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Globetrotter Pod

Hello everyone! I"m Kaya, and welcome to my podcast Globetrotter Pod! Here I provide interesting content related to international relations, global societies and cultures, cultural comparisons and travel. Various guests and I share stories of cross-cultural encounters from all over the world. ➡　Tune in if you"re interested in: - international relations - global societies & cultures - travel - cultural comparisons - social issues and gender - and much more! ➡　Instagram @globetrotter.pod

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00:07:12

Announcement: Podcast Title Change |...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2024/02/22

"English with Kaya" will soon be renamed to the "Globetrotter Pod"! ポッドキャスト「English with Kaya」はもうすぐ「Globetrotter Pod」へタイトルを変更します！

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00:31:59

43 - Denmark and Japan: More Similar Than We Think?...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2024/02/08

Louise Soerensen, today’s guest, is an International Coordinator at Peace Boat, seasoned traveler and intercultural communicator. She holds an MA in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Copenhagen University and an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from Malmo University in Sweden.----- Today’s vocabulary: decade = 10年間 value = 価値（感） ignorant = 無知な billboard = 広告板 outfit = 服装一式 Nordic countries = 北欧諸国 hybrid = ハイブリッド、混成物 welfare state = 福祉国家 contribute to ~ = ～に貢献する welfare = 福祉 public sector =

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00:56:19

42 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Back in Japan: Eat till you...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2024/01/28

Kaya talks about her impressions of Japan after coming back to Tokyo from Uzbekistan, her trip to Osaka, the local food culture in Kansai and cultural differences between Kansai (western Japan) and Kanto (eastern Japan). ----- English: 0:00 ~ 27 min Japanese: 27:20 min ~ 56 min ----- Today’s vocabulary: humanoid = 人間の形をした shelf / 複：shelves = 棚 automated = automatic = オートマ化された DIY = Do It Yourself = 自分でやる、日曜大工の cashier = レジ係 change = おつり UNIQLO = ユニクロ (Uniqlo is a clothing apparel company

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00:33:28

41 - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2024/01/13

Happy New Year! May 2024 bring you happiness, joy and success! In today’s episode, our guest Dvorah Silverman talks us through their perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ----- Guest speaker’s profile: Dvorah Silverman, M.A. (any/all) Equity • Research • Education LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvorah-silverman-ma-130a7876/ Email: dvorahsilvermanconsulting@gmail.com Website: https://dvorahsilverman.wixsite.com/my-site “Not in our name” in Yiddish = nit in aundzer

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00:54:07

40 - The Aral Sea, An Adventure Travelogue -or- The...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/12/31

Kaya talks about her travels to the Aral Sea and the social, economic and environmental history behind why this once enormous inland sea has shrunk so drastically since the 1960s. ----- Link to the Aral Sea Tour: https://uzbek-travel.com/tours/adventure/aral-sea/ ----- Today’s vocabulary: irrigate = 灌漑する irrigation = 灌漑 draw = 引く shrink = 縮む、小さくなる cotton = 綿花 industry = 産業 conquer = 征服する fertile = 肥えた、肥沃な vast = massive = enormous = huge = gigantic = 広大な、巨大な plantation = 大農園 primary producer =

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01:24:52

39 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Farm Stay in Uzbekistan &...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/09/05

Kaya talks about her farm stay experience in rural Uzbekistan, the woes of capitalism, and more. ----- Instagram account of the Gijduvan Ceramics Museum: @gijduvancrafts ----- English: 0:00~44min Japanese: 44min~1hr25min ----- Idioms of the day: Time flies when you’re having fun. I’m going to hit the sack/hay. ----- Today’s vocabulary: province = 州 remote = 遠く離れた sustainable = 持続可能な frugal = つましい、簡素な antonym = 対義語 the burning of fossil fuels = 化石燃料の燃焼 pure = 純粋な、澄んだ minimal =

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02:33:46

38 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Rafting & Humanity’s...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/09/01

