Language and Culture with Dr. J
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Language and Culture with Dr. J
The host of this podcast is affectionately referred to by students and colleagues as Dr. J. In this podcast, Dr. J interviews fascinating experts from various disciplines—politicians, artists, professionals from the field of medicine, law, business and more—as well as language educators and many ama...
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Ruth Van Reken – About Third Culture Kids and Growing Up Among Worlds
An intimate chat with the woman who has paved the road for Third Culture Kid research and has influenced our views about multiculturalism and global m...
Zwischen Sprache und Musik
Die Geigerin, Orchesterleiterin, Autorin und Pädagogin Gesine Mielitz spricht mit mir über die Zusammenhänge zwischen Sprache und Musik, über das Spek...
From Shakespeare to Fernando Arrabal – an Interview with Felicia Londré
This is an interview with one of the leading experts on Shakespeare, Felicia Londré, who also happens to be a personal friend of Fernando Arrabal. In...
Study Tips and Language Advice from Dr. J
In this episode, I let you in on some of my favorite language learning exercises and talk to you about the most important considerations you should ma...
Belonging Beyond Borders with Megan Norton
Do you know what the difference is between Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and Cross Cultural Kids (CCKs)? How about the difference between flux culture and...
Mit Thomas Ostendorf über die Hamburg Hurricanes
Der deutsche Defensivspieler Thomas Ostendorf spricht mit mir über seine Fußballmannschaft und erzählt über die Initiativen des Vereins zur Förderung...
The Hamburg Hurricanes – an Internationally Flavored Football Club
Do you know these gentlemen in pink who play football every Sunday in Hamburg’s Central Park? Would you like to meet them? In this episode, three Hurr...
Paris – ville en préparation, ville en action – journal d’une étudiante sur les Jeux Olympiques à Paris
Juliette Blanquart, étudiante en journalisme et médias, partage avec nous son journal intime qu'elle a tenu pendant un an pour documenter la progressi...
Dear Diary - Juliette Blanquart's One-Year Journal about the Atmosphere in Paris around the 2024 Olympic Games
Get an intimate impression of how the city of Paris changed and reacted to the Olympic Games. This is an honest and emotional account of the work and...
Espresso and Bretzel – Matteo Fusella’s Love–Hate Relationship with Italy and Germany
An episode that ends with Matteo Fusella declaring, “When it comes to culture, I am Italian and German. When it comes to patriotism, I am European,” t...
A young student’s attempt to reconnect with her Desi culture
These are the thoughts and perceptions of a multicultural student about art, architecture, and poetry, and her words about how she has...
The Road to Self-Discovery and Peace – Matteo Fusella’s Camino de Santiago
In this episode, the German - Italian student, Matteo Fusella, not only informs us about the Camino de Santiago, but also lets us in on his personal j...
University Student, Swarali Talele talks about Life in India
Swarali Talele talks about her childhood in India, about the caste system, and about the literary, philosophical, and cultural details she finds most...
Lia’s Review of the Verb Tenses
Not for the faint of heart, this episode attempts to go through all of the verb tenses and to provide a brutal, intensive review (-:
If you ha...
From Judo to Taekwondo – Olympic Combat Sports Explained
In this episode, Juliette Blanquart goes into the origins and the cultural significance of combat sports and touches specifically on boxing, judo, wre...
The Artistry in Sports – from Fencing to Weightlifting
This episode focuses on telling you about fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, and equestrian events. First in English, then from minute 19:30 in Frenc...
Indian Dance as seen from the Perspective of a Student
From Bollywood to Indian classical dance, Swarali Talele tells us about her experiences studying and practicing dance in India.
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Like a Fish in Water – Olympic Water Sports explained
This episode focuses on informing and exciting you about swimming, artistic swimming and diving, rowing, canoing and kayaking, as well as surfing. Fir...
Communication and Miscommunication in Rowing
In this episode, Tobias Westermann, a rower from Ratzeburg in Germany, tells us about how rowing has opened doors for him in his career, about his row...
