Geopats: For the globally curious
Conversations with people that like to learn about culture by using books, language, podcasting and more
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123: Books: Talking Banana Yoshimoto's "Kitchen" with Book Nerd Tokyo Yuki Tejima and Guest Host Tatjana
Welcome to the bookish world of Japan. Guest Host Tatjana from Craving Expat Life chats with Yuki from Book 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.
Yuki is originally from Los Angeles but has been living in her parent's hometowm of Tokyo for a few years now. She writes about books, bookstores and cultural identity on Instagram under the handle Book Nerd Tokyo. She started Book Nerd Tokyo as a way to explore her in-betweenness and gain a deeper understanding of her own familial roots.
This episode is our first episode with a Guest Host, thanks Tatjana!More bookish episodes details here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatsbookshow/123-books-talking-banana-yoshimotos-kitchen-with-book-nerd-tokyo-yuki-tejima-and-guest-host-tatjana
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122: Are you sick of American podcasts? Discover the Asian Podcasting Scene with Norman Chella of PodLovers Asia Podcast
Time and time again I hear my global friends complain that it's hard to find podcasts that are NOT from the U.S. As an American Podcaster (an Expat Podcaster, but still) this is always a sticky conversation for me because I listen to a mix of podcasts from and about many countries. Part of why the Global Podcasters episodes on Geopats started was because of my desire to share these global Podcasters and podcasting experiences with you. It sounds like Norman Chella has a similar goal as mine but with the Asian scene as his more specific focus.
Full show notes here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatspodcastingshow/122-are-you-sick-of-american-podcasts-discover-the-asian-podcasting-scene-with-normal-chella-of-podlovers-asia-podcast
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Hiatus BUT with heaps of live online events, PodRevDay and more! (announcement)
Breaks:
(7:25) Listen, Rinse, Repeat Podcast: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/listen-rinse-repeat-1062362
(7:51) Scary Stories Podcast: https://www.scarystoriespodcast.com/
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All other info can be found here: http://www.stephfuccio.com/
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121: Coffee: Bianca Fontana: Australian expat in Shanghai, Functional Nutritional Therapist & Coffee Addict
Bianca's contact info, coffee pics and so much more:
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120: Podcasting: Heather from Life In The Land Of The Ice And Snow Podcast
Heather's info, photos, links and more are available here:
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119: Berlin (ish): Covid-19 in Germany via The Germany Experience Podcast with Shaun (Host) and Nicole (Host of The Expat Cast Podcast)
Shaun from the Germany Experience asked Nicole from the Expat Cast and myself to come on his podcast to discuss how Covid-19 has effected our lives in Germany. The conversation part of this episode is straight from his podcast. Additional parts that I included for you, the Geopats Podcast listeners, are my intro AND a break with other expat projects where expats in Asia have recorded their experiences during the Covid mess. I spent a large portion of my adult life living in Asia and it has a special place in my heart. And man am I kicking myself for not bringing basic chopsticks with me to Germany. The ones in Asian grocery stories here are gold and metal and just too flashy for a simple noodle dish.Sigh.Full show notes here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/berlin/expats-in-germany-collab-coronavirus-and-covid-19-in-germany-with-shaun-from-the-germany-experience-and-nicole-from-the-expat-cast...mehr -
118: Language: Linguist, Author & Jazz Musician David Moser Chats About The Intersection Of Music And Language
All photos, links and language tangents here:
https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/118
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117: Podcasting: Melissa and David From The Strong Sense Of Place Podcast Share Their Love Of Books, Travel & Laughter
full show notes are available here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatspodcastingshow/117-podcasting-melissa-and-david-from-the-strong-sense-of-place-podcast-share-their-love-of-books-travel-laughter
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116 Coffee: Marielle From Agnep Heritage Farms Shares Her Love Of Coffee In Melboune, Berlin & Many Countries in Asia
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115: Berlin: Host Steph Describes Her Job Seeker Visa Experience In Berlin, Germany
Myself and many other job seeker visa wanting folks spent most of last night outside of the visa office lining up for a chance at an appointment. My husband and I got there at 1am and waited until 7am for this opportunity to apply for a job seeker visa. Why did we all do this? What was it like? What was the result? You'll have to listen to the above episode to find out.
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113: Language: Yunus Emre Karasakal, Brazilian Jiujitsu Instructor in Shanghai, China
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112: Podcasting: Emilie Steckenborn of the Bottled in China Podcast
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111: Language: Informal Mandarin Chinese with Davey of Popcorn Conversation Club in Shanghai, China
Ever 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.
Full episode notes:
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Announcement: Geopats Podcast & Personal Update
How have I used podavoidance to successfully complete NaPodPoMo in November? Easily! Here is a quick podcast and personal update (I am moving!) to bookend the experimental month of NaPodPoMo. There will be a regular interview episode tomorrow.
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Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U used in this episode with a type C OTG cable plugged into my LG smartphone and using the Voice Recorder app to capture the sound
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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101: Mandarin Chinese Reader ThomReads on IG : Language NaPodPoMo 29
Multilingual reader Thom Clairmont, 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!
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What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A
...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Saint Cecilia" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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100B: Language Geeking with Paul Csomo : Language NaPodPoMo 28B
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 for this fun Mandarin Chinese, German, Spanish and English language moment. It was so much fun.
This is a three part experience because we are crazy (did we mention the 30 days of publishing thing):
Part 1: The we are old part on Checking In With Csomo, https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo
Part 2: The we are pod tired part on Geopats (Language NaPodPoMo 28A)
Part 3: The we are language fascinated part on Geopats (this episode)
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Paul's Info:
-Varmints Podcast: https://www.blazingcariboustudios.com/shows/varmints/
-Checking in with Csomo: https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo
If you like this episode, feel free to
What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?
All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xml
Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5AGeopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. The song in this episode is "Mess Of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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100A: NaPodPoMo Check In with Paul Csomo : Language NaPodPoMo 28A
Ever publish 30 podcast episodes in 30 days? Neither have 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.
This is a three part experience because we are crazy (did we mention the 30 days of publishing thing):
Part 1: The we are old part on Checking In With Csomo, https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo
Part 2: The we are pod tired part on Geopats (this episode)
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Paul's Info:
-Varmints Podcast: https://www.blazingcariboustudios.com/shows/varmints/
-Checking in with Csomo: https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo
Links:
-Adam Higgins: Odd Dad Out, http://odddadoutpodcast.com/
-Corbin Maxey: https://corbinmaxey.com/
If you like this episode, feel free to
What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?
All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xml
Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5AGeopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Rocket Of Love" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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99: Online chat, Song Lyrics & Manga Reading in Mandarin Chinese with French/German Speaker Pascal Hauser : Language NaPodPoMo 27
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----Links:Video of Pascal singing in Mandarin Chinese: https://youtu.be/mlRyjC1YH7gPodcast Promo: Josh @ Mandarin Slang Guide, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mandarin-slang-guide/id1486119460This is Josh, a repeated guest on Geopats, talking about his new podcast, Mandarin Slang Guide.Josh's NaPodPoMo episode on dating language in Mandarin Chinese: https://geopats.podbean.com/?s=datingJosh's longer language show interview on Geopats: https://geopats.podbean.com/e/changing-scripts-ep-19-josh-living-comfortably-in-a-third-culture-language-space/If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Body Blues" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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98: Music Is Beyond Language" with the 主唱死了 Podcast (The Singer Is Dead) Host Forest: Language NaPodPoMo 26
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!
----more----Links:-Podfest Shanghai, https://podfestchina.com/en/-Typelog, https://typlog.com/podlist/-4AM, https://at4am.io-CJSW Canadian radio, https://cjsw.com/-Traveling Ears, ShenzhenIf you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Sometime Guy" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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97: TV & Movies in Mandarin Chinese and the English Language with Chinese National Frank: Language NaPodPoMo 25
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----
Links:WeChat: https://www.wechat.com/en/Podcast Brunch Club: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/TV shows that Frank listened to in his childhood:(7:38) 绝不放过你, I Will Never Let You Get Away, https://list.youku.com/show/id_zcbfbfa98962411de83b1.html(9:32) 不要和陌生人说话 "Don't Respond To Strangers", about domestic violence(10:32) 亮剑,Drawing Sword,military drama, https://list.youku.com/show/id_zcbfb715e962411de83b1.html(11:01) 暗算, Sabotage, suspense tv show(11:35) 井冈山, Jin Gan Mountain, Chairman Mao and the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "I'm So Happy I Could Die" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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96: The Language Show on Geopats with Host Stephanie Fuccio : Language NaPodPoMo 24
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----
If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Saint Cecilia" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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95: "To Live" by Yu Hua : Reading Mandarin Chinese Fiction with Phil : Language NaPodPoMo 23
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.
Phil's first interview on Geopats:https://geopats.podbean.com/e/changing-scripts-ep-2-phil-reading-scifi-in-chinese/
Phil joined us again with local college student Yifei for a group chat:
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Three sentence dialogue Phil talks about in this episode:求你看在福贵他爹的分上让家珍留下吧他爹都让他气死啦.你也别怪我心狠,都是那畜生胡来才会有今天If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "I'm So Happy I Could Die" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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94: Narrative Plot Pull In My Mandarin Chinese Reading : Language NaPodPoMo 22
Massive breakthrough last night in my Mandarin Chinese reading practice. Want to know what it is?
Links:
Other ep on this reading experience:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/reading-mandarin-chinese-monkeys-claw/----more----
Monkey's Paw graded reader:
If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "I Will Remain" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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93: Mandarin Chinese Yes & No with Tanya Crossman : Language NaPodPoMo 21
What do you do when simple words like "yes" and "no" open up a language pandora's box? You adjust, just as Tanya Crossman has. Here she is explaining the differences between these two words in Mandarin Chinese and English.
Tanya's other NaPodPoMo episodes:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/tanya-crossman-misunderstood-emotions-in-mandarin-chinese-languages/
and
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/time-mandarin-chinese-eric-olander-tanya-crossman-jeremy-tiang/
Tanya's interview on Geopats Podcast language show:
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Tanya's Info:-Twitter: https://twitter.com/TanyaTck?lang=en-Her Chinese language and culture blog:-Misunderstood: The Impact Of Growing Up Overseas In The 21st Century (her book on TCKs): https://misunderstood-book.com/If you like this episode, feel free to
What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "I Gotta Be Right" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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92: Writing in Mandarin Chinese & English with Nianci: Language NaPodPoMo 20
Is writing in Mandarin Chinese and English very different? Nanci, a local Chinese Writer I met in various cultural groups in Shanghai, was kind enough to share her experiences writing in both languages from an early age. Does anything she say surprise you? Does her experience resonate with you? Please share your ideas with us on Twitter, Instagram or via Gmail: stephfuccio is my handle in all of these places.
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If you like this episode, feel free to
What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Rocket Of Love" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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91: How Much Do Our Language Teachers Influence Our Personality IN a Language with Host Steph: Language NaPodPoMo 19
Do we sound like our language teachers? Do we pick up and carry with us different language and personality nuances based on their language usage? Geopats Host Stephanie dives into this idea from both a language learner AND language teacher point of view. What do you think?
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If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/ and http://www.rssmix.com/u/9742423/rss.xmlOh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "California Minute" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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90: Beginning Language Learning Perspective & Guests with Steph: Language NaPodPoMo 18
Are you a beginning language learner? Do you feel inadequate, shy, hesitant about talking about your learning process? Let's work on that. #languagelearningpride at every stage should be a thing and I want to help make it a thing. Who's with me on this?
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If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "I Hope You Figure It Out" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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89: Reading, Writing & Future Mandarin Chinese Language Goals with Ryan Shuken (3 of 3) : Language NaPodPoMo 17
Does the phrase "practice make perfect" make you cringe? Me too! When it comes to learning and using Mandarin Chinese, our guest Venture Capitalist Ryan Shuken focuses on fluency. He mentioned this in parts 1 and 2 of this interview but really expands on this concept with real life examples in today's episode. He stresses that he wants to keep talking to people, keep reading the newspaper, and keep typing a message. Perfection is not the goal: communication is. That's not to say that being understood is not important and this is clear in Ryan's future language goals of continuing to build vocabulary to make these communicative moments even more powerful.
Part 1:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/ryan-shuken-venture-capitalist-mandarin-chinese-language/
Part 2:
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If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Headed For A Breakdown" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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88: Chinese numerology & Culture with Ryan Shuken (2 of 3) : Language NaPodPoMo 16
666 has a bad meaning in every culture, right? In today's episode Venture Capitalist Ryan Shuken explains what 666 means in Mandarin Chinese how numbers were a gateway into understanding Chinese culture for him. He also admits that focusing on communication instead of language perfection was a strong element in his success in finally becoming fluent in a language after years and years of struggle.
Part 1 of this chat:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/ryan-shuken-venture-capitalist-mandarin-chinese-language/
Part 3 is coming tomorrow! Ryan will expand on his reading and writing challenges and successes as well as what he plans to do to continue to improve his Mandarin Chinese language skills in the future.
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If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Headed For A Breakdown" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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87: Language Struggle to Olympics Interpreter: Ryan Shuken (1 of 3) : Language NaPodPoMo 15
Have you ever had to create your own path to succeed at something? That is exactly what Venture Capitalist 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.
