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Hello dear listeners and welcome to show 313 of our podcast Absolutely Intercultural. Our topic today is one that touches the core of many societies: “Are modern values diluting religion?” We live in a time of rapid change, where new social norms often clash with centuries-old traditions. Does this mean faith is watering down, or … Continue reading "Modern Values and Religion +++ Marriage +++...

absolutely poeticThis show is about DEI, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and in a first for the podcast, we’ll go absolutely poetic and start with a poem.The book, in which this poem by Alan Maley appeared, is available free of charge from the British Council. It’s called Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom … Continue reading "DEI +++ Verónica Higareda +++...

Our topic today is about “gender”, the way in which persons recognize and identify themselves. Traditionally you could only identify as a man or as a woman. Today, however, we will focus on transgender people. A transgender person is a “transitioning person”, someone who does not feel comfortable with the gender they have been assigned … Continue reading "Between Support and Struggle +++...

You thought you were signing up for an English class and the teacher wants to persuade you to become a change maker. Could this be a way of coping with eco-anxiety? But are there any limits on what you can do in an educational setting? Welcome to show number 310 of absolutely intercultural. My name’s … Continue reading "eco-anxiety +++ Harry Waters +++ ELT +++ positive anger +++ absolutely...

This question about male and female leadership styles is prompted by a female Indian sultan who ruled from 1236. Welcome to Show 309 of Absolutely Intercultural, the show about all things intercultural. Today I’m very happy to be talking once again with Fahad Siddiqui who I last spoke to in 2023 about his plan to … Continue reading "Fahad Siddiqui +++ Razia Sultana +++ Young Trees +++ Bambu +++...

Welcome to Absolutely Intercultural, the podcast about all things intercultural, even unexpectedly scented toilet paper! My name’s Anne Fox and this show is coming to you from Denmark, where Mia, who we’ll be hearing more from, also originates. We’ll be talking to Mia about how she was able to get some financial support to go … Continue reading "Switzerland +++ EU unemployment support +++ job...

Hello dear listeners and welcome to show 307 of our podcast “Absolutely Intercultural”. Do you feel that the New Year celebration is too “boring” for you? Have you ever asked yourself if there’s a more vibrant holiday to celebrate instead of Halloween? Do you feel that something like Woman’s Day is “too political”? Then today’s … Continue reading "Cultural celebrations +++ Misunderstood...

Welcome to absolutely intercultural show 306. My name’s Anne Fox, and this show is coming to you from Denmark. Today’s show may make you look back at conversations that you’ve had, interactions that you’ve witnessed, and materials you may have used in the classroom. I’ll be talking to Rose Aylitt, who supports teachers all over … Continue reading "Power in language +++ Critical pedagogy +++...

Hello dear listeners and welcome to show 305 of our podcast “Absolutely Intercultural”. Today’s topic is “culture wars” and more specifically “fights between different food cultures”! There are those who decide to not eat a specific category of food perhaps because of health reasons or for ethical reasons, and things can escalate pretty quickly when … Continue reading "Culture Wars +++ Food...

We’re going to be talking about responsible technology. That may sound a bit vague, so I’ll share a few more hints about where we ‘re going. This is about an initiative by, and for, young people. We’ll be talking to the president of Fidutam , a small but global civil society organisation which started by … Continue reading "AI +++ Fidutam +++ Influencing lawmakers +++ Absolutely Intercultural 304"