Best ECA Collaboratory Podcasts (2024)

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Voices of Exchange-Episode 1: More Alike Than Different 22:33

3+ y ago22:33

22:33

Voices of Exchange delivers unforgettable first-person stories from people transformed by international exchange. For our first ever episode of Voices of Exchange, we travel to Florianópolis, Brazil, with Critical Language Scholar and disability rights advocate Anna Landre. Anna takes us on a journey of overcoming cultural, lingual, and physical ba…

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Series Finale 11:40

3+ y ago11:40

11:40

Welcome to the final episode of 22.33. In this special goodbye episode, we shifted our focus to interview Christopher Wurst, 22.33 mastermind and former director of the Collaboratory in ECA. This past summer we got to learn more about Chris, his time in ECA, and his work as a Foreign Service Officer. Thank you to everyone who has been with us on th…

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Becoming a Cup Half Full Kind of Guy - Alistair Ross 17:35

3+ y ago17:35

17:35

IVLP from ScotlandBy Alumni Affairs

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A Hero's Rescue / Beauty Lies in Differences - Rishikanth & Priyanka Bose Kanta 10:58

3+ y ago10:58

10:58

IVLP from India & BangladeshBy Alumni Affairs

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Michelangelos of Ancient Africa - Patty Bass 12:29

3+ y ago12:29

12:29

Fulbright Student Program to South AfricaBy Alumni Affairs

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A Bit of Alabama in Amman - Jonathan Shirley 12:23

3+ y ago12:23

12:23

Critical Language Scholarship in JordanBy Alumni Affairs

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Finding Resilience and Coconuts - Mary Nagel 10:49

3+ y ago10:49

10:49

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in BrazilBy Alumni Affairs

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Take Me Home, Country Roads - Oyunbolor Battsogt 23:47

3+ y ago23:47

23:47

FLEX & WYLET from MongoliaBy Alumni Affairs

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Dreams of America, Hopes for Yemen - Ahmed Alfotihi 18:51

3+ y ago18:51

18:51

English Access Microscholarship Program & MEPI from YemenBy Alumni Affairs

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The Food We Eat, Part 15 18:35

3+ y ago18:35

18:35

Our bonus collection of food anecdotes from all over the globe. This month's featured story is from our English Language Programs colleague Joe Bookbinder. Just wait until you find out what the Chinese stew was made out of...By Alumni Affairs

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Chickenfoot Soup for the Soul - Jared Banks 14:43

3+ y ago14:43

14:43

Fulbright Student Program to MozambiqueBy Alumni Affairs

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Universal Truths Far From Home - Josh Glasser 15:45

3+ y ago15:45

15:45

Fulbright Student Program to VietnamBy Alumni Affairs

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Around the World in 20 Minutes- Johanna Gusman 26:15

3+ y ago26:15

26:15

Fulbright Program to SamoaBy Alumni Affairs

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The Wonderful Complexity of People - Daniel Kyne 35:39

3+ y ago35:39

35:39

Summer Work & Travel from IrelandBy Alumni Affairs

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Mountaintops and the Sound of Lightning - Eric Swinn 16:21

3+ y ago16:21

16:21

Fulbright Student Program in South KoreaBy Alumni Affairs

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A Requiem for Nursultan - Peter Oster 14:46

3+ y ago14:46

14:46

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in KazakhstanBy Alumni Affairs

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PinkBlue Versus Cancer - Runcie Chidebe 30:50

4y ago30:50

30:50

IVLP from NigeriaBy Alumni Affairs

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One Pink Step at a Time - Nataly Naser Al Deen 21:43

4y ago21:43

21:43

Fulbright Scholar from LebanonBy Alumni Affairs

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One Funeral and a Wedding - Ivy Silverman & Miki Smith 21:31

4y ago21:31

21:31

English Language Fellows in Sri Lanka & OmanBy Alumni Affairs

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Trekking in India - Kiley Adams 13:30

4y ago13:30

13:30

Imagine, you've left your comfort zone. You moved to a foreign country that's 12 time zones away, most people speak a different language, and the lifestyle and culture are radically different, but you slowly make your way. And one day you meet a group of strangers that you identify immediately as your kind of people. And, just as you feel you have …

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American Sister, American Sister - Abena Amoakuh 25:23

4y ago25:23

25:23

This week a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program participant from Atlanta, GA describes her experience while living in China and studying Mandarin. Learning to better communicate boundaries, having your Americanness challenged, and cherry-picking with the neighborhood, join us on a journey around the globe through international exchange stor…

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Don't Worry Mom, It's Just the Arab Spring - Kristen Erthum 18:09

4y ago18:09

18:09

In this week's episode, we interview a Fulbrighter who went to Egypt for the English Teaching Assistant program. This program places American teachers in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to local English teachers. Fulbright ETAs help teach the English language while also serving as cultural ambassadors for the United States. The age and acad…