----more----If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Headed For A Breakdown" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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86: What is a Geopat? Language NaPodPoMo 14
What is a geopat and what does this podcast usually cover? Today we step back and take a look at the big picture of the Geopats Podcast, which is part language show, like you are hearing all of November during NaPodPoMo, and part other things too. Book, the internet, coffee and podcasting are part of this podcast. How do they connect, let me explain. ----more----
Links:
-What is a geopat Medium article:
https://medium.com/@stephfuccio/geopat-not-expat-df5e229210b7
Promo:
(4:37) Jo, Guest from episode 13 on Geopats: https://geopats.podbean.com/e/jo-life-in-breaths/
Life in Breathes: http://lifeinbreaths.com/
If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "I Will Remain" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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85: Podcast versus 播客 and other audio differences between English and Mandarin Chinese with James Thomas of Four Seas One Family Podcast: Language NaPodPoMo 13
What words and phrases are to talk about podcasting in Mandarin Chinese? How are they different from English? Audio and language experienced James Thomas, Host of the Four Seas One Family Podcast oins us for today's mini episode to answer these questions.
Guest Info: James Thomas
Website: fourseasonefamily.com
Twitter: @4seas1family
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Links:
My interview on Four Seas One Family (Sept 2017)
https://www.fourseasonefamily.com/4s1f-blog/2017/9/20/4s1f67-expat-overseas-homecoming
If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Body Blues" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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84: How Many Writing Scripts Are Used in English? Language NaPodPoMo 12
Japanese uses 3 writing scripts but how many does English use? Lisa's 2 recent mini episodes about typing and reading Japanese in these multiple scripts got me thinking really hard about this. Guess how many scripts we use in English? Did I miss any?
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Links:
Lisa's interview, part 1:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/typing-reading-japanese-with-lisa-part-1-of-2-language-napodpomo-10/
Lisa's interview, part 2:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/typing-reading-japanese-with-lisa-part-2-of-2-language-napodpomo-11/
IPA:
If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Hope You Figured It Out" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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83: Typing & Reading Japanese with Lisa, part 2 of 2: Language NaPodPoMo 11
Have you ever written or read a language that has 3 scripts with different readings of them as well? Lisa has and was kind enough to describe how she navigates writing Japanese on mobile phones and computers. This is part 2 of a 2 part interview, because NaPodPoMo, see below for more info.
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Part 1 of this interview:
If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Saint Cecilia" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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82:Typing & Reading Japanese with Lisa, part 1 of 2: Language NaPodPoMo 10
Have you ever written or read a language that has 3 scripts with different readings of them as well? Lisa has and was kind enough to describe how she navigates writing Japanese on mobile phones and computers. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview, because NaPodPoMo, see below for more info.
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Links:
Dakota's Geopats episode about his Japanese calligraphy ASMR video:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/japanese-calligraphy-asmr-youtube-dakota-abroad/
If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Saint Cecilia" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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81: Behind The Mic Reading Mandarin Chinese Overview with Geopats Host, Stephanie Fuccio: Language NaPodPoMo 9
Do you learn languages better by focusing on reading first? Me too! Here is an overview of my parallel Mandarin Chinese studying while this month of mini interviews about the language is going on.
Links:
Monkey's Paw graded reader: https://mandarincompanion.com/products/the-monkeys-paw/
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If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-Mic for this episode: Maple Flute Laptop Computer USB Clip Microphone. This is the same clip mic I used when I started this podcast in 2017. https://www.baopals.com/products/548371902671
-Voice Recorder app (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.media.bestrecorder.audiorecorder
and
An old LG G4 Android cell phone (the sound and video are ridiculously good)
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Rocket of Love" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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80: Emotional & Nuanced Mandarin Chinese Language Moments with Tanya Crossman : Language NaPodPoMo 8
Do emotions transfer over into our other languages? Tanya Crossman returns to the Geopats Podcast to ponder/vent about the difficulties of expressing emotions and nuance in Mandarin Chinese. This episode is a collection of WeChat audio messages we left each other over the course of an evening last week.The total conversation was over an hour in audio length so I have a feeling might be back on the show later in November to keep going on this or another topic related to Mandarin Chinese.
----more----Tanya's Info:-Twitter: https://twitter.com/TanyaTck?lang=en-Her Chinese language and culture blog:-Misunderstood: The Impact Of Growing Up Overseas In The 21st Century (her book on TCKs): https://misunderstood-book.com/-Her previous episode on Geopats: https://geopats.podbean.com/e/changing-scripts-ep-16-tanya-crossman-learning-mandarin-chinese-on-3-continents/If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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79: Mandarin Chinese (MandoPop) Song Circa 2003-2004:Language NaPodPoMo 7
Can you help me find a popular song from 2003-2004 in Asia? I hope so because I have not been able to find this song since I left Taiwan in 2004 and need to find it before leaving Mainland China in January 2020. I need music closure. ----more----
Links:-Song that I like from my time in Taiwan and could find years later:- Foodshop 45, globally good fusion Indian food in Hanoi, Vietnam-Bebe's song Malo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90GqAf3zJ8sIf you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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78: Japanese Calligraphy ASMR with YouTuber Dakota Abroad :Language NaPodPoMo 6
Does calligraphy relax you? Judging from the plethora of Chinese and Japanese ASMR videos on YouTube now, it seems like the answer is a yes for many people. It certainly does for our guest today, YouTuber Dakota of the Dakota Abroad, Language Learning and Dungeons and Dragons Channel. He has started a new series of Japanese ASMR videos and I just had to ask him all about it for this microepisode for NaPodPoMo.
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If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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77: Reading As Instrument of Joy in English & Mandarin Chinese : Language NaPodPoMo 5
Language in my first language(s) was a struggle for me growing up and I didn't realize how much those struggles transferred over to my second language learning until quite recently. This is my story on how I am taking these unique challenges into account and employing a slow language learning method to keep going with my Mandarin Chinese studies and practice.
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If you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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76: Chinese Dating Language with Joshua Ogden-Davis of Mandarin Slang Guide Podcast : Language NaPodPoMo 4
Let's talk love with Podcaster Joshua Ogden-Davis of Mandarin Slang Guide Podcast. Josh has lived in China for about a decade and spent some time recently documenting these dating language gems from Mandarin Chinese for us.Thanks Josh, we don't think you are a "single dog!"
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Josh's Info:Mandarin Slang Guide: https://www.himalaya.com/en/show/1461088Twitter: @msgmandarinInstagram: mandarinslangguideemail: [email protected]website: www.ogdendavis.comIf you like this episode, feel free toWhat is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A...mehrGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Josh's mic: Rode NT
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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75: Time in Mandarin Chinese with Eric Olander, Tanya Crossman & Jeremy Tiang : Language NaPodPoMo 3
Where time meaning is in English versus Mandarin Chinese is very different and complex.By "where" I mean visually and semantically. For example, in English we can see that the "-ed" in "walked" places the time meaning in the past. There are exceptions, of course, but these verb form changes (called verb inflections) are common in English and other languages but do NOT exist at all in Chinese. So how do we indicate time meaning in Mandarin Chinese then? Here are some clips from our Geopats Podcast guests on the language show to answer this question. Tanya, Eric and Jeremy dug into these and other language differences in their full interviews (below) but for today, I want to just focus on time because it is perhaps one of the biggest differences between English and Mandarin Chinese. The guest clips were compiled for a Rode competition I entered earlier this year. Although I did not win, participating in it made me think of doing more audio experimentation with the podcast in the future.
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If you like this episode, feel free to
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Links:Eric's interviews:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/changing-scripts-ep-8-eric-olander-from-english-to-mandarin-chinese/
and
Tanya's full interview:
Jeremy's interview:
https://geopats.podbean.com/?s=jeremy
What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?
All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/This episode was created with:
-My microphone for NaPodPoMo: Maple Flute Laptop Computer USB Clip Microphone. This is the same clip mic I used when I started this podcast in 2017. https://www.baopals.com/products/548371902671
-Basic tech setup for 30 days in a row publishing:
Voice Recorder app (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.media.bestrecorder.audiorecorder
and
An old LG G4 Android cell phone (the sound and video are ridiculously good)
- Producer & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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74: Sounds of Chinese from Claire Chao in Remembering Shanghai (book) : Language NaPodPoMo 2
I love reading language moments from people that have a long history with a language and often circle passages in books when this happens. Here are some sound related Mandarin Chinese passages from one of my favorite books about China, "Remembering Shanghai" https://www.rememberingshanghai.com/
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What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5AGeopats Podcast:Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone for NaPodPoMo: Maple Flute Laptop Computer USB Clip Microphone. This is the same clip mic I used when I started this podcast in 2017. https://www.baopals.com/products/548371902671
-Basic tech setup for 30 days in a row publishing:
Voice Recorder app (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.media.bestrecorder.audiorecorder
and
An old LG G4 Android cell phone (the sound and video are ridiculously good)
- Producer & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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73: A Month of Mandarin Chinese Language Geekery Coming Right Up : Language NaPodPoMo 1
What is happening on Geopats Podcast this month (November 2019)?
All month I will be doing a range of experimental micro episodes about language. The main focus, as usual in our language show, will be on Mandarin Chinese but I make zero promises to stick to one language. In fact, I fully expect that I will swerve towards and away from other languages throughout the month as well. 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/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/napodpomo/. Oh, and I will make reference to my language YouTube channel so here is that link as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzR7HySZTVb6g-tSzAhi5A----more----
If you like this episode, feel free to
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone for NaPodPoMo: Maple Flute Laptop Computer USB Clip Microphone. This is the same clip mic I used when I started this podcast in 2017. https://www.baopals.com/products/548371902671
-Basic tech setup for 30 days in a row publishing:
Voice Recorder app (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.media.bestrecorder.audiorecorder
and
An old LG G4 Android cell phone (the sound and video are ridiculously good)
- Producer & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Music courtesy of Damon Castillo. Today's song is "Mess of Me" from their Mess of Me album. https://www.damoncastillo.com/
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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72: Spooky, Ghost Story, Halloween Episode
Welcome to the first annual Halloween or supernatural episode for the Geopats Podcast. Every year about this time I’d like to collect your scary, spooky or supernatural stories from around the globe to remind us that there is more to our world than what we can see. If these stories inspire you, feel free to send a story for next year’s episode anytime. Thank you to Heather, Summer, Ian, Shannon and my childhood self for making this episode possible.
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The Scariness (in order):
-The Skin: Hannah Lund: https://hannahlund.com/
-The Serbian Vampires: Podcast Recommendation: Life in the Land of Snow and Ice Podcast, https://iceandsnow.se/podcast/41-listen-or-the-babaroga-will-get-you/
-The Black Cat: Summer: https://eatsomethinggosomewhere.com/
-The Spirits & the Mortician: Podcast recommendation; The Bittersweet Life Podcast, http://www.thebittersweetlife.net/
-The Attic: Ian: Industry Angel Podcast: https://industryangel.com/
-The Everything: Podcast recommendation: Well-Read Podcast; https://wellread.podbean.com
-The Hotel: Shannon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmartinwrites/ https://www.facebook.com/shannonmartinsamie
-The Witches: Podcast recommendation: Commonwealth Club
-The Skinny Toe: Me (Steph)
https://www.discogs.com/Cherney-Berg-Scary-Spooky-Stories/release/2021522
https://scarepop.com/2018/10/30/vintage-vinyl-throwback-scary-spooky-stories-and-halloween-horrors/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq4J9XzuLRs
If you like this episode, feel free to
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com October’s song is “I’m so happy I could die” from the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Speakpipe (for some of the guest's stories) https://www.speakpipe.com/StephFuccio
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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71: Podcasting and Community in New Zealand and Online with Sunshine and Powercuts Host Heather Welch
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 about her specific podcasting experiences from rural New Zealand and how she complement’s her local podcasting community with the strong, illuminating one she has built online.
