Where Are You From? A TCK Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 65: Recongizing Our Differences in a Beautiful Way - BONUS ROUND with Chika Oduah
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this part of the conversation, Chika discusses her shift from mainstream journalism to founding Zikora Media and Arts, an organization aimed at pre...
Ep. 64: Boko Haram, Empathy, and Grace! with Chika Oduah
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chika Oduah was awarded the CNN Multichoice African Journalist Award in 2016 and named Trust Women Journalist of the Year by the Thomson Reuters Found...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 10: I'm Done!!
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final episode of the Building Bridges Unscripted series! Mike pulls back the curtain, giving listeners an inside look at the journey of...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 9: Call the SPCA!!
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can reach out to Mike here: https://sullyworks.com/ Mike gives some life updates for everyone. One ridiculous question has been, "When will your b...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 8: Song Lyrics & Shame
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike is in the middle of his mini-series called Building Bridges Unscripted, where he takes you behind the scenes of writing his book. In this episode...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 7: Fact Checking
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike is discovering how long it takes to weave through his book to make sure it meets the proper criteria he has set to give the 75,000 words continui...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 6: Fears & Confessions
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2:00 Mike is in the throws of finishing his first indie published book and is doing a mini-series titled, Building Bridges Unscripted to bring his aud...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 5: Healing Through Writing
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
3:00 Showing vs. Telling in Writing Your voice and story are worth sharing! Learn how to show, not just tell, to create a deeper impact with your writ...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 4: How to publish your book??!
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mike opens up about the process of writing the book. For those of you curious about its creation or are considering putting together ...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 3: Losing My Religion
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(1:30) Mike breaks down religion in his book. He talks about ‘bad’ religion, the failures he’s witness throughout his lifetime in Christianity. ...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 2: 9/11 & 2Pac Shakur
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2:30 – Mike opens up about his struggle with patriotism and the impact of 9/11. He reflects on his rollercoaster Navy career and his feelings about ...
Building Bridges Unscripted - Ep. 1: Economic Disparity
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike introduces a special series. His book, Building Bridges: Can We Love & Relate in a Polarized World?, will be published very soon. He's taking...
Ep. 63: Don't Suffocate the Child Within! BONUS ROUND with Rajni Ramachandran
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The side saga continues in the Philippines as Mike goes through a mini-repatriation nightmare with some surprising lessons revisited (00:00). Rajni an...
Ep. 62: Two TCK's Hanging Out with Rajni Ramachandran
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every once in a while, Mike will bring on an avid listener to 'hang out' and talk about their TCK experience. Today's guest, Rajni Ramacha...
Ep. 61: Season 3 is Here!! I moved countries .. AGAIN!
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike is baaaack! Back Home, that is. He is in the Philippines with his super family. And back on to do some amazing episodes for Season 3. He updates ...
Ep. 60: 'Tales of a Diplomat's Daughter'. BONUS ROUND! With Marie Suazo
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marie talks about her book, 'Tales of a Diplomat's Daughter, and her passion about mental health. Her podcast 'Talks with a TCK Friend'...
Ep. 59: 'Talks with a TCK Friend!!' With Marie Suazo
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marie Suazo, Filipina by birth, author of Tales of a Diplomat's Daughter is the podcast host of Talks with a TCK Friend. Drop what you are doing a...
Ep. 58: Building Globally Mobile Rockstars!! BONUS ROUND! With Angie Weinberger
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Angie Weinberger is back to talk about her mission and more from her book!! She starts off with her mission and what she’s been accomplishing as a c...
Ep. 57: The Global Mobility Yoda Comes Full Circle. With Angie Weinberger
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Angie Weinberger is a Global Mobility Yoda, Expat Coach, and Author. She’s the Founder and Managing Director of Global People Transitions Ltd., Zuri...
Ep. 56: "Let's Buy a House!" Where??!! BONUS ROUND with Nikki Muller
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Nose Bleeeed! Where are you going to live??" Nikki shares about how her life is going to be pivoting, not only because she is getting marri...
Ep. 55: "You Can't Out Foreigner Me!" with Nikki Muller
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Building Bridges: Can We Love & Relate in a Polarized World? LIVE! ON KICKSTARTER! Click or Cut & Paste: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Ep. 54: The Time is NOW! BONUS ROUND with Amel Derragui
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike's Kickstarter Campaign is LIVE! Copy and paste or click the link! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/building-bridges/building-bridges-can-...
