The Fluent Show
Learn a Language...Or Maybe Three! The Fluent Show is on a mission to help you get excited about language learning. We learn languages every day in our lives, and have learnt over 15 different languages between us. We share stories, news, tips, and ideas that will make you fluent...eventually. Subscribe to the show today to get your regular dose of Fluent love. It is worth clarifying that we actively want to support anti-racism and will highlight and advocate for the equality of all. Language learning means committing to tolerance of other world views, and this open mind is a core value for me. This topic deserves well considered words so here are the best Kerstin managed to put together. (https://www.fluent.show/blacklivesmatter)
Episodes
January 15, 2024 • 92 mins
Welcome to the Fluent Show's annual WOTY Extravaganza ✨
Exploring AI language goals, language bots, and a global banquet from rizz to crisis mode. This episode has something for everyone!
Get the full show notes and links to all words of the year at https://www.fluent.show/243
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September 11, 2023 • 50 mins
Welcome to episode 242, introducing a very special guest. I'm pretty excited for this interview with my friend Josh Goldsmith from techforword (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/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 doe...
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January 16, 2023 • 107 mins
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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May 30, 2022 • 81 mins
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 did you?
💜 Get our Best ...
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May 16, 2022 • 66 mins
content warning for one mild reference to explicit images at about 24 minutes
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 confident
Listen in for a ...
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May 2, 2022 • 53 mins
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 Language Exchange ...
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April 18, 2022 • 66 mins
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 English and Japanese influence)
- S...
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April 4, 2022 • 83 mins
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, not just l...
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March 21, 2022 • 40 mins
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 have about grammar
* the...
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March 7, 2022 • 68 mins
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 goal-oriented and stats-o...
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February 21, 2022 • 34 mins
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 $29 ticket at www.womeni...
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February 7, 2022 • 74 mins
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 you all that India...
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January 24, 2022 • 72 mins
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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January 10, 2022 • 30 mins
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 to things in your native language if you like
commi...
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December 6, 2021 • 24 mins
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 done right, reviewing can be a powerf...
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November 29, 2021 • 67 mins
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
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November 22, 2021 • 66 mins
An Italian native speaker and a Portuguese native speaker walk into a bar.
They are speaking to each other.
Which language are they using? Is it English or ELF? What even is ELF?
In today's episode, my guest is EU intrepreter and ELF expert Karin Reithofer. We discuss
* How Karin got into her career as a freelance interpreter working in 4 languages
* My non-scientific (and apparently correct!) theory about the personalities of inte...
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November 15, 2021 • 24 mins
If you don't
- study many hours
- read all my news in the target language
- watch tv with target language subtitles
- keep the streak going in my apps
...are you still learning a language?
Uhh, YES, yes you are.
In this episode, I'm taking a fresh look at the concept of consistency, and reminding you that relaxed routines become reliable routines. The tight clinging makes us feel unhappy. Listen in if you are feeling stressed by...
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November 1, 2021 • 61 mins
If you are obsessed with East Asian languages and travel, Penny Wilson has some words of wisdom to share.
Penny is a language lover from Australia, currently learning Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese. She's a podcast host of Language Chats and she also manages her own business, Lingo Mama.
In today's episode, I got together with Penny to learn more about
* her love of East Asian languages and travel
* how she is bringing language ...
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October 25, 2021 • 23 mins
Language monsters are everywhere. Lurking in the shadows of your study routine, beckoning you with frightening challenges, haunting texts. But they aren’t real.
Don’t be scared of language learning monsters! Here are five of them to watch out for this Halloween season:
the Grammar Ghoul 👺
the Plateau Poltergeist 👻
the Interaction Imp 😈
the Correcting Chimera 🐲
the Progress Polevik 🎃
For each scary language monster, I've also ...
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