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Heather’s Info:
Twitter:https://twitter.com/SunPowerPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunshineAndPowerCuts/
Sunshine and Powercuts website: https://www.sunshineandpowercuts.com/
Sunshine Summit Live: https://www.sunshinesummit.live/
Sunshine Summit videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZU1dsOW0NsH7KZkgIN5r7g/featured
Her interview on the Waves of Tech Podcast with Dave and Steve Lee (Founders of International Podcast Day):
https://thewavesoftech.com/off-the-grid-living-with-heather-welch/
If you like this episode, feel free to
Links:
-Podcast Brunch Club, Wellington Branch: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/wellington/
-International Podcast Day:
Heather’s session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEWoSCw7d6s
but there are 6 years of other sessions on this YT channel also
-International Podcast Association: https://internationalpodcastassociation.org/
-Emily Prokop, The Story Behind Podcast, http://thestorybehindpodcast.com/
-Anchor https://anchor.fm/
-Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/
-Podcastage YouTube channel: Here is Bandrew’s microphone test of truth to start you off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX38Jic0Cek
-Samson Q2U microphone: same as my info below
-Isotope https://www.izotope.com/en/products/rx.html
-Audacity (recording and editing software) : https://www.audacityteam.org/
-ATR 2100 microphone: https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2100-USB-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B004QJOZS4
-Regen Racing Podcast (about e-racing): https://www.regenracingpodcast.com/
-History of Aotearoa Podcast(about New Zealand): https://historyaotearoa.com/
-Discord: https://discordapp.com/
-Underdog Podcast Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnderDogPods/
-Lady Pod Squad: https://twitter.com/ladypodsquad
-She Podcasts: https://www.shepodcasts.com/
-Better Podcasting YouTube livestream and podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKbxYuTPF2IdkB7eYd_Qbww
And
https://www.gonnageek.com/category/podcasts/betterpodcasting/
-Time Buddy app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helloka.worldtimebuddy&hl=en_US
-Acuity Scheduler: https://acuityscheduling.com/?kw=YToxNDM4MzMyNQ%3D%3D
Promo Spots:
(15:49) History of Aotearoa Podcast(about New Zealand): https://historyaotearoa.com/
(17:45) Duck in Games Podcast : https://podtail.com/no/podcast/duck-in-games/
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com October’s song is “I’m so happy I could die” from the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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70: Peak European Coffee Experiences with Ana of Las Saboritas, the Prague Culinary Twitter Account
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 beany goodness comes through loud and clear. Ohhhhh, just wait until you reach the part where she describes the best latte she ever had. She speaks of “peak coffee experiences” and the “theatricality” of cafes so eloquently that I think we should all adopt this vocabulary to share the coffee goodness going forward. Who’s with me on this idea?
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If you like this episode, feel free to
Ana’s Info:
-Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnaBlackstad
-Her co-hosted Twitter feed with Alison @LasSaboritas
Fun fact, Alison has been a guest on the Geopats Podcast twice already. Maybe she will come back again in 2020 for a food related episode?
And
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/alison-1567401852/
Promo Spots:
(15:40) Expat Life Germany Podcast: https://expatlifegermany.de/
(16:50) The Bittersweet Life Podcast: http://www.thebittersweetlife.net/
Links:
-Schengenzone:
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-countries-list/
-Mama Coffee (Prague):
-Muj Sale Kavy Coffee Shop (Prague):
http://www.mujsalekkavy.cz/en/
-Venue (Prague)
https://www.instagram.com/venuepraha/
-Eska (Prague):
-Wǒ men Podcast , coffee in China episode: https://www.womenpodcast.net/podcast/2019/9/29/counting-the-cost-of-coffee-culture-in-chinas-yunnan-province
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe. Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS. Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com October’s song is “I’m so happy I could die” from the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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69: Coffee or podcasts: Which came first in India with Shankar of Writer and Geek Podcast
Episodes notes: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatscoffee/january-28th-2020
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Geopats 68: Boundaryless blogger to Perpetual Podcaster
Stephanie is a serial expat, coffee addict and former language instructor turned marketing experimenter and yea, podcaster. Yes, she is usually the host of the multitude of Geopats Podcast shows but in this episode she is the guest. Yup, we are turning the mic around (kinda) and fellow Podcaster and all around wonderful human being, Chris Osborne from Play Comics Podcast is the guest host. His hard line millennial approach to this social media goddesses online existence is shocking at times but I think we can agree that it is worth it. ----more----
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Steph on any social media platform, “stephfuccio”.
Stephanie's Info: (lol, it's weird to write my own show notes)
Chris’s Info:
Play Comics Podcast: https://playcomics.com/
Play Comics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playcomicspodcast/
Play Comics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/officialplaycomicspage/
If you like this episode, feel free to
Links:
-Drew Pells Geopats Podcast episode: https://geopats.podbean.com/e/ve-19-drew-pells-on-the-counter-podcast%c2%a0/
-Sensible Chinese website: https://sensiblechinese.com/
-Waves of Tech Podcast: https://thewavesoftech.com/
-Geopats Podcast Newsletter:(Podcast ep recommendation is about being a good digital citizen) https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=ee9ef394ea42fcf54fb05be12&id=ebb7b05949
-My interview on Kate’s Ignorance Was Bliss Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/154-no-place-like-home-ex-pat-life-podcasting-family/id1341566170?i=1000444017991
Promo Spots:
(19:34) Scary Stories Podcast: https://www.scarystoriespodcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarystoriespodcast/
(20:39) My Podcast & Podcasting announcements:
Geopats newsletter, Expat Podcasting workshop, voiceover request: https://www.stephfuccio.com/ and Free Podbean hosting for a month: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
(42:35) Expat Life Germany
-Expat Life Germany Podcast: https://expatlifegermany.de/
-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expatlifegermany/
-Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatLifeDE
-Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/ExpatLifeGermany/
Bonus: Shaun’s interview on the Geopats Podcast:
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/shaun-expat-life-germany/
(43:41) Varmints Podcast: https://www.blazingcariboustudios.com/shows/varmints/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varmintspodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varmintspodcast
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album, The song of the month is "I'm so happy I could die"
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My microphone: Samson Q2U
-Chris’s mic: ATR-2100, https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2100-USB-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B004QJOZS4
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
-Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 67: “Language is the center of everything I do.” David Moser
“Language is the center of everything I do.” -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 does.
That curiosity is infectious and one of the reasons why we are pleased to say that he has agreed to become a repeat guest on the Changing Scripts part of the Geopats Podcast. We need time and space to dig into the linguistic, psychological and motivational topics that we started to cover in this conversation and we are super pleased that he is willing and able to do so.
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The YouTube video of this interview is available here: https://youtu.be/BFXEp0LBUvU
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Steph on any social media platform, “stephfuccio”.
David’s Info:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/david__moser
Why Chinese is so hard (article): http://www.pinyin.info/readings/texts/moser.html
“A Billion Voices” (book): https://www.amazon.com/Billion-Voices-Language-Penguin-Special-ebook/dp/B01FVD7LES/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538717916&sr=1-1&keywords=billion+voices
More about David: http://www.chinafile.com/contributors/david-moser
If you like this episode, feel free to
Links:
-Pleco, Mandarin Chinese dictionary app of truth, https://www.pleco.com/
-Book where he wrote all over the pages (he is sending photo)
https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-new-paperless-revolution-in-chinese-reading/
-Lera Boroditsky, Psycholinguistics re time : Here is a TEDTalk of hers on this topic: “How language shapes the way we think” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k
Promo Spots:
(8:02) Language Card Games: Matthew Boyle, https://languagecardgames.com/
Geopats coupon code: geopatspodcast
Bonus: Matthew’s interview on Geopats Podcast: https://geopats.podbean.com/e/changing-scripts-ep-12-matthew-boyle-mandarin-chinese-card-game-master-extraordinaire/
(9:12) How China Works:https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/
Bonus: Brendan’s interview on the Geopats Podcast, https://geopats.podbean.com/e/ep769-brendan-davis-crazy-in-the-best-ways-on-and-offline/
(18:42) My Podcast & Podcasting announcements:
-The Geopats Podcast newsletter #9 is out now. Go to stephfuccio.com to check out the most recent newsletter AND to sign up to get future ones in your email inbox.
-If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am hosting a Beginning Expat Podcasters One Hour Workshop in October. Dates tbd soon so check stephfuccio.com for more info. If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the three interview shows on the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
- My microphone: Samson Q2U
- Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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66: Germany from outsiders eyes with Shaun, Host of The Germany Experience Podcast
“...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 guests are so calm and intriguing that you want to give them your full attention. This is exactly why I had to reach out to Shaun and ask him to join us on this new Expat Podcasters show.
Full show notes available here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatspodcastingshow/66-germany-from-outsiders-eyes-with-shaun-host-of-expat-life-germany-podcast
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Geopats 65: "I Choose Me" Former American Expat in China Keturah Kendrick Shares Her Online Journey With Insight, Perspective & Humor
"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. Her honesty on her online activities pre and post moving to China is really interesting. Keturah is now back in New York City in the U.S. doing her book tour for "No Thanks" and suffering through the adjustments of not using WeChat and the other mobile conveniences in China that she aptly describes in this conversation.
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Keturah’s Info:
Website: https://www.keturahkendrick.com/
Twitter: @HappySingleGal
Podcast: Unchained. Unbothered. http://unchainedunbotheredpodcast.com/
Book: ”No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone” https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781631525353
If you like this episode, feel free to
Promo:
(16:53) More Sibyl Podcast: https://www.mosibyl.com/
My Podcast & Podcasting announcements:
-A special thanks to Damon Castillo for letting us use this instrumental version of the song “Sometime Guy” from his “Mess of Me” album. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/. You can hear the entire song,with lyrics, at the end of this episode. If you are lucky enough to live in or near central coast CA, you can check Damon and his band out.
-The Geopats Podcast newsletter #9 is out now. Go to stephfuccio.com to check out the most recent newsletter AND to sign up to get future ones in your email inbox.
-If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am hosting a Beginning Expat Podcasters One Hour Workshop in October. Dates tbd soon so check stephfuccio.com for more info. If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the three interview shows on the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My mic: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
-Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 64: Is podcasting popular in Germany? Expat Podcaster Nicole of the Expat Cast Podcast explains
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 fact, she is going to come back and in the future and update us on her expat podcasting life and adventures. Hurrah.
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Nicole’s Info:
-Expat Cast, Nicole’s Podcast: https://theexpatcast.podbean.com/
-Expat Cast episode with Nicole and I book geeking out: https://theexpatcast.podbean.com/?s=fuccio
-Geopats Podcast episode where Nicole, Tatjana and I geek out about the book, Schadenfreude, A Love Story by Rebecca Shuman. https://geopats.podbean.com/e/nicole-palazzo-expat-cast-schadenfreude/
If you like this episode, feel free to
Links:
-Audio Now (new German podcast app): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dmhub.audionow&hl=en
-Expat Life Germany Podcast: https://expatlifegermany.de/
-Big Dreams, Bold Moves Podcast: https://bigdreamsboldmoves.com/
-Germany American Center in Freiburg, Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 18:30
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dmhub.audionow&hl=en
My Podcast & Podcasting announcements:
-A special thanks to Damon Castillo for letting us use this instrumental version of the song “Sometime Guy” from his “Mess of Me” album. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/. You can hear the entire song,with lyrics, at the end of this episode. If you are lucky enough to live in or near central coast CA, you can check Damon and his band out.
-The Geopats Podcast newsletter #9 is out now. Go to stephfuccio.com to check out the most recent newsletter AND to sign up to get future ones in your email inbox.
-If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am hosting a Beginning Expat Podcasters One Hour Workshop in October. Dates tbd soon so check stephfuccio.com for more info. If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the three interview shows on the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
-My mic: Samson Q2U
-Auphonic,free online leveling software
-Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
-Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
-Podbean Live feature was used BUT Nicole’s voices was fed into the stream via a phone into Steph’s mic. Hey, it’s a Beta version of the app so…...
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Geopats 63: Cameron; Learning Mandarin Chinese One Mistake At A TIme
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 but I also wanted to add it to the Geopats Podcast Changing Scripts show as well, thus this replay of sorts. I have talked about him and his podcast on Changing Scripts before because his approach to language learning and his podcast are unique. As you may guess from his podcast’s name, he focuses on mistakes that he makes when learning Chinese. He even has a section of the podcast dedicated to the mistake of the week. The emphasis by doing this is by practicing a lot and letting go of the idea of perfection.
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If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee!
This interview is part 1 of 2 in an accountability series we are starting on the podcast. Cam created 5 language learning accountability questions that he wants to ask his future language self. I asked him these questions now AND I will ask the same questions in 6 months. Will the pressure of having to address these topics in 6 months help keep him motivated and on track with his learning? We will have to wait and see!
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Steph on any social media platform, “stephfuccio”.
Cam’s Info:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandarin.by.mistake/
Mandarin By Mistake Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mandarin-by-mistake/id1460745442
Links:
-Drops (app): https://languagedrops.com/
-FLR Method: https://flrmethod.com/
My Podcast & Podcasting announcements:
-A special thanks to Damon Castillo for letting us use this instrumental version of the song “Sometime Guy” from his “Mess of Me” album. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/. You can hear the entire song,with lyrics, at the end of this episode. If you are lucky enough to live in or near central coast CA, you can check Damon and his band out.
-The Geopats Podcast newsletter #8 is out now. Go to stephfuccio.com to check out the most recent newsletter AND to sign up to get future ones in your email inbox.
-If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am starting a Beginning Expat Podcasters Online Two Hour Workshop in September (25th and 27th) . Get more info and sign up at stephfuccio.com. If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the three interview shows on the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
- My microphone: Samson Q2U
- Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Producer, Editor, & Host: Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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62: Internet Habits with Yunus Emre Karasakal: Brazilian Jiujitsu Instructor and Douyin Content Creator
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’ve talked to that spends more time on his host country’s social media platforms than the ones he used before moving abroad. The platform he uses the most is the very popular Chinese video app, Douyin, which has an outside of China app spin off called Tiktok. He brings BJJ to a funny level on this current platform. If you don’t have Douyin, don’t worry, you can still see some of his videos on Instagram.
