Tension of Opposites
Welcome to your very own multilingual podcast (currently: English and Italian). Join me as I use past and present experiences as an excuse to bring around people I’ve met in different places and different languages. This is a space to discuss whatever and whoever shaped our views on the world - all while standing somewhere in the middle. Follow the journey @toopodcast For inquiries: tensionofoppositespodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
Monday Mar 25, 2024
For the seaons of waiting with Charlotte
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Sometimes, the university-to-early-career pipeline is very straightforward. Other times, you're stuck like me in an endless limbo, sending applications into oblivion as months go by and very little feedback is received. Those who get it, get it - and this episode is dedicated especially to you. Join me and today's guest as we discuss the side effects of this waiting period and its unlikely perks. Here's Charlotte.
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
I heart podcasts
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Ever heard talking about podcasts on a podcast? Genius concept, right? In this episode, we (AKA me and myself - literally) discuss the meaning of podcasts, the evolution of the format, and the dystopian direction it may be headed towards as it is increasingly becoming a mainstream business
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Parola chiave: ”scambio” con Adriana
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Inauguriamo il primo episodio non appartente a una serie con Adriana, ex vicina di casa diventata come una zia negli ultimi anni. Parliamo di Roma negli anni, le sue esperienze di vita, e cosa intendiamo per "scambio" nelle interazioni con gli altri.
Friday Feb 17, 2023
”Siamo la generazione Erasmus” con Otto | Erasmus Series
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Chiudiamo la serie in bellezza con il personaggio che si è dovuto sorbire la mia persona ma soprattutto la mia personalità ansiogena alla giovine età di vent'anni. Riflessioni sull'Erasmus, critiche "costruttive" su Roma, e campagne elettorali europeiste... Ascoltare per credere! Vi presento Otto.
Spoiler: nel corso dell'episodio, Octavian usa molte parole inglesi come "spoiler", appunto
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Where it was chasing a cliché - Part 3 | Erasmus Series
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Here’s to the last chapter of my Parisian adventures, adventures being of course a euphemism, but you get the gist. Nothing more to say, you’ve waited long enough: enjoy my second semester, sniffles, and long-winded conclusions
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Where it was chasing a cliché - Part 2 | Erasmus Series
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
My first semester can be easily described as delirious, confusing... Revelatory for sure, but fundamentally uncool. This episode is a love letter to whoever is lost in the very idealistic clichés as well as the very real stress surrounding one of the most fabulous cities on earth.Not really what you think of when you think of Erasmus but that's what we're here for, right? Debunking fantasies one hour at a time
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Where it was chasing a cliché - Part 1 | Erasmus Series
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
We are opening a brand new series today! Continuing our journey through the journeys, our second stop comes about the second year of university. Just as we did last time, it's always interesting to recap: how did we get here? Welcome to my unfailingly confusing beginning to an very well-known exchange program: the Erasmus series.
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Host families, extended families with Jason | HSY Abroad Series
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
As our first series comes to an end, you've listened to my experience as the exchange student, but what about the host families? Join me as I discuss all things year abroad (and the revelations that came along with it) with my first and long-awaited guest: my host dad. Here's Jason.
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Where it all began - Part 4 | HSY Abroad Series
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
We did it! So far I've been doing an episode per phase, but I've decided to come full circle by discussing ALL of it. In this episode I go through Recovery, Adaptation, and everything in between. Spring break, prom, graduation, last goodbyes.. We're closing the HSY Abroad Series, 5 months in one go. Buckle up, friends. This is a big one ✨