Foreign Affairs Podcast

This week, Mom of the podcast is on to share her adventure in Colorado when she was 18. Including: hippies, Ted-Bundy-close-calls, and hitchhiking. And later, they both discuss an AITA Reddit post about when the group trip doesn't necessarily always make it out of the group chat

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This week, host Lauren discusses how she experiences reverse culture shock when coming back home to the US from China. And later, she shares some of her UK observations from her recent trip there.

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This week, host Lauren answers some of your "ask me anything" questions, and later she reads some of the most bizarre DMs from her Instagram @laurensfoodielife

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This week, host Lauren shares some of her crazy China teaching stories. Later, an anonymous listener letter about a tricky Chinese coworker dating situation.

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This week, we're joined by oldest friend of the pod, Seynique Smythe, to share her French encounter with sugar daddies while studying abroad. Later, host Lauren reads a juicy anonymous listener letter about the CREEPIEST coworker story to date. Finally, they both discuss an AITA Reddit post about when working with your best friend goes wrong.

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This week, we're joined by Casey to share her coworker nightmare story with ALL the drama surrounding a school musical. Finally, they both discuss an AITA Reddit post about a smelly coworker.

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This week, we're joined by Nathan to share his story of finding himself while studying at a kung fu academy in rural China. Finally, they both discuss an AITA Reddit post about family drama surrounding bridesmaids' dresses.

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This week, we're joined by Martyn to share his story of how his dog ate his passport and which led to him almost getting deported! Finally, they both discuss an AITA Reddit post about family drama around babies being born.

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It's the 1st bonus episode! Lauren is talking her favorite topic: losers back home (LBH). She categorises LBH in the context of China, all related to White Lotus season 3.

Later, the FIRST anonymous story about a vacation fling with a LBH...

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This week, we're joined by Marta to share her story of doing livestreams in China and the reality of working for Chinese employers. And later, Lauren shares one of her own China job horror stories (there are several). Finally, they both discuss an AITA Reddit post about family drama about naming your kids.

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