Rooted and Routed Podcast

Conversations about the hidden costs and unexpected gains of building a life between countries, cultures, and systems.

Hosted by Sabiya Pathan Withoeck—rooted in India, reshaped in Europe, and raising an Indian-Belgian family in India—Rooted and Routed is built on lived experience, not theory.

Through long-form interviews with expats, returnees, diplomats, founders, educators, and third-culture individuals, the show explores what global lives demand emotionally, structurally, and personally—and what they produce in return: empathy, adaptability, judgment, and perspective.

Not relocation checklists. Not surface-level expat stories. Just honest conversations about identity, belonging, and navigating life across worlds.

If you've ever struggled to answer "Where are you from?", this is for you.

Special Series: Short-form conversations tied to global moments through the same cross-cultural lens. 

Currently running: FIFA World Cup 2026.  Following a sport that needs no language.