Best IW Guide Podcasts (2024)

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IW 116: Interview Gerdinand Wagenaar Part 1: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Interpreting 28:41

4d ago28:41

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Send me a Text Message here. Hitching a ride on the Interpreting Train! All Aboard!! Our guest is Gerdinand Wagenaar from the Netherlands. He is a very experienced sign language interpreter who regals us with his journey as a CODA from brokering the languages to interpreting at the UN, EUD, EU parliament and of course always locally. We learn some …

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S10E04. "Mystery Bobble Head Night" ft. our Wrestlers Lab "Oh My Glob" Review 48:41

3h ago48:41

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Charly Butters and Tess discuss the summer heat, Scrappers Games and weekly purchases then they dive into their Wrestlers Lab Oh My Glob review!By IW Guide

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S10E03. "3 More Inches" ft. our AIW "Against the World" Review 1:12:38

7h ago1:12:38

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters discuss Fleas, Fanatics Fest and general Foolishness then they dive into their AIW Against the world review!By IW Guide

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IW 117: Interview Gerdinand Wagenaar Part 2: CODAs are Both and Neither 23:43

1h ago23:43

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Send me a Text Message here. Schrodinger's CODA are they in the hearing world or the Deaf world? In today's episode, our CODA Dutch sign language interpreter friend shows us his view on sign language interpreter development through his CODA experience, history of Deaf international organizations, and so much more. Use your knowledge of quantum phys…

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S10E02. "Catching Strays" w/ Special Guest: Nathan Zegura 1:28:27

5d ago1:28:27

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters discuss whats been happening with them and then they get into what you want to hear The Nathan Zegura Interview!By IW Guide

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S10E01. "Tickle Dragon" ft. our AIW "Absolution 17" Review 1:06:06

5d ago1:06:06

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters discuss what they did with their month off including an extensive discussion about Wrestlecon/Summerslam weekend in Cleveland and then they review Aiw's "Absolution 17" and much more on this weeks The Indie Wrestling Guide.By IW Guide

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IW 115: InterpreTips: Does Sign Language Interpreting Change Who We Are? 17:23

8d ago17:23

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Send me a Text Message here. Are you com-fluent-able with your working languages? Inquiring interpreters want to know. Today's episode is all about the impact of sign language interpreting on our personalities, behaviors, and mindset. Understanding the intent, goals, and dynamic discourses that our clients have can get under our skin. This impact c…

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Summer Vacation Episode 5 TimeBomb Pro Wrestling "Violence is Forever" 1:01:25

20d ago1:01:25

1:01:25

Jhawk and Butters discuss the Timebomb show with Promoter Eric Timebomb and Dominic GarriniBy IW Guide

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IW 114: InterpreTips: Can "Interpreter Pay" Buy Happiness? 15:36

17d ago15:36

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Send me a Text Message here. "Can't buy me love! Love! ...." Well, they say money can't buy you happiness, but we have to have money in order to prove that theory. So, today's InterpreTip is all about sign language interpreter pay. How much do we get paid? How much should we get paid? Who decides? And why? It's a sensitive subject with many perspec…

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Summer Vacation Episode 4 Chikara "King of Trios Night 3" 1:13:07

27d ago1:13:07

1:13:07

JHawk, Butters and Adam Van discuss the wrestling and weekly Purchases.By IW Guide

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IW 113: Interview Julia Cramer Part 4: The Characters of Interpreting 28:05

1M ago28:05

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Send me a Text Message here. See the character. Be the character. Show the character. Julia Cramer from Germany gives us a final chunk of wisdom to continue our journey as sign language interpreters. Her experience as an interpreter and a teacher of interpreters reminds us of the advanced skills of bringing out the character of the clients we serve…

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Summer Vacation Episode 3 Chikara "High Noon" 2:18:20

1M ago2:18:20

2:18:20

JHawk, Butters and Joe Sposto discuss Chikara high noon and so much more!By IW Guide

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IW 112: Interview Julia Cramer Part 3: The Long and Short of Ethics 27:22

30d ago27:22

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Send me a Text Message here. Wait, what is that sound? Lawnmower!!?? Today Julia Cramer from Germany speaks about artistic sign language interpreting, ethics, politics, self-care, and the skills of interpreters needed when a lawnmower is noisy. She and I enjoy some laughs and mutual understandings. Enjoy. Support the Show. Don't forget to tell a fr…

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Summer Vacation Episode 2 Keigo Yoshino "Saturday Night Reunion" 1:03:53

1M ago1:03:53

1:03:53

Butters, JGold, Young Ed and Dalton Review Da Wrasslin.By IW Guide

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IW 111: Interview Julia Cramer Part 2: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Phone an Interpreter 30:54

2M ago30:54

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Send me a Text Message here. What is Sign Language Interpreting? A) Translating word for word B) Flapping your hands ...or Phone a Friend? Today Julia Cramer from Germany digs deeper into the definition of sign language interpreting and everything around it. Plus, she shares more details of the profession in Germany, including the fact that freelan…

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Summer Vacation Episode 1 YMZ "New Years Wrestling" 58:56

