Doing a live show while talking about doing a live show is something that Nicole of The Expat Cast podcast and I did last year on Geopats Podcasting. Today and tomorrow we will be hearing from present and then past versions of her (how eerie is this all getting, PA joke intentional Nicole!) about Geopats Podcasting episode 1 that she was a guest on. Today is her reflection about the episode and what has changed in her podcasting life since that conversation last year. And tomorrow, there will be a clip from that original live episode (that we did with the beta Podbean live feature).

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
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2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Learning Mandarin Chinese is difficult when coming from English. But instead of focusing on the difficulties, past Geopats Language podcast Guest, Von, tries to understand his own brain  processing when he tries to grok the new elements of Mandarin. He allows for his time and hard work to pay off. His patience, ah his patience with language learning is something I remember being in awe of when we first chatted 2 years ago and I am even more so now, especially after listening to yesterday's episode on his progress since that first conversation. Here is a clip from Geopats Language from 2018 to give you a taste of what I mean.

Bonus: Von actually recorded 51 minutes of reflections on his first Geopats Language appearance. The full reflection will be in Geopats Language in December 2020. Thanks Von, for being so thoughtful and, well dammit, deep as all hell. It was fun to be in your brain for those 51 minutes!
 
Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

It makes my heart soar when someone I am interviewing quotes a previous guest. This is what happened with then Mandarin Chinese language learner Von and his "brain burn" moment on Geopats Language podcast. So even though Von had a lot more reflections that he sent me for this episode, I am sharing his brain burn rethink in today's episode. It. is. fascinating. Tomorrow we will listen to a clip from the original conversation with Von.

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Yesterday our 1st Guest on Geopats Online, Jo from Life in Breaths, reflected on our conversation from September 2018. In this reflection she focused on the emotions and topics that came out of  in our internet based conversation. Today I'd like to play a clip from that original episode from 2018 where we talk more specifically about social media habits and our onlineness while being an expat. 

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Our first guest on Geopats Online (then called Virtual Expats) in September 2018 was Joanna Czutkowna, Founder of Life in Breaths & I went shopping today. When we first met back then she was very passionate about sustainability within the fashion industry and also about redefining how we view age, beauty and the ability in how we design. Even though we have both moved from China to other places, it's been a joy to watch her projects grow and inspire people online. In today's episode you get to hear from Jo again but recently. She took the time to relisten to our 2 hour and 4 minute episode from 2018 and reflect back on it. What transpires is, yet again, more wisdom and calm that we can all use right about.....now. 

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Sometimes when you focus on a small task you realize that you learn more about your creative process as a whole. This is exactly what is happening to my podcast process during the experimental pressure cooker that is NaPodPoMo this month. Today is a reflection episode on what I am learning this month that will effect the Geopats Podcast Network on a grander scale thanks to this experience.

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Yesterday we heard from Shaun from The Germany Experience about his reflections on the original conversation that we had last year on Geopats Podcasting about his (then) new podcast. Since he shared with us all the changes that he has done to the podcast in the past year, I thought it would be interesting to listen to the beginning of our original conversation where he described his podcast set up and challenges. Kind of like a after AND THEN before.

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Rebranding a podcast is a tough decision to make but Shaun from The Germany Experience did it with grace and charm since we first talked with him in September 2019. Today's episode is his reflection on this change and other thoughts on our conversation from 2019.

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Yesterday we heard from Shannon Martin's thoughts on her Geopats Reflections episode from 2018 about her first year in Shanghai, China. Today, we have a clip from that original interview where Shannon shares her ideas on some things that she loved about China that may seem odd to people who have not been there and general misconceptions that people outside of China may think of the place.

Geopats Podcast Network 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Get 100 Listeners Per Episode Per Day:
Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 30 coffees for the entire month (that's  1 coffee a day): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats

Get ready for a double reflection in today's episode! Repeat Guest from a number of the Geopats Podcast Network podcasts, Shannon Martin, reflects back on her Geopats Reflections episode from June 2018. In that conversation, which you will hear a clip of tomorrow, she read some blog posts from when she first moved to Shanghai, China. Now, in November 2020, Shannon shares her current geographic location (it's changed twice since China!) and her thoughts on that original episode/conversation we had when we were both in Shanghai in 2018.

Geopats 2 goals for November 2020:
1. Copy & paste the below social media post to help! If you are curious about #language, #books, #podcasting or #coffee globally,come test out the Geopats Podcasts during #NaPodPoMo this month.Each day we feature a guest & a clip from the shows. https://stephfuccio.com/napodpomo or #podcastrecommendation #geopats

2. Fundraise 1 coffee a day: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats