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True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. From the makers of Duolingo, the most popular language-learning app, comes a new podcast that delivers fascinating real-life stories in easy-to-understand Spanish with English narration. These are not language lessons; they’re life lessons through language. Hosted by Martina Castro, co-founder of NPR’s Radio Ambulante.
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Deepen your language skills and knowledge of the French-speaking world through fascinating true stories in easy-to-follow French, with added English for context. From Duolingo, the world's #1 way to learn a language. Hosted by Ngofeen Mputubwele.
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I am not a Japanese teacher! I am Hispanic so my pronunciation might sound different, this is only My Japanese practice, for you to listen. Duolingo is not affiliated with the podcast. If you don't like it please just don't listen, please don't leave upsetting messages, it's not necessary at all to bully someone that want to learn and share. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lemy/support
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Welcome to Duolingo, your passport to a world of language learning made easy and enjoyable! As the premier language-learning platform, Duolingo offers a dynamic and interactive experience that caters to learners of all levels. Whether you're a beginner or aiming for fluency, our user-friendly app provides personalized lessons, engaging exercises, and real-life conversations to hone your skills. Duolingo's gamified approach transforms language acquisition into a fun and rewarding adventure, k ...
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Learn Spanish free with music-based Spanish lessons and conversations. The best way to learn Spanish and become fluent is through immersion in the culture. Learn to speak Spanish like a native speaker with real-life conversations in Latin American Spanish without boring grammar textbooks. Whether you're a Spanish beginner or intermediate Spanish learner, you'll learn Spanish quickly listening to this podcast. Learning Spanish for adults can be fun, so let us help you go from Spanish beginner ...
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Arabic Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Arabic, you're doing it wrong. Learn Arabic like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Arabic Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Arabic language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Arabic. As an audio-o ...
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Learn HOW to learn Chinese with hosts Jared Turner and John Pasden. You will learn tips, strategies, and insights so you can supercharge your language learning. You will also be inspired by guest interviews with people from all over the world who have learned Chinese. Both Jared and John both learned Chinese, lived in China for many years, and have worked with learners all over the world and understand the unique challenges that Chinese learners face. They stay at the forefront of language l ...
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If you're trying to think your way into learning Portuguese, you're doing it wrong. Learn Portuguese like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Portuguese Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Portuguese language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Portu ...
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Learn Spanish with Stories is the number one podcast for upper beginner to intermediate Spanish learners. The main objective of this podcast is to give students fun and interesting stories from Latin America to help students with Spanish immersion. You can read while you listen if you head over to podcast.lingomastery.com to find the transcript.
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Turkish Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Turkish, you're doing it wrong. Learn Turkish like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Turkish Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Turkish language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Turkish. As an au ...
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German Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning German, you're doing it wrong. Learn German like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of German Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the German language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in German. As an audio-o ...
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Greek Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Greek, you're doing it wrong. Learn Greek like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Greek Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Greek language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Greek. As an audio-only t ...
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Dutch Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Dutch, you're doing it wrong. Learn Dutch like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Dutch Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Dutch language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Dutch. As an audio-only t ...
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Portuguese Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Portuguese, you're doing it wrong. Learn Portuguese like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Portuguese Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Portuguese language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Portu ...
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French Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning French, you're doing it wrong. Learn French like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of French Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the French language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in French. As an audio-o ...
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Japanese Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Japanese, you're doing it wrong. Learn Japanese like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Japanese Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Japanese language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Japanese. As ...
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Polish Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Polish, you're doing it wrong. Learn Polish like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Polish Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Polish language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Polish. As an audio-o ...
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If you're trying to think your way into learning French, you're doing it wrong. Learn French like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of French Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the French language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in French. As an audio-o ...
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Hebrew Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Hebrew, you're doing it wrong. Learn Hebrew like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Hebrew Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Hebrew language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Hebrew. As an audio-o ...
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Swedish Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Swedish, you're doing it wrong. Learn Swedish like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Swedish Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Swedish language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Swedish. As an au ...
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Radiolingo

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Radiolingo investigates all the ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. Hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, an audio journalist and James Beard Award-winning writer, each episode introduces a new way of looking at the impact of language across our lives, our relationships, our culture and much more. Radiolingo is a Crooked Media and Duolingo production.
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Ukrainian Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Ukrainian, you're doing it wrong. Learn Ukrainian like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Ukrainian Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Ukrainian language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Ukrainian ...
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Norwegian Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Norwegian, you're doing it wrong. Learn Norwegian like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Norwegian Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Norwegian language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Norwegian ...
