The Language Café

In this episode, Thiago goes nostalgic: why is it that we are not able to re-watch films like we used to do? Is the script writing or directing not good enough? Or are we over-fed by the ever growing choice of streaming platforms?

In this episode, Mac & Barbara discusses incivilities on public transport, why is going to the toilet still taboo, and whether we should let ourselves be driven by own emotions when it comes to making decisions.

In this episode, Mac gives some tips on Raves in the city of Oslo, and Mac Reviews the entire Oresteia tragedy written by Aeschylus.

In this episode, Barbara looks into some modern painting and finds hints of sexism within the male gaze of renowned masterpieces of the late XIXth century.  Here, she is focusing on the 'celebration of bathing rituals' depicted by artists such as Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Léger, Bonnard et Morisot.

In this episode, Barbara talks about Lana Del Rey's last album "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Here she presents the songs Paris, Texas; A&W and Fingertips.

In this episode, Gemma tells us about the beauty of the London underground and Thiago tells us why the movie "The perks of being a wallflower" is so relevant to his story.
Warning: sensitive content.

In this episode, Mac will tell you the story of the Las Patronas, a group of female volunteers from Veracruz, who stand by the rail tracks everyday since the mid-90's, throwing bottles of water and 300 kilos of food to the migrants taking the perilous journey through Mexico to the U.S. on the notorious "La Bestia".

In this episode, Mac talks about Norwegian women going to Russia in this troubled period to have a child through IVF. Are Russian clinics better than Norwegian ones for them to make the trip? Is it a question of price, of having more options? Mac answers all those questions! 

And stay to the end, you don't want to miss the fun fact about a certain UK law regarding fertilization!

In this episode, Dina talks about the Thai BL industry. Curious? 

BLs are series in which the main characters are gay. The genre has become increasingly popular in past years and Thailand made it its specialty. With over 70 BL series per year, it took over the entire Thai series industry. But what does that mean exactly? Dina explains this phenomenon which could surprise you a lot !

Part two of company towns. Olly, Roshni and Paulina discuss the grim side of company towns following a little Q&A of why we would or would not want to live in a company towns.