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A podcast about LANGUAGE, CULTURE, LIFE and the HILARITY OF IT ALL.
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- SEASON 4 PREMIERE-THE LIFE OF LEISURE:THE MYTH OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE ACROSS BORDERS · 1 h 47 minSeason 4 premiere. Melissa asks why work-life balance means something different in every country, and what the rest of the world knows about leisure that Americans keep forgetting.
- THE MELTING POT THEORY, A.K.A. HOW TO INTEGRATE NEWCOMERS INTO A SOCIETY PART 2 · 1 h 49 minIn Part 1, the theory. In Part 2, the reckoning. Co-host Richard returns with Sweden as the ultimate real-world test of the Melting Pot vs. Salad Bowl debate — a country that…
- The Melting Pot Theory, A.K.A. how to integrate newcomers into a society. Part 1 · 1 h 6 minMelting pot or salad bowl — and who decides which ingredients matter? In Part 1 of the Translate This! Season 2 finale, co-host Richard breaks down two of the most influential…
- Does your airline seat make you anxious? There’s a reason why. · 1 h 38 minUp to 40% of people experience some form of flight anxiety, but how we feel it, express it, and cope with it is shaped by culture. In Episode 25, host Melissa explores the fear…
- People are reproducing less. Why? · 2 h 14 minWhat happens to language and culture when the world starts running out of people? The global fertility rate has fallen from 5.0 births per woman in the 1960s to just 2.2 today…
- An Elephant Never Forgets: Melissa on Alzheimer’s and Genetic Risk · 1 h 44 minMelissa's childhood nickname was "Missyphant"—because an elephant never forgets, and neither did she. Her memory was her superpower. But Alzheimer's runs in her maternal line…
- From Corner Offices to Chicken Coops—Richard on the Urban-to-Farm Movement · 1 h 41 minRichard tried farm life years ago in Virginia. Now he's watching a new generation make the same leap—and he's got perspective from having lived it. Is this sustainable…
- Never Forget—DEVO, Devolution, and the Prophecy We Ignored · 1 h 12 minDEVO, the art-school band born from the trauma of Kent State, warned fifty years ago that humanity was “de-evolving”—becoming less thoughtful, less human, and more controlled by…
- Richard Gets Zen: Lessons on Ego, Humility, and Growth · 1 h 35 minRichard's been doing some soul-searching about ego—and what he's discovering is changing how he approaches everything. Inspired by Ryan Holiday's "Ego is the Enemy," Richard…
- GLP-1 Wonder Drugs: Melissa Separates Hype from Facts · 1 h 40 minShe thought the constant food obsession was normal. A GLP-1 drug proved her wrong. Ozempic. Wegovy. Mounjaro. Everyone's talking about them—but most of the conversation is…
- The Vital Importance of Personal Branding As An Entrepreneurial Language Trainer · 1 h 33 minAre you a language trainer trying to build a business? Richard has essential wisdom to share: Being great at teaching isn't enough anymore. You need a personal brand. Personal…
- Remodeling a Home in Spain: Melissa’s Honest Assessment of Whether It Was Worth It · 1 h 39 minThe dream is seductive: owning a home in Spain, renovating it to your specifications, creating your personal European retreat. The imagery is powerful—sun-drenched terraces…
- Why Richard Loves Minsk: A Love Letter to an Underappreciated City · 1 h 40 minWhen people think about dream cities—places they'd love to live—Minsk, Belarus typically doesn't make the list. It's not Paris with its romance, New York with its energy, or…
- Patriarchy on Heavy Rotation—Melissa Calls Out the Music Industry · 1 h 34 minEver notice how radio stations won't play two female artists back-to-back? There's a reason for that—and Melissa's calling it what it is: patriarchy. In this powerful episode…
- Second Time Around—Richard & Melissa Share Their Marriage Journeys · 1 h 22 minCan second marriages work? Richard and Melissa say yes—and they're sharing their personal stories to prove it. Richard: Almost 2 years into his second marriage after being single…
- Can We Eradicate the 22nd Amendment? Melissa Explores Presidential Term Limits · 1 h 37 minShould presidents be limited to two terms, or should voters decide how long they serve? In this episode, Melissa tackles one of the most provocative constitutional questions in…
- Going Public -The Celebrity Plastic Surgery Transparency Movement · 1 h 31 minCelebrities are done lying about their faces. Plastic surgery, once Hollywood's most poorly kept secret, is now being openly discussed—and sometimes celebrated. But is this…
- RICHARD VS. RUSSIAN – A COMEDY OF ERRORS · 1 h 34 minLearning Russian is hard. Learning Russian while living in Belarus? That's a whole different level of complicated. In our newest episode, Richard pulls back the curtain on his…
- Borders: Sanctuary or Prison? · 1 h 32 minSome debates don't have easy answers. The question of political borders is one of them. In this week's episode of Translate This!, Melissa dives into a topic that sparks…
- An Adult Foreigner Making Friends? · 1 h 38 minMaking friends as an adult is universally acknowledged as difficult. Add the complexity of living in a foreign country, and the challenge multiplies. But in the latest episode of…
