Podcast
Foreign Affairs Podcast
Hosted by Lauren Hamilton · EN
Sharing funny, strange, juicy, and ridiculous stories about people in foreign places. Host Lauren Hamilton swaps stories with guests and discusses reader-submitted stories, walking down memory lane of foreign places.
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37. The Chinese Version of Literally Everything
1w ago01:24:08Tap to summarizeHost Lauren is joined by guest Aleese Lightyear for a fun conversation comparing the Chinese versions of familiar Western experiences. Together, they unpack the funny and surprisingly universal similarities between life in China and the West after their years of living abroad.Follow @AleeselightyearBecome a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →36. I joined a fake sorority in college
3w ago01:10:33Tap to summarizeThis week host Lauren talks about when she joined a “social club” at her religious university… which was basically a sorority pretending not to be a sorority.Become a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →35. Expat AITAH
Apr 2701:15:10Tap to summarizeThis week, host Lauren is reading AITAH reddit posts all about expat life and traveling abroad. The good, bad, and the ugly. Become a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →34. Hard Truths About Living Abroad
Apr 1301:23:36Tap to summarizeThis week, host Lauren discusses the not so pretty sides of living abroad as an expatoriginal reddit postBecome a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →33. Underage and Unsupervised: Senior Beach Week
Mar 3001:06:17Tap to summarizeThis week, Lauren takes you back to one of the most chaotic, unsupervised, and slightly questionable rites of passage: senior beach week. Fresh out of high school, Lauren shares what really went down during that week-long “spring break” for teenagers. And later, she reads reddit posts from fresh 18 y/o with their own beach week problems.Become a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →32. Terrible Coworkers & Prom
Mar 1601:36:09Tap to summarizeThis week, we are joined again by Sean who shares a terrible coworker story and Lauren recalls her strange encounter during her high school senior prom. Later they both discuss an AITA about when you need to kick out one of your bridesmaids before the wedding. Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →31. Losers Back Home: Love is Blind
Mar 201:08:31Tap to summarizeLauren is talking her favorite topic: losers back home (LBH). She categorizes LBH in the context of China, all related to Love is Blind Season 10.Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →I Started a Patreon!
Mar 200:04:55Tap to summarizeRight now you can access the FREE library of podcast episode and newsletters. Check out the Patreon here.
Transcribe →30. Magic Mike in China
Feb 1801:04:42Tap to summarizeThis week, host Lauren shares the bizarre but entertaining variety shows and talent galas that all all over China.Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
Transcribe →29. The Worst Jobs in China
Feb 301:25:01Tap to summarizeWays to Counter 🧊This week, host Lauren shares the WORST jobs she's had while working in China for the past 10 years. Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com
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