THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL BRANDING AS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL LANGUAGE TRAINER Are you a language trainer trying to build a business? Richard has essential wisdom to share: Being great at

REMODELING A HOME IN SPAIN: MELISSA’S HONEST ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER IT WAS WORTH IT The dream is seductive: owning a home in Spain, renovating it to your specifications, creating your

WHY RICHARD LOVES MINSK: A LOVE LETTER TO AN UNDERAPPRECIATED CITY When people think about dream cities—places they’d love to live—Minsk, Belarus typically doesn’t make the list. It’s not Paris

PATRIARCHY ON HEAVY ROTATION—MELISSA CALLS OUT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY Ever notice how radio stations won’t play two female artists back-to-back? There’s a reason for that—and Melissa’s calling it what it

Can second marriages work? Richard and Melissa say yes—and they’re sharing their personal stories to prove it.Richard: Almost 2 years into his second marriage after being single for 17 years.

Should presidents be limited to two terms, or should voters decide how long they serve?In this episode, Melissa tackles one of the most provocative constitutional questions in American politics: Could

Celebrities are done lying about their faces. Plastic surgery, once Hollywood’s most poorly kept secret, is now being openly discussed—and sometimes celebrated. But is this transparency actually empowering, or does

Learning Russian is hard. Learning Russian while living in Belarus? That’s a whole different level of complicated.In our newest episode, Richard pulls back the curtain on his ongoing struggle with