1M ago58:56

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IW 110: Interview Julia Cramer Part 1: What Do You Want to Be, Doctor, Lawyer, Interpreter? 27:23

2M ago27:23

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Send me a Text Message here. What d'ya want? What d'ya want? What d'ya really REALLY want? This is the first episode of the four-part series with our guest Julia Cramer. She tells us about the working conditions for sign language interpreters in Germany giving us details concerning education, employment, pay, and organizations. She also shares her …

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S09E25. "Sunny Side Up" ft. our AIW "Shook Ones" Review 1:03:55

2M ago1:03:55

1:03:55

This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters discuss being high at wrestling, working at Time Capsule Toys, Summer Camp updates and then they review Aiw's "Shook Ones" and much more on this weeks The Indie Wrestling Guide. (Intro)-"Degenerates"- A Day to Remember (Outro)-"Money Buy Drugs"-Cal Scruby…

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IW 109: InterpreTEASER: Interpreter Pay 4:14

2M ago4:14

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Send me a Text Message here. The sky is falling!!! It's a mistake!!! This episode was supposed to be my thoughts on sign language interpreter pay. Some technical problems happened, and I did not fix them in time to upload this episode topic fully. Please be patient. The full episode about Interpreter Pay will be published as soon as the next interv…

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S09E24. "The Rumors are True" w/ Special Guests: The Den of Desire 1:28:16

2M ago1:28:16

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters discuss Toyhio, meeting Willow and where is butters working now? plus Jgold is comes to terms with his daughter going to camp, then they are joined by the Den of Desire ( Marco Narcisso, Honey Darling and Blizzy Blake) listen as they discuss training and forming the den, Loop…

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IW 108: Interview Dr Carol Patrie Part 4: Cool Civility Whipped to Practice Perfection 28:14

2M ago28:14

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Send me a Text Message here. How do you teach that??!! No, who teaches that!? This episode shares the last bit of advice from the former Gallaudet professor, Dr Carol Patrie. She gives insight into the sign language interpreter shortage, the needed lesson of civility in ethics, great advice for all interpreters about practicing your practice, and s…

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S09E23. "The Over Correction" w/ Special Guest: Handsome Max Zero 1:28:13

2M ago1:28:13

1:28:13

This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters are joined by friend of the show Tess from WWWofNEO to talk about Escape rooms, Twitter Advice, Butters quitting his job, Toyhio and Summer Camp then they are joined by Handsome Max Zero and discuss Cute but Deadly Animals, Wrestling Gear Hot Takes, His Work Ethic, Renaissanc…

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IW 107: Interview Dr Carol Patrie Part 3: Pioneering Interpreter Education 24:34

3M ago24:34

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Send me a Text Message here. ADVENTURE!!! EXCITEMENT!!! That's interpreting!! Well, to hear Dr Carol Patrie's story you'd think our field is full of adventure. She tells us the details of how she trained interpreters at the University of Rochester, New York and at Gallaudet University. She had little to no materials, research, or support to turn to…

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S09E22. "LAY IT IN!!!!!!" ft. our 880 Wrestling "Pittsburgh vs. Brooklyn" Review 1:01:56

3M ago1:01:56

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters talk about Jgolds lack of birthday sex, Jhawks love of free food and butters sitting at bars then they get into their review of 880 Wrestling's "Pittsburgh vs. Brooklyn" show and so much more on this weeks The Indie Wrestling Guide. (Intro)-"Degenerates"- A Day to Remember (O…

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IW 106: Interview Dr Carol Patrie Part 2: Fingerspelling - Myths VS Truth 26:13

3M ago26:13

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Send me a Text Message here. It's English! No. It's Latin! No. It's sign language! ...sigh... Today we hear the fascinating CODA journey that took Dr Carol Patrie from only fingerspelling when in public to an accomplished interpreter and researcher who has cleared up the myths associated with this aspect of our interpreting practice. Knowing and un…

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S09E21. "Whackin' & Edging" ft. our Aiw "Gauntlet for the Gold 17" Review 1:15:30

3M ago1:15:30

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters talk about the best of summer episodes, Wrestlers Lab "oh my glob"and Baseball Tickets before diving into this weeks review of AIW Gauntlet for the Gold 17 and so much more on this weeks The Indie Wrestling Guide. (Intro)-"Degenerates"- A Day to Remember (Outro)-"The Happy Gu…

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IW 105: Interview Dr Carol Patrie Part 1: A CODA Journey from Ice Cream for Sirens to Gallaudet Professor 31:09

3M ago31:09

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Send me a Text Message here. Daddy! Sirens! ...Where?! Dr Carol Patrie, well-known author, interpreter, professor and much more, joins the podcast today. This CODA tells us her story from language broker (paid with ice cream) to professor at Gallaudet University where she developed and led the Master's in Interpreting program. I look forward to eac…

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S09E20. "Guard The Taint" w/ Special Guest: Juni Underwood 1:20:59

3M ago1:20:59

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters talk about their respective weekends in Texas, Chicago and Ohio, Jhawk loses his mind about Twitter Thinking Danhausen was fired, Then they are joined by Juni Underwood to Discuss his Cagematch, Training with different schools, his love for Gannon Jones Jr, Backyard wrestling…

