60 acast.com The Big Blend https://www.thebigblend.co/ en Marielle Khayat multicultural,bilingual,multilingual,education,culture,diversity,transmission,coexistance,TCK,merging,belonging,Home,mixedcouples,family,languages Marielle Khayat Growing up at the intersection of cultures “The Big Blend” is a podcast about merging cultures, identity and transmission. 


Here, you’ll listen to heart-to-heart testimonies and useful tips from parents, kids and experts that explore neo-cultures, the sense of home and the feeling of belonging. All with the purpose of raising wonderful multicultural people. And more importantly: open-minded, curious and tolerant people.


It takes courage to pass down more than one culture, so it’s important to know that we are not alone. 

We talk about growing up at the intersection of cultures, teaching several languages to your kids, selecting the traditions and norms to pass down and shaping new blended cultures.


The parents' stories are the ones with the blue thumbnail, the expert's stories are the ones with the pink thumbnail, and the life stories are the ones with a purple thumbnail.

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

Brand design by Emilien Lubienski (@cheesychoc)

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]]> “The Big Blend” is a podcast about merging cultures, identity and transmission. 


Here, you’ll listen to heart-to-heart testimonies and useful tips from parents, kids and experts that explore neo-cultures, the sense of home and the feeling of belonging. All with the purpose of raising wonderful multicultural people. And more importantly: open-minded, curious and tolerant people.


It takes courage to pass down more than one culture, so it’s important to know that we are not alone. 

We talk about growing up at the intersection of cultures, teaching several languages to your kids, selecting the traditions and norms to pass down and shaping new blended cultures.


The parents' stories are the ones with the blue thumbnail, the expert's stories are the ones with the pink thumbnail, and the life stories are the ones with a purple thumbnail.

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

Brand design by Emilien Lubienski (@cheesychoc)

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]]> false Marielle Khayat info+6220de7c1fac840012af20d9@mg-eu.acast.com 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 the-big-blend serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6220de7c1fac840012af20d9/1646990189824-c390b2363fd2800e08087137d56cdaf6.jpeg https://www.thebigblend.co/ The Big Blend Momin - Cultural resilience and determined adaptation Momin - Cultural resilience and determined adaptation Wed, 10 May 2023 15:36:38 GMT 18:46 644a1a2e90fa5f001188b608 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/644a1a2e90fa5f001188b608 644a1a2e90fa5f001188b608 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 full 1 14 🇵🇸🇫🇷 This episode’s guest is Momin, he is Palestinian and found asylum in France, 4 years ago.


With Momin, we talked about: 

  • The role of the country’s locals when integrating a new culture
  • The commitment it takes to become native speaker of a completely new language
  • Seeing culture as an evolving mosaic, and continuously adopting new elements along the way
  • Building a home where you are with what you have


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The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> 🇵🇸🇫🇷 This episode’s guest is Momin, he is Palestinian and found asylum in France, 4 years ago.


With Momin, we talked about: 

  • The role of the country’s locals when integrating a new culture
  • The commitment it takes to become native speaker of a completely new language
  • Seeing culture as an evolving mosaic, and continuously adopting new elements along the way
  • Building a home where you are with what you have


Happy blending!🥣

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

 

The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> Yoshito - The value of literacy in heritage languages Yoshito - The value of literacy in heritage languages Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:29:25 GMT 27:11 6437cb91990bb70011695ecb false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/6437cb91990bb70011695ecb 6437cb91990bb70011695ecb 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 full 1 13 🇯🇵🇫🇷🇰🇷🇬🇧 This month’s guest on The Big Blend is Yoshito, a French and Japanese dad, who works a lot on transmitting literacy.


With Yoshito, we talked about: 

  • Lack of literacy creating a gap between a person and their culture
  • Being at peace with all our cultures and understanding what we want from them
  • The importance of relevance and play in transmission
  • The parental posture when teaching a heritage culture
  • A few home-made game ideas to transmit literacy


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Yoshito's Kickstarter campaign link: https://rb.gy/bm7v4


Yoshito's website (The Library 4 multilinguals) : https://www.library4multilinguals.com/


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

 

The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> 🇯🇵🇫🇷🇰🇷🇬🇧 This month’s guest on The Big Blend is Yoshito, a French and Japanese dad, who works a lot on transmitting literacy.


