Want more Oops Your Cultures Showing!, but not too much? In this episode, Dean and Tom deliver just that as they comfortably wade into an exploration of how the Swedish ethos of lagom, which roughl

New Zealands iconic prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced shes stepping down in the coming days. In honor of her 5+ years of Kiwi leadership, were heading back 'down under' with a special r

Happy holidays, dear listeners! We're doubling your dose of joy this holiday season with BOTH parts of our 'two-part gleeful gabfest' from Nov/Dec 2021, "Joy To The World!" - packaged together in this

Happy Thanksgiving to our US American listeners! In this episode, Dean dishes to Tom about both experiencing US American holidays like Thanksgiving while in different countries, as well as immersing h

Listening to this while eating lunch in the workplace? Fais attention (be careful!) because if you're in France, that's illegal. In this episode, Dean and Tom get to work contrasting how countries fro

Why did Dean, the global cultures expert, cross the road? To chat with Tom about navigating streetcrossings in cities from Rome to Hong Kong, and the corresponding cultural implications - of course!

We hope youre staying as cool as can be, listeners! Since Dean and Tom will be chatting about global transportation customs in next months brand-new episode, were crossing the road to there with

Hey (literal) baby! In this episode, Dean and Tom toddle over from a prior discussion of elders to the other end of the age spectrum: kids, and how we adults view, rear, and set expectations of childr

Listen up, you whippersnappers! Dean, Tom, and baby/producer Torin impart some wisdom about how cultures value their elders and the elderly, especially by comparing perceptions and customs in US cul

Dean and Tom are back to talk about the use and importance of symbols across cultures, otherwise known as "going the full Robert Langdon" (you know, the main protagonist in Dan Brown's novels). Being