Happy (almost) new year! In this episode, Dean remembers his experience of ‘rum, rhumba, and remembrance’ in Havana Cuba on a past New Year’s Eve. Tom and Torin join him on this (literally) timeless journey, rum in hand, dancing shoes on

Please enjoy this holiday-themed episode reissue from Boxing Day 2024, “How Not To Be The Ugly (Fill In The Country Of Choice) Tourist”, and have a happy end of 2025 & start of 2026!Its a holiday-filled time of year and a heavy travel ti

Thanksgiving is back in the US, and so are we with a special reissue of our November 2022 episode, “Holidays of gratitude”! (And don’t forget: Deans newest book, “Business Beyond Borders: Stories, Tales, and Lessons Learned from W

After recently exploring what certain words and phrases say about culture, we thought it time to re-explore what other certain phrases – idioms – say about – yes – culture! With that, enjoy this special reissue of our 47th episode,

Were back for Part 2 and for our 60TH EPISODE! In this even more culture-lit-laden episode, Dean, Tom, and Torin resume poring over Christopher Moores book The Untranslatables, about terms representing universal concepts that dont have a direct trans

Dear listeners: As youve enjoyed nearly sixty episodes of Deans stories, tales, and lessons learned from working in a hundred cultures around the world (and if not, why are you here? this is what we do!), we know youre absolutely going to love Deans n

Listen to this juicy rumor: In this episode, would you believe that Dean and Tom spill the tea on the value and function of gossip and secrecy across cultures? From investigating the use of tsismis in Manila, to eyeing gossips impact on decision-making

While we’re sorry to possibly offend, we’re not at all sorry about reissuing our apologies-across-cultures episode, “Sorry?”, from June 2019. We hope that you enjoy it, and if you don’t, what else can we say but…sorry?

Last month, Dean entereda ryokanin Japan, so this month he – and we – are re-entering the Japanese bathroom in the FIRST-EVER episode of the “Oops, Your Culture’s Showing!” podcast. Enjoy this special reissue of our March 2

Happy spring! With cherry blossoms blooming all around, Dean and Tom float into an exploration of ikigai, a concept for finding happiness and purpose in everyday life, in Japanese culture. Along the r