With Yoshito, we talked about: 

  • Lack of literacy creating a gap between a person and their culture
  • Being at peace with all our cultures and understanding what we want from them
  • The importance of relevance and play in transmission
  • The parental posture when teaching a heritage culture
  • A few home-made game ideas to transmit literacy


Happy blending!🥣

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Yoshito's Kickstarter campaign link: https://rb.gy/bm7v4


Yoshito's website (The Library 4 multilinguals) : https://www.library4multilinguals.com/


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

 

The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> Diane - An immigrant’s never-ending culture negotiation Diane - An immigrant’s never-ending culture negotiation Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:04:09 GMT 27:25 641859c9074b0900112eb22e false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/641859c9074b0900112eb22e 641859c9074b0900112eb22e 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 full 1 12 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇱🇧 This episode’s guest is Diane, an expert in the subjects of intercultural language and identity.


With Diane, we talked about: 

  • The works of Pierre Bourdieu, Carl Gustav Jung and many others
  • The intimate link between language, culture and identity
  • Culture negotiation and “translanguaging”
  • The importance of surrounding ourselves with our cultural references to feel complete
  • The invisible grief that comes with losing your culture 
  • Creating an imaginary homeland through language
  • Country policies setting the stage for multiculturalism


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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

 

The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇱🇧 This episode’s guest is Diane, an expert in the subjects of intercultural language and identity.


With Diane, we talked about: 

  • The works of Pierre Bourdieu, Carl Gustav Jung and many others
  • The intimate link between language, culture and identity
  • Culture negotiation and “translanguaging”
  • The importance of surrounding ourselves with our cultural references to feel complete
  • The invisible grief that comes with losing your culture 
  • Creating an imaginary homeland through language
  • Country policies setting the stage for multiculturalism


Happy blending!🥣

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

 

The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> <![CDATA[Emily & Aude - A restless childhood and a solid sister bond]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:07:51 GMT 26:17 63775fcc351a7f00127f1ef7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/63775fcc351a7f00127f1ef7 63775fcc351a7f00127f1ef7 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 full 1 11 🇯🇵🇹🇷🇰🇷🇫🇷... This episode’s guests are Emily and Aude, two sisters who grew up as expats, relocating every 2 to 3 years with their family.

 

With them, we talked about:

  • The impact multiple moves can have on individuals in a family
  • The meaning of friendship when you move around a lot
  • The importance of involving the kids in the decision-making process of moving
  • The balance between solid anchors and rich multiculturality
  • The importance of a sister bond as a reassuring stability

 

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

 

The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> 🇯🇵🇹🇷🇰🇷🇫🇷... This episode’s guests are Emily and Aude, two sisters who grew up as expats, relocating every 2 to 3 years with their family.

 

With them, we talked about:

  • The impact multiple moves can have on individuals in a family
  • The meaning of friendship when you move around a lot
  • The importance of involving the kids in the decision-making process of moving
  • The balance between solid anchors and rich multiculturality
  • The importance of a sister bond as a reassuring stability

 

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

 

The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> Sindy - Triple the languages, triple the dedication Sindy - Triple the languages, triple the dedication Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:14:03 GMT 32:15 634eca04797059001268f6e8 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/sindy 634eca04797059001268f6e8 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 sindy full 1 10 🇮🇪🇩🇪🇮🇳 This episode’s guest is Sindy Brücher Sharma, a mom whose kids are now fluent in three languages: German, Hindi and English.

 

With Sindy, we talked about:

  • The importance of a childhood home and what happens when it’s sold
  • The OPOL strategy - one parent one language - and the dedication it takes
  • The energy it requires to give three cultures equal importance in the home
  • The challenge of continuously searching for content to enrich the vocabulary of your child
  • Grandparents’ views on the parents’ cultural education decisions
  • Little victories

 

Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 


The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> 🇮🇪🇩🇪🇮🇳 This episode’s guest is Sindy Brücher Sharma, a mom whose kids are now fluent in three languages: German, Hindi and English.