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The Tricked Out Rickshaw - Patty Esch 13:03

4y ago13:03

13:03

This week, hear about the sweetest rickshaw ride in Mumbai, the funniest man in India, and what it's liked to be dragged onto a Bollywood dance floor. Join us on a journey from Colorado to India, to learn that sometimes it just easier to be your real self. This is 22.33, a podcast of exchange stories.…

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Everyone Can be Good at Math - Allie Surina 25:08

4y ago25:08

25:08

In this week's episode, a Fulbrighter from Western Kentucky University travels all the way to Shiyan, China to study math teacher education and discovers that both math and American sitcoms are truly universal languages.By Alumni Affairs

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A Study in Courage - Claire Ouedraogo 28:44

4y ago28:44

28:44

Claire Ouedraogo is the winner of the International Women of Courage Award and the President of the Songmanegre Association for Women’s Development (Association féminine songmanegre pour le développement), an organization she founded that focuses on eliminating female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and promoting female empowerment through famil…

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Une Histoire de Courage - Claire Ouedraogo 23:48

4y ago23:48

23:48

Note: This is the original French-language recording. The English translation is also available in the next episode (S02E46). Claire Ouedraogo is the winner of the International Women of Courage Award and the President of the Songmanegre Association for Women’s Development (Association féminine songmanegre pour le développement), an organization sh…

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By the Grace of School Children - Lauren Garza 16:45

4y ago16:45

16:45

Moving from the United States to South Korea means leaving what you know and surrounding yourself with things that are unknown and mysterious. In this week's episode, we hear from Lauren Garza about how her international exchange experience through Fulbright and how it had her guessing people's ages, searching for tea fields, and even establishing …

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Big Foot Meets Mary Poppins - Graeme Gross 0:14

4y ago0:14

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This week, Bigfoot meets Mary Poppins, disco meets polka, and what happens when you turn the handle the wrong way? Join us on our journey from Waterford, Wisconsin, to Hamburg, Germany, and diving fearlessly into a new culture in this interview with an alumnus of the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange program.…

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Showing Your Metal - John Register 22:03

4y ago22:03

22:03

Lives Without Limits! John Register, a Sports Diplomacy program partner, and two-time Paralympic athlete from the United States tells us what living without limits means to him. #WithoutLimits And in recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ECA has launched the Lives Without Limits campaign to promote the importance of inc…

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24 Hours in an Irish Bog (For Peat's Sake) - Emily Toner 32:12

4y ago32:12

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Oh, for peat's sake! Join us this week on a journey deep into the heart of Ireland's magical bogs, places of lore, and as we learn from Fulbright National Geographic Storytelling Fellow Emily Toner, very precious resources.By Alumni Affairs

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Life Between Worlds - Michael Littig 29:06

4y ago29:06

29:06

Stories that have to be heard to be believed. Living and studying with shaman in Mongolia. This week, entrepreneur, investor, theater artist, and co-founder of Zuckerberg Institute Michael Littig recounts the transcendent and life-changing lessons he learned as a Fulbright Scholar on the other side of the world. Photo: Patrick Schneider / Graphic: …

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Random Identity - Christiana Botic 34:15

4y ago34:15

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On a fellowship in the Balkans to research the concept of identity, Christiana Botic discovers her family background is much more complicated than she thought, leading to a journey over many borders and an inescapable realization about how people see themselves.By Alumni Affairs

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Rice + Bunny = Me Too! - Sophia Huang 25:29

4y ago25:29

25:29

Meet the remarkable 'Sophia' Huang, the fearless driver of the #MeToo movement in China. However, due to the censorship of that specific phrase, the cause Sophia champions instead features two emojis: Rice ("mi") and Bunny ("tu"). A fearless journalist, who uses her platform to highlight the injustices of sexual harassment and gender-based violence…

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An Accidental Activist - Susanna Liew Koh 23:46

4y ago23:46

23:46

This is the incredible story of Susanna Liew Koh, a 2020 recipient of the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Award. Following the February 2017 abduction of her husband, Christian pastor Raymond Koh, allegedly by state agents, Susanna Liew has fought on behalf of members of religious minorities who disappeared in Malaysia under …

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Finding Perspective on Robben Island - David Rader 19:36

4y ago19:36

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As a Gilman Scholar, David Rader thought that going from the United States to South Africa would be a radical change, but it turned out to be nothing compared to the dramatic contrasts within his new home and the realizations they provided. This week: poignant stories from Capetown.By Alumni Affairs

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Technology as a Force for Good - Will Tyner 17:37

4y ago17:37

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This week, Will Tyner, a coder from Silicon Valley, travels to Romania on his Fulbright National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship, to see the power of civic tech unleashed. On the frontlines with Code for Romania, Will witnesses how the first generation after Communism uses technology to hold their government accountable and makes it a fo…

