Caption: Beno Picciano poses amid the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. He spent time there during the summer of 2008 living with a host family.
Beno Picciano poses amid the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. He spent time there during the summer of 2008 living with a host family. 

Episode #10: Cultural Mixdown

Series: The Mixing Board
From: Weekday High
Length: 00:11:08

Beno Picciano and Lizzie Kirschner dive into the issue of cultural understanding by chatting with good friends who immigrated from India and Ethiopia. Beno also shares a personal story about his time in Morocco. And Lizzie chats with a Swedish cultural liaison about Scandinavians in our midst. Swedish pancakes, anyone? Read the full description.
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Piece Description

The Mixing Board is the daily podcast of the 2009 Weekday High School Internship Program.  Interns are Michelle Dutro, Beno Picciano, Keano Martinez, Bryce Ellis, Artur Sapek, Molly Anderson, and Lizzie Kirschner.  The Mixing Board offers youthful take on our times.

Support for the program comes from Managing Editors Nathan Friend and Irene Noguchi, and KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio.

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Special thanks to KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio for their support.

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