 

With Sindy, we talked about:

  • The importance of a childhood home and what happens when it’s sold
  • The OPOL strategy - one parent one language - and the dedication it takes
  • The energy it requires to give three cultures equal importance in the home
  • The challenge of continuously searching for content to enrich the vocabulary of your child
  • Grandparents’ views on the parents’ cultural education decisions
  • Little victories

 

Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 


The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> Ruth - Managing emotions when moving around Ruth - Managing emotions when moving around Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:42:40 GMT 24:58 63170b4206a8a10013776e24 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/ruth 63170b4206a8a10013776e24 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 ruth full 1 9 🇳🇬🇺🇸🇱🇷 This episode’s guest is Ruth E. Van Reken, a pioneer in the subjects of moving around and navigating cultures. 

 

With Ruth, we talked about:

  • Taking the time to grieve when transitioning and accompanying a child through loss
  • Developing portable traditions to create a solid family culture and reinforce attachment
  • Normalizing multiculturality and shifting the paradigm
  • Focusing on where we are alike to celebrate the differences


Happy blending!

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Ruth's website: http://www.crossculturalkid.org/


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 


The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> 🇳🇬🇺🇸🇱🇷 This episode’s guest is Ruth E. Van Reken, a pioneer in the subjects of moving around and navigating cultures. 

 

With Ruth, we talked about:

  • Taking the time to grieve when transitioning and accompanying a child through loss
  • Developing portable traditions to create a solid family culture and reinforce attachment
  • Normalizing multiculturality and shifting the paradigm
  • Focusing on where we are alike to celebrate the differences


Happy blending!

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Ruth's website: http://www.crossculturalkid.org/


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 


The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> Dima - Transmitting culture through food and finding home in your plate Dima - Transmitting culture through food and finding home in your plate Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:57:41 GMT 27:42 62c58ce9281cf100123d34fb false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/dima-transmitting-cultures-through-food-and-finding-home-in- 62c58ce9281cf100123d34fb 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 dima-transmitting-cultures-through-food-and-finding-home-in- full 1 8 🇸🇦🇱🇧🇨🇦 This episode’s guest is Dima Adra, the writer of Mama Ghannnouj a cookbook that is all about the transmission of recipes and culture.

 

With Dima, we talked about:

  • Transmitting cultural tastes to your kids
  • Keeping our cultures’ recipes alive and maintaining the feeling of home they procure
  • Getting started and cooking your home recipes, including the ones that seem complex to reproduce abroad
  • Being so immersed in a country’s community that it feels like home without having been in the country 

 

Happy blending!

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Mama Ghannouj’s website: https://mamaghannouj.com/ 


Mama Ghannouj’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamaghannouj/ 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 


The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> 🇸🇦🇱🇧🇨🇦 This episode’s guest is Dima Adra, the writer of Mama Ghannnouj a cookbook that is all about the transmission of recipes and culture.

 

With Dima, we talked about:

  • Transmitting cultural tastes to your kids
  • Keeping our cultures’ recipes alive and maintaining the feeling of home they procure
  • Getting started and cooking your home recipes, including the ones that seem complex to reproduce abroad
  • Being so immersed in a country’s community that it feels like home without having been in the country 

 

Happy blending!

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Mama Ghannouj’s website: https://mamaghannouj.com/ 


Mama Ghannouj’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamaghannouj/ 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 


The Big Blend’s instagram: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link

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]]> <![CDATA[Max - Dialing cultures up & down and taking out the best of each]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:00:02 GMT 34:24 62b03b1886989d00141cf47d false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/max 62b03b1886989d00141cf47d 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 max full 1 7 🇨🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪🇫🇷 This episode’s guest is Max Wolke, his family is English, German, Chilean, and French.


With Max, we talked about:

  • Dialing up or down different cultures depending on the situation
  • Filling in the blanks of family history with time
  • Developing an interest in Politics and opinions thanks to cultural exposure 
  • Having family rituals that bring you closer to culture
  • Friends and colleagues’ cultures rubbing off on you
  • Valuing and respecting traditional mono-cultures


Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> 🇨🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪🇫🇷 This episode’s guest is Max Wolke, his family is English, German, Chilean, and French.


