community in New Zealand & Online with Sunshine and Powercuts Host Heather Welch
October 29, 2019 17:06 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Have you ever seen someone light up over the mention of a name? This is what happens when Heather Welch’s name is mentioned in the podcasting world. She doesn’t just spread peace and serenity via her off the grid and nature podcast, Sunshine and Powercuts, her existence and general character ARE these things. Add her technical prowess and organizational skills and you can start to see how she can put together the Sunshine Summit twice a year. In this episode we talk ...
Peak European Coffee Experiences with Ana of Las Saboritas, the Prague Culinary Twitter Account
October 25, 2019 14:17 - 40 minutes - 28 MBSend us a Text Message. Ana Blackstad has experienced coffee culture in so many different places that I ran out of ink during our chat yesterday. Okay, I might be exaggerating a bit but seriously, Ana moved to Prague, Czech Republic only 3 years ago but she has made the caffeinated most out of her time there by exploring both local Prague cafes (many of which are listed down below) and those in neighboring countries like Italy, Greece, the UK, Norway, Finland and Turkey. Her love of this be...
Coffee or podcasts: Which came first in India with Shankar of Writer and Geek Podcast
October 15, 2019 14:02 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Shankar is a Writer, Podcaster and he claims to be a newbie to coffee. However, after having this conversation with him and hearing his coffee experiences in his home country of India, I beg to differ. I think he is a bonafide coffee fanatic and a discriminating one at that. We chat about his first coffee experience, coffee culture in Northern versus Southern India and why he intentionally does not use a coffee grinder at home. In between the laughter, Shankar teache...
“Language is the center of everything I do.” Linguist David Moser
October 04, 2019 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBSend us a Text Message. “Language is the center of everything I do.” -https://120226949-447684682532113263.preview.editmysite.com/geopats/episode/update/id/%20https:/twitter.com/david__moser (David Moser). David’s Twitter bio says that he is a Sinologist, Linguist, Jazz Pianist and Author of "A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language" but what it does not say (most likely due to understandable platform space constraints) is the thread of curiosity that permeates everything he d...
Podcasting: Germany from outsiders eyes with Shaun, Host of The Germany Experience Podcast
September 30, 2019 16:03 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBSend us a Text Message. “...they say that it gives them a perspective of Germany from outsiders eyes. That was a surprise for me.” Shaun, Host of Expat Life Germany The Germany Experience (formerly Expat Life Germany) is one of those podcasts that you listen to as you are doing something else (for me I was cleaning the apartment) and then find yourself stopping, grabbing a drink and sitting down to listen. Why? Because the authentic, thinky conversations that Host Shaun has with his guest...
Rwanda, China & the U.S. Internet With Former American Expat Keturah Kendrick, Author of "No Thanks"
September 27, 2019 19:16 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBSend us a Text Message. "I actually believe that China is about 15 times more advanced in the usefulness (with social media) than the United States." Keturah Kendrick. Keturah’s online activities changes a lot when she moved to China, but not in ways that you think. Keturah is an intelligent, articulate and delightful person to talk to. I met her at a Podcast Creators meeting in Shanghai, China a few months ago and knew instantly that she needed to be on this podcast for y'all to meet. He...
Podcasting: Podcasting Culture in Germany With American Expat Nicole of the Expat Cast
September 26, 2019 15:54 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBSend us a Text Message. What do you do as an expat when your life goal is to collect and share experiences and information? You start a podcast! And that is exactly what American expat in Germany Nicole Palazzo did just after her first year in Freiburg, Germany. We recorded this mini episode on the new Podbean Live app, which was in Beta version. There were some technical issues but we pushed through and I think there is so much useful and interesting information in Nicole's audio story. In...
Learning Mandarin Chinese While Balancing Family, Health & Business With Cameron of Mandarin By Mistake Podcast
September 20, 2019 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode I am pleased to welcome Cameron, Host of the Mandarin By Mistake podcast. Cam is an Australian man learning Mandarin Chinese for business purposes. Cam and I had this conversation a few weeks ago and the video is already available on the Changing Scripts YouTube channel: -YouTube version of this interview on the Changing Scripts YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOiOPtkD1vM&t=1193s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOiOPtkD1vM&t=1193s) b...
