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Meat & Poison presents the 6th episode, in which we discuss

the living legend of tennis, Roger Federer, his stunning career, still going strong at 39, his successes and records. We also talk tennis rivalries, homophobia in sports, the clean image of tennis as a sport and even the Sochi Olympics 2014. We manage to weave some greats into the conversation, Tiger Woods, Steffi Graf, Raphael Nadal and Andy Murray to name a few. From the cultural perspective, we discuss the differences between Germany and Switzerland, German humility and dedication, German social market economy vs the more pretectionist Swiss policies of Switzerland and what the word Eidgenosse means there. Don’t miss it!

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Recommendations:

Matt: pre Grand Slam tournaments such as Eastbourne (near Brighton) and Halle (in NRW), both on grass.

Andy: (RF) AO 2017 final against Nadal after a big break, at age 35! / (Place in Switzerland) Interlaken.

We are filming @the.funky.deli in Düsseldorf at www.funkydeli.com

Sources we looked at: France Inter, Encyclopaedia Britannica.

#Podcast #RogerFederer #RF #SteffiGraf #MartinaNavratilova #PeteSampras #RaphaelNadal #NovakDjokovic #AndyMurray #skiresorts #swisswatch #toblerone # Schwiizerdütsch #Schwyzerdütsch #wimbledon #usopen #australianopen #frenchopen #rollandgarros #grandslam #olympicgames #olympics #tigerwoods #ameliemauresmo #gayathletes #culture #germanculture #swissculture # #bescheidenheit #humility #fleiss #fleiß #dedication badenwürtenberg #mercedes #porsche #eidgenosse #expat #expatlife #birthday #episode6 #vogue #americanvogue #vogue73questions #annawintour #gay #lgbt #crossculturalcommunication #culturalmanagement #socialmarket #socialmarketeconomy #sympa #Düsseldorf #Dusseldorf #berlin #Germany #Deutschland #Switzerland #Schweiz #Suisse #Helvetica #CH #interlaken #jungfrau #zurich #zürich #zurigo #geneva #geneve #genf

Meat & Poison presents the 5th episode, in which we are discussing

the French designer and innovator Yves Saint Laurent, his meteoric rise to success, his legacy as a designer, le smoking, his other innovative designs, famous women who came to be associated with the brand YSL and the fact that he was doubly an expat! We also touch upon the democratisation and popularisation of fashion through the introduction of pret-à-porter into the exclusive world of fashion ruled by haute couture, and talk sustainable fashion today. Matt shares his knowlegde of fashion, his impressions of Morocco and Jardin Mjorelle and how he discovered the French yé-yé movement through YSL.  Don’t miss it!

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Recommendations:

Matt: YSL documentary ‘5 avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris’.

Andy: Le Parfum ‘La Nuit de l’Homme’ (not Eau de Parfum!).

We are filming @the.funky.deli in Düsseldorf at www.funkydeli.com

Sources we looked at: BBC Podcast ‘The Forum’, ‘Le Grand Atelier’ on France Inter, Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Meat & Poison presents the 4th episode, in which we are discussing

the American writer and global citizen Ernest Hemingway, his books, career as a journalist, Nobel Prize and his rich expat life. We also talk cultural hubs and whether start-up-rich tech hubs such as Berlin, Paris and the Silicon Valley are where it’s all happening today. Matt shares his experience living in Paris with a great recommendation for tourists and expats living there, we briefly touch on some great English, American, Russian and French literature and even manage to weave Made in Chelsea and German Kneipen into the conversation!

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Recommendations:

(Matt) Book: The Sun also Rises / Place: Paris, Canal St Martin and its surroundings, in 10th arrondissement, with lots of bars and restaurants frequented by locals.

(Andy) Book: A Moveable Feast / Place: Berlin, Tempelfoherfeld, a huge park on the site of the former Tempelhof Airport, built in the 1920s.

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Sources we looked at: Podcast ‘The History of Literature’, Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Meat & Poison presents the 3rd episode, in which we are discussing

the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with cultural themes around Mexico and the commercialization of artists. Matt shares his experience travelling in Mexico, we talk the famous film ‘Frida’ with Salma Hayek, local and national identity and even German beer! Don’t miss it!

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Paintings discussed:

Matt’s favourite: ‘What the Water Gave Me’ aka ‘What I Saw in the Water’ from 1938. Today part of the private collection of Surrealist art collector Daniel Filipacchi.

Andy’s favourite: ‘The Frame’ from 1938. Purchased by the Louvre in 1939, now part of the Collection Centre Pompidou.

‘The Two Fridas’ from 1939. Collection of the Meseum of Modern Art, Mexico.

Recommendations:

‘Frida’, film by Julie Taymor with Salma Hayek as Frida, who was nominated for an Oscar for that performance.

Frida – Tapas Bar in Düsseldorf www.tapasbar-frida.de

We are filming @the.funky.deli in Düsseldorf at www.funkydeli.com

Sources we looked at: ‘In Our Time’ by Radio4, Encyclopaedia Britannica.

#Podcast #FridaKahlo #Mexico #indigenous #culture #expats #expatlife #birthday #episode3 #painting #greatart #20thcenturyart #WhatTheWaterGaveMe #TheFrame #TheTwoFridas #localidentity #nationalidentity #GermanBeer #GermanCulture #Commercialization #crossculturalcommunication #culturalmanagement #SalmaHayek #DiegoRivera #Louvre #CentrePompidou #Düsseldorf #Dusseldorf #Germany #MexicoCity #bisexuality #lgbt #film #Oscars #AcademyAwards

Meat & Poison presents the second episode, in which we are discussing

the French author of the Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, alongside children’s literature, France, our experience living and working there, the French and their polychronic ways (professional term!). Don’t miss it!

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Recommendations:

Andy: Books to revisit – Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by L. Carroll; French place to visit – L’Epicerie in Strasbourg @epicerie.strasbourg

Matt: Book to revisit – Wind and the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Place – www.cafe-de-bretagne.dein Düsseldorf

#Podcast #France #joiedevivre #French #culture #lifestyle #expats #expatlife #birthday #episode2 #TheLittlePrince #Exupery #crossculturalcommunication #culturalmanagement #childrensbooks #kipling #jkrowling #lewiscarroll #kennethgrahame #windinthewillows #terredeshommes #earthwindandfire #junglebook #harrypotter #justsostories #bucolic #Dusseldorf #Germany #Strasbourg

Meat & Poison: The cultural podcast that you’ve been desperately seeking, by Matt and Andy - two friends living as expats in Germany. 

High and low culture; good and bad taste and how different people define it; favourite films, books, music; country cultures, their differences and similarities;  local drinks and foods, and many more talking points that we find fascinatingly interesting and would like to share with you… in high spirits, while having some drinks and some laughs! Each episode will have a theme connected with a famous person, to whom we shall drink on their birthday!; and if you enjoy lively discussions around culture high and low and can tolerate two moderate liberals slightly tipsy expressing their frank opinions about it, you’ve come to the right place.  

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