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

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

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

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

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,

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

If youve paid attention to U.S. national news recently *ahem Kristi Noem ahem*, youve surely been reminded that many U.S. Americans love love love dogs and have them as pets. Therefore, we thought i

Earth Day 2024 was this past Monday April 22nd! In honor of our one and only Earth, Dean brings Tom (and us) along with him on his recent excursion to Antarctica in this episode, where he walked among

Dean and Tom have truly fallen down the rabbit hole in this episode as they explore different idioms across cultures, offering context as well as advice on what to do when faced with unknown idioms

IntroducingDeans newCultures Consequences Substack column, in which he reveals the hidden cultural reasons behind the daily headlines! In this episode, Dean and Tom bite into Deans February 202