Full show notes available here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatsinternetshow/62-internet-habits-with-yunus-emre-karasakal-brazilian-jiujitsu-instructor-and-douyin-content-creator
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Geopats 61: Adela, Founder of Podcast Brunch Club
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. In this episode, we are going to fill in some of your Adela knowledge gaps, through her expat experience, of course. For those of you that don't know about Podcast Brunch Club yet, it is, as Adela often say, "Like book club, but for podcasts." Once a month us podfans listen to a list of themed podcasts curated by a different PBC chapter and talk about them. We also inevitably share what else we've been listening to off the list as well.----more----
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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 touch with her home country and traveling/expat friends and in how all of these virtual behaviors shaped what she does with the huge Podcast Brunch Club community of 65+ chapters globally.
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect via Gmail or on the socials with Steph at “stephfuccio”.
Adela’s Info:
Podcast Brunch Club(PBC): https://podcastbrunchclub.com/
PBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastbrunchclub/
PBC Twitter: @podcastbrunch
PBC Instagram: @podcastbrunch
PBC Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PodcastBrunchClub/
Adela’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/adelamiz
Email: [email protected]
Announcements:
(26:06) Odd Dad Out, http://odddadoutpodcast.com/
(50:39) Writer and Geek Podcast, https://writerandgeek.com/
LINKS
-Vox slot machine mobile phone video with Tristan Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUMa0QkPzns
-Pia Piscitelli, Adela’s Twitter right hand (great job Pia!)
https://www.facebook.com/piapiscitelli
-Vibely, new platform for meeting online groups IRL (in real life)
-Podcast Brunch Club New York Video:
-Stevie’s episode of the Geopats Podcast, Virtual Expats show, where we talked about the honest selfie and the “it’s fine” challenge
https://geopats.podbean.com/e/ep-69interview-steve-uk-expat-in-asia-life-coach-in-hong-kong/
My Podcast & Podcasting announcements:
-A special thanks to Damon Castillo for letting us use this instrumental version of the song “Sometime Guy” from his “Mess of Me” album. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/. You can hear the entire song,with lyrics, at the end of this episode. If you are lucky enough to live in or near central coast CA, you can check Damon and his band out.
-The Geopats Podcast newsletter #6 is out now. Go to stephfuccio.com to check out the most recent newsletter AND to sign up to get future ones in your email inbox.
-If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am starting a Beginning Expat Podcasters Online Two Hour Workshop in September (25th and 27th) . Get more info and sign up at stephfuccio.com. If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the three interview shows on the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
- Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 60: Drew Pells, On The Counter Podcast
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 first few minutes of On The Counter and I knew that this would not be a problem at all. Drew is a funny, curious and friendly person who has a serious passion for what he does and can talk to anyone about anything.
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If you like this episode, feel free to
Podcast Announcements:
- A special thanks to Damon Castillo for letting us use this instrumental version of the song “I got to be right” from his “Mess of Me” album. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/. You can hear the entire song, with lyrics, at the end of this episode. If you are lucky enough to live in or near central coast CA, you can check Damon and his band out.
- The new Geopats Podcast newsletter is out now. Every Tuesday there is a new issue. Check it out and sign up to receive a copy in your email inbox each Tuesday here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/ OR https://mailchi.mp/f8c880f66c5b/geopats-podcast-newsletter-708511
- If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am starting a Beginning Expat Podcasters Online Workshop in September (25th and 27th) . Get more info and sign up at stephfuccio.com.
- If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
On The Counter is a deep dive into football/soccer leagues. And although we talked about his podcast as part of his virtual life, it was only a small part of everything he has done online, pre and post moving abroad. Drew followed a familiar virtual trajectory (message boards for interest friends and dating, social media for keeping in touch with friends and later for promoting passion projects, and interest websites for news and information) even when he moved to Suzhou,China. But there were some surprises also. Am I going to tell you what they were? Of course not! What I will tell you is that what Drew shares about the virtual tools he has and hasn’t used since moving to China is more revealing than he might even realize.
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Steph on any social media platform, “stephfuccio”.
Website:https://www.drewpells.com/
On The Counter Podcast: https://www.drewpells.com/category/podcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrewPells
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthecounterpodcast
Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/2fd4cb476132/onthecounteremailnewslettter
Announcements: (in order)
-(28:53) She Podcasts Conference, https://www.shepodcasts.live/
Summer and my podcast interview with Jessica Kupferman of She Podcasts on the Creatively Complicated Podcast: https://creativelycomplicated.libsyn.com/
-(52:35) Michael Ramos, American Expat in Australia and MA Politics & Philosophy Student, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, https://latrobe.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6XqB6bZ7GVB9arH
Democrats Abroad, Hispanic Caucus Podcast: https://dahispaniccaucus.podomatic.com/
Links: (in order)
-Mythical morning youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/rhettandlink2
-Drew’s YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZPU57gLR3KQsuhj8_iXuyA
-Who Kicked The Quarter Flag Podcast, https://kickflag.com/
Geopats Podcast:
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
- Auphonic,free online leveling software
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 59: Tina Kanagaratnam : The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
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 balances intelligence, perspective and humor perfectly.
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If you like this episode, feel free to
A few quick things:
- A special thanks to Damon Castillo for letting us use this instrumental version of the song “I got to be right” from his “Mess of Me” album. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/. You can hear the entire song, with lyrics, at the end of this episode. If you are lucky enough to live in or near central coast CA, you can check Damon and his band out.
- The Geopats Podcast newsletter #4 is out now. Check it out and sign up to receive a copy in your email inbox each Tuesday here: https://www.stephfuccio.com/
- If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am starting a Beginning Expat Podcasters Online Workshop in September (25th and 27th) . Get more info and sign up at stephfuccio.com. If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
Tina's geographic background is equally as fascinating. The short version is that she grew up in Singapore and the U.S. and moved to China with her husband in 1995. China was a large part of her bookish upbringing and the book The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, was a part of this book backdrop of her childhood. The Good Earth is a story of farm life in rural China in the early 20th century. But, as Tina aptly points out, it is about so much more. Tina read this book as a child, as an adult after she moved to China and recently again. How does it connect to her own China journey? What did she learn about Chinese culture during these different readings?
SOUND NOTES: We recorded this episode in a new recording environment. As experiments go, some things worked well and some did not. My mic had some issues and there was a brief drilling sound about 30 minutes into the conversation. If you are sensitive to such minor sound issues, you may want to wait until next week’s episode. Also, for the WeChat messages in this episode, it was a choice to have them sound phone call like.
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Steph on any social media platform, “stephfuccio”.
Historic Shanghai: https://www.historic-shanghai.com
Announcements: (in order)
-(285:58) International Podcast Day, https://internationalpodcastday.com/
-(43:45) Eva Yoo, [email protected], Seekroad YouTube channel, Seekroad.co
Eva’s Geopats Podcast, Virtual Expats show episode: https://geopats.podbean.com/e/eva-yoo-southkorea-bicycle-tech/
Links: (in order)
-The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1078.The_Good_Earth
-Noddy Meets Father Christmas, https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/book-details.php?id=341&title=Noddy+Meets+Father+Christmas
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Danger Of A Single Story TEDTalk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
-Pearl Buck’s Birthplace (museum): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_S._Buck_Birthplace
-Peal Buck’s Museum (Zhenjiang, China)
-The Good Earth movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028944/
-The Secret Garden, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2998.The_Secret_Garden
-Dylan Marron’s TEDTalk, Empathy Is Not Endorsement, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waVUm5bhLbg
TINA’s China book recs:
- Shanghai Free Taxi by Frank Langfittt:
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42283958-the-shanghai-free-taxi
- Street of Eternal Happiness by Rob Schmitz:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26150583-street-of-eternal-happiness
- Last Boat Out of Shanghai by Helen Zia:
- Remembering Shanghai by Claire Chao and Isabel Sun Chao:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39838302-remembering-shanghai
- News is my Job by Edna Lee Booker:
https://www.amazon.com/News-My-Job-Correspondent-War-Torn/dp/9888422243
- China to Me by Emily Hahn:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/560930.China_to_Me
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 58: Ting: My Experience Is Where I am From
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 multicultural identity. More on her story in a moment.
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A few quick things:
-A special thanks to Damon Castillo for letting us use this instrumental version of the song “I got to be right” from his “Mess of Me” album. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/. You can hear the entire song, with lyrics, at the end of this episode. If you are lucky enough to live in or near central coast CA, you can check Damon and his band out.
-The Geopats Podcast newsletter #3 is out now. In this weekly newsletter I share some behind the scene information on upcoming episodes, a podcast recommendation that connects to our expat, language and/or tech topics, and lots more. Go to stephfuccio.com to check out the most recent newsletter AND to sign up to get future ones in your email inbox.
-If listening to podcasts makes you think about making your own, I can help! You can get a free month of Podbean hosting service by using this promo code: https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . And if you are an expat, I am starting a Beginning Expat Podcasters Online Two Hour Workshop in September (26th and 27th) . Get more info and sign up at stephfuccio.com. If you don’t want to record your voice but NEED a voice, I am selling mine! Really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for promo spots in the three interview shows on the Geopats Podcast, I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
Although Ting is only in her 20’s, her location trajectory looks like this: China-U.S.-China-U.S.-Singapore-Hong Kong-U.S.-China. This kind of frequent geo change might unnerve some people or even disorient them. But for her, it seems to have solidified who she is globally, not just in relation to one nation, one place, one culture.
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Steph on any social media platform, “stephfuccio”.
Ting has chosen to stay anonymous for this interview. If you have something you’d like her to know, feel free to send it to me and I will forward it to her.
Announcements: (in order)
-(25:06) Tanya, Author of Misunderstood, https://misunderstood-book.com/
-(39:21) Jess & Elsie, She Podcasts Conference, https://www.shepodcasts.live/
-(1:00:00) Michael Ramos, MA Politics & Philosophy Student, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, https://latrobe.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6XqB6bZ7GVB9arH
Links: (in order)
none
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.com/
This episode was created with:
- Both microphones, Samson Q2U
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 57: Thom; On IG ThomReads, Writes, Inspires
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 years of high school.
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If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee!
What is it about the language that pulled Thom in and kept his attention? I’m afraid that you will have to have a listen to his language story for the details of him studying Mandarin Chinese both in Europe as well as in Asia. What I can tell you is that what Thom puts out into the world about his studies and about his reading experiences outside of Academic texts, is thoughtful, relevant and shared from a place of heartfelt enjoyment.
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If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Stephanie on any social media platform, “stephfuccio”.
If listening to podcasts inspires you to start one, let me help you get started. Use this referral code to get 1 month free of Podbean hosting service https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . Also, if you are an expat and thinking of starting a podcast, my Beginning Expat Podcasters Workshop is an option as well. Sign up on my website, www.hearshare.weebly.com. I am also selling my voice! No, really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for are the promo spots in the Geopats Podcast. I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content.
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Thom’s Info:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGoT_I-dyqla6fs1et3loVQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelmandan/
Promo Spots: (in order)
-(00:28): Intro: Ophelia, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-v99391sxbLz6cuPujPlw
-(23:02) Promo 1: Cam, Mandarin by Mistake Podcast, https://bp9pcl.podbean.com/, IG: https://www.instagram.com/mandarin.by.mistake/
-(40:40) Promo 2: Steph, Beginning Online Expat Podcaster Workshop in September, more info here: https://hearshare.weebly.com/expat-podcasting-workshop.html
Links: (in order)
-Viki app, https://www.viki.com/apps
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our podcasts: https://hearshare.weebly.com/
This episode was created with: (in workflow order)
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 56: Danny Salay, YouTube’s Travel Man Dan, has a Zest for Life that is unstoppable
In 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 move from the U.S. to China and back. No matter where Danny has been geographically or virtually; his positive attitude, hard work ethic and patience to build his dream one step at a time is inspirational. More on our conversation down below, but first let’s talk money.
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If listening to podcasts inspires you to start one, let me help you get started. Use this referral code to get 1 month free of Podbean hosting service https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats . Also, if you are an expat and thinking of starting a podcast, my Beginning Expat Podcasters Workshop is an option as well. Email me to get more information, stephfuccio(gmail.com) . I am also selling my voice! No, really, If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio. What I am NOT charging for are the promo spots in the Geopats Podcast. I am offering them for FREE to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into that particular episode’s content. Now back to another Content Creator: Danny Salay.
After Danny left China to return to Los Angeles he did not stop traveling, either for work or for pleasure. Danny and I had this conversation in late January 2019, thus the reference to Chinese New Year in the episode. Since then Danny’s YouTube channel, which was only 6 months old at the time, has increased to over 2,200 subscribers with over 100K views. Most recently he traveled to Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania to film some really fun episodes! They will be out in the upcoming weeks and I will be posting some photos from these videos that Danny sent us in my socials as a preview over the next week. You can also follow Danny on his socials, all of which are listed in the show notes AND on his Travel Man Dan YT channel.
If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee!
