Alexa and Google -best friends or robot revolution leaders?
Following my post last week on Alexa, or the Amazon Echo, we sensed Alexa might be lonely and added a...
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#126 Summer Stories Part Two
Jul 10, 2023 • 21:11
We’re talking to some of our guests from this past spring. We hear a bit about exploring the viking island...
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#125 Summer Stories Part One
Jun 26, 2023 • 14:14
In this special summer edition, we find out how former guests Adam from Australia, Matteo from Argentina and Diana from Latvia spend their summers, both in Sweden and around the world.
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#124 Attack of the Giant Potato
Jun 12, 2023 • 20:05
Today we chat with Ben, who works in comedy, about living in part-time in Linköping, voiceover work, and making a film about all the big things in the small towns across Sweden.
Alexa?! Alexa?! ALEXA?!!
I keep reading stories about how people who own an Amazon Echo device should be concerned about a loss of...
Indestructible
My husband started the morning by showing our young boys the indestructible power of an old Commodore 64 joystick. Now,...
Public Service Announcement for Parents
Heads up. My kids have been singing this since November. Apparently it’s getting even bigger. Warning: Extremely stupid…. but extremely...
Models don’t go outside
I keep buying winter hats that look great on the models in the ads, but terrible on me. Sadly, it...
Commercials in another country
Even though I’ve lived in Sweden for almost 17 years now, I still see many commercials through the eyes of...
Christmas tree plundering
Today is Knut’s Day, January 13, where many Swedes celebrate julgransplundring (‘Christmas tree plundering’), stripping the tree of its...
Face/Off
I did one of those Face Swap photos on the phone the other day with my 9-yr old son. They...
Extinct giant cows return to Europe
They’re heiffing mad and they’re not going to take your bull any longer.
My blessed child
Our family was playing a board game together on New Year’s Eve. My youngest son needed to draw a certain...
Quiet? I don’t know the word
I’ve spent the last 5 days alone with the kids and their various friends who come over to visit. My...
Why I can’t seriously look for work
Because when I read ads like this, all I can think of is this… Spara
Merry Victorian Christmas pt. 4
Who do you think Sophisticated Beet Man is bringing this Christmas greeting to? If it’s Demure Carrot Woman, then he’s...
Christmas in Sweden – Santa
In Sweden, Santa delivers gifts personally. Santa visits Swedish homes (after Donald Duck) to hand out gifts personally to the...
Christmas in Sweden – Rhyming
The Christmas gift poem is not as widely done these days, but some people still practice the tradition. The gift-giver...
Christmas in Sweden – Donald Duck
This Disney Donald Duck Christmas special has been shown at 3pm every year on Christmas Eve since 1959 and almost...
Christmas in Sweden – Advent Calendar
Every family has at least one Advent Calendar, usually with bits of chocolate on the inside. There is also a...
Christmas goat
Christmas goat A straw Christmas goat guards the presents under the tree. The tradition is very old and is thought...