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#126 Summer Stories Part Two
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  • #126 Summer Stories Part Two

    #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...

  • #125 Summer Stories Part One

    #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.

  • #124 Attack of the Giant Potato

    #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...

Suspicious article

I have a feeling my kids snuck this article into “The Local.”

My blessed child

Our family was playing a board game together on New Year’s Eve. My youngest son needed to draw a certain...

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 goat

Christmas goat A straw Christmas goat guards the presents under the tree. The tradition is very old and is thought...