All Episodes

Life, Work, And Everything In Between! Special Reissue

Look Both Ways! Special Reissue

62: Talking Turkey…The Country (Part 1 of 2)

Itching For Culture Content! Special Reissue

Mardi Gras Preview! Special Reissue

61: Havana New Year’s Eve: Rum, Rhumba, And Remembrance

Not Being The Ugly (Fill In The Country Of Choice) Tourist! Special Reissue

Serving “Holidays Of Gratitude”! Special Reissue

Idiots Still Talking Idioms! Special Reissue

60: Dean Wrote A Book! & “Moore” Culture Lit (Part 2 of 2)

59: Dean Wrote A Book! & “Moore” Culture Lit (Part 1 of 2)

58: Gossip Gets Things Done?

Deepest Apologies! Special Reissue

Back To Japan! Special Reissue

57: Cherry Blossoms And Ikigai In Japan

56: A Toast To Speaking Across Cultures

55: Canada Is Not The 51st State

Say The Magic Word(s)! Special Reissue

54: How Not To Be The Ugly (Fill In The Country of Choice) Tourist

53: Rehydration Salt Balls

52: Myanmar: From A Zat Pwe To Mandalay

All You Can Eat! Special Reissue

51: Somebody Feed Dean

50: 50th Episode Celebration In Italy! From “Jambo Bwana” To “La Bella Figura”

49: Dancing To The Music (Of James Joyce?)

Must Love Dogs (And Pets)! Special Reissue

48: Antarctica, Climate, Culture…And Lots Of Penguins

47: Idiots Talking Idioms

46: Culture’s Consequences: King Cake At Mardi Gras

Ukraine On The Brain – Special Reissue

45: Continental CultureQuiz Cornucopia…Of Culture!, Or “Guess C” (Part 3 of 3)

44: Continental CultureQuiz Cornucopia…Of Culture!, Or “Guess C” (Part 2 of 3)

43: Continental CultureQuiz Cornucopia…Of Culture!, Or “Guess C” (Part 1 of 3)

Spilling The Tea! Special Reissue

42: Alcohol Across Cultures, Or “I Could Never Be Embarrassed Around You”

41: Incense And Instances In India, Or “We Should Talk About The Elephant In The Corner”

40: La Malinche And Mexican Culture, Or “It Wasn’t My Greatest Cultural Faux-Pas…”

This Is The Althing! Special Reissue

39: Fifth Anniversary Game Show!, Or “Culture At Its Best” (Part 2 of 2)

38: Fifth Anniversary Game Show!, Or “Culture At Its Best” (Part 1 of 2)

37: Lagom, Or “The Goldilocks Zone”

Thank You Jacinda! Special Reissue

Joy To The World! Supersized Holiday Reissue

36: “Holidays of gratitude”

35: “‘Work to live’ cultures, and ‘live to work’ cultures”

34: “There’s no chicken lane in Amsterdam!”

Taxi Please! Special Reissue

33: “Why is a child ‘reared’? Why aren’t they ‘forwarded’?”

32: “Grandma Time!”

31: “For Ukrainians, the sunflower is an incredibly powerful symbol.”

Back To China – Special Reissue

Winter Warmth! Special Reissue

30: Joy To The World! (Part 2 of 2)

29: Joy To The World! (Part 1 of 2)

Celebrating The Great Beyond! Special Reissue

28: US Norms. Weird.

27: France. Mais Oui.

British Invasion! Special Reissue

26: Pets Around The World! Meow.

25: Change (or Lack Thereof) in the Pandemic. Do-dodo-doo!

24: Baltics, Balkans, and Shrooms? Yum! (Part 2 of 2)

23: Baltics, Balkans, and Shrooms? Yum! (Part 1 of 2)

Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – Special Reissue

Global Holiday Gifting! Special Reissue

22: The Political Climate. Ahh!!

21: Coronavirus. Oy.

20: Island Hopping: U.S. Virgin Islands

19: Which Body Part’s Itchy?

Happy New Year! Special Reissue

18: Island Hopping: New Zealand

17: Do You Believe In Magic?

16: Who Died?

15: Sorry?

14: What’s In A Name? (Part 2 of 2)

13: What’s In A Name? (Part 1 of 2)

12: Gift-Giving: Tips & Taboos

11: Sex & Not Sex

10: Island Hopping: Iceland & Malta

9: Brits & Yanks

8: Time & Tequila

7: Fish Cheeks & Dining Myth Explosions

6: Goat Eyes & Chinese Banquets

5: Elevators & Personal Space

4: Taxis & Malaysian Smiles

3: Shoes & Argentinian Pink Underwear

2: Tea & Magnetic Pole Flips

1: Shaving & Japanese Toilets

0: Teaser