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It's time for yet another episode of the Intercultural Happy Hour podcast! This time my guest is a good friend of mine named Linda Jussila who, unlike my previous guests, doesn't study English or write for BTSB but she does have plenty of things to say about interculturality and identity. Admittedly, this one's a bit of a strange one but amidst all the weird stuff, we also do manage to get into some topics that have yet to be explored in this podcast. Linda even manages to come up with some things that I hadn't even considered before and, really, that's what this podcast is all about. Plus the weird stuff.   Song Credits: eels - Saturday Morning Kana Uemura - Toire no Kamisama Jack White - Would You Fight For My Love?      

Once again, it's time for a brand spanking new episode of the Intercultural Happy Hour! My guest this week is a very good friend of mine by the name of Laura Kurki who writes for all kinds of different sources around the internet. With Laura, we talk about learning English through unorthodox means and about visiting Indonesia while also getting into various horrible teachers that she's had the displeasure of experiencing. Come for the insight and stay for the mindboggling stories about inept teachers! Song Credits: The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby Nelly Furtado - Turn Off the Light The Beatles - She Said, She Said

I’m incredibly proud to present the second episode of the Intercultural Happy Hour (With Jesper and Friends) podcast! Once again, we’ll be delving into ideas about identities, interculturality, and anything else beginning with the letter “I”! OK, maybe that’s not true… What is true, however, is that my guest for this second episode is none other than Esko Suoranta or, as I like to call him (from this point onward), Esko Extraordinaire! Despite not having spent much time actually living abroad, Esko has a lot of insightful things to say about identity and interculturality. I’m sure you’ll agree with me after listening to our conversation. In addition, he brings with him a pop culture item that I must say was pretty unexpected and brings with it a story that kind of blew my mind. It’s definitely worth listening to that segment! I do apologize for some of the slight technical difficulties with this podcast. Namely, Esko’s voice is a bit quieter than mine which is unfortunate for the podcast (but great for my ego!). Not to worry though! It’s still clearly audible and I promise I’ll pay better attention to this in the future. You podcast, you learn! Song credits: Judas Priest – Leather Rebel Pink Floyd – Brain Damage The Handsome Family – Far From Any Road

I’m incredibly proud to bring you the very first episode of my own podcast, The Intercultural Happy Hour with Jesper and Friends. This podcast will delve into ideas about culture, interculturality, and identity, and it comes from a very personal place for me. As of late, I’ve become more aware of certain issues with how we view culture and identity, especially in terms of how they are often seen as solid constructs. As this world becomes an increasingly global place, we are becoming more connected with each other and this means that issues of how to address culture and identity are becoming more relevant. There is no simple answer to how to deal with these ideas but this podcast aims to explore them as much as possible. Each episode, I’ll have a new guest on the show to explore these issues through their own personal experiences. For this first episode, I have my very good friend and fellow writer Ari Mäntykivi joining me.   Song credits: Secret Chiefs 3 – The 3 Django Django – Waveforms Michael Jackson – Black or White