Diplobrat

As mentioned before, the life of a diplomat is filled with eternal goodbyes. This was the hardest of all. The Spinning Jenny's were no more and then they were gone. I hated it. 

I was a heavy smoker from the age of 15 to 37.  How did that get started? 

The life of a diprobrat is relentless. Friends drop out of your life all the time. These days are inevitable. This is the story of all the times I had today goodbye to my friends, my schools, my life. And then having to start all over again. I would miss my friends too much. The were very formative in my life. This is the story of our goodbyes. 

This episode is all about how The Spinning Jenny's recorded their songs.  Hr. Honn, our High School teacher, lent us his 4-track recorder.  This is that story. 

Track 3 - Assmunch Sam  This is the story of The Spinning Jenny's last song. 

Here's one about teenage love and substance abuse. Brazil in the 90's was crazy! Tequila Rock was excactly what it sounds like: a Mexican-themed bar that only played rock! And in those days, rock was still good. 

This is a story of how The Spinning Jenny's second song, Blindfold, came into being. It's a great song filled with a lot of teenage angst and frustration. Check it out! Stick around to the end to listen to the song in its entirety. 

There was a time when The Spinning Jenny's had a horn section! That was wild... Unfortunately, there aren't any recordings of that... 

This was the First song I recorded with The Spinnign Jenny's. 

The 1995 Battle of the Bands was my first Rock presentation 

Back in Brasília, The Misconceptions were the high school's rock band. The saga continues.

On Monday, the school was a sea of weeping, moody teenagers wearing black and a fashion show of Nirvana T-shirts. People were crying left and right. The silence was haunting. I don’t think anyone today understands just how impactful that day was. To quote Don McLean and his infamous “American Pie”, that day was the real “day the music died. And we were singing:”"With the lights out It’s less dange...

Episode Summary In this episode of Diplobrat, I take you on a nostalgic journey through my early experiences with music. From my mom’s broken Spanish guitar to discovering The Beatles, Guns N’ Roses, and Nirvana, I explore how music shaped my childhood and adolescence. I also share anecdotes about learning to play guitar, road trips filled with Brazilian classics, and finally getting my own electr...

Episode Summary: What happens when a burglary in one of the world’s safest countries changes a family forever? In this episode, Marcelo recounts the shocking discovery of a break-in at his family’s home in Switzerland and the unexpected chain of events that brought Baloo, an English Springer Spaniel, into their lives. From snowy Christmas mornings to evening walks through tree-lined streets, Marce...

Episode Description: In this episode, I reflect on the challenges of growing up as a lefty in a right-handed world. From messy fountain pen mishaps in my bilingual school in Buenos Aires to the life-changing discovery of tilting my paper after moving to an American school, these experiences shaped my writing journey—literally. Join me as I share anecdotes about studying habits, cultural quirks, an...

What was lunchtime like at your school? For Marcelo, it was an experience straight out of the Wizarding World. In this episode, he takes us back to the great hall of Belgrano Day School in Buenos Aires, where lunch was a communal affair filled with long tables, self-serve meals, and the looming presence of the “bullhorn lady.” Marcelo shares memories of sitting at the long tables, advancing year b...

In this episode, Marcelo reflects on his time at Belgrano Day School in Buenos Aires, where he experienced his first encounter with a uniquely British tradition: sorting students into houses. What started as a fascination with Hogwarts' sorting system turned into a nostalgic trip back to 1986, when Marcelo and his classmates were assigned to houses named after cardinal directions—North, East, Sout...

Did you catch the title reference to Edie Brickell & New Bohemians’ song The Wheel? Moving constantly, as I did growing up, made that song almost prophetic. Every move meant everything changed—friends, schools, the shows on TV. My parents tried to make each new place feel like home, even though it was a constant challenge. The familiarity of little things—my toys, our VHS tapes, even cereal bo...

In this episode, I dives into the personal and political twists that led his family to Switzerland in the early '90s. Join him as he shares stories from Brazil’s turbulent 1989 election, his father’s complicated role in the political arena, and the familial ties that helped orchestrate their escape to Geneva. From the first taste of Swiss snow to navigating the world of Brazilian politics, this ep...

In this heartfelt episode of Diplobrat, Marcelo Hosannah takes listeners on an emotional journey into his family’s storied past. This narrative intertwines personal childhood memories with a rich historical background, focusing on the legacy of Marcelo’s maternal grandfather, Dr. João Jacques Dornelles. Key Highlights: Childhood Memories: Marcelo opens with a vivid scene of arriving at his grandmo...

Episode 2: The Hosannah Legacy – A Diplomatic Family's Story Description : In this episode of Diplobrat, Marcelo Hosannah delves into the rich legacy of his family, tracing the roots of his diplomatic lineage. He shares the story of his grandfather, Eduardo Moreira Hosannah, a distinguished Brazilian diplomat whose career spanned some of the most pivotal moments in Brazil’s history. From navigatin...

Episode 1: The Never-ending Habit of Starting Over – Navigating New Beginnings Description : In this inaugural episode of Diplobrat, Marcelo Hosannah takes us back to one of his earliest memories as a young, wide-eyed Brazilian diplomat’s son. From the moment he moved to Argentina at the age of five, thrust into a classroom where Spanish was a strange new language, to the sense of confusion and em...