Episode 38 – Transformation and the Road Less Traveled

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Japan Intercultural Institute
Episode 38 - Transformation and the Road Less Traveled
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A foreign experience takes you down a road less traveled . . . it leads to new worlds that transform us. In this episode, we hear stories about the decisions that lead us into an unforeseen future. Zeina Matar talks about leaving Lebanon and her feeling of exile; Ishita Ray introduces us to Champa’s dreams of a better life for her daughter; Joseph tells of a small notepad that changed his life, together with stories from Emre Seven and Yvonne van der Pol. We also learn about the science of decision making and the transformative learning theory of Jack Mezirow.

Episode 37 – Tagore, Empathy and the Other

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Japan Intercultural Institute
Episode 37 - Tagore, Empathy and the Other
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Whether in the schoolyard or on the battlefield, dividing the world into “us” vs. “them” comes naturally to humans. In this episode, Joseph Shaules and Ishita Ray explore “otherness” through stories and brain-mind science. Ishita shares her father’s experience as an “other”—and the wisdom he passed on to her. We learn about the inspiring vision of Rabindranath Tagore, and find that research into empathy provides hints at how we can look beyond . . . and look into . . . the differences that divide us. 

Episode 36 – Edward Hall Ahead of His Time

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Japan Intercultural Institute
Episode 36 - Edward Hall Ahead of His Time
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This episode is a tribute to intercultural pioneer Edward T. Hall. We talk about his cultural learning journey, and why his work is so inspirational. We argue that his insights about culture and mind were 50 years ahead of his time, anticipating current research in brain-mind sciences. Featuring Daniel Glinz as the voice of Edward T. Hall.

Episode 35 – Re-run: Rubber Time or Slaves to the Clock?

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Japan Intercultural Institute
Episode 35 - Re-run: Rubber Time or Slaves to the Clock?
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This is a summer re-run . . . one of our favorite episodes: Rubber Time or Slaves to the Clock. Yvonne, Joseph and Ishita explore cultural differences in the experience of time—including Edward Hall’s monochronic time vs. polychronic time. We hear about time logics in India, Dutch parents regulating their children’s schedule, and about a late date in Mexico! We’ll be back next time with the start of Season 4! 

Episode 34 – Thoughts on Season 3

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Episode 34 - Thoughts on Season 3
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Is the Deep Culture Podcast “digging deeper” into culture and mind? Is it exploring complexity and challenging conventional wisdom? Yvonne van der Pol and Joseph Shaules share their thoughts and choice excerpts as they look back on Season 3, including: Daniel Glinz’s view that there’s “no such thing as a global citizen”; the podcast team’s feeling that many intercultural trainers are wrong about ethnocentrism, and; Zeina Matar’s reflections on the complexity of being a cultural bridge person.