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Take Your Shoes Off, the Podcast

Take Your Shoes Off, the Podcast

By: Bob Becker Mikael Byhlin Kelly Swaine
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Take Your Shoes Off is a podcast exploring the experiences of expats living and thriving - or at the very least getting by - in Sweden. Americans Bob and Kelly and Swedish Micke engage in meaningless banter while discussing the challenges and joys of starting anew in Sweden. Each week, they invite guests to share their unique stories, navigating cultural differences, personal growth, and the question of whether they’ll stay in their new home. Tune in for insightful conversations, laughter, and the more than occasional reminder to leave your shoes at the door!


Take a look inside the studio and follow along on Instagram.


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Check out our other podcast: Showtime with Bob & Micke.


Theme music provided by Fredrik Rabe.


Take your shoes off is created and hosted by friends Bob Becker, Mikael Byhlin and Kelly Swaine.

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Mikael Byhlin, Robert Becker, Kelly Swaine Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • August Rabe

    August Rabe
    Jun 19 2026

    It's Midsummer Eve in Sweden, and host Robert Becker sits down with a very special guest: 9-year-old August Rabe from Texas. August has a Swedish father and American mother, and he's spending part of his summer visiting family in Sweden. Together they talk about Swedish Midsummer traditions, growing up with two cultures, life in Texas, what Americans think about Sweden, and what surprises a young American when visiting Scandinavia. August is funny, curious, and delightfully honest, making this short episode a charming look at Sweden through the eyes of a kid.


    check out his YouTube channel: Bombastic Bomshell of America


    #Sweden #Midsummer #SwedishCulture #Texas #AmericanInSweden #Scandinavia #SwedishAmerican #FamilyPodcast #TravelWithKids #TakeYourShoesOff #ShowtimePodcast

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    18 mins
  • Monte Reid

    Monte Reid
    Aug 28 2025

    Today on Take Your Shoes Off, we’re hanging out with a guy whose voice has probably sold you a car, narrated your favorite documentary, or convinced you to trust a brand you’d never heard of.


    He’s a voiceover artist, a master communicator, and a storyteller who knows how to make words work. From Hollywood trailers to Scandinavian commercials, he’s been behind the mic for over 9,000 projects—and counting.


    So, in a world….where you take your shoes off and get comfortable, let’s kick back, get into the groove, and meet the man behind the mic - Monte Reid.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Courtney El Refai

    Courtney El Refai
    Jul 4 2025

    Welcome to another episode of Take Your Shoes Off - the podcast that's usually released on Thursdays, but this week we're running on American time, which means....it's ready when it's ready, tack så mycket!


    Today we're talking to someone who has one foot in Sweden and the other in a San Francisco hospital. Our guest, Courtney El Refai, has only been in Sweden for six months, which means her takes are fresh, her enthusiasm is intact, and Swedish quirks are still charming. She lives here while working as a neonatal nurse...in California. She literally saves babies by day and eats knäckebröd by night.


    Enjoy!

    Check her out:

    On Instagram and YouTube: @courtneyelrefai

    Founder of @stockholmgirlies (Instagram)

    linktr.ee/courtneyelrefai


    Expressen article: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/courtney-pendlar-860-mil-till-jobbet/


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    52 mins
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