Kaya talks about humanity’s relationship to the cosmos as presented in the film Solaris (1972). ----- The full movie Solaris on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z8ZhQPaw4rEsi=hCatacwkF3MTLJhp ----- English: 0:00~1hr18min Japanese: 1hr18min~2hr34min ----- Today's vocabulary: inflatable = 空気で膨らませられる oar =オール row = 漕ぐ violent = 激しい steep = 急な rough = 荒々しい、激しい、ざらざらした current = 水流、気流 turn over = overturn = ひっくり返る・返す lush = 青々と茂った poplar = ポプラの木 willow = 柳の木 riverbank = 川岸 greenery = 青葉 soil =

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02:29:24

37 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Andrei Tarkovsky and the...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/07/14

Kaya talks about the great Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, his life, work and films. ----- The full movie "The Mirror" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NrMINC5xjMs ----- English: 0:00~1hr17min Japanese: 1hr17min~2hr29min ----- Today's vocabulary esoteric = 難解な artsy = 芸術的な intellectual = 知的な USSR = The Soviet Union = ソ連邦 pass away = 他界する cancer = 癌 conflict = 闘争、論争 state film authorities = 政府の映画当局 self-imposed exile = 自主亡命 crew = 撮影スタッフ filmmaker = 映画監督 weird = 変な、変わった metaphysical =

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00:55:10

36 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Skiing, Hiking and...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/06/22

Today, I’ll talk about my experiences in the last few months: skiing, hiking, traveling, watching Tarkovsky movies and going to BI2’s live concert. ----------- English section: 00:00 ~ 28:15 Japanese section: 28:16 ~ 55:10 ----------- Idioms: Long time no see! Long time no talk! I’m (feeling) under the weather. A leopard never changes its spots. ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) = noun名詞　(ADJ) = adjective形容詞 (V) = verb動詞 ----------- ● busy = occupied (ADJ) = 忙しい ● free time = spare

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00:29:30

35 - Earthquakes and Resource Management in the...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/02/28

Today, I talk to economic policy advisor Robbert Bosscher, who tells us about earthquakes and resource management in the Netherlands. ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) = noun 名詞 (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞　 (V) = verb 動詞 (ADV) = adverb 副詞 ● undergrad (N) = undergraduate (学部学生)の略 ● the Netherlands = オランダ ● in the countryside = 田舎で ● sugar beets = 砂糖大根 ● University College Maastricht = オランダのマーストリヒトにあるリベラル・アーツ・カレッジ ● end up + VERB 1 = 結局～することになる ● economic policy advisor = 経済政策アドバイザー ● If I’m not mistaken

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00:48:13

34 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | One Day on Easter Island...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/02/14

Hey there! In this episode, I'll talk about my trip to Easter Island and how the mysterious Moai statues were built. Let's go on a journey to the South Pacific! ----------- English section: 00:00 ~ 23:20 min Japanese section: 23:21 ~ 48:13 min ----------- Idiom of the day: The world is your oyster. ----------- Today's vocabulary: (N) = noun 名詞 (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞　 (V) = verb 動詞 (ADV) = adverb 副詞 ● archaeologist (N) = 考古学者 ● indigenous people (N) = 先住民 ● stone statue (N) = 石像 ● peak = climax (N) =

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00:42:07

33 - Jewish-Canadian Identity and Indigenous Peoples'...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/01/31

On today’s episode, we are joined by Dvorah Silverman, who shares her experience of finding her Jewish-Canadian identity while trying to reconcile her country’s past with its relationship to the indigenous peoples of Canada. Dvorah discusses Kimberly Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality and how we can transform theory into practice. Get in touch with Dvorah: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dvorah-silverman-130a7876 Instagram: @dvorahsilverman Events and scholars mentioned in this episode: ● Oka

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00:42:13

32 - Happy New Year 2023! Avatar, The War Memorial of...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2023/01/17

Happy New Year 2023! And welcome back to English with Kaya! In this episode, I'll talk about the new movie "Avatar: The Way of Water", the War Memorial in Korea, my recent trip to South Korea, the sci-fi novel "The Three-Body Problem" and my visit to Jeju Island. ----------- Idiom of the day: "I was up to my ears in NOUN" = I was very busy with NOUN = 私は～で非常に忙しかった "I was UP TO MY EARS IN work" = I was VERY BUSY WITH work = 私は仕事でとても忙しかった ----------- Today's vocabulary: (N) = noun 名詞 (ADJ) = adjective