With Max, we talked about:

  • Dialing up or down different cultures depending on the situation
  • Filling in the blanks of family history with time
  • Developing an interest in Politics and opinions thanks to cultural exposure 
  • Having family rituals that bring you closer to culture
  • Friends and colleagues’ cultures rubbing off on you
  • Valuing and respecting traditional mono-cultures


Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> <![CDATA[Anna & Tanja - A rainbow family making history]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:57:44 GMT 33:41 62864d0f82c6d8001338b412 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/anna-and-tanja-a-rainbow-family-making-history 62864d0f82c6d8001338b412 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 anna-and-tanja-a-rainbow-family-making-history full 1 6 🇦🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪 This episode’s guests are Anna and Tanja, one is Australian and the other one is French. They have a little boy together and they live in Berlin. 

 

With Anna and Tanja we talked about:

  • Building a non-conventional and multicultural family
  • Choosing a biological donor and defining his role in transmission
  • The difficulty to transmit citizenship when you didn’t carry the child
  • Creating a precedent and actually changing the law
  • The burden of knowing that our decisions will shape our kid’s cultural identity


Happy blending! 🥣

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> 🇦🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪 This episode’s guests are Anna and Tanja, one is Australian and the other one is French. They have a little boy together and they live in Berlin. 

 

With Anna and Tanja we talked about:

  • Building a non-conventional and multicultural family
  • Choosing a biological donor and defining his role in transmission
  • The difficulty to transmit citizenship when you didn’t carry the child
  • Creating a precedent and actually changing the law
  • The burden of knowing that our decisions will shape our kid’s cultural identity


Happy blending! 🥣

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> Marwan - Culture as a responsibility and a cause to pass down Marwan - Culture as a responsibility and a cause to pass down Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:50:53 GMT 30:24 6266cd7b81135c001535b5e1 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/episode-5-marwan-culture-as-a-responsibility 6266cd7b81135c001535b5e1 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 episode-5-marwan-culture-as-a-responsibility full 1 5 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇨🇦🇯🇴 This episode’s guest is Marwan Farraj, a Palestinian-Lebanese activist and a super dad.


With Marwan, we talked about:

  • Feeling Palestinian-Lebanese but having neither passports
  • Transmitting culture through activism
  • Educating kids about the state of the world & giving them the knowledge to navigate through their multiple cultures
  • Managing different religious beliefs in the home


Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇨🇦🇯🇴 This episode’s guest is Marwan Farraj, a Palestinian-Lebanese activist and a super dad.


With Marwan, we talked about:

  • Feeling Palestinian-Lebanese but having neither passports
  • Transmitting culture through activism
  • Educating kids about the state of the world & giving them the knowledge to navigate through their multiple cultures
  • Managing different religious beliefs in the home


Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> Ute - A linguist’s approach to transmitting languages Ute - A linguist’s approach to transmitting languages Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:17:27 GMT 33:07 625188121e40320013ef8582 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/episode-4-ute-a-linguists-approach-to-transmitting-languages 625188121e40320013ef8582 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 episode-4-ute-a-linguists-approach-to-transmitting-languages full 1 4 🇳🇱🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭This episode’s guest is Ute Limacher Riebold, a language expert, and a multilingual mom herself.


With Ute, we talked about:

  • Foreground languages and background languages
  • Gamifying the navigation between languages while preserving monolingual situations
  • Including the kids in the discussions and decisions
  • Switching from being “neither, nor” to being “not only, but also”


Happy blending! 

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You can find Ute’s courses and info on her website: https://utesinternationallounge.com/ 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 



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]]> 🇳🇱🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭This episode’s guest is Ute Limacher Riebold, a language expert, and a multilingual mom herself.


With Ute, we talked about:

  • Foreground languages and background languages
  • Gamifying the navigation between languages while preserving monolingual situations
  • Including the kids in the discussions and decisions
  • Switching from being “neither, nor” to being “not only, but also”


Happy blending! 

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You can find Ute’s courses and info on her website: https://utesinternationallounge.com/ 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 



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]]> Robin - Belonging slightly to three cultures and fully to none Robin - Belonging slightly to three cultures and fully to none Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:16:54 GMT 25:48 625186969a3119001455826c false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/episode-3-robin-belonging-slightly-to-three-cultures-and-ful 625186969a3119001455826c 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 episode-3-robin-belonging-slightly-to-three-cultures-and-ful full 1 3 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 This episode’s guest is Robin Molinas, he grew up in London with a Spanish dad and a French mom.


