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56: A Toast To Speaking Across Cultures
Clink clink! Dean and Tom would just like to take a moment (actually, several moments across this episode) to toast toasting and public speaking across cultures. After toasting all night long with a t
55: Canada Is Not The 51st State
O Canada! With all the recent talk of Canada being the 51st U.S. state - its not, and wont be! - Dean and Tom venture into the vast expanse of cultural differences between Canadians and U.S. America
Say The Magic Word(s)! Special Reissue
Hoping a magic carpet ride whisks you away to a magical "far far away" place this week? Well, you're in *luck*, because we're reissuing our August 2019 episode, "Do You Believe In Magic?", for that ve
54: How Not To Be The Ugly (Fill In The Country of Choice) Tourist
Its a holiday-filled time of year and a heavy travel time across cultures, dear listeners; as such, weve been receiving your questions about how not to be the ugly American (or fill in your country
53: Rehydration Salt Balls
Happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. listeners! In this episode, Dean and Tom thank local caregivers for helping Dean survive sudden maladies across three different continents. They also explore cultures i
52: Myanmar: From A Zat Pwe To Mandalay
Are Burma and Myanmar the same place? How long does a zat pwe last? Why are only foreigners allowed into a certain garage in Mandalay? In this episode, Dean and Tom travel along Myanmars central rive
All You Can Eat! Special Reissue
Hungry for more food talk after last months "Somebody Feed Dean" episode? Were serving it up to you on a silver platter with this special reissue of our July 2018 episode, Fish Cheeks & Dining Myth
51: Somebody Feed Dean
Its a food travel show for your ears! Dean ventures to his favorite worldwide hole-in-the-wall restaurants, street stands, and more in this episode, experiencing the best meals of his life from Sri L
50: 50th Episode Celebration In Italy! From “Jambo Bwana” To “La Bella Figura”
Were popping open a bottle of Mirto from Sardinia in celebration of our 50TH EPISODE! First, Dean caps off our prior episode about music and dance with the happiest song hes ever heard,Jambo Bwana,
49: Dancing To The Music (Of James Joyce?)
Were groovin to the tunes in this episode! Join Dean and Tom as they explore varying expressions, along with common purposes, of music and dance across cultures: from an indoor wedding in Cairo and