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Vietnamese Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Vietnamese, you're doing it wrong. Learn Vietnamese like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Vietnamese Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Vietnamese language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Vietn ...
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman. If you would like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), head to www.20vc.com for more information on the podcast, show note ...
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Bengali Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Bengali, you're doing it wrong. Learn Bengali like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Bengali Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Bengali language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Bengali. As an au ...
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Filipino Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Filipino, you're doing it wrong. Learn Filipino like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Filipino Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Filipino language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Filipino. As ...
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Thai Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Thai, you're doing it wrong. Learn Thai like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Thai Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Thai language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Thai. As an audio-only tool t ...
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Korean Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Korean, you're doing it wrong. Learn Korean like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Korean Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Korean language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Korean. As an audio-o ...
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Russian Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Russian, you're doing it wrong. Learn Russian like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Russian Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Russian language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Russian. As an au ...
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Hindi Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Hindi, you're doing it wrong. Learn Hindi like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Hindi Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Hindi language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Hindi. As an audio-only t ...
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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.
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Spanish Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Spanish, you're doing it wrong. Learn Spanish like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Spanish Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Spanish language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Spanish. As an au ...
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Czech Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Czech, you're doing it wrong. Learn Czech like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Czech Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Czech language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Czech. As an audio-only t ...
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Danish Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Danish, you're doing it wrong. Learn Danish like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Danish Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Danish language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Danish. As an audio-o ...
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Italian Learning Accelerator

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If you're trying to think your way into learning Italian, you're doing it wrong. Learn Italian like you did English: by hearing a huge amount of it. (With at least a vague idea of what it means!) Thousands of Italian Phrases, along with the English translations, presented directly to your brain: from practical to philosophical to flirting. Just phrases, no filler! Go way beyond the Italian language basics to not just communicate, but actually become an interesting person in Italian. As an au ...
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Grit

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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.
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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. Languag ...
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How to Learn a Language is the podcast with the very self-explanatory name! We’ll cover all aspects of language learning, especially focusing on learning how to learn languages better. From time to time guests might pop by to share how they learn languages, but mostly it’ll be me and you hanging out so hey, get comfy and let's learn how to learn a language. Follow for more at https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/podcast Got a question? A topic you'd like covered or a guest you'd like to hear ...
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English Learning Accelerator

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Kung sinusubukan mong isipin ang iyong paraan sa pag-aaral ng Ingles, mali ang iyong ginagawa. Matuto ng Ingles tulad ng ginawa mo sa Filipino: sa pamamagitan ng pagdinig ng malaking halaga nito. (Na may hindi bababa sa isang hindi malinaw na ideya kung ano ang ibig sabihin nito!) Libu-libong English Phrases, kasama ang mga salin sa Filipino, ang direktang iniharap sa iyong utak: mula praktikal hanggang pilosopo hanggang sa pang-aakit. Mga parirala lang, walang tagapuno! Lumampas sa mga pang ...
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How much more successful would you be if you had lunch once a week with an insanely successful entrepreneur who shared their biggest secrets on how they think and achieve success? Well, now you can! Grab your seat at the table as successful entrepreneurs reveal their step-by-step strategies, fascinating stories, travel hacks and other delicious tidbits each week with serial entrepreneur/business strategist, Roland Frasier.
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Tribe of Mentors is a short-form podcast series from Tim Ferriss, one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. The show highlights short life advice from the best in the world. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for ...
