When Home is a Foreign Word
Episodes
Beetles, oceans, and making beauty out of pain with Maria Contreras
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sit down with cinematographers and anthropologist Maria Contreras to discuss the power of contained art forms: poetry, short films,...
Accents, radio, and the blessing of community with Alexandra Mariño
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, radio personality and podcast host Alexandra Mariño and I talk about growing up away from our birth country and how safety helps us ...
Home is a four letter word
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode I reflect on words: the good, the bad, and the cathartic. But especially the bad. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Help me keep the s...
Coffins, Punk Rock, and the beauty of broken places with Richard McColl
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard McColl shares many tales of a life led in pursuit of adventure, and we talk about journalism, storytelling, showing up in service of others an...
Pain, resilience, and feeling foreign in your own body with Pilar Alvarez Velez
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Season One, I interview my sister and we talk about moving around as kids, losing our mom earlier this year and dealing with w...
Painting, paperwork, and embracing what makes you different with Yamile Tafur Ríos
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, artist Yamile Tafur talks about art as a means to narrating our journeys both physical and emotional, and how the passage of time sho...
Rattling windows, big dreams, and chaotic gardens with Manuela Arboleda
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Manuela Arboleda and I explore what it means to be Colombian and not at the same time, how porous national and cultural identity trul...
Dancing, belonging, and a love letter to Bogotá with Mónica Ramírez Hartmann
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mónica Ramírez Hartmann share her story about having to convince people to invest Colombia for a living, and how that job made her fall in love with...
Engines, spread sheets, and staying calm in the face of a storm with Mauricio Gomez
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mauricio Gómez Weiss shares the emotional story being kidnapped and escaping only to be met with cynicism and disbelief. We talk about the decision t...
Backpacking, Cheerios, and the ultimate floral tribute with Heidi Ayarbe
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to YA author Heidi Ayarbe about writing, embodying places and cultures, the importance of community, the harsh reality of livi...
Misfits, nerds, and finding the beauty in wreckage with Ana Garcia
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I dive into the fascinating world of reinsurance and ship wrecks as Ana García tells me all about her life in the most expensive city...
Family, flexibility, and swiping right with Andrea Giraldo
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Andrea Giraldo about flexibility of body and mind and we reminisce about our childhoods playing Barbies and writing in our d...
Love, Adrenaline, and Risks Worth Taking with Santiago LaVerde
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Santiago LaVerde is a preppy lawyer turned speed junkie who gained a whole new lease on life, love, and what it takes to show the world what you're re...
Love, adrenaline, and risks worth taking with Santiago LaVerde
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I sit down with Santiago LaVerde, a daredevil lawyer who left the manicured path laid out for him by his parents and carved a new o...
Sports, skulls, and creative peanut butter with Juana Henao
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Juana Henao Llaña, an ambitious and driven young athlete who kicked the doors open for herself and her brothers by playing ...
Clowns, cakes, and a taste of home with Maria Cano
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You will take clowning around very seriously after listening to Maria Cano tell me all about her arduous journey from actress to clown to cake mamma, ...
Curiosity, music, and beachy vibes with Dereek Maneiro Vargas
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to meet the chillest math teacher ever as I talk to Dereek Maneiro about being a self taught guitarist. getting in trouble for caring too mu...
Pizza, gin, and finding your beat with Vincent Pollard
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Vincent Pollard, a Brit with an ear for music, a taste for cocktails and an eye for metaphor fueled by gypsy blood and passi...
Language, art, and stained glass windows with Ysabella Hincapie
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sit down with one of my mother’s oldest friends, Ysabella Hincapie-Gara, and we share a many laughs and a couple of tears as she r...
Movement, faith, and plátano wisdom with Hector Marin
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my bestie Hector David Marin Rodas takes us on a journey through Granada while he shares his philosophy how movement and body are veh...
Education, art, and the weight of legacy with Constanza Leal
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sit down with Constanza Leal Melo, an educator and online content creator living in what she calls La Inglaterra Profunda, Deepest E...
Pilot: Food, family, and where we belong
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the pilot episode, you get to meet the pilot, i.e. me! I introduce myself, tell you a little about my own experiences as a migrant and nomad, what ...