Danny’s Info:
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/travelmandan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelmandan/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.salay.5
IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2069815/?ref_=nv_sr_1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-salay-b9093231/
Website: https://www.dannysalay.com/biography
Guest Spots: (in order)
-Promo 1: (23:57) Heather Welch, Sunshine Summit: https://www.sunshinesummit.live/
AND Sunshine and Powercuts Podcast: https://www.sunshineandpowercuts.com/
-Promo 2: (42:44) Angry Ducky, Duck in Games Podcast, https://duckracy.com/
Links: (in order)
-Time Raiders (Movie): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Raiders
-Tom from MySpace: https://twitter.com/myspacetom?lang=en
-WeChat and QQ: https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/article-qq.htm
-Bilibili: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bilibili-inc
- YouTube Secrets book; https://www.amazon.com/YouTube-Secrets-Ultimate-Following-Influencer-ebook/dp/B07GL48G7L
-Dragon Blade (movie), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672840/
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast: website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our podcasts: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com
This episode was created with: (in workflow order)
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 55: Nicole from Expat Cast Podcast: Germanfreude And A Pinch Of Bookish Herzschmerzexpat cast podcast
What do you get when you have two American Expats and one German Expat talk about a book by a former American Expat living in 1990’s Former East Germany? This culturally windy episode dripping with heaps of blasted stereotypes, linguistic gems and lots of laughter. We are delighted to have Nicole Palazzo, Host of the Expat Cast Podcast on the show today. Her interview with me in February this year on the Expat Cast is a big reason why Bookish Expats exists so danke Nicole! More on the book that we talked about below, but first, let's pay some pod bills.
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Support Bookish Expats Podcast:
- Free month of podcast hosting at Podbean.https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats .
- A beginning expat Podcasters online two hour workshop is starting this Fall. Email me to get more information
- Voiceover work: If you or anyone you know needs a voiceover talent, please contact me at https://www.voices.com/actors/stephfuccio.
NOTE: I do NOT charge for promo spots in the three interview podcasts: Virtual, Scripts and Bookish but am offering them for FREE (inspiration: Odd Dad Out Podcast, thanks Adam) to Content Creators that I like AND that fit into a particular episode’s content.
Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have by Rebecca Shuman is book that Nicole selected. Former Guest of Bookish Expats, Tatjana, a German expat currently living in India, was kind enough to co-interview Nicole with me. Nicole read this book years ago, before she moved to Germany and reread it just before Tatjana and I interviewed her. Is it presumptuous to say that this reread was a bit cathartic for her? Have a listen and let me know what you think.
If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee!
Note: I am combining all 3 of my solo podcasts onto one feed/website,https://virtualexpats.podbean.com/. Bookish Expats Podcast episodes will come out the last Friday of every month but now you will see this podcast as well as Virtual Expats and Changing Scripts the other three weeks of the month in the same feed. They will be labeled clearly so you can easily know which podcast you are ear committing to before listening. Thanks for your patience while this consolidation and other podorganization is in progress.
Nicole’s Info:
Podcast:The Expat Cast, https://theexpatcast.podbean.com/
IG:https://www.instagram.com/theexpatcast/?hl=en
Twitter:https://twitter.com/TheExpatCast
Other lovely voices in this podcast: (promo spots)
-Paul and Donna from the Varmints Podcast, https://www.blazingcariboustudios.com/shows/varmints/
And
-Adela from Podcast Brunch Club (ln person and remote meetings available):
Listening Lists: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/listening-lists/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastbrunchclub/
Links:
-Looking for Alaska by John Greene: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99561.Looking_for_Alaska
-Library binding is like the image on the right hand side a bit down on this site:
https://www.houchenbindery.com/services/library-binding/
-Or here under Other Library Bindings:
http://www.ioba.org/pages/resources/library-bindings/
-Good ol' Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_binding
-An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
-Movie about life in East Berlin: Sonnenallee, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnenallee
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js9DphJ8JXU
-PhD Comics, hilarious Academia comic strip, http://phdcomics.com/
-The Professor Is In, more on Academia, http://theprofessorisin.com/
-Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children by Sara Zaske, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34930861-achtung-baby
-Tatjana’s episode of the Expat Cast Podcast, https://theexpatcast.podbean.com/?s=Tatjana
Upcoming episodes:
All episodes are published Fridays @ 12pm Panda time (China time), which is where I am currently living (If you are in North America, that’s late Thursday evening)
-August 2, 2019: Virtual Expats: Danny Salay, Travel Man Dan on YouTube
AND
Creatively Complicated
-August 9, 2019: Changing Scripts: Thom Clairmont, ThomReads on Instagram
-August 16, 2019: Virtual Expats:Ting AND Creatively Complicated
Where to find Bookish Expats Podcast: https://virtualexpats.podbean.com/
Would love to hear from you! Socials: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Be a guest: Are you or were you an expat? Did you read a book about your host country that you moved you, inspired you and/or helped you understand the culture more? Come join us on Bookish Expats.
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, Song "Body Blues" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
This episode was created with: (in workflow order)
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpat
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Geopats 54: Two Podcasting Geopats discuss “The Global Soul” by Pico Iyer
The Global Soul by Pico Iyer is a seminal geopat book. Stephanie and Summer (Steph’s Co-Host on the new podcast Creatively Complicated) dig into this book in a very big way. This is not a regular episode because Steph is not interviewing Summer about her reading story but instead they are discussing both of their reactions to this book. Summer read this book for the first time recently thanks (or no thanks, lol) to Steph’s persistent recommendation and Steph tried to reread it for the first time since she fell in love with it in 2002.
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The Global Soul is a book by Travel Writer and resident geopat word inspiration, Pico Iyer, who calls his comfort place “nowhereness.” He has spent most of his writing efforts detailing his fly on the wall perspective of various cultures in his numerous books like Lady and the Monk, The Art of Stillness and Video Night in Kathmandu.The Global Soul was first published in 2000, when more and more of us geopats started to make very conscious choices about living outside our “home” countries. In this book Pico touches on many aspects of culture IN many differing places such as Canada, Japan and Hong Kong. But it is the sense of place and the inner turmoil that stirs within his own placelessness that is the connecting thread in all of these stories written in all of these places. In essence,The Global Soul is a study on the intensity and depth of grief of not having a place and of having too many places all at once.
This contradiction or more so the mere invitation to ponder place and our role in it is what initially drew Steph to this book. She has recommended this book over and over since she first read it in 2001. The book and Pico’s other geopat ideas have also made their way into her expat based podcasts over the past two years as well.
WARNING: We do NOT recommend that you wait until you read The Global Soul before listening to this podcast episode. Unlike most book based podcasts, you might want to hold off on reading the book until you hear why it was such a challenge for Summer and Steph to get through. I dare not spoil why but I/we promise that if you listen to this episode, all will be revealed.
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with Steph on any social media platform, stephfuccio.
For more Bookish Expats epiosodes on the Geopats Podcast, go to https://stephfuccio.com/ or search for “Geopats” in your podcast app. Feel free to connect with me to ask any questions, let me know what you think about the episodes, or to volunteer to be a guest on the podcast. My handle is “Stephfuccio” literally everywhere online AND it is my Gmail address as well.
Summer’s Info:
-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summeroutside/
-“Discovering Cheese and Tradition in the Swedish North” http://bit.ly/2EO8l4Y
-Her food blog: https://eatsomethinggosomewhere.com/about/
-Summer’s recent interview on the Expat Chit Chat Show http://bit.ly/2WavIeY
-Summer’s interview with Nicole of the Expat Cast Podcast http://bit.ly/314ztX8
Other Voices in this Episode: (in order)
- Damon Castillo: Background music: https://www.damoncastillo.com/
The song we use on Bookish Expats is “I Will Remain” from Damon’s “Mess of Me” album. You can hear the entire song at the end of the episode with Damon’s amazing voice. All of his music, concert info and such can be found at https://www.damoncastillo.com/ If you are lucky enough to live in or near the Central Coast, CA, US, you can catch him and his band live this summer, they have concerts planned in SLO, Paso, Santa Maria and Nipomo. In fact, if you are listening to this episode on July 5th, there is even a show in Paso at 5:30pm tonight!
- Bettina and Ninorah of NRI Woman: Intro: https://nriwoman.com/
People’s Podcast Award: Vote here.
Also, Bettina and Ninorah will be part of Heather’s Sunshine Summit in August 2019.
- Heather: (27:44); Sunshine Summit & Sunshine and Powercuts Podcast
Recommended episodes:
- Ebb and Flow; https://www.sunshineandpowercuts.com/sunep029-ebb-flow/
- Brief intro into our off grid system; https://www.sunshineandpowercuts.com/powep001/
- Connections: Sunshine, Powercuts, Summit: https://www.sunshineandpowercuts.com/connections-sunshine-powercuts-summits/
- Shankar and Vishnu (43:47) of the Writer and Geek Podcast
Recommended Episodes:
- Ice Cream; https://writerandgeek.com/051-ice-cream/
- Coffee; https://writerandgeek.com/041-coffee/
- Welcome to the show ; https://writerandgeek.com/episodes/page8/
Links (in order)
-Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (chapter 5 is amazing!)
-Bangkok Podcast, episode 63, Ed talked about language loudness when returning home
Where to find Bookish Expats Podcast:Subscribe on : iOS ,Android devices, RSS
Would love to hear from you! Socials: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Be a guest: Are you or were you an expat? Did you read a book about your host country that you moved you, inspired you and/or helped you understand your host culture more? Come join us on Bookish Expats.
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, Song "I Will Remain" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
This episode was created with:
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free,https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 52: Brendan Davis: Colocated American Expat Film & TV Writer, Producer, Director and Podcaster
In this podcast episode we chat with Brendan Davis, an American expat who has lived in China for many years. Brendan is a Film and TV Writer, Producer, Director and fellow Podcaster. His podcasts are: If I Knew You Better, Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom and How China Works. Brendan somehow has kept grounded as has been involved with some pretty spectacular creative projects globally. Okay, to be honest, he is a bit crazy, good crazy, as his website, https://www.crazyinagoodway.com admits to. The kind of crazy that you want in your life and in your earbuds.
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If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee!
In this conversation Steph and Brendan chat about how his move to China changed what he did online, how he is splitting his time now that he has decided not to work IN China but will continue to keep a home base (and an Internet connection) here, and how he cultivated his crazy in a good way online persona while being a deep, thought provoking and may I say, wonderful human being.
Listening Tip: Brendan had a powerful conversation recently with his dear friend Carl King on Carl’s podcast, The Carl King Podcast, where they dove way deeper into many aspects of the Brendan’s background including but not limited to his musical career (spoiler: he was on Star Search), working with Stan Lee and so much more. It’s a damn good pairing for this episode, so what the hell, open a bottle of wine (or kombucha), kick back and listen to these two long form podcast episodes back to back. https://soundcloud.com/carlkingdom/brendan-davis-interview-carl-king-podcast-15-060619
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with me on any social media platform, “stephfuccio” is my handle everywhere, everywhere.
Brendan’s Info: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com
Guest Spots: (in order)
-Intro: Ronald, Host of the Creativity Roots Podcast & Virtual Expats Ep 62 Guest
-Break 1: Eva Yoo, Writer, SeekRoad YouTube Channel & Virtual Expats Ep 71 Guest
-Break 2: Greg from the Bangkok Podcast & Virtual Expats Podcast episode 69 Guest
Links: (in order)
-Santa Monica College: http://www.smc.edu/Pages/Home.aspx
-WeChat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeChat
-Rook Overman plays "Binary-Finary 1998" on guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfPa1SGTHqE
-996 workweek in China: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/technology/china-996-jack-ma.html
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our podcasts: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
This episode was created with:
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 51: Angela:A Self Proclaimed Muddler of Many Languages
In this episode, we chat with Angela, a Canadian who went to China for the first time in 2006, which is where she met her husband. She left China and returned, as so many expats do. Lucky for me, she came back to China in 2010 and worked at the same school teaching Academic English to students who were about to study abroad. Angela’s relationship to languages and language learning is the complete opposite to mine: before learning Mandarin Chinese she fluently learned French, Spanish and Finnish, with a strong emphasis on speaking the language. She is now a teacher in Canada and is able to help International students from China and other countries, adapt to their new learning and academic life in a small study group environment as well.
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A sound note: Angela’s adorable baby boy joined us for some of this conversation. I have edited out the vast majority of the sounds that overpowered our voices but there are a few soft baby noises left. If you are someone who will be annoyed by such sounds, please feel free to listen to the first 30 minutes of the podcast (before Morgan joined us) and then return next month for another episode of Changing Scripts. Thank you.
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with me on any social media platform, “stephfuccio"
THE NEXT Changing Scripts PodTube will be published on Tue, July 9th.
Podcast break:
Thom Reads, Chinese language learner and future guest of Changing Scripts. His Instagram account is https://instagram.com/thomreads?igshid=ccd4p77jwzojhttps://instagram.com/thomreads?igshid=ccd4p77jwzoj
SHOW LINKS:
-My video of the chinese writing tracing app video; http://bit.ly/30vH8xv
-ChinesePod, https://chinesepod.com/
- granny cloud video Angela talked about:
You can follow all of our projects here:https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter, Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube &Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Subscribe to Changing Scripts Podcast on : iOS ,Android devices, or the Changing Scripts YouTube Channel.