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00:30:43

31 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Travel Diary: London,...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2022/11/22

Welcome back to English with Kaya! In this episode, I will talk about my trip to Europe, specifically to London in the UK, Budapest in Hungary and Vienna in Austria. I will introduce new English words and idioms while I talk about my trip. ----------- English section: 0:00 ~ 16:00 minutes Japanese section: 16:00 ~ 31:00 minutes ----------- Idiom of the day: Second to none ----------- Today's vocabulary: Belgrade = ベオグラード London = ロンドン Budapest = ブダペスト Vienna = ウィーン posh = お上品な、上流の posh suburbs =

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00:56:25

30 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Road Trip Across Canada and...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2022/11/08

I talk about my road trip across Canada and the United States. I crossed the Rocky Mountains and the deserts of Arizona by car and traveled across North America in 25 days. ----------- English section: 0:00 ~ 31:00 Japanese section: 31:00 ~ 56:00 ----------- Idiom of the day: Hit the road ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) noun 名詞　　(ADJ) adjective 形容詞　(V) verb 動詞 road trip road movie hail (N) あられ、ひょう hailstorm (N) “We were caught in a hailstorm.” rain (N) rainstorm (N) snow (N) snowstorm

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00:27:13

29 - Japanese Literature

Globetrotter Pod ·

2022/10/25

My friend Katie and I discuss Japanese literature. Let’s learn English through interesting content! ● Katie’s previous episode https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/english-with-kaya/id1622323745?i=1000579310302 ● Japanese writers and novels mentioned in this podcast: - Yukio Mishima - “Confessions of a Mask” “The Temple of the Golden Pavilion” - Haruki Murakami - “1Q84” “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage” “Killing Commendatore” “What I Talk About When I Talk About

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01:52:27

28 - TRILINGUAL EPISODE in English, Japanese, and...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2022/09/27

Welcome back to English with Kaya! Today, we have a special episode - a TRILINGUAL episode where I speak in ENGLISH, JAPANESE and RUSSIAN! I talk about my TRAVELS IN SPAIN in these THREE LANGUAGES. I will teach two types of English vocabulary today: first, how to describe the DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY and second, how to DESCRIBE ARCHITECTURE, BUILDINGS AND SCENERY in English. Please check below to see when each language section starts so that YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHOICE! Remember to

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00:21:36

27 - From The USA To Japan To Scotland: Katie Talks...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2022/09/13

Today I talk with Katie, a friend from Arizona, USA, who has also lived and worked in Japan and Scotland as well as in Alaska and Chicago, USA. Katie compares the differences she noticed in these various places. In addition, she shares her experiences of working with US war veterans. Let's learn English through interesting content! ----------- This podcast is for intermediate and advanced learners of English (B1 and above). My goal is to provide interesting narratives in English that will boost

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01:04:35

26 - Stereotypes Of Americans, And Are They Really True?

Globetrotter Pod ·

2022/08/30

Today I am joined by two guests, Erin and Estelle from the USA, who discuss their perspectives on cross-cultural encounters. Estelle has traveled extensively and lived in Austria, while Erin is also a seasoned traveler who has lived and worked in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, South Korea, Germany, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Guam and American Samoa. Together, we discuss the culture of time across different cultures, various social norms of diverse regions of the world and the stereotypes of Americans that

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00:29:52

25 - Travel In Japan: What is Sustainable Travel and...

Globetrotter Pod ·

2022/08/23

Today, we are joined by a guest, Sebastien, who is from France and has lived in Japan for over 17 years. He will guide us through modern Japan, including information about tourism in Japan for foreigners, sustainable travel, regenerative tourism and vegetarianism in Japan. At the end, he will tell us about two of his favorite places to visit in Japan. Come join us on this quick tour around Nippon, the archipelago of the East! ----------- →　Sebastien's podcast "Japan

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