Ep 53: 'It's Not About Being an Expat' with Amel Derragui
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MY KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS LIVE! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/building-bridges/building-bridges-can-we-love-and-relate-in-a-polarized-world?re...
Ep 52: The Pains of 'Success' and Self-Sabotage. BONUS ROUND with Steven Adjei
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coming from the most entrepreneurial continent on the planet, Steven Adjei brought this spirit from his birthplace, Ghana. Overcoming hardships, peopl...
Ep. 51: Assimilate or Go back to London "Where You Came From" With Steven Adjei
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Adjei is an award winning, #1 international best selling author with his book ‘Pay the Price: Creating Ethical Entrepreneurship Through Passi...
Ep. 50: 'Ismail' or 'Ishmael'? Why does it matter? BONUS ROUND with Sherif Ismail
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Sherif cover a lot more ground in this bonus episode. Sherif talks about his Fellowship in Mongolia and his hope to become a global nomad. Mi...
Ep. 49: Overcoming Islamophobia as an American Immigrant with Sherif Ismail
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sherif was born in Saudi Arabia to Egyptian parents, grew up in Egypt and migrated to the U.S. Like Mike's previous guest Claire and himself, Sher...
Ep. 48: Being Korean in Japan. BONUS ROUND with Claire Lee
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yep .. that's right. We have our BONUS round with Claire Lee! We had a tremendous discussion about her working in Japan as a Korean American. So m...
Ep. 47: Being 'Asian' in Asia. Being 'Asian' at Harvard .. with Claire Lee
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Lee is a Fellow, like the host, Mike Sullivan, in the prestigious English Language Program, sponsored by the US Department of State. She is wor...
Ep 46: Wait .. Rejection Can Be Healthy?? BONUS Round with Sarah Siegert
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the BONUS round with Sarah Siegert. They get into the gritty details of successfully and intentionally building legit friendships. The...
Ep. 45: "I just went for it." With Lonliness Expat Coach, Sarah Siegert
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 1 of 2 with Sarah Siegert. Sarah Siegert is an expert friendship coach for expats, and recent speaker at the Expat Women’s Conference. ...
Ep. 44: Where is Your Name .. From? Final Thoughts from Karina Lagarrigue
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are reason why Mike keeps the record button pressed throughout his time with these amazing guests. There might be something that puts the cherry...
Ep. 43: A Cocktail That Makes You YOU! Meta Traits, with Karina Lagarrigue
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Karina Lagarrigue and I talk about sensory processing sensitivity and highly sensitive people. It's in her wheel house for sure a...
Ep. 42: 'The Dance' with Sexologist and Expat Couples Therapist, Karina Lagarrigue
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Karina Lagarrigue graces the podcast in a 3 part series. She is a sexologist and couples therapist, mainly with expats and shares with us her journey ...
Ep. 41: Repatriation Should come with a WARNING Label! With Doreen Cumberford
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Doreen has recently retired and rewired to Mexico but hasn't stopped. She is releasing her third book soon, and it has been amazing having the hos...
Episode 40: BONUS ROUND - The Priceless Junk of an International Life with Dr. Jacob Huff
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus round, Jacob introduces the five milestones of identity construction theory (5:30), which include a sense of stability, belonging, and d...
Episode 39: A Real Unicorn on the Podcast! A Product of Two Worlds with Dr. Jacob Huff.
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jacob Daniel Huff is a TCK researcher and career international school principal who shares with us, his TCK past and research into the world of TC...
Episode 38: Politics in the Philippines with my super Valentina!
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a 'catch his breath' episode as Mike wrangles with the stress of life stacking up on his behalf. This is a recorded episoded f...
Episode 37: 'Talk' .. not 'Just Talk' about Boarding School and Coaching TCK Teen Girls with Andrea Schmitt
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea is a certified teen girls coach who works with primarily 11 to young adult girls of expats in 3 languages. She starts out the podcast by takin...
Episode 36: BONUS ROUND with Dr. Ruth Van Reken. Can We Love & Relate in a Polarized World?
