podcast – absolutely intercultural!

You thought you were signing up for an English class and the teacher wants to persuade you to become a change maker. Could this be a way of coping with eco-anxiety? But are there any limits on what you can do in an educational setting? Welcome to show number 310 of absolutely intercultural. My name’s … Continue reading "eco-anxiety +++ Harry Waters +++ ELT +++ positive anger +++ absolutely...

This question about male and female leadership styles is prompted by a female Indian sultan who ruled from 1236. Welcome to Show 309 of Absolutely Intercultural, the show about all things intercultural. Today I’m very happy to be talking once again with Fahad Siddiqui who I last spoke to in 2023 about his plan to … Continue reading "Fahad Siddiqui +++ Razia Sultana +++ Young Trees +++ Bambu +++...

Welcome to Absolutely Intercultural, the podcast about all things intercultural, even unexpectedly scented toilet paper! My name’s Anne Fox and this show is coming to you from Denmark, where Mia, who we’ll be hearing more from, also originates. We’ll be talking to Mia about how she was able to get some financial support to go … Continue reading "Switzerland +++ EU unemployment support +++ job...

Hello dear listeners and welcome to show 307 of our podcast “Absolutely Intercultural”. Do you feel that the New Year celebration is too “boring” for you? Have you ever asked yourself if there’s a more vibrant holiday to celebrate instead of Halloween? Do you feel that something like Woman’s Day is “too political”? Then today’s … Continue reading "Cultural celebrations +++ Misunderstood...

Welcome to absolutely intercultural show 306. My name’s Anne Fox, and this show is coming to you from Denmark. Today’s show may make you look back at conversations that you’ve had, interactions that you’ve witnessed, and materials you may have used in the classroom. I’ll be talking to Rose Aylitt, who supports teachers all over … Continue reading "Power in language +++ Critical pedagogy +++...

Hello dear listeners and welcome to show 305 of our podcast “Absolutely Intercultural”. Today’s topic is “culture wars” and more specifically “fights between different food cultures”! There are those who decide to not eat a specific category of food perhaps because of health reasons or for ethical reasons, and things can escalate pretty quickly when … Continue reading "Culture Wars +++ Food...

We’re going to be talking about responsible technology. That may sound a bit vague, so I’ll share a few more hints about where we ‘re going. This is about an initiative by, and for, young people. We’ll be talking to the president of Fidutam , a small but global civil society organisation which started by … Continue reading "AI +++ Fidutam +++ Influencing lawmakers +++ Absolutely Intercultural 304"

Hello dear listeners and welcome to show 303 of our podcast “Absolutely Intercultural”. Today, we are going to talk about the cultural aspects of “national borders”, human-made geographical lines separating two countries or regions. Some see borders as the ugly scars on the face of the earth – when others say “Where there is a … Continue reading "National Borders +++ Immigration +++ Travel +++...

Picture the scene: You and your companion have stopped at a cafe, chosen a table and drawn up your chairs. Why did you do this? In this show Lisa La Valle will explain cafe culture as part of her culture hacks for Americans.Welcome to 2025 and show 302 of Absolutely Intercultural which takes a closer … Continue reading "101 Culture Hacks +++ Americans +++ Lisa La Valle +++ Absolutely...

Hello dear listeners. Before introducing the main topic, today’s episode is not hosted by Laurent Borgmann. This is an experimental episode, made only by students from Hochschule Koblenz Germany, and we hope that this experimental episode will be as enjoyable as the others. Without further ado, let’s start! Hello dear listeners and welcome to show … Continue reading "Dynamics of Religion +++...