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Laela Sturdy is Managing Partner of CapitalG, Alphabet’s $7 billion independent growth fund, where she has invested in Stripe, Duolingo (DUOL), Gusto, UiPath (PATH), Webflow and Whatnot. Laela joined CapitalG shortly after its inception in 2013 and was promoted to Managing Partner in 2023, making her one of few women to be promoted into the sole le…
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Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch! In this episode, Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss have a discussion about the genius behind Duolingo's marketing strategies. From the brand's bold use of emotional blackmail to keep users engaged to the fine line between effective persuasion and manipulation, this conversation unpacks the lessons that all ma…
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Anime Youtube here! うまい (u-ma-i) = tasty 様 (sa-ma) = Mr./Ms./Mrs. いらっしゃいませ (i-ra-ssha-i-ma-se) = arrive / welcome (to a store/shop) いらっしゃる (i-ra-ssha-ru) = (1) to come; to go; to be (somewhere) (v5aru, vi) (hon) いらっしゃいました (i-ra-ssha-i-ma-shi-ta) = arrived 選ぶ (era-bu) = to choose; to select (v5b, vt) (P) (えらぶ) 選んだ (e-ran-da) = I chose (えらんだ) 客 (kyak…
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In this episode, host Tamara Marie continues the conversation with Spanish con Salsa coaches Kesia Sosa, Jael Tórrez, and Kelly Delgado. The discussion covers favorite places to relax in their cities, dream concerts, and the most special trips they’ve taken. This episode is a great opportunity to practice your listening skills as the entire convers…
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Guest: James Freeman, Founder and Former CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee In the six or so years since he sold his last shares of Blue Bottle Coffee to Nestlé, James Freeman has had a lot of time to ruminate — about how he succeeded in creating a unique café experience, and also the ways he failed his workers as a manager. But he’s already thinking about …
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Aidan Gomez is the Co-founder & CEO at Cohere, the leading AI platform for enterprise, having raised over $1BN from some of the best with their last round pricing the company at a whopping $5.5BN. Prior to Cohere, Aidan co-authored the paper “Attention is All You Need,” which introduced the groundbreaking Transformer architecture. He also collabora…
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There's lots of reasons why language learners fail. Here's 3 of the biggest setbacks that make people give up. (And how to avoid them). Here's the best ways to stay in the loop: 💛 Join Language Life to become fluent in any language on demand: https://lindsaydoeslanguages.com/ll 🎲 Join Promptly for weekly writing & speaking prompts: https://lindsayd…
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Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch! In today's discussion, hosts Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss dive into the nuances of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. They explore the philosophy behind early retirement, the potential pitfalls of extreme frugality, and the importance of balancing financial planning with enjoying l…
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Emery Wells is the co-founder and CEO of Frame.io, which he sold to Adobe in 2021 for nearly $1.3 billion. In our conversation, Emery shares his journey from NYC bartender to startup founder, including his agency work with Saturday Night Live that highlighted the pain points that led to Frame.io. We dive deep into his rejection of the lean startup …
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How can leaders and their internal auditors manage the risks and enjoy the rewards of using generative artificial intelligence? Marc Eulerich of the University of Duisburg-Essen, David Wood of BYU, and their co-authors recently published a new enterprise risk framework for gen AI that might help. Marc answered questions about that framework when we…
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Kaz Nejatian is Shopify’s VP of Product & Chief Operating Officer. Before Shopify, Kaz founded Kash, a payment technology company which was acquired in 2017 by one of the largest fintech companies in the U.S. Kaz then served as Product Lead for Payments and Billing at Facebook, reducing the barriers for businesses in cash-dependent markets to purch…
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Ready to take your Spanish listening skills to the next level and learn more about Latin American culture? 🎧 In this episode, host Tamara Marie is joined by Language Coaches Jael Tórrez, Kelly Delgado, and Kesia Sosa from the Spanish con Salsa team for an engaging conversation. We talk about cultural superstitions from Nicaragua 🇳🇮, Cuba 🇨🇺, and th…
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Jared and John explore how randomness and unpredictability can prepare you for adventures in your Chinese learning journey. From spontaneous conversations with native speakers to the unexpected challenges that push you out of your comfort zone, they delve into why seeking variety and embracing randomness are not only the “spice of life” but also ke…
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Guest: John Hanke, CEO of Niantic When Pokémon Go launched, Niantic CEO John Hanke was enjoying a tranquil walk through a bamboo forest near Kyoto with his son. When he got back, it was all hands on deck: Building on a platform Niantic had developed for its previous game, Ingress, Pokémon Go was a runaway success story, earning $100 million dollars…
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Shaun Maguire is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. At Sequoia he led their investment into SpaceX, The Boring Co and X among many others. Before Sequoia he co-founded a cybersecurity company called Expanse which Palo Alto Networks acquired for $1B. Before Expanse, Shaun worked at DARPA and was deployed to Afghanistan. In Today's Episode with Shaun Magu…
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Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch! In this session, we dive into the complexities of tax management and business scaling with John Briggs, a tax expert and business strategist from Insight Tax. John shares his journey from struggling with traditional employment to building a thriving business that helps entrepreneurs navigate the intricate…
