Foster Hodge
Co-host of Carioca Connection
Appears in 329 Episodes
Love is Blind - Finale
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster wrap up their discussion on the Brazilian reality show "Casamento às Cegas" (Love is Blind) and dive into wedd...
Olympics Emergency Pod - Brasil nos Jogos Olímpicos! 🇧🇷
Brazil is making history at the Olympics! Caught up in the moment, we turned on the microphones to capture Alexia's reaction to a truly historic Olympic performance. 🇧...
Pet Names in Brazil {Love is Blind Brazil, Season 4}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the world of Brazilian Portuguese terms of endearment, inspired by the reality show "Casamento às Ce...
Learn Brazilian Portuguese with Netflix {Love is Blind Brazil}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the Brazilian version of the hit reality show "Love is Blind" (Casamento às Cegas). Recording from F...
Desconectando para Reconectar: A Importância do Reset na Produtividade {Slow Productivity Part IV}
Desconectando para Reconectar: A Importância do Reset na ProdutividadeIn this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster conclude their mini-series on "slow prod...
Obsess over quality - {Slow Productivity part 3}
Improve your Brazilian Portuguese with Alexia and Foster in this engaging language learning podcast. In this episode, part of a miniseries on "slow productivity," they...
Fazer menos coisas - {slow productivity part II}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia & Foster continue their conversation about work & productivity, discussing ideas from Cal Newport's new book - "Slow Prod...
Slow productivity in Portuguese ✅
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into the concept of Slow Productivity, inspired by Cal Newport's book Slow Productivity. This marks the b...
Alexia's 3 Portuguese Words to Describe Her Trip to Cyprus 🇨🇾
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster wrap up their conversation about Alexia's recent trip to Cyprus with an interesting question: If you had to de...
Foster's chance to change the world
Welcome to another episode of Carioca Connection. Today, Alexia and Foster continue the intriguing conversation from the last episode. After Alexia’s rant about Airbnb...
Alexia's desabafo sobre o AirBnb
In this week's episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster explore an intriguing question: If you were emperor of the world for one day, what one thing would you ...
Alexia returns from Cyprus
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster dive into Alexia's recent work trip to Cyprus. From navigating the unique immigration process to exploring loc...
How to improve your listening in Brazilian Portuguese {with Marco Antonio}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia is joined by a very special guest - her dad Marco Antonio - to discuss an important topic for language learners: improvin...
Alexia & Foster visit Yayoi Kusama
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster revisit their experience at the Yayoi Kusama exhibit in Porto's Serralves Museum.They dive into the Japanese a...
25 de Abril com Marco Antonio
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia discusses an important historical event with her father Marco Antonio - the Carnation Revolution that ended Portugal's di...
Sex and the City and The Office 📺 {learning Portuguese with TV series}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster explore the popular American sitcom 'The Office'. Alexia watches it for the first time, while Foster revisits ...
Alexia goes to Cyprus!
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss their upcoming travels, particularly Alexia's trip to Cyprus. They compare Brazilian and European Port...
Kamilla Cardoso: Brazilians & South Carolina 🏀
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss Kamilla Cardoso's journey from Brazil to the University of South Carolina basketball team. They talk a...
A conversation about nothing with Alexia & Foster {in Brazilian Portuguese}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Foster and Alexia discuss various topics, from the importance of month-end to the Tim Bernardes show. They discuss the experienc...
What are you afraid of? {Fears in Brazilian Portuguese with Marco}
In this special episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and is joined by her father, Marco Antônio! Alexia and Marco discuss their irrational and rational fears. They ta...
8 phrases that only Brazilians understand
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster discuss the meaning of eight phrases that only Brazilians understand. The phrases include expressions such as ...
What's your guilty pleasure? {in Brazilian Portuguese}
What's your guilty pleasure? Join Alexia and Foster in this episode of Carioca Connection, as they reveal their own vices over laughs and honest conversation. In this ...
A Brazilian's first experience in an American hospital
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster share the mishaps and unique cultural insights from Alexia's first experience in an American hospital. In thei...
Carioca Connection is back for 2024!
After an extended break, Carioca Connection, is back for 2024 with Season 9!In the first episode of Season 9, Alexia and Foster dive into the story of their unexpected...
Social Media in Brazil {CC Classics}
One of our favorite classic episodes of Carioca Connection. Originally recorded and published in 2016, this episode shows how much the world has changed since we start...
Por incrível que pareça...o último episódio da temporada!
In the final episode of season 8 of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about their recent experience getting sick with covid, the guilt of not working, and som...
Quinto dos Infernos {Brazilian Expressions}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia teaches Foster the history and how to use another popular Brazilian Portuguese expression! This episode is all about the ...
How "hard bread" can help your Portuguese {Brazilian expressions - Pão duro} 🍞
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about the popular Brazilian expression, “Pão Duro.” They discuss the importance of Brazilian Portuguese p...
Happy Brazilian Independence Day! {Feliz dia da Independência do Brasil!} 🇧🇷
Today is Brazilian Independence Day! Feliz dia da Independência do Brasil! 🇧🇷In today’s episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about the origins and his...
Fazer Vaquinha 🐄 {Brazilian Portuguese expressions you need to know part II}
In this episode of Carioca Connection, Alexia and Foster talk about the popular Brazilian Portuguese expression - "Fazer vaquinha" 🐄This is another installment of a se...