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Growing up speaking multiple languages and having parents from different continents can open a world of opportunities. It can also be lonely. Through interviews with “crosscontinentals,” this podcast explores ways in which straddling disparate cultures influences life experiences and worldviews.
Season 1 is focused on what’s it like to be Japanese-Polish.
Season 1 is focused on what’s it like to be Japanese-Polish.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 12 days
Average audio length:
47 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
24 episodes
since Jan. 21, 2024
episodic
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A bit of Hollywood glam on this episode of Crosscontinentals. Thomas Golubić is a music supervisor who worked on shows such as Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under, and The Walking Dead. He pulls back the curtain on the American entertainment industry and describes how his multicultural background led to h…
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When Natacha Atlas began her career in the 80s, her music raised many eyebrows. Eventually, the world caught up, and the way in which she mixes global influences became so commonplace, it’s now heard everywhere.
We discussed:
Natacha’s Rosicrucianism-influenced school
Observing how world mu…
Yumi Ito’s parents, despite being musicians themselves, tried to dissuade her from following in their footsteps. She did it anyway—but in her own way, allowing her music to reflect her worldviews and Japanese-Polish heritage.
We discussed:
Yumi’s parents’ journey from Poland and Japan to Swit…
Mark de Clive-Lowe is a musician, DJ, and producer whose career spans multiple musical genres, from jazz to house. In recent years, he has drawn more deeply from his heritage, creating some of his most personal work yet. As his music began to reflect more of Japan's influence, a series of unexpecte…
Caitlin Magee 凱琳 is a musician and radio host who grew up around the world, moving with her family to follow her father who was an Australian diplomat. She describes how her peripatetic life led to unexpectedly finding a home in Taiwan, where she sings in English and in Mandarin.
We discussed:
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Marita Albán Juárez is a Peruvian-Polish jazz musician who became an expert on Chopin because of a misunderstanding. She thought her teacher’s suggestion to write a book proposal was a mandatory assignment, and ended up publishing a book on Chopin, making a documentary, and becoming an authority wh…
Miki Berenyi might be best known as the lead singer of Lush, a British rock band that rose to fame in the nineties and split up after the death of their drummer, Chris Acland.
She grew up in London, a daughter of a Japanese actor and a Hungarian journalist. After her parents split up, she live…
Crosscontinentals is going on a summer break. The show will be back with season two: expect more great guests and more in-depth conversations about straddling multiple cultures. If you’d like to be notified when the second season starts, subscribe here, or follow on Instagram: bit.ly/3NDZI0i
Franciszek Ślusarczyk’s move to Tokyo at the age of seven marked the beginning of a turbulent period in his life, during which he worked as a fashion model, flunked out of schools, and developed a drug habit. He had difficulties growing up in a place where he felt different, and it took him years t…
Leo Yamane thought of himself as unique, but in his 20s, he came across someone who shared many of his rare traits. This meeting was the start of a DJ duo consisting of two Leos, both Japanese-Polish, both raised in Germany, and both playing house music.
We discussed:
Leo meeting Leo
The …
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