Autumn is like a mini-Christmas
Autumn is the time to put away the flip-flops and bring out the fall jackets. No more sunglasses for the...
Latest podcasts
/
RSS Feed
-
#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
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
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...
In the latest Hipster Cat vs. Badger news…
This article was in The Local. My question (besides why I never get to see these badgers and beavers that...
Menu with pictures not a hit
I thought I’d start a new thing at home where I make a menu of what we will have for...
My experience in a parallel world
I had a parallel world experience yesterday. I went to pick up my son after school. I walked into his...
Important news
This is the only story I felt was worth reading today on CNN. It was far more interesting than tennis...
Our visit to the doctor’s office
My youngest son got a tick in his head this weekend. It was removed by a camp doctor but unfortunately,...
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,...
Actual news story or “It” promotion?
I can’t be the only person who sees this headline on CNN and wonders if someone just really wants to...
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...