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35. The Healer
'What caught my eye' - The mystifying art theft, the right to free poop, teaching from the trenches, and the cosmic sausage.
Interview - Kara Stutzman of Dancing Goose Therapeutics talks about the healing powers of Jin Shin Jyutsu, and how it can help with everything from preventing Alzheimer's to removing a wart!
'English Guru' - some expressions from when things haven't turned out so well...
34. The Export Expert
'What caught my eye' - Should car insurance cover STD? Should you have the right not to celebrate your birthday at work? Should motoboys be registered? Does taxing online betting make it legal?
Interview - Juliana Kitz talks about being a solitary female doing business in Angola, the difficulties of exporting dairy products and some cultural differences with foreign executives.
'English Guru' - Pesky prefixes, and how they can turn things back on you.
33. Battling the Bottle
'What caught my eye' - The world faces hunger, Brazilian’s face abuse, Bolsonaro faces embarrassing questions involving Viagra, and the space tourism industry faces a race to build the first hotel in space.
Interview - Sean Hill talks about getting off his face, facing up to reality, and facing down the demon drink.
'English Guru' - but for my last drink, I would have been fine! Unusual 3rd conditional 'if clauses'.
32. Games & Guns
'What caught my eye' - Brazilian hired guns hit Ukraine, American guns flood Mexico, and a croc guns it along Barra de Tijuca - perhaps looking for some potato perfume!
Interview - In part II of his recent interview, Brent McCray talks about the link between guns and games, and some big cultural differences for gringos doing business in Brazil.
'English Guru' - the perils of parallel structure.
31. The Travel Junkie
'What caught my eye' - Truck traumas, medical nightmares, amateur spies and Senegalese delight.
Interview - journalist and travel writer Marcelle Ribeiro shares some do's and dont's for those wanting to explore the world.
'English Guru' - the difference between 'lose' and 'miss'. Don't miss it!
30. Playing Games
'What caught my eye' - Guardians of the forest, dating scams, the LA Pokémon Department and gambling in Brazil.
Interview - gaming industry expert Brent McCray talks about how gaming is taking off in Brazil and the dangers of playing games with your fiancée!
'English Guru' - the most incorrectly spelled word in the English language!
29. The Man from Venezuela
'What caught my eye' - The Prince formerly known as HRH, the Prince under fire in BH, the Queen of trades, a cow’s best friend and 3 things you probably didn’t know about pot.
Interview - Leman Balsa talks the price of chickens and what it’s like to make the move from Venezuela to Brazil.
'English Guru' - when to get "hyphenized" - to hyphen or not to hyphen.
28. The Venture Capitalist
'What caught my eye' - Teaching fish to drive...and men to behave...and aliens not to invade, while Carnival takes aim at the politicians.
Interview - Venture Capitalist Estevão Mestres tells us what’s hot in the world of Private Equity.
'English Guru' - some listeners questions, including the best places to practice your listening.
27. The Athlete
'What caught my eye' - Taxi’s fly, cachaça sales, cows go potty, and an artist takes the proverbial.
Interview - Elite water polo player, Cristiana Pinciroli tells us what it's like to take on those bigger than you.
'English Guru' - everyday adverbs - they're only fairly interesting.
26. Conspiracy Theory
'What caught my eye' - A Brazilian giant, a highly split personality, crop crises and a mishap of Biblical proportions.
Interview - Special Agent P joins us to discuss his take on some of the more popular conspiracy theories.
'English Guru' - vocabulary - describing skin color
25. Pregnant in Sport
'What caught my eye' - Brazilian concessions, Covid Bees, Known gnomes, Belgian rock controversy, and the Afghan troop pullout.
Interview - Rafaela Paiva shares new developments about professional athletes and sponsorship contracts.
'English Guru' - romantic expressions ahead of 'Dia dos Namorados'
24. BLM in Brazil
'What caught my eye' - Lula is freed, the non-news feed, a rare Mars deed, and the world's deadliest cheese!
Interview – Shawn Moss joins us all the way from Washington D.C. to talk about doing business in Brazil, the BLM movement, and being a black gringo in Brazil.
'English Guru' – common mistakes with pronouns.
23. Brazilians Abroad - Genoa
'What caught my eye' - covid concerns, a lockdown love story, a savvy centenarian, and the top 5 most dangerous cosmetic procedures.
Interview – Gustavo Duarte shares his experiences of adapting to Italy, surviving lockdown and learning Italian the hard way.
'English Guru' – sorting your sheep chips from your cheap ships.
22. The Entrepreneur
'What caught my eye' - cosmetic death, incitement to eat, happy hippos and when NOT to trust your mom.
Interview - Lucio Vargas describes some of the challenges of starting a new business in the competitive world of online finance, and discusses some of the complexities Brazilians face when dealing with foreigners.
'English Guru' - unwanted speaking prepositions
21. The Economist II
'What caught my eye' - Wall Street bets large as the Dutch beef up in Brazil. Plus - Jenkem bunkum and What's in a Name? - Part II.
Interview - Tales Rabelo returns to discuss pandemic winners and losers and where to invest in 2021.
'English Guru' - transition expressions
20. Common English Errors
'What caught my eye' - Brazilian wine guzzling, plus the hazards of injecting fungi and of enjoying fun cake designs.
