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This week's episode is a mixed bag. Pat and Mike talk about how the Danish political party, Liberal Alliance wants to test whether you think like a Dane before you can become a Danish citizen. They believe being vetted by the Danish intelligence services PET is a possible solution. Then the pair go on to vilify The Royal Family after the revelation that they profit from the British National Health Service, schools and the military adding yet more fuel to the fire of just how much good does The Royal Family do for Britain? Finally, the American election and the racist, incendiary remarks at Trump's NYC rally last weekend are touched on.
Oh, and Mike sticks the boot into Joe Rogan after he publicly endorsed Trump, four years after endorsing Bernie Sanders.
Enjoy!
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This episode was mixed and edited by Pat Garratt
Music by Mike Bowden
Episode art by Pat Garratt
Royal estates 'receive millions from public bodies and charities'https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4l1lzv2nro
LA vil kun give statsborgerskab til personer med de rette værdierhttps://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/danmark/la-vil-kun-give-statsborgerskab-til-personer-med-de-rette-vaerdier
Trump headlines Madison Square Garden rally after vulgar, racist remarks from allieshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-kick-off-final-week-campaign-with-madison-square-garden-rally-2024-10-27/
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In The Forrin Podcast Season 2 Episode 7, Pat and Mike discuss how the way we refer to others not only affects the way we perceive them and their status in society, but can also result in political legislation. They start by referring to an article (linked below) that discusses the use of the term migrant in US politics by both the Republicans and now the Democrats, how its usage only serves to slowly dehumanise the groups in which it refers, and how such rhetoric has ultimately led to Donald Trump's campaign promise of reinstating The Alien Enemies Act of 1798...
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This episode was mixed and edited by Mike Bowden
Music by Mike Bowden
Episode art by Pat Garratt
You Should Stop Calling Immigrants “Migrants”
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/immigrants-migrants-language-harris-trump/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
Migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants: What’s the difference?
https://www.rescue.org/article/migrants-asylum-seekers-refugees-and-immigrants-whats-difference
Trump Wants To Use This 18th Century Law To Deport Undocumented Immigrants
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/16/trump-wants-to-use-this-18th-century-law-to-deport-undocumented-immigrants/
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Should The England National Team have appointed a foreign manager? Does nationality matter...at all? The Daily Mail thinks so, and, uncomfortably, Mike thinks so too. However, we hasten to add, for entirely different reasons. This week Mike tries to convince a very sceptic Pat, that it does actually matter. Well to him, at least. Listen as Mike makes his case and Pat shoots him down at every turn!
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This episode was mixed and edited by Pat Garratt.
Music by Mike Bowden
Episode art by Pat Garratt
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Guess who's back? The Forrin Podcast is. Pat and Mike are. This time, it's personal etc. In short, the guys talk about being unemployed in Denmark and France and the hoops you have to jump through in order to get any kind of support from the government. Also, Pat's job situation is discussed and Mike's tells a tale of what his grandad thinks about unemployment benefits.
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This episode was mixed and edited by Mike Bowden.
Music by Mike Bowden
Episode art by Pat Garratt
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America. Mike went there. In this, the fourth episode of the second season, listen to Pat and Mike talk about their experiences in Minnesota, Los Angeles and more. Want to know what it's like to go to a MAGA shop? Mike did it and literally bought the t-shirt. As a bonus, listen to Mike uncover the deleted verse of the British national anthem than calls for the crushing of the Scots.
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This episode was mixed and edited by Patrick Garratt.
Music by Mike Bowden
Episode art by Pat Garratt
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In this, the third episode of Forrin's second season, as promised in S2 E2, Pat and Mike talk the peculiarities of the English and French national anthems, what they actually say, and how, if it all, they actually reflect a sense of culture and/or togetherness in the UK, France and Denmark. That could've probably have been two or even three sentences but I wanted to see how far I could push it.
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This episode was mixed and edited by Mike Bowden.
Music by Mike Bowden
Episode art by Pat Garratt
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In the second episode of Forrin's second season, Mike talks about his lifelong love of football and his relationship with the England's national side. He talks with Pat about how his link to the team has changed since he moved to Denmark 25 years ago, and this episode ends with a promise to look into the peculiarities of the English and French national anthems.
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The boys are back!
After a slightly extended summer break - as is their wont - Pat and Mike talk about, well, what they did on their holidays.
Pat reminisces about the zombie apocalypse he experienced in England whilst Mike became everything he hated whilst in Barcelona. In short, they had a blast!
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This episode was produced and edited by Mike Bowden
Music by Mike Bowden
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In this, the last episode before the summer break, Pat and Mike - well, mostly Mike - talk about trying to hide their nationality when holidaying abroad. It's a complex issue, which takes Mike almost the episode to get to the bottom of just why he does it. Pat chips in with a few pointers, and together they reach the conclusion that it's a language thing.
Seriously, you'll have to listen to find out what on earth we're talking about!
Also, while you’re here, don't forget to follow the guys on Instagram and Facebook. You can email the boys at [email protected].
We'll be back in Monday, 5th of August.
This episode was produced and edited by Mike Bowden
Music by Mike Bowden
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Mike and Pat talk about conscription in this latest episode of The Forrin Podcast. Mike's facing the real prospect of one of his four children being called up for military service in Denmark, where the length of conscription had just been lengthened from four to 11 months. The British Prime Minister this week announced that a form of national service will be reinstated in the UK if the Conservatives win the election this year.
Pat talks about his experiences in the army cadets in Wales and gives a quick history of conscription in France, including details of current youth service schemes.
And here's the link from the discussion about levels of absolute poverty in the UK.
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Welcome back to the 16th episode of Forrin.
