Rootabaga Podcast
1) E06: Stranded in paradise – riding out Covid in SE Asia
When Covid-19 first walloped the world, I was on a short vacation in Cambodia from my job in China. Deciding whether to go back to where I had called home for the past few years or take refuge in Camb...Show More
2) E05: Dave Sperling – the man who launched a thousand expat careers
If you have ever taught English in a foreign country, there’s probably no way you don’t know all about Dave Sperling and his Dave’s ESL Cafe, the website that “launched thousan...Show More
3) E04: Traversing a world of words with Jordan A.Y. Smith
California native (Dr.) Jordan A.Y. Smith talks about his prolific life in Japan as a professor, translator, poet and sometimes rapper, about poetry as an antidote to loneliness, the key to surviving ...Show More
4) E03: Marc Chavaneau – a violin maker from Orléans, France with deep roots in South Korea
When luthier Marc Chavaneau left his 15th century violin workshop in Orléans, France in 1997 for a one-year contract to make and repair violins and cellos in South Korea, he never expected that he wou...Show More
5) E02: Linus Kim’s long road to Bama-style BBQ in Seoul
Rootabaga offers up its first ever full episode with a trip from Hong Kong to Seoul, South Korea to interview Linus Kim – a fellow Alabamian who has gone from a job in Hollywood – to finan...Show More
6) E01: A little taste of Rootabaga
Episode 1 of Rootabaga takes you on a little tour of upcoming interviews with some of the more creative and interesting expats I’ve met in my 23 years living in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Va...Show More
7) Rootabaga Teaser: a little taste of coming episodes
Your one-minute crash course in Rootabaga – a bi-weekly podcast about expats with unusual stories or unusual jobs. Follow me as I travel the globe to tell their stories.