Common English Errors - Jay and Gee discuss mistakes they 'here' everyday.
Humor - can you understand these terrible English jokes?
19. The Conscientious Investor
'What caught my eye' - vaccine hopes and fears, currency concerns, and what's in a name? Plus Miss Elle tells us why she likes Christmas.
Interview - Pedro Vilela talks about his decision to step out of management consulting and launch his own venture capital impact investment business.
'English Guru' - rather v instead
18. The Rocker
'What caught my eye' - more robberies, more reasons to rob, toilet humor and a woman's right to touch.
Interview - São Paulo's favourite rocker, Silvio Lopes tells us what not to do on stage and what he has for breakfast
'English Guru' - each v every
17. Brazilians Abroad - Auckland
'What caught my eye' - a pricey pigeon, a praised physician, a perplexed pontiff and visa renewal problems.
Brazilians Abroad - Leonardo Magri talks about the importance of minding your Ps and Qs in New Zealand.
'English Guru' - getting to grips with 'get'
16. Women in Business
'What caught my eye' - Zombie therapy, mystery meat, a president under friendly fire and the world's longest song.
Women in Business - Rafaela Leitão, Viviane Ângelo and Sandra Gioffi talk about what it takes to be a leader, and how it's different for girls.
'English Guru' - unraveling the mysteries of the Present Perfect
15. The Warbler
'What caught my eye' - Amazon saviors, gilded specs, calcified penis, budgetry sadness and an update on footballers gone bad.
Interview - Singer-songwriter Haikaa talks about being a "3rd culture kid", multiculturism, the challenges of launching new content in a digital age, and her latest projects.
'English Guru' - common expressions using body parts.
14. The Boozy Exec
'What caught my eye' - Alien invaders, another record breaker, coronavirus boate protocol and when not to put your finger in the pie...
Interview - Global IT executive, Ana Rizzo talks about what it's like to be a female at the top of a leading multinational.
'English Guru' - dealing with modals...
13. Brazilians Abroad - London
'What caught my eye' - Record-breakers at 11 and 100, Belgian potato pride, and some unlikely NFL bandits
Brazilian's Abroad - Rodrigo and Roberta Canepari describe what it's like to be a Brazilian in London....
'English Guru' - getting to grips with prefixes
12. Pandemonium - Going Viral
Jay & Gee check-in for an update on surviving the corona-virus with some of the whackier pandemic news items.
Special Guest Elle makes her debut and explains how five-year-olds fill their time during lockdown.
11. Brazilians Abroad - Toronto
'What caught my eye' - a footballer takes a dive, a werewolf takes to the sky, a road takes a wrong turn, and a hyena accepts an unusual job.
Brazilian's Abroad - Vinicius Xavier describes learning to live with the cold of Canada's east coast
'English Guru' - lost in translation - a Google tip put to the test
10. The Headhunter
'What caught my eye' - the Carnival buzz, property prices and an Indian murder mystery
Interview - executive search consultant Renata Vasconcelos talks about what she looks for in a CEO
'English Guru' - some tricky transitive and intransitive verbs
9. Cultural Differences
'What caught my eye' - Airline etiquette, equality for men, hawking haggis and more deadly beer.
Cultural Differences - Jay & Gee discuss some of the quirks of living in Brazil.
'English Guru' - UK v USA vocabulary - some common terms compared
8. The Fiddler
'What caught my eye' - Mexican beer virus, a prison break and a Duke incommoded
Interview - violinist Peter Harris discusses playing Bluegrass in São Paulo and how not to order paçoca!
'English Guru' - so v such, and prepositions of time
7. The Economist
'What caught my eye' - Airport rankings, mystery mogul, Rapunzel Syndrome and more dung
Interview - economist Tales Rabelo answers the questions we've been dying to ask
'English Guru' - a versus an, and hope versus wish
6. The Style Counsel
'What caught my eye' - speeds traps and banana skins, plus a Brazilian expression explained
Interview - personal stylist Carlos Marinho talks about the difference between fashion and style
'English Guru' - tricky plurals and pronouncing that terrible 'th'
5. Brazilian Expressions II
'What caught my eye' - Neo visits Mogi, Jay visits Colorado, the Selic slides and the British vote
'Dar uma bronca' - Brazilian Expressions II and their US/UK equivalents
'English Guru' - silent but deadly (words with silent letters)
4. Wunderlust
'What caught my eye' - Leo the Arsonist, crypto-criminals and elephant dung!
Interview - lawyer Pablo Jacinto talks about jacking it all in and travelling the world
'English Guru' - the subject-verb agreement face-off!
3. US Film School
'What caught my eye' - Uber woes and visa joy
Interview - Luiza Simon discusses what it's like to go to Film School in the USA
'English Guru' - pronouncing 'call' and spot the non-countable noun
2. Brazilian Expressions!
'What caught my eye' - STF ruling, legalized weed, dodgy cachaça and dying on the job!'
'Pra inglês ver' - Brazilian expressions and their US/UK equivalents
'English Guru' - spelling 'perceive' and 'make v do'
1. Why We Are Here
'What caught my eye' - Trump, Route 66, bank robbers, Brexit and dengue!
'Why we are here' - who are hosts Jay and Gee and how did they end up in São Paulo?
'English Guru' - pronouncing 'world' and '14 v 40'
Podcast soundtrack
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