It's Called Culture

Folk and Fad

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First generation Portuguese-Americans reflect on their heritage in a sarcastic and entertaining collection of discussions that preserve the past of our culture and look to shape the future of it. Sharing our own stories (and those of our guests and listeners) across the backdrop of the immigrant experience, we unwind ideas of guilt, fear, shame, and social norms influenced by ethnicity, religion, and media. Each new episode also has a segment dedicated to sharing mental health best practices (the elephant in the room of our culture). Guests and listeners of all cultures encouraged!

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051: Thirty-Six Hours in Canada

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04/04/23 • 79 min

First we read a note from a Canadian listener. Then we cover driving to Toronto and driving in Toronto. Celebrity neighborhoods. A wedding blackout. We reminisce over my dad's collection of "I know a guy" Canada travel stories. And a mental health segment about badass women.

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049: Electricity, Blue's Clues, and The Wellness Spectrum

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03/21/23 • 46 min

First from our social media roundup [01:36] we have Portuguese beach boys and steak plate ratings spreadsheet. Our culture topic [08:23] is home improvements and our nostalgia topic [19:04] is 90's con. For our mental health segment [37:49] we discuss how opposite ends of the wellness spectrum appear to converge.

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053: British Food Folklore, Street Smarts, Manipulative Content

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04/18/23 • 64 min

First we cover the local government-document-leaker that has made global headlines. Our culture topic is British food folklore which we are sad to report includes more than one instance of butts touching food. Our nostalgia topic is the early 2000's era game-show Street Smarts and our mental health segment is about the manipulation of negative emotions in content-creation and media.

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10 Strange Bits of British Food Folklore

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032: Indestructible Furniture: They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore

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11/15/22 • 74 min

We kick off by hilariously reacting to your responses on our Instagram poll about the "weirdest things people have snuck onto planes". Next, we touch briefly on some Azores travel items before we get passionately sidetracked talking about our immigrant parents' specific furniture items for the remainder of the episode. A wild journey you don't want to miss.

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091: Who's Moving the Ouija?

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10/24/23 • 31 min

First, we delve into the origins of the board, the historical context of spiritualism, and skeptic investigations. Next we recount tales such as a courtroom trial involving a Ouija board and unusual bequests made to spirits through the board. Lastly, we examine the evolving portrayal of Ouija boards in popular culture such as The Exorcist and I Love Lucy.

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052: Barcelos Rooster, TGIF, Kava

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04/11/23 • 65 min

We start by celebrating our podiversary and recounting some special memories from the past year! Our culture topic is The Barcelos Rooster (it did what!?) and we update a few of our favorite clips as our nostalgia topic. For our mental health segment we discuss kava and the art of getting good sleep.

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028: We're Breaking Generational Patterns with Guest: Vanessa Medeiros

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10/18/22 • 75 min

We are joined by guest Vanessa Medeiros, our former schoolmate who keeps us belly-laughing as part of The Portuguese Kids comedy trio! We discuss how appreciating, joking about, and trying to improve our culture are not mutually exclusive things. Vanessa also puts on her therapist hat for an extended mental health segment with us! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for full video episodes.

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026: Part 1 of The Portuguese Princess from Providence with Guest: Michelle Costa, BB10

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10/04/22 • 65 min

We are joined by the one and only Portuguese Princess from Providence, Michelle Costa from CBS' Big Brother Season 10. We bond over culture, react to the BB24 Season Finale, and Michelle shares interesting "behind-the-scenes" nuggets from her time on the show. Be sure to tune in next week for the second half of our conversation and our mental health segment!

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050: Spanglish, Saved by the Bell, and Unmasking

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03/28/23 • 70 min

First from our social media roundup [01:57] we have Strega Nona, Furnas, São Miguel, and a traumatizing earthquake museum. Our culture topics [16:00] are Spanglish the movie and Spanglish the linguistics phenomenon and our nostalgia topic [36:12] is 90's con 2023 debrief. For our mental health segment [01:04:22] we discuss the concepts of unmasking and gratitude journaling.

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054: Questionable Wedding Pranks, Nostalgic Rooms, Gratitude Journal Update

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04/25/23 • 62 min

First we update on the shared cultural experience of having a relative eat your pet bunny. Our culture topic is real life tales about the art of the Portuguese newlywed prank. Our nostalgia topic includes discussion of both a 90s con childhood bedroom replica and a haunted-house style escape room. And Kel updates us on her gratitude journal progress for our mental health segment.

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