Internet Habits with Yunus Emre Karasakal: Brazilian Jiujitsu Instructor and Douyin Content Creator
September 13, 2019 17:16 - 2 hours - 82.9 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode I am pleased to welcome Yunus Emre Karasakal, a Turkish expat in Shanghai, China. Yunus is a Brazilian JiuJitsu (BJJ) Instructor here in Shanghai as well as an Abu Dhabi World Pro Masters Champion (Brown Belt) and an IBJJF Asian Open Champion (Brown and Black Belt). Yes, for the language geeks, he gives BJJ instruction in English and Chinese and yes, we chatted about him coming on the Changing Scripts show soon, don’t worry. Yunus is the first expat I...
Rwanda & U.S. Online Characteristics with Adela, Founder of Podcast Brunch Club
September 05, 2019 18:02 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Many of you have heard of Podcast Brunch Club but may not know much about the Founder and Co-Host of the PBC Podcast, Adela. Adela is from Chicago and is back living there now but there was a time period when she traveled extensively for work. In fact, she even lived overseas for part of this time period. As we do, we chatted with Adela about her online activities before, during and after this time abroad. There are some pretty interesting trends in how she kept in t...
Drew Pells of On The Counter Podcast on China Versus the U.S. Online Life
August 30, 2019 17:28 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBSend us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, it was such a delight to chat with Drew Pells of On The Counter Podcast. If you’ve listened to the Geopats Podcast before you know the topics I usually talk about: sports is just not one of them. I do like the cultural side of the World Cup but that’s it. The first time I connected with Drew, I thought my lack of interest in his passion project, his sports podcast, might impact the conversation that we would have. But then I listened to the f...
Books: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck with Tina Kanagaratnam of Historic Shanghai
August 23, 2019 17:21 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBSend us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, I am honored to talk with Tina Kanagaratnam about the book The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. Tina is a Bookish Expat with both strong literary and historical knowledge of China. I have been to a number of bookish events in Shanghai where Tina has joined in to provide some historic context to the texts that we were discussing. Every time I have blown away by how knowledgeable, insightful and personable she is. Tina is one of those people that b...
"My Experience Is Where I am From" Ting, Third Culture Kid Onlineness
August 16, 2019 17:44 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBSend us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, I chat with Ting, a Third Culture Adult who is currently interviewing fellow TCKs and TCAs about their experiences. I first heard about her project when I went to a TCK event in Shanghai earlier this year. During this event Ting shared her experiences living in China, Singapore, the U.S. and Hong Kong- all before she graduated from college. She had, as many geopats do, a complex mix of conflicting emotions and experiences connected to this mu...
Writing and Reading Mandarin Chinese, French, English & More With Thom of ThomReads (IG)
August 08, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBSend us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, Steph talks with Thom Clairmont, Thomreads on Instagram, a French university student who is studying Sinology in graduate school. Sinology is the study of Chinese language, history, customs and politics. He has studied French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian but it is Chinese that he is the most fascinated with. In fact, he admits to not even liking learning languages until he started learning Chinese the last two yea...
Creatively Complicated: Process & Product, part 1
August 02, 2019 19:32 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn August we are spelunking through our creative input and output in a two part episode. This episode is where we are stumbling around in a dark creative cave, trying to figure out how to turn our creative flashlights (creative flow), what spotlight is best (quality), and which tunnel to follow (audience feedback). Was that analogy a step too far (pun intended)? Maybe. But it feels like a lot of this creative talking out of things is such a new skill. Personally, I (Steph) have only really t...
YouTube’s Travel Man Dan, Danny Salay, On His Multicountry Online Experiences
August 02, 2019 17:55 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn this podcast episode we chat with Actor and YouTuber Danny Salay. He is an Actor that got frustrated by the gatekeepers in the Entertainment Industry in the U.S. so he did what many expats do, he changed countries to increase his range of opportunities. And it worked like a charm. Not only did he get a lot of acting work during his 6 years in China but he started his YouTube channel, Travel Man Dan, as well. In this episode we dive into how his online activities changed when he made this ...