Guest Episodes (WeCultivate: The Pod)
Welcome to WeCultivate: ThePod — where language, learning, and culture meet. This is a space for curious minds ready to grow beyond grammar rules and shift how they think about communication.
Each episode explores how language shapes our lives — not just in classrooms or boardrooms, but in everyday moments, relationships, and identities. Whether you're navigating new countries, new languages, or new perspectives, this podcast invites you to rethink what it means to truly connect.
This is for the thinkers, the feelers, and the in-betweeners. For those who believe that language is more than vocabulary. It's voice, power, and belonging.
It's time to grow with your language, no matter which one you speak. Let's shift the conversation together.
Multilingual Kids. International Families. Intertwining Cultures. Daily Life. (Jovana T.) | Ep. 33
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* 🌟 FULL TRANSCRIPTS, FULL AUDIO, AND SHOW NOTES ON THE DIRECT EPISODE PAGE: https://www.wecultivate.world/podcast Multilingual Kids. International Families. Intertwining Cultures. Everyday Life. In this episode of WeCultivate: The Pod, Michelle speaks with Jovana about ra...
EP 31: Between Two Cows – A Personal Conversation with the Unpaid Intern (Yann T.)
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* A personal conversation between Michelle and Yann (aka WeCultivate’s unpaid intern), recorded early in their journey of working together. They reflect on Yann's experiences growing up in the Southwest region of France, learning languages without access to today’s technolo...
EP 30: Language Learning – More Compassion, Less Shame (Jonathan H.)
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* 🌟 FULL TRANSCRIPTS, FULL AUDIO, AND SHOW NOTES ON THE DIRECT EPISODE PAGE: https://www.wecultivate.world/podcast What happens when language learning is built on compassion instead of shame? In EP 30 of WeCultivate: The Pod, Michelle speaks with Jonathan H., an English te...
EP 28: It’s Not the Language. It’s the Assumptions. (Martha S.)
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* 🌟 FULL TRANSCRIPTS, FULL AUDIO, AND SHOW NOTES ON THE DIRECT EPISODE PAGE: https://www.wecultivate.world/podcast Many language learners struggle—not because of the language itself, but because of the judgments and expectations placed on them. In this episode, Martha and ...
EP 27: At Home, An Outsider (Sonia M.)
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* 🌟 FULL TRANSCRIPTS, FULL AUDIO, AND SHOW NOTES ON THE DIRECT EPISODE PAGE: https://www.wecultivate.world/podcast What if “home” never felt like home? Through no "fault" of your own? In this episode, our guest Sonia M. joins Michelle to talk about growing up in Italy, nav...
EP 25: Deep South Korean: Owning Voice, Facing History (April W.)
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* 🌟 FULL TRANSCRIPTS, FULL AUDIO, AND SHOW NOTES ON THE DIRECT EPISODE PAGE: https://www.wecultivate.world/podcast In this episode of WeCultivate: The Pod, we welcome April, a Korean transracial adoptee and the creator of Deep South Korean. She shares her story of growing ...
EP 23: Beyond Borders – What Language and Travel Teach Us About Real Connection (Robin C.)
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* 🌟 FULL TRANSCRIPTS, FULL AUDIO, AND SHOW NOTES ON THE DIRECT EPISODE PAGE: https://www.wecultivate.world/podcast When we cross borders, we also cross invisible lines — of culture, expectation, and belonging. Robin shares her story of growing up between Italy, Germany, an...
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This isn’t just a podcast about language. It’s about the intersections of language, communication, learning, and culture — and how they shape the way we live, work, and connect. Here you’ll find: ✨ Guest conversations with researchers, creators, and professionals across the globe ✨ Trainer POV episo...
NEW? START HERE
This isn’t just a podcast about language. It’s about the intersections of language, communication, learning, and culture — and how they shape the way we live, work, and connect. Here you’ll find: ✨ Guest conversations with researchers, creators, and professionals across the globe ✨ Trainer POV episo...
EP 22: Phase 1 Roundup + Summer Break Announcement
…🎙️ *WeCultivate: The Pod* 🌟 FULL TRANSCRIPTS, FULL AUDIO, AND SHOW NOTES ON THE DIRECT EPISODE PAGE: https://www.wecultivate.world/podcast In this special roundup episode, I take a moment to pause and reflect on where we’ve been so far — from conversations on identity and intercultural communicat...