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Dara Khosrowshahi runs one of the most complicated businesses in the world, Uber. Since taking over in 2017 Dara has led the company to profitability against all odds. In this episode, we touch on a number of things including Uber’s position on the future of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), the challenges that were overcome in making Uber profitable, and…
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Dax Dasilva is the Founder & CEO Lightspeed Commerce, one of the most incredible stories in startups. For 7 years they did not raise outside funding and ran a very profitable business. Ultimately they partnered with Accel and Innovia before going public on the Canadian Stock Exchange with just $70M in ARR. Lightspeed also undertook 9 acquisitions o…
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Alexis Ohanian is the Founder and General Partner of Seven Seven Six, an early-stage venture capital firm with $970M AUM. Prior to 776, Alexis was the Co-Founder of Initialized, one of the most successful early-stage firms in history with their first fund returning 56x DPI. Before Initialized, Alexis was a Partner at the world-famous Y Combinator a…
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Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch! Today, Roland Frasier sits down with his longtime friend and business partner, DeAnna Rogers. Together, they discuss DeAnna's journey of overcoming fear to successfully acquiring and growing businesses. Through candid insights and personal anecdotes, DeAnna reveals the challenges and triumphs of her entre…
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In this episode, we’re talking to a Spanish learner that’s probably a lot like you. Brittany feels a connection with Latino culture, music, and her local community. After downloading numerous apps and stocking up on textbooks, Brittany was still unable to have a conversation in Spanish. 💬 Brittany shares the strategy that led her to a 549-day Spani…
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Guest: Mark McLaughlin, chairman of the board at Qualcomm When he was 24, Mark McLaughlin thought his career was over. Since childhood, he had dreamed of attending West Point and joining the Army, but a helicopter crash left him unable to serve, with a medical discharge. However, the crash also let him stay closer to his then-girlfriend Karen. They…
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David Cahn is a Partner @ Sequoia Capital, one of the great venture firms of the last 5 decades. Before joining the Sequoia partnership, David led Coatue's venture business as a General Partner and COO where he led investments in Hugging Face, Runway and Supabase. David also joined the boards of Weights & Biases and Replit. In Today's Episode with …
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Procrastination might feel like something only "bad" language learners do. So when you're procrastinating, it feels like you're lazy. Not true. Here's why.Here's the best ways to stay in the loop:🥰 Get your Grace & Space ticket here: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/graceandspace💛 Join Language Life to become fluent in any language on demand: h…
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Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch! Today, Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss discuss the real-life challenges of entrepreneurship, personal growth, and finding that elusive work-life balance. They emphasize the importance of maintaining non-work activities for a fulfilling life. Discover practical strategies for financial resilience, the power …
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Mike Maples is an 8x Midas List investor and founding partner at Floodgate Fund. In our conversation, we dive into his latest book, "Pattern Breakers: Why Some Startups Change The Future." Mike shares his frameworks on how top startups beat incumbents by redefining categories, and he reflects on his worst and best decisions. We also discuss what th…
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Ben Fiechtner is Chief Revenue Officer at Clari, where he drives global go-to market & revenue operations. Ben previously served as SVP at UiPath, growing their key accounts and regulated industry verticals from $150m to $450m. Before UiPath, Ben was at Salesforce where he held multiple senior roles, achieving significant year-over-year growth and …
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In honor of National Whistleblower Day, we talk with WorldCom whistleblower Cynthia Cooper about finding the courage to speak up. We ask her why her story is still so relevant today, roughly two decades after WorldCom’s CFO and CEO were sentenced over a multibillion-dollar fraud. Read more in Cynthia’s book, Extraordinary Circumstances. See Cynthia…
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Ethan Mollick is the Co-Director of the Generative AI Lab at Wharton, which builds prototypes and conducts research to discover how AI can help humans thrive while mitigating risks. Ethan is also an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship, and also exa…
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In this episode of Dollars to Donuts, I talk with Emily Sun, the head of Design and Research at Hipcamp. We discuss staying engaged in work, designers doing their own research, and research at a small, growing company. There’s actually a big opportunity with smaller companies. At small startups, you are much closer to the people who are making the …
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Do you freeze up when talking to a native Spanish speaker? Is it hard to find someone to speak to in Spanish where you live? If you're struggling to reach conversational fluency in Spanish, or feel nervous about talking to native speakers, this episode is for you. Ryan shares his story about how he went from not knowing what to say during his first…
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In this special episode, host Jared Turner takes you inside a study abroad trip to China with a group of teenagers including his two sons. These teenagers, who have been learning Chinese for years in a dual language immersion program, finally get to put their skills to the test in the wild, navigating real-world challenges, stepping out of their co…
