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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.

How fairytale is this kid?

This headline was on CNN this weekend. “Boy sells enough lemonade to buy pony.” Does this kid only get to...

I’m not applying for Subway

Today I had a one-sided video interview scheduled for a customer service position with a billing invoice company. I spent...

Aboriginal Field of Study

I’m always applying for jobs to supplement my translating (it doesn’t pay the big bucks), and most of the time,...

Unsuccessful soap ad

You think maybe they had a falling out with their advertising illustrator?  

Laugh tracks

I read an interesting article today on BBC news about the origin of “laugh tracks” for television shows. It’s an...

Important news

This is the only story I felt was worth reading today on CNN. It was far more interesting than tennis...

Butt roll-on with fox scent

I’ve been doing some translating work on beauty products this week and thought I would share with you how tricky...

Life NOT better for Brits in the 80s

I’m not talking about Margret Thatcher or the Falklands War. I’m talking about THIS horrible show, watched by British children...

Everything was better in the …

… insert decade here. I’m sure you’ve gotten one of these emails before, or seen a post on Facebook about...

Get the leeches!

One of my favorite Saturday Night Live sketches is “Theodoric of York: Medieval Barber” with Steve Martin. In this sketch,...

Conversations in Italian

I like to travel with my family to Italy twice a year, so I study at least two lessons a...

Bugs! Get them off me!

  This is why I can’t have any indoor plants. The minute I spot one bug on them, I throw...