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Now There's a Word for It - Meaza Ashenhafi 21:36

4y ago21:36

21:36

A very special episode, featuring the story of Meaza Ashenhafi, Ethiopia's first female Supreme Court Chief Justice. Her story is an inspiration for women and girls everywhere. With over 225,000 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumni, each has a story to tell and Maeza Ashafeni has been selected as one of the outstanding #FacesOfExc…

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 9 38:16

4y ago38:16

38:16

This week is all about gratitude--for the essential workers keeping us safe and for those we are closest to. From 91-year-old "Granny" in an assisted living facility in Alabama to a little boy obsessed with garbage trucks, to an international super-host. With original new songs from Grace Jerry and Nelly's Echo. Graphic: Kate Furby / Photographs: U…

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 8 46:53

4y ago46:53

46:53

This episode is all about the power of music--to connect people, to break down barriers, to inspire, and to evoke powerful emotions. This week: musical inspiration from all over the world and original songs by Giselle Felice & Erik Abernathy, Wordsmith, Seth Glier, Stela Botan, Tony Memmel, Just Wade Tam, and more. Turn this one up loud!…

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 7 32:54

4y ago32:54

32:54

This week it's all about human connection--valuing it, missing it, and finding creative ways to get it. Stories about discovering a newfound appreciation for little things, feeling empowered and out of control at the same time, and the magical community-building qualities of the Lily of the Valley. Plus a premiere of Tim McDonnell's song "Stir Craz…

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 6 41:50

4y ago41:50

41:50

This week: Getting to know a musician playing backyard quarantine concerts in his Washington, DC neighborhood. An exclusive new song from Seth Glier. A massive recommended reading list from all around the globe. And more quarantine memes...By Alumni Affairs

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 5 33:56

4y ago33:56

33:56

Somehow it’s already our fifth installment of Connecting Through Isolation. How did that happen? This week: Inspirational and dramatic poems, original music, stories of perseverance, and how people of all faiths can come together around a common theme. Plus our first installment of "Quarantine Memes" from our colleague Ana-Maria. Graphic: Kate Furb…

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 4 49:11

4y ago49:11

49:11

With a bit of stir-craziness setting in, this week's stories remind us of the power of art to connect us and transport us, and the surprising power of flour, sugar, and eggs to bake away our isolation. Have cupcakes ever seemed so profound? This week: stories from India, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Washington, DC, New York City, V…

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 3 37:34

4+ y ago37:34

37:34

Our third edition of a global conversation that shows how we are all in this together, so we're never alone. Stories this week about balancing the joys of springtime with the difficult realities of self-isolation, the vital importance of science at this moment, and a wonderful story of how the COVID-19 crisis might look through the lens of an almos…

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 2 43:35

4+ y ago43:35

43:35

The second edition of our new global conversation. We’re all alone, but we’re all alone together. As we navigate our collective new reality, stories are still coming in from around the world. More and more we see how things we might have taken for granted before, art, music, culture, even our own families, are supporting us through this. This week …

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Connecting Through Isolation, Part 1 42:48

4+ y ago42:48

42:48

The first of 22.33's special new series "Connecting Through Isolation," featuring self-recorded clips from 22.33 alumni from around the world who, separated though they may be, are together in social distancing. In this episode, messages from three continents, original songs, and the sense that, even though we are apart, we are all very much togeth…

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The Coronavirus Episode - Sabrine Chengane 23:09

4+ y ago23:09

23:09

This week's special bonus episode follows Sabrine Chengane, a Fulbright Scholar from Algeria, who, in the course of an exchange to the University of Nebraska to study public health, found herself at the front lines of the first COVID-19 cases in the United States. Her experiences, conducting research for the school's state-of-the-art quarantine fac…

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Silence is No Longer an Option - Nighat Dad 40:38

4+ y ago40:38

40:38

Nighat Dad's trip from Pakistan to the United States was also your first time on an airplane. This led to some, well, awkward situations. But ss a lawyer and digital rights activist, she paved the way for thousands of girls in Pakistan, including Malala, by educating them on safe cyber behavior. Through the Cyber Harassment Help Line, the first of …

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Read and Understand the Word Love - Benjamin Simington 12:26

4+ y ago12:26

12:26

What happens when you leave your comfort zone to move to another country and are forced to interact with a different culture, a new language, and unique ways of life you might not be used to. In this episode, we take a journey from Illinois to India with Benjamin Simington, a Fulbright student researcher who went to Carthage College in Varanasi. Hi…

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Growing Beyond Exponential - Lebang Nong 27:01

4+ y ago27:01

27:01

"Going to school in Soweto township meant that you had a lot of challenges. However, no challenge was greater than the day your math teacher stopped showing up and the students decided one by one that they no longer needed to be in class. So what did you do? You as a student decided to become the teacher. " This week we interview Labang Nong, from …

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