The Fluent Show

Welcome to episode 242, introducing a very special guest. I'm pretty excited for this interview with my friend Josh Goldsmith from techforword. Josh is a super impressive person: UN and EU interpreter, successful entrepreneur, and an all-round sunny soul.

In this episode, you'll learn about

• Interpreting - what's it like and how do you get the good jobs?
• Tech for Languages - why does it change the game fo...

Aren't words of the year the BEST?? Definitely no quiet quitting or shrinkflation over here because today is a bonus! We're coming out of goblin mode for this special topic (what a vibe shift) and having a lot of fun learning words from all over the world, including the UK, Australia, USA, Germany, Austria, Portugal and Norway.

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So this is it and the last episode is a good one!! Lindsay and I close this chapter of the Fluent Show in true style, with

• lots of YOUR listener feedback and beautiful messages
• why finishing things can be beautiful, and how to escape the dreaded feeling of "what could have been"
• a look at the secret box of lost Fluent Show episodes that we never got to make
• a QUIZ!! Hah, didn't think we'd skip that ...

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In this episode I'm joined by my friend Bec Howie, a passionate language lover from Australia. Bec and I chat about how languages have made a difference in our lives. You think of them as a hobby, but we've found that learning a language has..

• changed our career paths
• given us amazing new options
• helped us find love
• made us more co...

In this episode, you'll learn about language exchange and how you can use it to become fluent in a new language.

My guest is Brian Heavey, international events organiser and director at Online Language Exchange & Real Events Ireland.

Brian has been running language exchange events for 10 years now, with thousands of participants learning languages together. In April 2020, he pivoted his business to create Online...

Get ready for spring and summer with our big pop culture episode featuring recommendations for music, TV and films to enjoy in over 22 languages. Lindsay introduces a helpful framework for getting the most out of pop culture in another language:

• Discover
• Consume
• Create

We hope you enjoy our recommendations!

Timestamps

Lindsay’s faves

MUSIC

• Rosalia - MOTOMAMI (Spanish with some Catalan and Eng...

Today I’m bringing you a special, a recording of an expert panel discussion I moderated at the recent Women in Language conference, entitled *“Feminism in Our Language World”. *

This is a top quality conversation I think you should hear. It isn’t a talk about how to learn vocabulary or find conversation partners in some kind of feminist way. It’s an examination of the world we live in, and how it may impact us as humans, ...

In this episode, my guest is Mignon Fogarty - better known as Grammar Girl.

She's a language podcaster, founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network, a bestselling author, Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee, and she's even been a guest on the Ophrah Winfrey show! In other words, we have a super expert on the podcast today.

In this fun conversation, Mignon and I chatted about

• the biggest misconceptions people h...

Shannon Kennedy is a professional musician, learner of 16 languages, and a language learning expert at Eurolinguiste, Fluent in 3 Months, and Women in Language. She's also my buddy and we have a tradition: Every year, Shannon visits the show to share how the last year went.

Don't miss this incredible conversation where Shannon shares

• how she creates structure and stability for hers
• the difference between go...

Women in Language is an online event filled with talks presentations from female language experts who have done amazing things and documented their journey.

The conference is open to everyone, and it's organised by Kerstin, Lindsay and Shannon. In this episode, I've got 10 speakers from the conference sharing exactly why they love this event and what they'll be bringing you this year. Make sure you get your $2...

Their eyes met at Dubai airport...and it started a love affair with Malayalam!

In this episode, my American-born guests Jessica Kumar and Eliza Keyton (Eli Kutty) share their stories of falling in love with India - well, some of it! You'll hear about

• how Jessica and Eliza travelled the world
• what family traditions in India mean for independent women like these two
• why one person's experience can never show ...

If you're the kind of person who doesn't want to hear about vaccines, just press "stop" now. Welcome to our 2021 Words of the Year episode - somewhat dominated by one concept.

It's another fun episode as Lindsay and I discuss all those words that made our 2022, including

• vax and vacina, jab and booster
• Wellenbrecher
• cheugy
• Chirui (チルィ)
• sportsvaske

And lots more!

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Welcome to the new year! In today's small solo episode, I'm introducing a few updates to this podcast and sharing my big projects for the year. This includes an update on my languages: some "failures" and some wins!

I'll also cover

5 great pieces of advice for you at the start of 2022

• there is NO need to start learning new language just cos it's 1 January
• you are allowed to listen...

Have you tried to set goals and track what you are studying, but things are still frustrating?
If you feel like

• you are adding too many things to your list
• you've no time to do all you want to really do
• you've got too much stuff on the shelf and hard drive

then make sure you catch this episode because I'm here to introduce you to a super tool I've been using for years: the review! When d...

Ahh, kids these days, all learning Korean on TikTok! Or was it Italian by input method? In this episode, Lindsay and Kerstin went into the fascinating world of language trends.

In this episode:

• How we tried to find out which languages are trending
• Which languages are so hot right now