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Guest: David Risher, CEO of Lyft David Risher can measure his career in phone calls, from the one that introduced him to Jeff Bezos in 1995, to the call from the Lyft board in 2023, asking him to vie for the CEO job. But initially, he believed his life’s legacy might be the nonprofit Worldreader, which has brought books to more than 22 million read…
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Delian Asparouhov is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder and President of Varda Space Industries, which is building the world's first space factories. At Founders Fund Delian has led deals in the likes of Ramp ($7BN) and Sword Health ($3BN) among others. Before joining Founders Fund, he was a Principal at Khosla Ventures, Head of Growth at Te…
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The role of shame in language learning isn't something we always like to talk about. But we should. Here's 7 ways shame affects language learners. Here's the best ways to stay in the loop: 🥰 Get your Grace & Space ticket here: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/graceandspace 💛 Join Language Life to become fluent in any language on demand: https:/…
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Josh Reeves has built Gusto into a nearly $10B company with over $500M in ARR, serving small businesses. In our conversation, Josh delves into Gusto’s 13-year journey, sharing insights on how they achieved product-market fit by initially targeting a very narrow niche. He also highlights the tactics they’ve used to build an intentional culture of hu…
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Nilan Peiris is Chief Product Officer at Wise, where he leads on growth across channels including product and platform. Prior to Wise, Nilan was VP Growth at HouseTrip, in charge of scaling the company’s growth in the European market. He’s also worked as Chief Marketing Technology Officer at Holiday Extras, where he was responsible for all areas of…
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Hit that "subscribe" button and follow us to catch all of our upcoming episodes with speakers from the 2024 IIA International Conference. Learn more about the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards here Read this article to see how you can leverage tech to enhance audit quality and conform with the new Standards Check out the "Conformance Readiness As…
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Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch! Today, we’re looking back at some of Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss’ discussions. They cover the Hermes anti-trust allegations, Alex Hormozi’s content creation experiment, and Jeff Bezos’ thoughts on the myth of work/life balance and how it could be harmful to workers and business owners alike. Highlights:…
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Jason Lemkin is one of the OG SaaS investors with all of his first five investments turning into unicorns with Pipedrive, Algolia, Talkdesk, Salesloft and RevenueCat all in his portfolio. SaaStr is the largest global community in SaaS and he has taught a generation the fundamentals of SaaS on saastr.com. In Our Second Episode of This Week in SaaS: …
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Guests: Vipul Ved Prakash, CEO and co-founder of Together AI; and Bucky Moore, partner at Kleiner Perkins No one knows for sure whether the future of AI will be driven more by research labs and AI-native companies, or by enterprises applying the technology to their own data sets. But one thing is for sure, says Together AI CEO and co-founder Vipul …
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Kevin Hartz is a Co-Founder and General Partner at A*, an early-stage venture capital firm. Prior to founding A*, Kevin co-founded Eventbrite, a publicly traded company, and served as the CEO for the first 11 years of the company. Before Eventbrite, Kevin co-founded Xoom, a money remittance company that was acquired by PayPal in 2015 for over $1BN.…
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Curious how to get fluent even when you're really busy? Here's the best approach to fluency no matter what season of life you're in. Here's the best ways to stay in the loop: 🥰 Get your Grace & Space ticket here: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/graceandspace 💛 Join Language Life to become fluent in any language on demand: https://lindsaydoesla…
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和食 (wa-shoku) = Washoku/Japanese food (わしょく) ご注文 (go-chu-mon) = your order 注文 (chū-mon) = order うどん (u-do-n) = udon/wheat noodles におい (ni-o-i) = smell 味 (a-ji) = taste 薄い (u-su-i) = thin / bland 濃い (ko-i) = strong / dark こすぎます (ko-su-gi-ma-su) = it is too strong/dark すぎる = too much / exceed 食べすぎました (ta-be-su-gi-ma-shi-ta) = ate too much 味噌汁 (mi-so-…
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Cameron Adams is Chief Product Officer and co-founder of Canva where he is responsible for heading up the design and product teams. Since launching in 2013, Canva’s global community has grown to over 185 million monthly users in over 190 countries. In 2021, Canva was valued at $40 billion, following a $200m funding round. This saw it become one of …
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We’re riding the waves of change with KeyBank Chief Accounting Officer Stacy Gilbert in this episode recorded outside the New York Stock Exchange. Stacy talks with us about finance transformation, generative AI, and how accounting leaders are in a position to lead their organizations through change. Hit that "subscribe" button to catch all of our u…
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Pedro Franceschi is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Brex, the AI-powered spend platform with tens of thousands of customers, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood and Roblox. Pedro has raised over $1.2BN for the company from the likes of Greenoaks, Ribbit, DST, Bond and YC. The latest reported valuation was $12.3BN. Before Brex, Pedro was the first pers…
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