This week, Pat and Mike consider how living in another country has affected their relationship with their family. As Mike's parents are divorced, he feels that perhaps he feels even more estranged from his parents. Whereas Pat still feels close to his family.
Pat opens up about how the death of his father affected him as he received the news while he was several hundred miles from his homeland, and the pair discuss how they feel about their parents getting old.
So without further ado, get your AirPods in, or your headphones on, or, turn up the volume on your stereo and take a trip in to the land of foreignness.
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This episode was produced and edited by Mike Bowden
Music by Mike Bowden
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Welcome to the 15th episode of Forrin.
In this episode Pat and Mike talk about the things they miss, and really don’t miss, from live in the UK.
If you take a quick glance at the episode title and image, it’ll give you a clue as to some of things they get their teeth into!
So without further ado, get your AirPods in, or your headphones on, or, turn up the volume on your stereo and take a trip in to the land of foreignness.
Also, while you’re here, don't forget to follow the guys on Instagram and Facebook. You can email the boys at [email protected]
This episode was produced and edited by Patrick Garratt.
Music by Mike Bowden
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This episode sees Pat and Mike tackle the new-Nike-flag-on-the-England-kit controversy! Mike gets told on Facebook about the sacrifice made for the St. George's cross...Big Lebowski style!
The pair go on to talk about the history of the 'Dannebrog' and the 'Tricolour' and how the French and the Danes would feel if their flag on their football team's shirt was changed as a result.
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This episode was produced and edited by Mike Bowden.
Music by Mike Bowden
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In this week's episode, Pat and Mike answer listener Rasmus' question about the school systems in the UK/DK and France. They talk about pedagogy - or the lack thereof - in school when they were young, and how much has changed since the 80s and early 90s when they went to school.
They also touch upon the last survey showing that Denmark is the second happiest country in the world, whereas France doesn't even make the top 20. Pat muses on why that might be.
Don't hesitate to contact us with your questions and comments at [email protected], or via our instagram, @forrinpodcast.
This week's episode was produced and edited by Patrick Garratt.
Music by Mike Bowden
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Unfortunately, due to technical issues beyond our control, there is no pod this week. Back in a couple of weeks!
Pat and Mike
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Mike and Pat, two men from England who now live in Denmark and France respectively, continue to talk about issues related to foreigners an foreignness. Here they discuss an email from Pat's mum about whether or not they feel a sense of cultural identity. Mike does, Pat doesn't.
In this hour-long episode, the pair explore the concept of cultural identity, how it can be confused with national identity, what it means to Mike to come from London and methods of buying tea.
Next episode the subject will be the Danish and the French education systems and how they differ from their British equivalent. Don't forget to follow on Instagram and Facebook. Watch Pat and Mike talking on YouTube.
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Episode 11 of Forrin answers a listener's question that reads, "Do you find that there are situations where you prefer one language over another? Does one language support one part of your personality better than the other? Do you feel more confident expressing certain ideas in one language over another?"
With that as a starting point, the pair discuss how French and Danish can both heighten and hamper their every day experiences. For example, Pat talks about how, in French, the pronoun "you" can be both informal and formal, and the varying complexities of when to use which and with whom. Mike recounts meetings at work where his relatively limited Danish can come across as confrontational and not be a fair reflection of what he was trying to convey. To much hilarity of everyone (including Pat!)
The first 30 mins of this episode can be viewed on YouTube! More video content to come in the future!
Next week, the idea of cultural and national identity will be discussed. Don't hesitate to contact us with your questions and comments at [email protected], or via our instagram, @forrinpodcast.
This week's episode was produced and edited by Patrick Garratt.
Music by Mike Bowden.
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Hello and welcome back to the Forrin podcast extra! This week, we’ve interviewed a good colleague of mine, Nerrma Dedic Palomino Aedo. It’s a fascinating interview about how she travelled to Denmark in the early 90s at just 8 years old and how she became the woman she is today. I feel her story is fascinating, relevant and important. Not only in terms of integration, but also her strength, mindset and outlook are all in many ways inspirational regardless of cultural and notional background.
When we do these interviews we’re at the mercy of the location that we find ourselves in, and that can affect the audio quality. We have, as always, done our utmost to give you the best sound quality possible.
So I urge you to sit back, grab a coffee, and have a listen.
Produced and edited by Mike Bowden.
Music by Mike Bowden.
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Forrin turns 10! In this episode, Mike and Pat reply to emails on anarchism, passports, Marine le Pen (again) and the new French immigration laws before chatting about the subject of work in Denmark and France. They touch on unionism, work contracts and working culture, before turning to their favourite topic (education) and the state of play regarding the university and college systems in their respective adopted countries.
Also, a couple of FYIs. Firstly, this is the first episode to be filmed. Mike worked on the edit all weekend, so be sure to check it out on YouTube. Also, Mike interviewed a Bosnian colleague at work last week, so the second episode of Forrin Extra will be published next Monday, February 12. Don’t miss it!
References from this episode:
France brings in stricter French language requirements for foreigners (thelocal.fr)"What Is an Apparatus?" and Other Essays (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)Ni Dieu, ni Maître (Nouvelle éd. en 1 vol.) (Poches essais): Anthologie de l'anarchismeThe Philosophy Of Social Ecology: Essays on Dialectical NaturalismHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In the 9th Episode of Forrin, Pat and Mike talk about the French and Danish naturalization process and discuss why Pat wants to attain French nationality and thereby a French passport, and Mike’s reasons for not wanting to under the current regulations.
In the process, they briefly touch upon their old friend Marine LePen, the encroachment of the far right in Germany, the concept of anarchism and the repercussions of Brexit. It’s a wild ride.
Enjoy. 😊
This episode is edited by Patrick Garratt.
Music by Mike Bowden
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