A year end review based on 2025 Spotify Unwrapped and the podcast platform statistics, released on the penultimate day of 2025!
In case you are not a stats nerd on where the podcast is consumed, this monologue episode also includes a brief discussion on the Bennet scale, also called the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity. The framework was developed to analyse how people react to cultural differences and can be a useful tool when someone experiences cultural shocks. Your host came across this framework listening to an *international career coaching podcast (in Mandarin) and interprets this framework as a stand up comedian.
Wrapping up this monologue episodes, your host Kuan-wen shares his observations on changes to comedy rooms after a far-right rally in London.
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https://www.instagram.com/kuanwencomedy/
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Intro
2025 Spotify Unwrapped
2025 statistics (July to December) from the podcast platform
Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (Bennet Scale)
Six intercultural sensitivity stages
What if the audience is at a different of intercultural sensitivity for a foreign stand up comedian?
A non comedy example of mutual cultural understandings when it comes to toasting
Accents v.s. speaking English “wrong”
Changing political climate/Impact of Tommy Robinson rally in the UK on comedy shows
Some final encouraging words
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Podcast intro music by @Taigenkawabe
