The Actual Fluency Podcast for Language Learners
The Actual Fluency Podcast features inspirational stories from world-class language learners, industry experts, and regular people who embraced multilingualism in one way or another.
In the episodes we dive deep down in the why that pushed people to learn a new language, the how to figure out how they best achieved it, and of course a lot of great stories of the experiences that speaking multiple languages can bring to people's lives.
Licensing
"Fretless" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In the episodes we dive deep down in the why that pushed people to learn a new language, the how to figure out how they best achieved it, and of course a lot of great stories of the experiences that speaking multiple languages can bring to people's lives.
Licensing
"Fretless" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Episodes
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Feb 12, 2017 • 1h 10min
AFP 106 – Moshe Sherizen on Yiddish
In this week's thematic episode I invite Moshe Sherizen on the podcast to talk about the Yiddish language and the culture behind it.
Feb 2, 2017 • 1h 3min
AFP 105 – Lydia Machova: Interpreting for Tony Robbins and Brian Tracy
Lydia Machova, an experienced interpreter and language mentor, discusses her language learning experiences, the importance of training in interpreting, practicing languages and interacting with other learners, creating a non-profit for global school improvement, embracing imperfection in language learning, and language mentoring and language gathering in Bratislava.
Jan 25, 2017 • 59min
AFP 104 – Alex Strick van Linschoten: Learning Pashto in Afghanistan
This week I talk to Alex Strick van Linschoten about his experiences learning language from the "usual" romance languages to the more obscure.
Jan 17, 2017 • 1h 19min
AFP 103 – Gareth Popkins from howtogetfluent.com
Season 5 Premiere! Listen for language learning wisdom and stories from the founder of "How to Get Fluent": Gareth Popkins!
Sep 1, 2016 • 47min
AFP 102 – Dimitrios Polychronopoulos: Inspired by travelling
In this episode I welcome Dimitrios Polychronopoulos to share his language learning story with the rest of us.
Jul 11, 2016 • 1h 14min
AFP 101 – Agnieszka Murdoch: Back to Basics
In this episode I chat to Agnieszka Murdoch about language learning and her recent projects.
Jun 27, 2016 • 1h 22min
AFP 100 – Tim Keeley: Around the World in 40 Languages
In this episode i chat to Tim Keeley to learn more about his extraordinary life of travelling and language learning.
Jun 14, 2016 • 1h 1min
AFP 99 – Fiel Sahir: Indonesia and Indonesian
To learn more about Indonesian and the culture behind it, I invited Fiel Sahir on the podcast to give us all the details.
Jun 8, 2016 • 1h 52min
AFP 98 – Andrew Feinberg: Duolingo and Norwegian
On the show I welcome Andrew Feinberg to talk about how he got into languages and eventually learn Norwegian and contribute to Duolingo.
Jun 1, 2016 • 1h 59min
AFP 97 – David James: Creator of the Gold List Method
During the 2016 Polyglot Gathering I had the pleasure to sit down with Gold List Method creator and all-around legend Mr. David James.