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ruth Van Reken shares why she resonates with Mike's book title .. Building Bridges: Can We Love & Relate in a Polarized World? She also ta...
Episode 35: Dr. Ruth Van Reken takes over my Podcast!!
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ruth Van Reken, co-author of Third Culture Kid: Growing Up Among Worlds, is arguably the biggest pioneer in working out the unique place we TCK...
Episode 34: BONUS ROUND! Are We Prototype Citizens of the Future? with Suwade Pe Than. .
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus round as Su talks about her capstone project design a space of safety and belonging for TCK's. Su gets into the details of her parent's ...
Episode 33: GenZ is Here! From Local Schools to the NYC of Cultures with Suwade Pe Than
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Suwade Pe Than is a 4th-year interior design student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is indeed, at the tail end of GenZ, Mike's fav...
Episode 32: Birthday Bonus Edition. A Chameleon Emerging from a Bag of Skittles - With Megan Norton
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Norton is celebrating a lot these days. Her book Belonging without Borders is celebrating its 1st anniversary. It was her birthday a couple days...
Episode 31: Belonging Without Borders - How Adult Third Culture Kids Can Cultivate a Sense of Belonging w/ Megan Norton
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is Part 1 of t wo Episodes with Megan Norton, author of Belonging Without Borders: How Adult Third Culture Kids Can Cultivate a Sense of Belongin...
Episode 30: An Artistic Antidote for the Uprooted with Camille Deniau
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a particular tree or forest that made you feel at home or reminds you of a part of your mobile life long gone? Camille Deniau uses her art to...
Episode 29: BONUS ROUND with Kanako Suwa - Are We Being the Person We Needed When We were Younger?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the BONUS ROUND, Mike and Kanako discuss inportant issues for educators and parents with kids who are TCK's and/or Queer. Kanako discusses a gr...
Episode 28: A Queer Eye on the Straight Guy. A Conversation w/ Kanako Suwa
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike is delighted to have Kanako Suwa who openly identifies as Queer on his podcast. She is an international educator working in Mike's 'homet...
Episode 27: 'Holding the Fort' in a Multicultural Life w/ Rhoda Bangerter
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rhoda Bangerter is a life coach, author, and podcast host. Her work specializes in working with couples with a traveling partner. She first attempts t...
Episode 26: Ten Super Asian Women Who Shaped History w/ Jia Ling Wang
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike invites fellow Kickstarter non-fiction indie author Jia Ling Wang (a.k.a. Karen Diggs) on to talk about her new book, '10 Super Asian Women W...
Episode 25: My Journey with Guilt and Grief as a US Military Vet
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike monologues a Veteran's Day 'Building Bridges' special and gives a rare peak into key moments in his book, Building Bridges: Can We Lo...
Episode 24: My Sister!! A Theory Busting, Counter-Cultural Phenom with 9 Kids (and a non-TCK spouse).
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike has his sister onboard! What a privilege it was to talk to her on his TCK podcast. They briefly discuss her struggle to adjust as a middle school...
Episode 23: 'Two TCK's Hanging Out' .. with Shelly Wright
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"This meat suit is getting in the way!" Shelly Wright is the master of one liners, and the brain child of my new segment called 'Two TCK...
Episode 22: Making America Even Greater: Final Episode of a Wonderful Trilogy with 3 Children of Immigrants Abi, Lue, and B.
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My co-host Rachel joins me with mutual friends Abi, Lue, and B for the final episode of a thoroughly engaging trilogy. I start off mentioning that my ...
Episode 21: Making American Great Again: Lue, Abi, and B tell their families' immigration story.
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lue joins Abi, B and my cohost Rachel from Episode 13 to talk about how their families made it to the USA. Lue, absent from last episode due to a tran...
Episode 20: BONUS ROUND with Dr. Rachel Cason. Racism, Language Imperialism and other light topics .. :D
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half, Mike gets into some juicy topics in and around Dr. Rachel Cason's book, Incredible Lives and the Courage to Live Them: Thought...
Episode 19: Standing Still, Chameleons .. and the Courage to Tell our Story with Dr. Rachel Cason
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike interviews Dr. Rachel Cason about her new book, Incredible Lives and the Courage to Live Them: Thoughts of a Third Culture Kid Therapist. She exp...