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 50: Summer Rylander: The Most Productive Procrastinator In Expatland
In this podcast episode we chat with Summer Rylander, an American expat who has been living in Nuremberg, Germany since 2015. Summer is a freelance food and travel writer with a fondness for cooking, reading, daydreaming, procrastinating, and taking long walks with podcasts. Her latest droolworthy publication in Culture Magazine is about Swedish cheese (yes, it’s a thing!). When Summer gets writing hungry, she also posts about food and cooking on her blog, Eat Something Go Somewhere.
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If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee!
Summer and Steph met on the @WeAreXpats rocur account, geeked out hard about many things living abroad and geopat oriented so much so that they have started a new creativity podcast together called “Creatively Complicated”, where they discuss the messiness of their own creativity. Additionally, they will be discussing “Global Soul”, the Pico Iyer book that Steph mentioned about halfway through the episode, in the Bookish Expats Podcast on June 24th.
If you have any comments or questions about this episode, please feel free to connect with me on any social media platform, stephfuccio is my handle literally everywhere.
Summer’s Info:
-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summeroutside/
-“Discovering Cheese and Tradition in the Swedish North” http://bit.ly/2EO8l4Y
-Her food blog: https://eatsomethinggosomewhere.com/about/
-Summer’s recent interview on the Expat Chit Chat Show http://bit.ly/2WavIeY
-Summer’s interview with Nicole of the Expat Cast Podcast http://bit.ly/314ztX8
GUEST Spots: (in order)
- Adam from the Odd Dad Out Podcast https://apple.co/2Xj6rka
- Danny Salay from Travel Man Dan YouTube channel http://bit.ly/2Km9DrG
- Sarah from the Podcast Academy Podcast http://bit.ly/2WBO64T
- Paul Csomo from Varmints! Podcast https://apple.co/2Wexc7T
- Angry Ducky from the Duck in Games Podcast https://duckracy.com/feed/podcast
SHOW NOTES: (also in order)-MIRC, https://www.mirc.com/
-Taiwan, Tealit site, https://tealit.com/
-Probetalk is now a Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/originalprobetalk/
-AOL, https://www.aol.com/
-What’s App, https://www.whatsapp.com/
-Meetup.com, https://www.meetup.com/
-Virtual Expats review on the Podcast Radio Show Podcast: http://www.podcastrodeoshow.com/virtual-expats/
Note: In retrospect, I made some pretty important changes to the podcast based on this review. I still don’t like the focus of the review but the feedback was very useful. Thank you Dave Jackson!
-Pico Iyer (Steph’s Global Soul mentor), http://bit.ly/2HSbJOv
-”Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert http://bit.ly/2KmvCid
-Malcolm Gladwell http://bit.ly/2Z7egtP
-Jo from Life in Breathes on Virtual Expats Podcast http://bit.ly/2MrAHIM
-Stevie’s ‘fine’ challenge in his Virtual episode http://bit.ly/2WlhlcV
-Creativity Complicated Podcast -Summer and Stephanie’s new podcast
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page,
subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our podcasts: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
This episode was created with:
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 49: Tatjana : A German expat’s learning of India through Chetan Bhagat’s Books
In the podcast episode we chat with Tatjana, in her words “a German married to an Indian-Chinese - or Chinese-Indian depending on the mood of the day”. Tatjana grew up wanting to live in different countries, so she went into Hospitality in order to do so. Of course, at the same time she read voraciously. In fact, while living in Dubai, one of the six cities she has called home thus far, she met her husband. Just before she moved to India to be with him she started reading the works of Indian Author Chetan Bhagat. And thus began her bookjucation of India and Indian culture. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Tatjana in my home in Shanghai and chat about some of Chetan’s books that had an impact on her life in India. We also dig into her bookology, her favorite books and places to read them and so much more.
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A special thank you needs to go to Nicole of the Expat Cast Podcast. When Nicole interviewed me for the Bookworms International episode of her show, two things happened. I realized shortly thereafter that I wanted to focus the podcast that you are listening to right now from multimedia to books only. Also, when Tatjana heard that Bookworms episode, she contacted me for some ideas on bookish places to go on her trip to Shanghai. We started book chatting and, well, as they say, the rest is podstory. So thank Nicole, for putting the bookends on this episode!
Tatjana’s Contact Details:
blog: https://www.cravingexpatlife.com/
Instagram expat feed: https://www.instagram.com/craving_expat_life/
Instagram book feed: https://www.instagram.com/my_kingdom_for_a_book/
Links: (in order)
-Chetan Bhagat (Author), http://www.chetanbhagat.com/
-American Women’s Club, Mumbai, https://www.aciwmumbai.org/
-Other author’s Tatjana mentioned: Alexander Dumas, Jane Austin
-”Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg: https://amzn.to/2EI0lmi
-Reading Women Podcast, https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/episode-directory
-”Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons From The World's Most Elegant Woman” by Karen Karbo: http://bit.ly/2VVZy74
-”Born A Crime” by Trevor Noah : http://bit.ly/2KgI0A2
-”Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James http://bit.ly/2I1yv5c
-”Book Club” movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDxgPIsv6sY
-”Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee http://bit.ly/2Wp4Tbe
-”Exit West” by Mohsin Hamid http://bit.ly/2Wp4Tbe
-”Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan http://bit.ly/2wrG8MW
-Awkwafina (Actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awkwafina
-Cafe Bodega, coffee shop in Goa: http://www.cafebodegagoa.in/pages/menu
-Taj Mahal Tea House, Mumbai, https://www.tajmahalteahouse.com/pages/taj-mahal-tea-house
-Garden Books, Shanghai, China http://www.bookzines.com/
-(The book I forgot the name of where the family lived on Fuzhou Lu (Road) in Shanghai, book street.) ”Remembering Shanghai” by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao (mother-daughter Authors) https://www.rememberingshanghai.com/
-Article on Fuzhou Lu-book street in Shanghai http://bit.ly/2EE3CTI
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find the Geopats Podcast: website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,https://www.damoncastillo.com from the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com
This episode was created with: (in workflow order)
- Both microphones, Samson Q2U
- Editors: Jeff (Gmail: jepoy428 or WeChat: geepoy) & Stephanie (Gmail: stephfuccio or WeChat: stephfuccio)
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free,https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 48: Josh: Living Comfortably in a Third Culture Language Space
Nine Years Ago Joshua Ogden-Davis left graduate school in Texas, moved to China and taught himself Chinese. He is now a Mandarin Chinese Translator, does audio and video production in multiple languages, and is a Puppeteer. In this Changing Scripts podcast episode we dig into Josh’s fuller language story, including this switch from English to Mandarin Chinese as well as his experiences with Spanish, German and English from his beforetime.
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We learn that although Josh was good at and liked learning aspects of grammatical knowledge growing up, it was not until he was able to simultaneously learn and immediately use Mandarin Chinese that he understood the importance of motivation, activation and fluency over accuracy. Josh shares his hilarious Chinese language experiences from taxi rides where he was asked some pretty intimate details about his genitalia AND his own appearance on a local Chinese dating show. He admits that he spends his time in the space in between English and Chinese languages and ponders if that could be called a “third culture language (TCL)”. I say hell yea, let’s do this
Josh’s Info:
His video channel (Chinese language): https://v.qq.com/x/cover/fdfbpzs9q6ymtz7/z0521iq71kx.html
His Co-Authored Book: 与老外交朋友, Don’t Be Shy,Just Say Hi! (Chinese language)
https://read.douban.com/ebook/34493671/
THE NEXT Changing Scripts PodTube will be published on Tue, June 11th.
SPECIAL OFFERS:
- Valid May 2019: Language Card Games, coupon code: Changing Scripts
- No expiration date: Podbean.com, Fantastic podcast hosting site: 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/changingscripts
SHOW LINKS:
-Stroke order video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD7Lc4QBh5w
-Pleco dictionary app: http://bit.ly/30vH8xv
-My video of the chinese writing tracing app video; http://bit.ly/30vH8xv
-Josh’s appearance on a Chinese dating show: http://bit.ly/2VQocut
-Manchurian alphabet, https://www.omniglot.com/writing/manchu.htm
-Leitner box, Leitner System info: https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Leitner_system
-The History of English in 10 Minutes video: http://bit.ly/2YFB3N1
-Papi Jiang: Article in English explaining this: http://bit.ly/2YyYA26 & Her specific video that Josh was talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyI_E4Ez0hA
-My HSK 3 post test video feedback : http://bit.ly/30A2Pw8
-Hannah Lund’s Expat Rewind episode: http://bit.ly/2wdFQJi
You can follow all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter,Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Subscribe to Changing Scripts Podcast on : iOS , Android devices, Changing Scripts YouTube Channel, RSS, or join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphones, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
- Focusrite 2i2, a 2 microphone mixer, https://amzn.to/2ZqbuRu
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Geopats 47: Kelly Merks: The Comfort of Mundanality Online
In this podcast episode we chat with Kelly Merks, a Texas expat who has lived abroad since 2011, in Japan and in the Netherlands. Her Twitter bio tells is: “A Texan full of fernweh (NOTE: “fernweh is a German word that means “ A Farsickness or Longing for Unseen Places.). Noob knitter and clay thrower. Fairy godmother of @WeAreXpats, a project of @xpatarchive: http://wearexpats.org “
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@WeAreXpats is how Kelly and I first met online and connected over discussions of place, social medianess and expat life. For those of you not familiar with rocur accounts, they are rotating accounts where usually 1 person in that category (in this case, an expat) tweets for a week and then the account will rotate to another person after that. Kelly started this rocur account while she was a volunteer at the Expatriate Archive Center in The Hauge where she now is their Public Relations Manager. Outside of the EAC, Kelly also is raising a tiny human with her husband and somehow finds time to write about her geographic pondering in her blog, Bullet Trains & Bike Lanes.
If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee here:
Kelly’s Info:
Kelly’s culture comparison blog: Bullet Trains and Bike Lanes
https://btabl.wordpress.com/about-the-author/
Show Notes:
-China Influencer Podcast : http://www.chinainfluencermarketing.com/
-U.S. centric websites that Kelly stopped using overseas: Hulu, Netflix
-Line: Japanese messaging app, which is also very popular in Thailand (Kelly says they have the best stickers but I, as a WeChat user in China, am very skeptical!)
-International Podcast Day WhatsAppinar presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUSZqdH5DDE
-Janeane Garofalo: “living every day like it’s my last is exhausting…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u03J-CelRaU
-Pico Iyer TEDTalk, “Where is Home?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m6dV7Xo3Vc
-Being Tokyo rocur account: https://twitter.com/beingtokyo?lang=en
-Yi-Fu Tuan, Geography Scholar who focuses on placelessness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi-Fu_Tuan
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website, Apple Podcasts page, subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our podcasts: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
This episode was created with:
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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46: Cultural Flexibility In Mandarin Chinese & Finnish with Lotta
In this Changing Scripts podcast episode we chat with Lotta, a Finnish college student who lived in Shanghai, China between High School and University. During part of that time she took intensive Chinese language courses. Lotta has continued with her Chinese language learning even after returning to Finland by using TV shows and other media until she can take more language classes at her university.
Full episode notes:
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Geopats 45: Hao Wu: China-U.S. Binational Documentarian
In this podcast episode we chat with China-United States Binational Documentarian Hao Wu about how his movement between these two countries has affected what he has done online, both in personal and professional capacities. Hao grew up in China and has had healthy movement from China to the U.S. and back in his adult life. Although he is currently based in New York City, he admits that he is most interested in stories about China.
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One of these China focused projects, People’s Republic of Desire, is about the Chinese live streaming platform YY and specifically about two popular Hosts on the platform. This documentary was screened in Shanghai, where I am currently living, earlier this year. Shannon Martin of Podbean and our local Host of the Podcast Brunch Club was there as well. In fact, during the screening and for days after the event, Shannon and I exchanged ideas, questions and ponderings about the documentary. We are very grateful that Hao was kind enough to agree to an interview so we could ask him about when the Internet became an integral part of his daily life, how creating a documentary about the trials and tribulations of live streaming for years affected his own online activities and the how his online tasks change, even now, when he flies from the U.S. to China and vice versa.
Special Note: Hao’s new project, All In My Family, about his alternative family journey from within a traditional Chinese family structure, will be out on Netflix on May 3rd.
If you like this episode, feel free to
GUEST Hao Wu:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beijingloafer
Overview of Hao’s work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hao_Wu_(director)
CO-HOST Shannon Martin:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmartinwrites/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/twowhotravel?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannonmartinsamie
SHOW NOTES:
“All in My Family” trailer and info
https://www.netflix.com/hk-en/title/80208662
Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club:
Computer screen color history, https://www.pcworld.com/article/209224/historic-monitors-slideshow.html#slide15
KOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_opinion_leader
WHO gaming disorder, https://www.who.int/features/qa/gaming-disorder/en/
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
This episode was created with:
- My microphone, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 43: Taylor: Languages as Family Members
In the Changing Scripts podcast episode, we talk to Taylor, an American Marketing Professional who grew up with a strong language learning curiosity. Mandarin Chinese was one of her first language loves and one that she has kept in contact with. I am using people analogies because Taylor used them in the interview and it is simply a brilliant way to see the time, energy and commitment that it takes not only to learn a language but to maintain it over the years as well.
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We also talked about her other language encounters, food that came with the languages she learned, her favorite language learning YouTube channels and so much language geeky more. Taylor was one of the first people I met on Twitter in the very supportive #Chinese language learning world and I am forever grateful for her encouragement. Thanks Taylor!
In accompanying Changing Scripts YouTUBE video I dive deeper into two aspects of Taylor’s interview:
1. Her languages as family member analogy and how it relates to my own language learning
2. Her desire to learn Ancient Chinese Literature and my own desire to learn slangish modern Mandarin Chinese so I can read social media posts online. I love how different and personal language learning can be and how people with such different goals can still learn from each other in the process.
Podcast LINKS:
-National Geographics Magazine
-Narcos Netflix show
-Stealing Freedom book
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OERNM4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
-KemushiChan ロレッタ(YouTube)
-Records of the Grand Historian, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Records_of_the_Grand_Historian
-Collocation and colligation, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/colligation
And lexical bundles, http://sdhanel.com/corpuslinguitics/lexicalbundles.html
-Academic who did the Chinese collocations study and presetntation at Iowa, FIND
http://blclab.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/JNL10.pdf
-Viki
-Amanda Tastes (NOT Amanda Eats),
https://www.youtube.com/user/amandaslittlekitchen
-Mongolian language script, http://www.omniglot.com/writing/mongolian.htm
-Rice dish persian; https://www.unicornsinthekitchen.com/persian-savory-saffron-cake-tahchin/
-Sunflower Splendor
https://www.amazon.com/Sunflower-Splendor-Thousand-Chinese-Midland/dp/0253206073
-Zhihu: (like Quora but in Chinese)
https://www.zhihu.com/signup?next=%2F
-Chairman’s Bao Chinese reader site: https://www.thechairmansbao.com/
-Yu Hua: Author, “To Live” and “Brothers” (two novels Taylor recommends)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/334971.To_Live
-San Mao; author who wrote many travel oriented novels
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanmao_(author)
-Mo Yan (Author, Taylor recommends NOT to read it until years after learning about the language and culture due to the cultural and linguistic density of his books. )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Yan
-HSK 3 test Changing Scripts YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_luOMPrZZJw&t=3s
-Coursera HSK courses, https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=hsk
THE NEXT Changing Scripts PodTube will be published on Tue, May 8th.
You can follow all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
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Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphones, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/supportaffiliates.html
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Geopats 41: Tanya Crossman: Learning Mandarin Chinese on 3 Continents
In the Podcast episode, we talked to Tanya Crossman, author of Misunderstood The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century about her experiences learning and using Mandarin Chinese since she was a teenager. Tanya has a deep connection both to Chinese culture and language but her language story does not stop there.
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It also includes the languages and dialects she was exposed to growing up in different countries, studying 12 languages thus far, dreaming in “the language that is contextually appropriate” and her love of learning language scripts. Tanya’s insights into the cultural aspects of Mandarin Chinese are as clear as can be, even for someone not familiar with Mandarin Chinese at all.
A special thank you to Mo Sibyl from the More Sibyl Podcast. It was her episode with Tanya that got us connected. If you’d like to know more about Tanya’s Third Culture Kid history or research, this is a great episode to listen to.
Tanya’s Chinese language and culture blog:
https://storiesfromtanya.com/life-in-china/chinese-language-and-culture/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter, Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Subscribe to Changing Scripts Podcast on : iOS , Android devices, Changing Scripts YouTube Channel, RSS, or join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This interview was created with: Steph’s mic is a Samson Q2U, we chatted remotely with Zoom remote video software, the podcast was edited with Audacity, a free, open source audio software, and the podcast sound was leveled (evened out) with Auphonic, a free AI leveling software. And is hosted on Podbean, Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 40: Eva Yoo: South Korean Tech Journalist who has lived in Ecuador, the U.S, UK and China
In this podcast episode we chat with Eva Yoo, a Korean Tech Journalist who has lived in the U.S., the UK, Ecuador, Israel and China. Last year she completed an 8 month cycling trip from Shanghai, China to the UK, along the ancient Silk Road.
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During this trip she did many interviews with people working in startups. But Eva is so much more than the sum of these actions: she is a kind, thoughtful and curious person who makes the balancing of IRL and VRL (offline and online lives) look easy and I greatly admire her for that.
If you like this episode, feel free to
Eva’s info:
Eva’s bike trip site, https://www.seekroad.co/
https://twitter.com/evayooare?lang=en
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-chaewon-yoo-b645aa6b/
Her blog (in Korean): https://evaisup.blogspot.com/
Show notes:
-Podcast Brunch Club, thanks Adela for creating it AND to our local host in Shanghai, Shannon. This is where Eva and I met.
-TVXQ (music group Eva talked about), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVXQ
-Cyworld, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyworld
-Naver, like Baidu in China and Google internationally, https://searchengineland.com/naver-the-google-of-south-korea-11627
-Kakao Talk, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KakaoTalk
-Meaningful Discussion Meetup Group (Shanghai, China), https://www.meetup.com/meaningfuldiscussions-shanghai/
-The Story of Stuff , the consumerism video Eva talked about
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
This interview was created with:
- Steph’s mic, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 39: Motolani Ogunsanya: A Nigerian Struggling Intellectual Living In The U.S. With A Korean Flair
In this episode we chat with Expat Mo from the More Sibyl Podcast. She describes this show as “a podcast about culture and cultural nomads designed for Blacks and Asians and those who love them.” Mo is a Nigerian-born, US-educated, Korean-speaking, Struggling Intellectual.
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I enjoyed chatting with Mo so much about her Facebook posts from her first year in the U.S. Her reflections on her own posts and the discussion that ensued really got me thinking about what we take for granted when we grow up in a culture AND what we expect others to accept readily when they enter the same culture as an adult. Mo’s honesty, hilarious sense of humor and compassion for others is very inspiring.
If you like this episode, feel free to
LINKS:
-Tanya Crossman of the TCK book “Misunderstood” is how Mo and I met online (her episode on my Changing Scripts language podcast is coming out in April)
-Mo’s Info: https://medium.com/@Mosiby , www.mosibyl.com and https://www.instagram.com/mosibyl/
Where to find the Geopats Podcast:Subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS OR join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Would love to hear from you! Socials: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube &Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Be a guest: Share your blog, Twitter/Instagram/Facebook feed, or any other artifact from your 1st year in a new country
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, Song "Rocket of Love" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.com/
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Geopats 38: Eric Olander of the China in Africa Podcast, Part 2
In this episode we continue our conversation from episode 8 with Eric Olander about his 33 year Mandarin Chinese language learning experience. Eric is a Journalist, Blogger, Media Executive, and Co-Founder and Managing Editor of the China Africa Project which includes the China in Africa Podcast, which he co-hosts weekly with Cobus Van Staden.
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Last time we chatted with Eric in episode 8 he shared his controversial learning methods but this time we dig into more of the cultural side of the Mandarin Chinese. We learn about how learning about how the time indicator 了 (le) can be thought of as a time bridge, how he knew he achieved a certain level of language learning competency when he got yelled at in Chinese and so much more.
The newest Changing Scripts YouTube video, part of this podtube experience, is available here: https://youtu.be/vu5F99JJCg4
SHOW NOTES:
-Chengyu, 3 Chinese character sayings
-”rubber time” https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rubber-time
-”Misunderstood” by Tanya Crossman
-Dolce and Gabbana & recent events in China
You can follow all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter,Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Subscribe to Changing Scripts Podcast on : iOS , Android devices, Changing Scripts YouTube Channel, RSS, or join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphones, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 37: Alexandra Talty: American Travel Journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon
In this episode we chat with Alexandra Talty, an American who has lived on and offline in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Beirut, Lebanon, where she has been based for 4 years now. Over the years Alexandra has taken full advantage of online opportunities available via blogs/blogging, social media platforms, and YouTube.
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She maintains a healthy IRL-VRL (online-offline) balance with regular social media fasts and by participating in and hosting online groups that meet in person. She is very honest and candid about her experiences being a foreign, American, female Journalist and all of the advantages and disadvantages those pieces of her identity invite as she works online while living abroad.
If you like this episode, feel free to
Show notes:
-Instagram #nomadgirls hashtag (Alexandra’s favorite living overseas hashtag)
-Numbeo, Global Cost of Living Website
-Matador Network & Nomatic Matt
-Travel Massive MeetUp Group (Beirut)
-Humans of New York (English), Humans of Amman (Arabic)
-Japanese onsen (hot springs) video. It IS as beautiful a place as it seems.
-Radio ambulante: like This American Life, Spanish language
-Careem Scooter rental in Beirut
-Long way round, Long Way Down motorcycle travel documentary with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman
-Speedtest, global internet speed
-Alexandra’s article on Trump and tourism: U.S. Economy Losing Billions As ‘Trump Slump” Continues in Tourism Sector
-Beirut, Lebanon walking tour article
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
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Geopats 36: Greg from the Bangkok Podcast : Chat rooms, Blogs & Podcasts
THIS WEEK we chat with Greg from the Bangkok Podcast . Greg moved from his passport country of Canada to Thailand 17 years ago. His IRC chatroom habits at home changed quite a bit since this move and we try to sort out (Canadian vowel here folks!) if it was the changing digital landscape or his move to another country (and all of the cultural and social changes that go with the expat experience) that brought on these changes, including writing his blog, Greg to Differ and creating the Bangkok Podcast.
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Note: If you’ve been following Virtual Expats Podcast for awhile you may recognize the Bangkok Podcast from a review I did of it back when the podcast was called the Armchair Expat (not available online anymore, sorry!) Special thanks needs to go out to Greg’s co-hosts present and past of the Bangkok Podcast: 1. Ed Knuth is the current (and wonderful) co-host of the show but we also need to mention Greg’s previous co-hosts on the podcast: 2. Evo Terra (master of many projects but the one I am, a Podcaster, currently obsessed with is “Podcast Pontifications”) and 3. Anthony Joh of the “Speak Up Asia” Podcast.
If you like this episode, feel free to
Items mentioned in this episode:
-Virtual Expat Podcast is Podbean’s podcast of the week!
-Greg’s projects
Blog http://www.gregtodiffer.com/
Podcast https://www.bangkokpodcast.com/
-IRC: Internet Relay Chat
-Smiling Albino Tours https://www.smilingalbino.com/
-Chatbooks https://chatbooks.com/download-the-app/
-China’s live streaming, eating boom
-Actor Conan Stevens, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1947403/
-History of Rome Podcast: Mike Duncan
-Reddit, popping page
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
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Geopats 35: Creatrix Tiara : Performance Artist, Creative Soul & Virtual Thought Leader
THIS WEEK we chat with Creatrix Tiara. Tiara started interacting with others online in chat rooms at 10 years old while IRL living in Malaysia. Over the years Tiara’s geographical path has included locations in Malaysia, Australia and the U.S. While Tiara’s geographic life shifted, Tiara’s online life seems to have had an upward trajectory in notariety and impact due to the candid and eloquent vocalization of immigrant and queer issues.
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Like many Online Content Creators, Tiara’s work going viral has not balanced notoriety with financial freedom. But perhaps that will change with the Queer Lady Magician show Tiara is currently doing (the next round of which will take place at the Melbourne LGBTQ Festival Midsumma from January 30-February 3, 2019). Judging from the voluminous body of work, Tiara will no doubt keep writing and creating for as long as possible. This passion to analyze, share and question is what first led me to Tiara’s creations and is why I love keeping up to date on what Tiara is doing.
If you like this episode, feel free to
Items mentioned in this episode:
-Creatrix Tiara’s website AND Patreon page
-Virtual Expat Podcast review of Tiara’s work from July 2017, episode 40
-ABC (Australian network) “What’s On Your Phone” series
-Savage Garden’s “Crash and Burn” song in sign language
-”All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane” (movie)
-Tiara’s Educate Deviate Education blog
-Tiara’s Viral blog post ”Goodbye, Ello: Privacy, Safety, and Why Ello Makes Me More Vulnerable to My Abusers and Harassers” that was picked up by the Washington Post AND The New Yorker interview that ensued
-Slut Walk AND Tiara with a poster of her viral quote
-Gaby Dunn article on the financial hardships of being a YouTuber
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
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Geopats 34: Von: Mandarin Chinese Language & Brain Burn
This week we talk to Von, an American who grew up around Mandarin Chinese via martial arts and later intentionally slid into learning to read the language as well. Von thought the first 4 of the 5 years he studied Chinese were easy because he viewed it similar to the frequent practice of any new skill. But then the grammatical difficulty, script changes, and genre differences kicked in and the “brain burn” began.
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But that has not stopped his progress at all. He studies usually in intensive two week increments of about 6 hours a day and then pauses until the desire to learn returns (usually a few weeks later). His patience, persistence and contextualization of the language are ideal characteristics for what I wish were called the “Slow Language Learning Movement.” In a world where people strive to learn a language in 30 days, his views are refreshing and his approach is inspiring. Come along and listen to how he wants to use language to “speak the story of what he wants to say.”
