Japan Intercultural Institute

About Japan Intercultural Institute

A podcast that explores the psychological impact of intercultural experiences, informed by the sciences of brain, culture and mind. We look at the personal growth that can come from—travel, working and living abroad, immigrating, learning a foreign language—and the challenges of bridging different cultural worlds.

Publisher

Japan Intercultural Institute

Category

education · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2020

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Episode 73 – Culture and Conflict

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Episode 72 – Human Nature: Radically Cultural

   If you strip away the layers of culture, do you reach a core human nature that’s the same everywhere? In this episode, Joseph Shaules and Ishita Ray argue that the answer is no—human nature is cultural to the core. We learn what the science says and hear the story of Vico Giambattista, one of the first thinkers who explored this idea. We learn that foreign experiences are a powerful way to discover our cultural nature, with personal stories from Sanne Bosma, Torhild Liane Haars Skarnes, Yuto Aki, Jessica Janda and Grasiella Harb.

3. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Episode 71 – (Rerun) Who Needs Intercultural Education?

Who has been a guest on Japan Intercultural Institute

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sanne Bosma
• Emre Seven
• Torhild Liane Harr Skarnes
• Luan Borges de Carvalho
• P. V Satyanarayana Raju

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.