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Rooted & Routed is a podcast built on human stories and lived experience from lives shaped by global mobility.
Hosted by Sabiya Pathan Withoeck, the podcast explores identity, belonging, and the real human impact of living between cultures, countries, and systems.
Through thoughtful, unfiltered conversations, Rooted & Routed brings forward voices shaped by cross-border lives, including expats, returnees, diplomats, leaders, founders, educators, parents, and third-culture individuals.
This is not a podcast about relocation checklists or surface-level expat stories. It is a space for real conversations that help listeners make sense of what global lives demand — emotionally, structurally, and personally, and what they quietly produce in return: empathy, adaptability, judgment, and perspective.
Across episodes, the podcast examines lived experience alongside the systems and ecosystems that surround global mobility; from work, education, and leadership to policy, culture, and family life, without losing the human lens.
Rooted & Routed is for anyone navigating life between worlds, and for those building, leading, or supporting global mobility ecosystems who want a deeper understanding grounded in real lives, not abstractions.
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The Expat Feels Home. The Local Feels Foreign | DIETER WITHOECK | #Belgium #India
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May 27, 2026 |
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Performed Authenticity, Brave Brands & Starting Over | KETAKI TANAJI GOLATKAR, GOOD DAY PR | Pt 2
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May 10, 2026 |
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Indo-German DIPLOMACY to Pro KABADDI to ICC: KETAKI TANAJI GOLATKAR on Building Her Own GOOD DAY PR
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May 03, 2026 |
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From Expat to Repat — What Nobody Tells You | MARIE TRUCHASSOU | Rooted and Routed S3 E2 Part 2
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Inside the Human Side of Expat Assignments in India, with MARIE TRUCHASSOU | Part 1
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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What 4 Countries Taught One Expat Spouse About Identity and Home: RIKA BOUFFE
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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IT'S A WRAP | RECAP OF SEASON 2 | ROOTED AND ROUTED PODCAST
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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CARLOS RUANO: What Happens After the Service? Quiet Truths from a Diplomat’s Life.
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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CARLOS RUANO : Working at WORLD BANK, UN, GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA & UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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What Strength Training Taught Me About Leadership – BINDI BASAN’s Story
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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BINDI BASAN: The Leadership Advantage They Don’t Teach in Business School
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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How SARAH OLIVIERS Is Reinventing EQUESTRIAN CONSULTING From BELGIUM
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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From HORSEBACK in INDIA to Consulting in BELGIUM: SARAH’s Equestrian Path
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Threads of Belonging: JOANNA DUKKIPATI on Food, Language & Leadership
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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JOANNA DUKKIPATI: The STORY Gatherer from MUMBAI to CORK
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The GRIND Behind the GLORY | CHRISTIAN HUBER on What Young Chefs Get Wrong P2
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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From Italy to India: CHRISTIAN HUBER on Culinary Identity and Adaptation
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Summie Yeung’s Path to Empowering Immigrants and TCKs (Third Culture Kids) | Part 2
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Not Quite British, Not Quite Hong Konger: Redefining Identity with SUMMIE YEUNG
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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One Year In: The Power of Storytelling Across Borders | 1st Year Completion
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Understanding DIPLOMATIC Spouses Through a BOURDIEUSIAN Lens: A Conversation with ANNA SKOROBOGATOWA
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Between Cultures and Continents: What It Means to Be a Diplomatic Spouse - Anna Skorobogatowa
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Trust But Verify: ARNAUD LUC on Parenting, Gen AI & Truth in Tech
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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From FRANCE to BOSTON : ARNAUD LUCAS on Identity, LEADERSHIP & Life in TECH
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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From Norway to India: An Expat Leader - JAN THOMAS LERSTEIN's Journey of Belonging and Inclusion
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May 31, 2025 |
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Authenticity at WORK Isn’t OPTIONAL Anymore | LESSONS from MIMI NICKLIN | S2E1 | Part 2
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May 30, 2025 |
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From EXPAT to EMPATHY Expert: The 20 Year Journey of MIMI NICKLIN | S2E1 | Part 1
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May 16, 2025 |
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LANDRY TCHAPDA: Why Financial Literacy and Soft Skills Should Be Part of Every Child’s Education
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Celebrating India: Special Republic Day Compilation
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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LEADING Across CONTINENTS: LANDRY TCHAPDA on GROWTH, RESILIENCE & PURPOSE
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Raising Kids to Give Back: Volunteering as an Expat Family in India | JOSH BOYLES - Part 2
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Rock Climbing, Culture & Time: An American Expat's Life in Pune | JOSH BOYLES - Part 1
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Year End REWIND Episode | ROOTED AND ROUTED PODCAST | HIGHLIGHTS of 2024
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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CHRISTMAS Special Episode: HIGHLIGHTS of Rooted and Routed PODCAST 2024
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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"Digital VOMAD": How One Voice Actor Turned the World Into His Office | PAVI LUSTIG - Part 2
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Voicing Apple, Netflix & BMW From a Hotel Room: A Digital Nomad's Craft | PAVI LUSTIG - Part 1
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Coming Back From a Career Break: What No One Prepares You For | REBECCA THOMAS - Part 2
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Why She Quit at the Top: An 8-Month Sabbatical & What Came Next | REBECCA THOMAS - Part 1
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Why I Volunteered Abroad: An Expat Spouse's Work in Rural India | LOU HENDERSON - Part 2
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Moving Abroad at 50: Finding Purpose as an Expat Spouse in India | LOU HENDERSON - Part 1
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Bridging the Gap: Serving Expat and Local Tastes in INDIA | API MIRPURI | Part 2
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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How a Global Citizen Built Pune's First Gourmet Food Store | API MIRPURI - Part 1
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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From Immigration Lawyer to Travel Coach: An Expat's Reinvention | VEERLE BEELEN
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Why I Stayed in India: Lockdown, Kindness & Life Between Worlds | MARIE HÉLÈNE - Part 2
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Can AI Write With Soul? Marketing That AI Can't Replace | MARIE HÉLÈNE - Part 1
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Pregnancy & Healthcare in 4 Countries: An Expat Mom Compares | Naddy - Part 1
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Music, Culture & Giving Back: An Expat's Journey Across 6 Countries | LUC MIGNON - Part 1
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Reverse Culture Shock: An Expat's Identity Crisis on Returning Home | Luc Mignon - Part 2
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Expat Kids & Goodbyes: Helping Children Adapt to Life Abroad | Alisée Mignon - Part 2
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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When "Home" Keeps Changing: An Expat's Identity Crisis | ALISÉE MIGNON - Part 1
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Navigating Work Culture as an Expat in Italy, Sweden, Belgium & India | Dieter Withoeck - Part 2
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Navigating Expat Life at Every Stage: From Solo, Married, Father | Dieter Withoeck - Part 1
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Expat Life in INDIA: What It's Really Like to Live as a Foreigner | Sandra Showalter - Part 2
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Navigating Life as a Trailing Spouse: Not Allowed to Work Abroad | SANDRA SHOWALTER - Part 1
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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What Happens When Dad Is the Trailing Spouse? A Sabbatical in India | THOMAS HEINRY
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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She Gave Up Her Career to Move Abroad — Then Built Something of Her Own | KIM PROVO
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Building a Business in India as a Foreigner: A Czech Founder's Story | SIMONA JADRANOVA
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Jul 05, 2024 |