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Show Notes:
-TubeTo Pod YouTube channel
-Cat video that Von said would change my mind about cat videos
-Fluent in Mandarin, the website Von used to start learning Mandarin Chinese
-DimSum learning Chinese method
- Serge Melnyk Mandarin Chinese learning method
-Tricking video (like martial arts and acrobatics combined)
-Steve Kauffman YouTube
-Stylized Hanzi Chinese script for "grass/cao" that Von saw on this Chinese restaurantsign
-Two popular podcast sites in China (for Mandarin Chinese podcasts):
-New York Times Mandarin Chinese-English bilingual edition
-Changing Scripts “Goodbye Leitner Box” video
-#studygram hashtag on Instagram
You can follow all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter,Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Subscribe to Changing Scripts Podcast on : iOS , Android devices, Changing Scripts YouTube Channel, RSS, or join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphones, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 33: Miicher: From Miami To The China Chronicles
This week we expat chat with first time expat, Miicher, a Florida, US native who decided it was time for a change. Miicher is a teacher, an actor, a mom and a natural storyteller, which explains why her Facebook China Chronicles , where she has been sharing her experiences in Shanghai, China, have become such a hit. Usually in Expat Rewind we chat with expats after their first year but we thought it would be fun to do a preview episode with Miicher during her first year and then reflect back on this episode after she reaches that milestone. She arrived in Shanghai in August 2018 so look out for the second part of this interview in August 2019.
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If you like this episode, feel free to buy me a coffee!
Show links:
-Baopals, the English language website/app for Taobao (China’s Amazon but honestly, it’s so much bigger than Amazon)
-Chinese bags, often seen on the metro, especially during Spring Festival (called Chinese New Year in other parts of the world)
-Replica towns in China
-photo of tall stacked cart
Where to find Expat Rewind Podcast:
Subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS OR j oin our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Would love to hear from you!
Socials: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Be a guest: Share your blog, Twitter/Instagram/Facebook feed, or any other artifact from your 1st year in a new country
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, Song "Rocket of Love" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.com
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Geopats 32: Liz aka 沃维薇 (Wò wéi wēi): Simultaneous Interpreter & natural storyteller
In this episode we talk to 沃维薇 (Wò wéi wēi), also known as Liz, about her dual Mandarin Chinese-English language experiences. Liz grew up in Shanghai, China with a passion for books and languages, which explains why and how she was reading English Sci-Fi at 14 years old. She is now a Simultaneous Interpreter, which is someone that is translating one language to another during a conversation at regular conversational speed. Yes, wow is the correct response to that.
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Her love of reading and storytelling has continued through her adult life and in fact, in this interview, she spoils us rotten by sharing a few of her favorite stories. I am not sure if Liz has her insightful views of language and switching between them because she is an Interpreter OR if she is an Interpreter because of these traits but what I am sure about is that she digs into languages and their cultural, social and emotional layers in a way that we have not done before in this podcast. Also, Liz wants to hear from you. Using the hashtag #strongstories on Twitter and/or Instagram, she wants you to share stories of language learning challenges and triumphs.
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Links to things mentioned in this episode:
-Neil Gaiman’s American Gods book
-Pudong Library, Shanghai
-Shanghaiese dialect info from Omniglot.com
-What is simultaneous interpreting (what Liz does for a living)?
-Arrival (movie)
-Liz Gilbert’s TEDTalk, “Your elusive creative genius” and her book about creativity “Big Magic” (chapter 5 is amazing!)
-Real World on MTV
-The Remains of the Day (movie)
You can follow all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter,Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Subscribe to Changing Scripts Podcast on : iOS , Android devices, Changing Scripts YouTube Channel, RSS, or join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphones, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 31: Alison Maciejewski: Food, Technology & Microfinance Explorations
THIS WEEK Alison Maciejewski makes us think long and hard about food photos on social media, wanderlust articles that try to tackle culture and the linguistic barriers of the Internet. But the conversation is not all serious, we have some fun comparing emoji options on Line (in Thailand) and WeChat (in China), what and where “ugly delicious food” is, and how using teen dramas are a good way to learn the Thai language.
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If you listen to the Expat Rewind Podcast (now Bookish Expats on the Geopat Podcast) you may remember Alison from earlier this season. We welcome her over to the Virtual (Expat) side of our projects and know you are going to appreciate her input on the pondering we do about our geographic and virtual selves in these conversations.
If you like this episode, feel free to
Items mentioned in this episode:
- Alison’s Instagram and personal blog
- Alison’s Expat Rewind Podcast episode from earlier this season
- WeAreXpats Twitter rocur account
- Alison’s Irish Travelers blog post
- Pantip, popular Thai forum
- Fried cheese in Prague
- Alison’s friend who does Muay Thai, Emma’s blog, Under the Ropes
- Kickstarter Duo laptop additional screen
- Food Chain Podcast episode on Kelis, singer of the “Milkshake” song
- Podcast about China by Chinese women: Wǒ men Podcast
- “Remembering Shanghai” by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao. The book I mentioned with pinyin for Mandarin Chinese words BUT few hanzi Chinese characters.
- Chef Bee, Thailand
-Thai alphabet, Omniglot.com
-Hormones, Thai soap opera
- BKK Fatty website and YouTube channel
- Newspaper “technology is making us anti-social” photo
-Books in Shanghai book club
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.com
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Geopats 30: Anh Ta: Vietnamese Artist & Online Presence Role Model
THIS WEEK we are proud to have Anh Ta with us for a conversation about how geographic movement from Vietnam to the U.S. has affected her online experience. Anh is an Artist with a strong online presence that she carefully curated for both professional and personal usage.
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She originally moved from Hanoi, Vietnam to the U.S. for her Bachelor’s Degree and has just completed her Master’s Degree in Art recently as well. Congratulations Anh! She is currently creating art and sharing it and other aspects of her life online from New York City.
If you like this episode, feel free to
Items mentioned in this episode:
-Anh’s art website, https://anhtaart.com/about/
-Brain Pickings and On Being: Anh’s favorite websites
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
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Geopats 29: Matthew Boyle, Mandarin Chinese Card Game Master Extraordinaire
In this episode we talk to Matthew Boyle, who started learning Mandarin Chinese thanks to an administrative error in his Arabic class registration at university. In 2011, he moved from the East Coast of the United States to Southern China and started to “play with the language” immediately.
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Matthew has progressed from learning Mandarin Chinese to making games via his company, Language Card Games, to help others learn to use the language in a social and interesting way. In this conversation, Matthew shares his experience with tones, language teachers, phrases to use as a vegetarian in China and so much more. And it’s an exciting time for Language Card Games and for you as Mandarin Chinese language learners because Matthew plans to release Chinese Champions 3, Othertongue 3, and Language Guardians 2 in 2019.
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A special audio thanks to Dave Jackson from The School of Podcasting. Without him the audio of this episode would have made you (and me and everyone else) want to cry.
Links to things mentioned in this episode:
-The Changing Scripts YouTube review of Language Card Games
-Matt’s Language Card Games website, YouTube channel , Twitter account and subreddit community page
-Vegetarian Mandarin Chinese phrases
-Japanese F and H sounds
- Chinese character TV reality show, 中国汉字听写大会; (pinyin: Zhōngguó hànzì tīngxiě dàhuì)
-Chinese language reading YouTube videos, here’s an example
-YouTube videos on opening toy eggs: this one has 15 million views!
You can follow all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter,Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
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Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphones, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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Geopats 28: Hannah Lund: From The U.S. to Hangzhou, China
This week we expat chat with Hannah Lund, who is magnetic, funny and thinky. Her geographic trajectory includes her home state of Minnesota and a quiet town in Iowa in the U.S., Paris, France and Hangzhou, China. In 2012 it was a mystical story involving a character called Madame White Snake, set in Hangzhou, which was the inspiration for this move to China but Hannah soon found out there were so many more unexpected surprises that would come from this experience. After 6 years in Hangzhou she moved up to Shanghai, which seemed like an apt time to look back at that first year in China in this podcast episode. She uses her short story, “In Search of White Snake”, from the May 2018 edition of Concrete, The Shanghai Literary Review’s revered publication.
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After Hannah’s animated reading of this piece we chat about many of the expat issues that it brings to the surface (every pun intended), such as her “sense of urgency” to make things happen, facing the differences between the China in her mind and the one in front of her, and a general fascination with ghost stories (how is that expat related? You will need to listen to find out!) We are so pleased to have Hannah in Shanghai now and I am sure you will be thrilled to have her story and wisdom in your ears for this episode.
Where to find the Geopats Podcast:
Subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS , YouTube channel and you can join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
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Show Links: (available here: https://expatrewind.podbean.com/e/ep-51-guest-hannah-lund-from-the-us-to-hangzhou-china/)
-Shanghai Literary Review and Concrete Magazine (one of their publications), where Hannah’s story was published earlier this year
-Hannah’s article on Chinese ghost stories in Sixth Tone
-An interview with another lovely Sixth Tone person, Lucy, on my Changing Scripts Podcast, episode 7
-Xing’s Expat Rewind Podcast, episode 27, the 1st interview for this podcast AND Xing’s writing website
-Atlas Obscura : THE website for quirky travel locations (Hannah wrote some China articles for them)
-Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Songling Pu (especially The Painted Skin story)
-Elizabeth Gilbert’s TEDTalk, “Your Elusive Creative Genius”
-Japanese spirits, Yokai. Here is the book I used with my students, “Yokai Attack”
Be a guest: Share your blog, Twitter/Instagram/Facebook feed, or any other artifact from your 1st year in a new country
Would love to hear from you!
Socials: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, Song "Rocket of Love" on the "Mess of Me" album
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Geopats 27: Steve: UK Expat Life Coach in Hong Kong
THIS WEEK we chat with Steve, who left the UK for a trip to Spain quite a number of years ago. After that trip he ended up living in Greece for a year and just reached his 6 year anniversary in Asia this month. After living a number of years both on and offline in mainland China, he moved to Hong Kong earlier this year, where he now works as a Life Coach.
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Like yours truly, he has been an avid user of online technologies and social media from the beginning and has a lot of stories of wonderful and not so wonderful things that have happened online. And, also like myself, he has a lot of questions about what the hell we are doing online and how sustainable our virtual selves are going forward. His expat geographic life and VRL (virtual reality life) do in fact seem to affect each other in a rather interesting way, so have a listen and let us know what you think.
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Items mentioned in this episode:
-Steve is on Facebook (yourlifeyourcoachHK), Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yourlifeyourcoachhk/) and WeChat (Ginger_Ste)- Tube to Pod YouTube channel
- My friend Brandon’s podcas, Rootabaga, where he interviewed Dave Sperling of Dave’s ESL Cafe (Dave’s episode is coming out soon)
-Conversations With People Who Hate Me Podcast
-WeChat, there are many mobile phone apps in China BUT this is the granddaddy of them all
-ASMR
-My Books in Shanghai “Meet the Reader” interview
-Online Rorschach Test
Would love to hear from you! Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & you can even leave a voice message on Speakpipe
Where to find Virtual Expat Podcast: Virtual Expats Podcast website You can subscribe on : iOS , Android devices, RSS, and our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo, https://www.damoncastillo.com/ , song "I Hope You Figured It Out" on the "Mess of Me" album
Check out all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
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Geopats 26: Ziwei: A talented, determined and focused language learner & researcher
In this episode we talk to Ziwei, who is originally from China’s Hunan Province. He is hands down one of the most intelligent, motivated, and hard working people I have ever known. We met in a Natural Language Processing class (taught by Sowmya, guest on the Virtual Expat Podcast, episode 63 ) in Iowa State University’s PhD in Applied Linguistics and Technology Program.
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I always admired Ziwei's kind, determined and focused demeanor. Since I left the program in December 2016, he has gotten married, had a child and taken on a Statistics Degree along with this already challenging PhD research. I am in awe with him and I think you will be too when you hear his views on the differences in learning Mandarin Chinese versus English, French and German.
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Links to things mentioned in this episode:
-Ziwei’s Iowa State University Profile (last one on the page)
-Mandarin Chinese stroke order (here is a video showing you what we were talking about)
-An interesting Quora thread on the stroke order strictness with regards to the English alphabet
-Short video of Bart Simpson writing English sentences on the board as punishment (If anyone has an example of this with writing Mandarin Chinese on a blackboard in school, please send it to me and I will add it here).
-Phoneme, Grapheme connection: Here is a short video explaining these two concepts and here is a written explanation
-Elena Cotos, who Ziwei is working with right now. She is at the forefront of move-step analysis AND AWE’s, Automated Writing Evaluations with respect to academic writing genres.
You can follow all of our projects here: https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/
Would love to know what you think about this episode! Twitter,Instagram,LinkedIn,YouTube & Speakpipe (leave a voice message)
Subscribe to Changing Scripts Podcast on : iOS , Android devices, Changing Scripts YouTube Channel, RSS, or join our email list: for weekly podcasting updates
Music courtesy of Damon Castillo,"I Hope You Figured It Out" song on the "Mess of Me" album
This episode was created with:
- My microphones, Samson Q2U
- Remote video software, Zoom
- Auphonic, free online leveling software
- Podbean hosting site: Get 1 month free, https://www.podbean.com/virtualexpats
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