
Episode 146 - Russia (Pt. 2)
05/12/20 • 40 min
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We're headed back to the world's largest country for a second time on the podcast. Our guest today is Ekaterina from Russia. As someone who has lived on both the far east and European regions of Russia, she offers a very wide perspective on the country. Tune in to learn about Russia!
Mentioned in this episode:
- Ekaterina's Instagram
- Saint Petersburg
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- Alaska, United States
- Japan
- Pacific Ocean
- Austria
- Gulf of Finland
- Finland
- Siberia
- Novosibirsk
- Krasnodar
- Krasnoyarsk
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Maslenitsa
- Shrovetide (Forgiveness Sunday)
- Old New Year
- World War II
- Victory Day
- Nazi Germany
- Germany
- Moscow Red Square
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, Soviet Union)
- Perestroika
- 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
- 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
- Canada
- Australia
- Russian language
- German language
- High German
- Austrian German
- Vienna
- Salzburg
- Borscht
- Shchi
- Okroshka
- Schnitzel
- Olivier Salad
- Blini
- Semechki
- Kvass
- Vodka
- Leo Tolstoy
- War and Peace
- Anna Karenina
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Mikhail Bulgakov
- The Mas...
Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please see The Lost Geographer's Affiliate Disclosure for more details.
We're headed back to the world's largest country for a second time on the podcast. Our guest today is Ekaterina from Russia. As someone who has lived on both the far east and European regions of Russia, she offers a very wide perspective on the country. Tune in to learn about Russia!
Mentioned in this episode:
- Ekaterina's Instagram
- Saint Petersburg
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- Alaska, United States
- Japan
- Pacific Ocean
- Austria
- Gulf of Finland
- Finland
- Siberia
- Novosibirsk
- Krasnodar
- Krasnoyarsk
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Maslenitsa
- Shrovetide (Forgiveness Sunday)
- Old New Year
- World War II
- Victory Day
- Nazi Germany
- Germany
- Moscow Red Square
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, Soviet Union)
- Perestroika
- 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
- 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
- Canada
- Australia
- Russian language
- German language
- High German
- Austrian German
- Vienna
- Salzburg
- Borscht
- Shchi
- Okroshka
- Schnitzel
- Olivier Salad
- Blini
- Semechki
- Kvass
- Vodka
- Leo Tolstoy
- War and Peace
- Anna Karenina
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Mikhail Bulgakov
- The Mas...
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Episode 145 - Expat Expectations (Pt. 3): Living Asian with Brenna Burrows
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For our third installment of the Expat Expectations mini-series, we're speaking with Brenna Burrows, creator of the Living Asian vlog. An American, she is on her second stint of living in China. She's had a lot of great experiences, and she was gracious enough to share it in this episode. Listen in to learn all about her story!
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Episode 147 - Crossing the Line on Cultural Humor with Neel Kolhatkar
In today's globalized world, it's incredibly important to be respectful of those who come from different backgrounds, especially when it comes to humor. With that said, as the saying goes, "laughter is the best medicine." We also don't want to lose our ability to laugh at or make jokes about things that are funny. And highlighting cultural differences can be incredibly entertaining.
Neel Kolhatkar is an Australian comedian from Sydney who focuses on cultural humor. He set out to find out where the line between cultural humor and disrespecting another culture lies through his YouTube series Crossing the Line.
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