Lia hat Spaß
In dieser Folge spricht Lia über die „SPASSIGEN“ Aufgaben, die sie letzten Monat erledigen musste und wir entdecken Lias größte Herausforderung: die Z...
Lia’s Fun Month
From having to act like a star, to interpreting poetry, observing work colleagues, and trying to speak like an American, Lia had four weeks of fun ass...
Athletic Events around the Track with Juliette Blanquart and Louis Rienaud
In this episode, Juliette Blanquart explains the different disciplines associated with track and field events. Juliette first speaks in English and th...
An Indian Exchange Student in Germany
This episode features the Indian exchange student, Swarali Talele, who tell us about how and why she decided to study in Germany and about how her aca...
Warum hat Lia Angst vor Englisch und wie wird sie weiter lernen - Lia nach 3 Monaten
Lia berichtet vom vergangenen Monat als Teilnehmerin unserer English Challenge und wir machen eine interessante Entdeckung, die mir bei der Planung zu...
Lia Makes a Discovery and Continues Learning (3-month update)
Last month, Lia had to sing, come up with rhymes and synonyms, complete some basic writing assignments, and make several recordings of her voice. Here...
Kymia Kermani and the Art of Communicating as an Ensemble
This episode welcomes the clarinetist Kymia Kermani, who is also the founder and artistic director of the Ensemble Sinn-Phonietta and a member of the...
From Racquetball to Hockey - French Journalism Student, Juliette, Explains the Language and Culture of Racquet Sports
From tennis, table tennis, badminton, racquetball, and squash, all the way to ice hockey and field hockey, this episode informs you about the rules of...
Czech Student Daniel’s Dialogue with his Future Self
Daniel Fehrens reflects on being nearly ¼ of a century old: what he has learned up until now, what he has learned to focus on, coping mechanism he has...
Lia’s Language Lesson – Progress After 2 Months
This is Lia’s language lesson after two months of working with me on a challenge to improve her English. In this lesson, we focus on improving Lia’s g...
Lias Sprachunterricht – Fortschritte nach 2 Monaten
Lia erzählt, wie sie mit dem Programm zurechtkommt, welche Fortschritte sie macht, welche großen Hürden ihr noch im Weg stehen und was ihr am meisten...
The Inner Monologues of Two Young Athletes: Joselia John and Oscar Streich
The young athletes Joselia John and Oscar Streich talk about how they communicate with fellow athletes, coaches and officials, and about how their inn...
The Multicultural Life of a Pakistani-German Student with Ties to the English Language
In this episode Pakistani-German student, Khullat Rehmann, tell us about how it was to grow up with her two cultures and how she...
The Olympic Games in Paris – Ball Sports
This episode features the article of the young French journalism student, Juliette Blanquart, on soccer, football, rugby, basketball, handball, volley...
Lia’s English Routine – One-Month Update
Lia tell us how she is getting along with her assignments and book choices, and I give her tips and one or two lessons in grammar and pronunciation.
Lias Englischroutine nach einem Monat
Lia berichtet von ihren Abenteuern mit der englischen Sprache im letzten Monat – wie ihr Lernalltag aussieht, wie sie mit den Büchern zurechtkommt und...
Meet the French Journalism Student, Juliette Blanquart
In this episode, a young French student speaks about studying abroad and about her passion for sports. She first introduces herself in English and fro...
Music Speaks - with conductor Mercedes Díaz Garcia & composer Juan José Colomer
An intimate chat with two brilliant musicians about the meaning and the development of contemporary music. Filled with personal anecdotes and examples...
Back to the Roots with a Czech Student, Daniel Fehrens
This episode is a little bit different from previous ones. A young Czech student, Daniel Fehrens, reads you his article entitled, “Back to the Roots.”...
The Lia Experiment
This episode starts off a one-year challenge with Lia, who would like to improve her English. Lia is a 40-year-old German HR manager, and she feels he...
Das Lia Experiment
Lia, eine 40-jährige deutsche Personalmanagerin startet eine einjährige Challenge, um ihre Englischkenntnisse zu verbessern.
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