Expats Listen Podcast
Episodes
What we gave up for the expat life
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New. More. Different. Expat life is full of excitement, growth and discovery. But what happens when we say goodbye to the life we used to have? We mig...
Thanksgiving
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you fall in love with a holiday you weren't born celebrating. When Ryan, a South African, started dating Liz, an American, she shared he...
Opening the Expat Pandora's Box
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What you don't know can't hurt you, right? Well, when you think about moving to another place, and especially when you actually make a move, y...
Expat & Immigrant Guilt
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you move abroad, you are going to feel guilty. For what you left, for who you left, for what you’re choosing and what you aren’t choosing, fo...
Expats Everywhere: Interview with Josh & Kalie
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Josh & Kalie of Expats Everywhere, we discuss the differences between travel in our early 20’s versus our 30’s, thei...
Portuguese immigration laws stirring up big feelings
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just passed in Portuguese Parliament, the path for us expats and immigrants toward citizenship in Portugal is changing. Some people are fed up with ho...
Portugal versus the United Kingdom
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off of a trip to the UK, we find ourselves asking, "Could we live there?". So we take a look at some different categories: food, accom...
Expat Personas
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meticulous overplanners, those who throw caution to the wind and come with a dream, lovers reuniting with their loves, career chasers, where do you fi...
Medical Emergencies Abroad
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An appendix removal in Northern Ireland, a heart attack in Portugal, kidney stones in Australia. You never think a medical emergency will happen to yo...
Liz hates the Portuguese post office.
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are things that you know will be difficult about life abroad- being far from family and friends, language barriers, work, finding friends, visa ...
Happy surprises in Portugal
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard the things we struggle with on "Don't move to Portugal unless..." (And if you haven't, go listen to that episode!) ...
What is "home"?
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is home, really? As an expat, this answer can be so complicated. If I say that home is where I live now, am I abandoning where I came from? If I ...
(Some of) Our biggest expat mistakes
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody makes mistakes, but sometimes when you move abroad, what you don't know can cost you dearly. Ryan and Liz share some of the biggest expat mi...
What are you running away from?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A loaded question! But one that you should ask yourself, whether or not other people ask you.Moving away from a good job and “on the right track” ...
Visit home or go on vacation?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you live abroad, how do you balance your vacation days? You want to visit your friends and family but you also want to rest or explore somewhere ...
Moving to London with a single pair of shorts: Interview with Ryan Brock
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expats Listen is thrilled to announce our first interview! We are joined by another South African named Ryan, but with a very different story. After a...
Don't move to Portugal unless......
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking of making the move to Portugal? You're not alone! So many folks have recently made the move or are planning it now. Stop reading articles...
Are you an expat or an immigrant?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We know these can be loaded words! Ryan and Liz talk through what it means to be an expat, and what it means to be an immigrant, both in theory and in...
We met in an airport.
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Ryan and Liz met in an airport. Yep, really. Hear the whole story of how we met in the airport in Muscat, Oman. A listener question is answered ...
Welcome to Expats Listen!
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our first episode! Meet hosts Ryan 🙋🏾♂️🇿🇦 and Liz 💁🏼♀️🇺🇸 and see what we have in store for this podcast, a place...