The Norah and Dad Show

Norah is still stuck in Zoom-class hell because of the French protest, but she's also making the best of being in Europe. In this week's episode, we discuss each of her three latest trips, which includes one huge bout of chaos.

First up is a reunion in Karlsruhe, Germany, with Zarah, our exchange student who lived with us 15 years ago. Next is Romania over Halloween weekend, with Transylvania, sour cream on everything, pastries Norah says beat the French ones, and the cheapest gin and tonic of her life. Then the chaos. A night out turns into a Bucharest airport meltdown, an ambulance ride on the tarmac, a hospital visit, a missed Ryanair flight, and a sink full of laundry. Finally, we discuss the visit from Eli, Norah's boyfriend, in Marseille that landed on a protest weekend.

Listener note: there's a brief warning in the episode before the vomit portion of the story. If you're squeamish, you'll want to skip ahead a few minutes.

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This week on The Norah and Dad Show, Norah again checks in from Aix-en-Provence, France.

First, the guitar. Norah bought one on Facebook Marketplace from Claude. He told her it had been his late wife’s guitar. Now we have to figure out how to get “Claudette” home.

Then comes her first solo trip: a 20-hour bus ride to Luxembourg with a five-hour layover in Paris, a stranger who walked her through the Metro, a train she missed by two minutes, a bus driver who would not open the doors, and an Uber she finally agreed to take. She made it to the Courtney Barnett concert and came home with a setlist.

We also talk about the student protests spreading across France and Europe, what they are really about, and what it looks like from the ground.

Norah's short-lived track and field career: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwM7M0oJbjw/?img_index=4.

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Norah is still studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence, and her classes have been virtual because high school and university students across France are protesting the state of public schools. Norah and Dad get into what the students are demanding: shorter school days, permanent teachers instead of rotating subs, and buildings that can survive a heat wave. They compare how the French response differs from what would happen in the US, and Norah describes being evacuated from class mid-lecture.

Then they get to everything else going on with Norah in Europe: a weekend trip to Luxembourg with a Paris layover to see Courtney Barnett, the new movie Prime Time, and a spoiler-heavy debate over the Ted Lasso finale.

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It's been an eventful two weeks for Norah in France. Two weeks of classes. America Day. A weekend trip to Nice. And a weekday trip to the emergency room.

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Welcome to Season 5, the first transatlantic season of the pod! Norah and Dad catch up on her first week abroad in Aix-en-Provence. Norah describes her studio loft student housing, the affordability of dining out compared with cooking, her new friends, the wine, her upcoming French immersion classes, and a day trip to Cassis (complete with sunburn). We'll be back every other week (ish) to hear all about Norah's semester abroad!

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Fresh off separate adventures—one in New York City, the other in Portugal—Norah and Dad reunite to swap stories that range from charming to mildly chaotic, with plenty of laughs along the way. Norah recounts her first solo travel experience navigating Manhattan, from museum hopping and jazz nights to biking through city traffic, while Dad shares tales of unexpected friendships, rooftop climbs, surf lessons (pending), and a surprisingly moving visit to a former political prison in Portugal. Alongside the travel highlights, they riff on everything from imaginary childhood weddings to bedbug paranoia to synchronized swimming, wrap up Norah’s college semester, and even squeeze in some pop culture takes.

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On this episode of the Norah and Dad Show, Norah and Dad rip through a variety of topics, including food poisoning, Norah’s sorority's philanthropy work, a preview of her upcoming trip to New York City, travel horror stories (including Times Square on New Year’s Eve and a very questionable museum couch), speed traps, and a preview of Norah's upcoming gig at Understory. 

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Norah and Dad recap their recent family spring break trip to London.

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This week on the Norah and Dad Show, Norah and Dad catch up on a busy stretch of music (and life) highlights: shopping for Norah’s new guitar, an open mic set that got her invited to another night that could turn into a paying gig, and a chaotic-but-wholesome Valentine’s Day punk show at Cleveland’s House of Blues featuring Nobro, Frank Turner, and Descendents. Along the way they swap stories about guitar setups, budgeting like a college student, the saga of getting Norah’s car back (including a surprise dead-battery issue and lingering dashboard warning lights), and a gross discovery of mold in an old water bottle. We also preview our upcoming family Spring Break trip to London.

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On this week's episode, Norah and Dad mourn the untimely passing of Norah's beloved guitar, Eleanor. We also catch up ahead of Dad's big birthday weekend visit from Norah, that will include a proper punk show at House of Blues. We talk through mosh pit dreams (and warnings) and the importance of sensible shoes at a rock show. We also dive into Super Bowl halftime reactions, Green Day’s politics, Grammys highlights, nostalgia over the Muppet Show, and the generational divide in how people discover music now. 

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