With Robin, we talked about:

  • Brothers with a similar education developing different attachments to the cultures
  • Speaking the language vs. having the references
  • Not belonging fully to any of the cultures
  • Connecting as human beings through rituals


Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 



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]]> 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 This episode’s guest is Robin Molinas, he grew up in London with a Spanish dad and a French mom.


With Robin, we talked about:

  • Brothers with a similar education developing different attachments to the cultures
  • Speaking the language vs. having the references
  • Not belonging fully to any of the cultures
  • Connecting as human beings through rituals


Happy blending!

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The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 



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]]> Leena - Growing up as the only Indian in school Leena - Growing up as the only Indian in school Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:51:39 GMT 28:09 62445b19d114790012661ba0 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/episode-2-leena-growing-up-as-the-only-indian-in-school 62445b19d114790012661ba0 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 episode-2-leena-growing-up-as-the-only-indian-in-school full 1 2 🇮🇳🇫🇷 This episode's guest is Leena Radjibaly, a French with very strong Indian origins, today living in Bangalore.


With Leena, we talked about: 

  • The gap between the at-home-culture and the outside-of-home-culture
  • Surrounding yourself with other multicultural people
  • Telling your whole story, even if it is complicated
  • Finding the balance between the two cultures


Happy blending! 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> 🇮🇳🇫🇷 This episode's guest is Leena Radjibaly, a French with very strong Indian origins, today living in Bangalore.


With Leena, we talked about: 

  • The gap between the at-home-culture and the outside-of-home-culture
  • Surrounding yourself with other multicultural people
  • Telling your whole story, even if it is complicated
  • Finding the balance between the two cultures


Happy blending! 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> Cynthia and Dior - Transmitting the Lebanese language in France Cynthia and Dior - Transmitting the Lebanese language in France Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:16:31 GMT 38:07 6244582f9f67f10012a8efe6 false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/episode-1-cynthia-and-dior-transmitting-the-lebanese-languag 6244582f9f67f10012a8efe6 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 episode-1-cynthia-and-dior-transmitting-the-lebanese-languag full 1 1 🇱🇧🇫🇷 This episode’s guests are Cynthia Kasparian and Dior Sawaya, two Lebanese moms who have decided to transmit their mother tongue, in a foreign country.


With Cynthia and Dior, we talked about:

  • The commitment it takes to speak your mother tongue in a different country 
  • Nurturing the imagination in the language, and developing a vocabulary around feelings
  • Passing down traditions and celebrations
  • The complexity of the Arab language and hence, it's transmission


Happy blending! 

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Haref, Cynthia’s startup will be launched in a few months. If you want to be one of the first to know about their news:

Haref’s website: www.haref.fr 

Haref’s instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/haref.fr/ 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

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]]> 🇱🇧🇫🇷 This episode’s guests are Cynthia Kasparian and Dior Sawaya, two Lebanese moms who have decided to transmit their mother tongue, in a foreign country.


With Cynthia and Dior, we talked about:

  • The commitment it takes to speak your mother tongue in a different country 
  • Nurturing the imagination in the language, and developing a vocabulary around feelings
  • Passing down traditions and celebrations
  • The complexity of the Arab language and hence, it's transmission


Happy blending! 

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Haref, Cynthia’s startup will be launched in a few months. If you want to be one of the first to know about their news:

Haref’s website: www.haref.fr 

Haref’s instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/haref.fr/ 


The Big Blend’s website: https://www.thebigblend.co/ 

The Big Blend’s instagram page: https://instagram.com/thebigblend_podcast?utm_medium=copy_link 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Big Blend - Prologue The Big Blend - Prologue Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:31:22 GMT 4:19 6220df4a4a72e900128136cb false https://shows.acast.com/the-big-blend/episodes/the-big-blend-prologue 6220df4a4a72e900128136cb 6220de7c1fac840012af20d9 the-big-blend-prologue The story behind the podcast full 1 In this episode I tell you all about the genesis of the podcast and the purpose behind it. So make yourself a good cup of blended coffee, (or blended cocktail, depending on the time it is on your side of the world) and come discover the story behind the big blend!



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]]> In this episode I tell you all about the genesis of the podcast and the purpose behind it. So make yourself a good cup of blended coffee, (or blended cocktail, depending on the time it is on your side of the world) and come discover the story behind the big blend!



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