PhD's, Immunology and Bouldering!

Join me as I chat with this week's guest, Laura Oberbichler.

Laura is a PhD student studying Immunology in Zürich, Switzerland focusing on MS (Multiple Sclerosis). Laura takes us through what it means to study immunology, where she thinks the future of studying MS is going, her love of bouldering and the importance of English in the scientific community.

My chat with Laura was the very first time we had met or spoken and it was an absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to get to know her.

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Animals, Paw Patrol and at Kindergarten! This week's podcast has it all! Today's guest is my 5-year-old son, James.

For a month or so, James has been asking me if he can be on this podcast. So this week we finally made the time!

James takes through his thoughts on why scorpions are cool and why his favourite colour is ‘blue-purple’. He also talks about why it’s my fault he’s tired and why he wants to be a vet!

A lot people ask me how my wife and I raise a child in a German speaking country with an Austrian mother and an Australian father. You will quickly notice that James speaks in a hybrid mix of English and German and at times it can be quite difficult to follow. For those of you who speak German, you’ll notice many German words and sentences mixed right in the middle of his English sentences. It’s not always easy but it's a lot of fun to be around. Most of the time, he seems happily unaware that he speaks two languages and my wife and I happily speak German and English with him and let him respond however he likes. I hope you enjoy :)

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Ireland, Irish and English. This week's guest is one of my best mates, Chris Donohue. Chris lives in Ireland with his Irish wife and children and he takes us through the ins and outs of the fascinating relationship Ireland has with language.

Although Chris was born in Australia, his deep and undying love for Ireland and the Irish culture has resulted in a passion for the Irish language, even though he doesn't speak it. Chris's drive to learn about the language and study it is a wonderful example of how language is more than just a bunch of words.

We hear about Irish in the school system, the attitudes and habits of using Irish amongst native speakers and why Chris the opportunity to immerse himself in the Irish culture, land and people is nothing but an absolute privilege.

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