{"podcast":{"title":"How to Move Abroad: Your Guide to Start Living Abroad","slug":"how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003","podcast_index_feed_id":7095003,"rss_url":"https://feeds.alitu.com/5372784","website_url":"https://howtomoveabroad.alitu.com","image_url":"https://feeds.alitu.com/5372784/e19649a6-8c62-4697-a2c6-b3c68ed7306d.jpg?t=1768396906000","author":"Mistelle Godlewski - Move Abroad Expert","episode_count":94,"summary":"Welcome to How to Move Abroad (because Google is not a plan) — the podcast for Americans who are done “considering it” and ready to actually make the move happen. I’m Mistelle. I’ve moved abroad three times, I don’t have a magic second passport, and I’m not here to sell you a fantasy life on a cobblestone street. We’re talking the stuff that actually decides whether you can move: visas, budgets, timelines, jobs, kids, healthcare, paperwork, and the emotional chaos that shows up the second you try to do this with a partner (or a bank account that’s already tired). If you’ve been doom-googling, panic-saving Reels, and ending every research session with “well… that was horrifying,” you’re in the right place. Because moving abroad isn’t a vibe. It’s a project. And I’m here to help you build a plan that works in your real life.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T08:17:41.333328+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003"},"episode":{"title":"The Dragon, the Lake, the Maze: What Harry Potter Gets Right About Moving Abroad","slug":"the-dragon-the-lake-the-maze-what-harry-potter-gets-right-about-moving-abroad","published_at":"2026-08-17T04:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003/the-dragon-the-lake-the-maze-what-harry-potter-gets-right-about-moving-abroad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003","url":"https://howtomoveabroad.alitu.com/episode/9fb0a945-f581-4d33-8b7a-1070563a17ff","audio_url":"https://feeds.alitu.com/5372784/9fb0a945-f581-4d33-8b7a-1070563a17ff.mp3?t=1786939261000","summary":"My daughter and I are reading Harry Potter right now. Goblet of Fire specifically. And somewhere between the dragon and the lake and the maze I realized ... this is exactly what moving abroad feels like. Quick note upfront: JK Rowling has said and done things I don't agree with and won't pretend otherwise. The story belongs to the readers now. So we're talking about the story. This week I'm mapping the Triwizard Tournament onto the move abroad process. The dragon: the obstacle you didn't fully see coming that you have to get through with what you have. The lake: going somewhere cold and dark and full of things trying to stop you to get back to something that matters. The maze: the middle phase where the path keeps changing and nothing is where you expected it to be. And the cup. And the portkey. And why what's on the other side of it is the beginning of the best part of your story","meta_description":"My daughter and I are reading Harry Potter right now. Goblet of Fire specifically. And somewhere between the dragon and the lake and the maze I realized .…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":878,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003/episodes/the-dragon-the-lake-the-maze-what-harry-potter-gets-right-about-moving-abroad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003/the-dragon-the-lake-the-maze-what-harry-potter-gets-right-about-moving-abroad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}