talking off the liver

Writing the master thesis was the last part of MA "religion – economy – politics". In this episode I share about my experiences during that process. It wasn't always a smooth ride...

'The Swiss eat cheese everyday.' or 'All Swiss can yodel.' are two clichés about Switzerland. Find out in this episode of talking off the liver how two native Swiss view these and other clichés! My sister and I go through the 'Top 10 clichés about Switzerland' by House of Switzerland (https://houseofswitzerland.org/de/node/789) and comment on '11 things the Swiss get tired of hearing abroad' by The Local (https://www.thelocal.ch/20160928/11-things-the-swiss-get-tired-of-hearing-abroad/). Which (other) clichés about Switzerland have you heard of? Let me know!

Welcome to Fasnacht, the Swiss carnival that is supposed to frighten away winter. Despite Nicht-Fasnacht (“Not-Fasnacht”) this year, this episode of talking off the liver brings some Fasnacht spirit to you. An essential part of Fasnacht is “Guggemusig” – that’s why invited Selina, a friend who actively participates at Fasnacht playing an instrument in a “Gugge”. Enjoy a glimpse into the colourful and cheerful world of Fasnacht in Switzerland!

What is the official language of Switzerland? (There are four!) What is the difference between Swiss German and German? In this episode of “talking off the liver” I answer these questions, tell you what my favourite Swiss German word is and introduce you to the most useless word I know in a foreign language. Looking forward to your most useless words ;)

In this episode I share my tips on how to focus on work/studies in home office. Hope you get some inspiration :) / The German saying is “die Zähne zusammenbeißen” (I might have messed it up during the episode).

After telling people that I study religion, I am often asked if I want to become a priest – but one needs to study theology to become a priest, not religious studies. So in this episode I try to clarify the difference between these to disciplines and give a short introduction to religious studies. To give you an impression of topics that can be discussed within the study of religion, I go through classes I attended during my studies.

In this episode I share about how Christmas is celebrated in Switzerland. // Words: der Adventskranz, der Advent, der Adventskalender, Sankt Nikolaus – Samichlaus/Santiglaus, das Christkind – Christchindli, der Glühwein – Glüehwyy, Sylvester, Dreikönigstag – Dreykönig, Dreikönigskuchen – Dreykönigschueche, Mailänderli, Grättimaa

Hi and welcome to “talking off the liver”! If you wonder what the frick that means, listen to this introduction; if you guessed it already, congratulations! Besides that I introduce myself shortly (my name is Myrta and I am soon finishing my masters degree) and talk about possible topics for upcoming episodes. Feel free to reach out on Twitter @offtheliver, Instagram @talkingofftheliver or per mail (talkingofftheliver@gmail.com). I am looking forward to making this podcast and would be happy if you join my journey :)