Episode 18: I'm in A' Merica .. Where's my Suitcase, United!!!???
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike apologizes for being late (2:00) with the 18th episode, but glad to be on vacation and getting reacquainted with his parents, and his sister'...
Where are you from?? .. And Other Ridiculous Questions. A TCK Podcast.
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you living or coming from a multi cultural or cross cultural journey in this life? Have you lived abroad for an extended amount of time? Have you ...
Episode 17: Autism .. And Children of the Universe. A Story of Transformation
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Asim talks with Mike about his journey as a father of two sons with Autism. Mike reminds everyone what a TCK is (2:00), and then quickly gets into Asi...
Sweet 16: Feeling at Home in the Philippines. A Conversation with Jen Sullivan
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike is back in the Philippines reunited with his wife Jen and his kids + a super granddaughter. He talks (3:00) about the Philippines becoming home, ...
Episode 15: Sabrina Awdi - A Quintessential Name for a Promising Career.
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sabrina is a Lebanese TCK designing the cover of my book (3:18), publishing later this year. We start off by talking about her quintessential name (2:...
2 + 2 = 22 .. Mike's Conversation w/ Educator and Serial Entrepreneur Benjamin Burg from Poland
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike interviews educator and entrepreneur Benjamin Burg. Mike opens with a long-winded story (3:14) about how he met Ben, while at the same time provi...
Episode 13: The Future of America Looks Bright!! Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month with Rachel, Abi, and B
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first half is a 'get-to-know-you' part where (5:25) Mike shares memories of how he first met B and Abi. Rachael is then formally introduce...
Episode 12: My Wife's "Gay" Husband
17 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Be Patient. Juuust Listen. (5:00) Mike talks about Don't Ask Don't Tell policies in the Navy while he was serving. (7:00) He then describes th...
Episode 11 - Interview with Ntšali from S. Africa, a TCK within her own country.
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ntšali and I talk about her journey from Lesotho, a tiny independent country in the middle of South Africa and the implications of her cross-cultural...
Episode 10: Bilingualism with Yoshito Darmon Shimamori - Author of 'In Search of the Lost Words'
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yoshito tells us a bit about himself and then delves into the unfair expectations of being bilingual. He describes his graphic novel In Search of the ...
Episode 9: Celebrities You May Have Never Heard About ..
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike dives in for another solo round. He first talks about the very exciting line up of interviews coming up on the podcast. He then jumps into talkin...
Episode 8: Coming From Countries No One Wants to Live In.
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike solos it this time and talks about the politically hot topic of immigration. He talks about how peope moving from country to country come from al...
Episode 7: Interview (Part II) with Monique a 4th Generation TCK - Languages and our Nomadic Spirits
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Monique and I talk about language mastery (2:56) and I make my embarrassing admission despite living in 8 countries. We then discuss the nomadic spiri...
Episode 6: Interview (Part I) with Monique a 4th generation TCK from ... I mean .. in the Netherlands.
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Monique answers the difficult question .. Where are you from? We briefly talk about how our paths have crossed a few times in the past. We then transi...
Episode 5: Istanbul .. not Constantinople & Building Bridges
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike talks about his interactions with foreigners in Istanbul and the exciting implications of that. He then segues into talking about building bridge...
Episode 4: Interview (Part II) w/ Gustavo. Blue? Yellow? Green. His Story and Beautiful Analogies of our Weaknesses as a TCK
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our double header, Gustavo discusses the drawbacks of being a TCK. He provides us with one more beautiful analogy with colors to...
Episode 3: Interview (Part I) w/ Gustavo. His Story and Beautiful Analogies of our Super Power as a TCK
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gustavo talks about his upbringing and move to the United States from Ecuador, and then he provides a beautiful description of how that changed his pe...
Episode 2: The Earthquake & The Risk of Relationships that might End
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike talks about his time in Türkiye and the impact the earthquake had on his life. He then pivots to talk about TCK's and their relationship bui...
Episode 1 - What is a TCK? Your Host Tries to Answer the Forbidden Question.
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of the podcast where Mike Sullivan, the host breaks down what a TCK is for those that don't know. He then goes on to att...
Where Are You From? A TCK Podcast (Trailer)
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas