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...
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#118 Sister Act
Mar 20, 2023 • 22:47
This week we talk with two sisters who moved to Stockholm, both with very different journeys. And they both happen...
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#117 My First Latvian
Mar 6, 2023 • 26:57
Diana is most people’s first Latvian. And the podcast's first Latvian as well! She talks to us about dating in Sweden, Latvians around the world and more!
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#116 Swedish Malicious Compliance
Feb 20, 2023 • 20:41
Adam from Australia shares his suspicion of ice cream trucks that operate in the winter. What is really going on there?
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...
I’m on this new bee diet
Many people wonder why people in Sweden don’t get fat at the end of the summer after eating loads of...
Fruitopia
We seem to be having an early season for apples and other fruits here in the Stockholm area, and I’m...
Pet Rock – The Next Generation
I told the kids I had a Pet Rock when I was their age. They thought I made it up....
The only way I will fly Delta
So Delta airlines had pizza delivered to waiting passengers on a plane during the recent delays caused by their computer...
Seat saving criminals
Italy is now handing out fines to people who hog beach space by setting up umbrellas and towels overnight in...
Isn’t this how everyone boards RyanAir?
Apparently a RyanAir passenger was late for his flight and decided to run for his plane on the tarmac. CNN...
Every scar tells a story
I see this phrase often, so let’s give it a try. “Once upon a time, I cut my ankle while...