Jul 31, 2026

We are proud to say that we have some of the most engaged listeners in the entire podcast world! We get lots of mail from our listeners, both comments and questions about specific past episodes, as well as suggestions for future episodes and questions about life (often expat life) in general.

Every so often, we grab a...

Jul 27, 2026

Today we sit down with David Epstein, environmental scientist, investigative journalist, and author of the new book, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better. He joins us for a special interview to discuss a modern paradox that is plaguing today’s society: how seemingly infinite choices and the illusion of...

Jul 24, 2026

We all know what synonyms are, and probably antonyms too. But have you ever heard of contronyms?

In this episode from our archives, Tiffany and Katy have a little fun playing with these controdictory words, which launches a discussion on learning a foreign language, including what makes learning English hard, and how it...

Jul 20, 2026

When you've lived abroad for as long as Tiffany has (22 years and counting), every trip back to your country of origins brings with it a hefty dose of reverse culture shock.

But on her most recent trip to the US, Tiffany, along with her husband and son, spent some time in New York City, for the first time in several...

Jul 17, 2026

What does it take to capture the sounds of the world's rich and diverse wildlife? On this extraordinary interview from our archives, we are joined by sound and nature recordist Martyn Stewart.

Stewart has one of the largest collections of natural sounds in the world, having recorded more than 90,000 different sounds in...