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Exploring idioms, metaphors, aphorisms, famous lines, expressions, phrases, sayings, proverbs, and quotes. And ultimately the amorphous goop that is culture. Background: After a while living in Chin... more
FAQs about Culture Bites:How many episodes does Culture Bites have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
July 20, 2020In Conversation - Digital Nomad TomI talk with Tom Emery, ESL teacher, about teaching English abroad and online, the tech changes which are affecting the industry, and the pros and cons of a ‘digital nomad’ life.Tom’s teacher page is here.https://www.italki.com/teacher/658229...more21minPlay
May 11, 2020Top 6 | SpoilersWhen in China, I noticed a strange phenomenon - people making 5 minute summaries of movies, saying what happens from beginning to end, ruining the entire movie-watching experience. This is my revenge.*Don’t proceed if don’t like your movies spoiled - although these are all classics and if you haven’t already seen them, then where have you been anyway?*...more8minPlay
March 24, 2020The Covid Diaries | For the Longest TimeThe lockdown has begun, and Tom and I have taken desperate measures to keep up morale. Billy Joel, can you save us?...more17minPlay
February 06, 2020Bigger than JesusThe Beatles were pretty damn big. But what did John really mean with that Jesus remark? Culture Bites investigates....more10minPlay
November 12, 2019Remember Remember: Traitors and HeroesNovember is remembering season, but who do we remember best - our traitors or our heroes?...more16minPlay
October 30, 2019Much Truth is Spoken in JestWith contributions from the world of music, literature, movies and - ahem - stand-up comedy, it’s the wisest wise-cracks. A guide for the living....more7minPlay
October 21, 2019The Poisoned Chalice: a March MontageJess and I went on the march on Saturday to Parliament, banging on about getting a chance to stop Brexit. For those that missed the big day, here’s a 20-minute montage of the greatest hits....more23minPlay
October 10, 2019Midas TouchThe story of King Midas, and do we really take the lesson on board? (Er, no.)...more7minPlay
September 30, 2019KafkaesqueI’m standing in a queue trying to fill in a form I can’t understand, waiting to see a man who isn’t here. And I look around, and we’re all doing this. A feeling of seasickness arrives, but I take a deep breath, and keep waiting. There’s only one word for it......more6minPlay
September 21, 2019The Peach and the CoconutBusiness culture gurus have decided that the world’s people can be plotted on a scale from peach to coconut. Is it helpful at all? And where do the British and the Chinese sit on this all-important axis?...more10minPlay
FAQs about Culture Bites:How many episodes does Culture Bites have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.