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IW 104: InterpreTips: Jack of All or One: Generalist or Specialist 21:41

3M ago21:41

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Send me a Text Message here. "Some people call me the Space Cowboy..." but you can call me Sign Language Interpreter. We are called many things, and we actually do one. However, we have a skillset that ranges from the mundane situations to complicated and intense interactions. Should we be a generalist or specialized sign language interpreter these…

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S09E19. "The Dutchman’s Key" w/ Special Guest: Tess and Ft. our Enjoy Wrestling "Odyssey" Review 1:20:31

3M ago1:20:31

1:20:31

This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters are joined by Tess from Womens Wrestling Watch of North East Ohio as they talk about Kill Tony, Josh's Recap of CAP Wrestling (HA!) and so much more! Then they get down to business and review Enjoy Wrestlings "Odyssey" Event/Season 10 on this weeks The Indie Wrestling Guide. …

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IW 103: Special Report 3: 30 Years BA (Hons) Interpreting BSL/English Program University of Wolverhampton 39:43

4M ago39:43

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Send me a Text Message here. Amazing moments with amazing people make amazing memories... Amazing, isn't it? We finish our conversation with Prof Megan Lawton, Sarah Bown, and Rebecca Fenton-Ree, recapping with Megan's advice for starting a sign language interpreting degree today, and hearing some of the amazing moments from all three. But wait, th…

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S09E18. "I'm Just A Girl, Dude" w/ Special Guest: "The Dumpster Fire" Ryan Zane 1:27:29

3M ago1:27:29

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This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters talk about Joe Hendry, Tim Misny, Gcw Cinco de Mayo / Aiw Cibernetico Tres, Twitter+ , JHawk's Twitter Affairs, Summerslam in Cleveland, and New Borns Wrestling? then they are joined by "The Dumpster Fire" Ryan Zane and Discuss his Chikara past, un-used wrestling gimmicks and…

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IW 102: Special Report 2: 30 Years BA (Hons) Interpreting BSL/English Program University of Wolverhampton 44:38

4M ago44:38

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Send me a Text Message here. Involve the deaf community, obviously! But alcohol to help? hmmm. The second of 3 in this series of celebratory episodes for the University of Wolverhampton. Their BA (hons) BSL/English program is 30 years old. Today Megan, Sarah, and Becky discuss the overarching principles that helped design the curriculum and mission…

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S09E17. "P**sy in Bio" ft. our 880 Wrestling "Family Ties 2" Review 1:09:30

4M ago1:09:30

1:09:30

This week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Jgold and Charly Butters talk about Gardening & Salsa???? Then they Discuss Jgold's daughters time at the previous weeks Aiw Show, Finally The Boys Review 880 Wrestling's "Family Ties 2" Event from Friday April 26th, Hear all the inside hoopla behind the First Ever IWGuide Title match and so much mor…

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IW 101: Special Report 1: 30 Years BA (Hons) Interpreting BSL/English Program University of Wolverhampton 39:09

4M ago39:09

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Send me a Text Message here. Have you forgotten an anniversary?! We haven't. University of Wolverhampton, UK, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their BA (hons) Interpreting BSL/English program. My guests are Prof Megan Lawton, Sen Lecturer Sarah Bown, and former Sen Lecturer Rebecca Fenton-Ree. We follow their stories, we learn a part of the h…

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IW 100: Your Turn: Q&A-USA The Sign Language Interpreting Cadence 23:45

4M ago23:45

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Send me a Text Message here. The Rhythm of an Interpreter's Life Let's dance! OK, maybe not. Today we hear from a seasoned interpreter from the USA, Anne. She answers the same questions I put to the others in the last few episodes. Her answers discuss Name Signs, having a good place to safely discuss our challenges and learn from each other, and ho…

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IW 99: Your Turn: Q&A - Czech Republic 25:58

5M ago25:58

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Send me a Text Message here. It's MY turn, no....it's YOUR turn to talk. Today we get more answers from sign language interpreters on the questions below, today we get answers from Karolina and Filip in the Czech Republic. I gave them the same three questions from last episode to answer how they wanted. 1. What is one of the biggest challenges you …

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IW 98: Your Turn: Q&A - Poland, USA, UK 23:56

5M ago23:56

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Send me a Text Message here. Who me?!! Yes, you! Today we get some thoughts from three sign language interpreters from three countries, Poland, the USA, and the United Kingdom. I gave them three questions to answer how they wanted. Now we hear their insightful responses. 1. What is one of the biggest challenges you have when it comes to working as …

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S09E13. "Pec Dance" w/ Special Guest: Gianni Michael Emricko 49:45

5M ago49:45

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his week your hosts Hall of Fame Referee JHawk, Marcy and Charly Butters discuss Dying on April 1st, Marcy hanging out with Cis Dudes and last weekends Neo Pro Wrestling's Equinox show. Then the gang is joined by 880 Star Gianni Michael Emricko to discuss his bowling career, his love of lifting weights and what crime family he would have belonged t…

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IW 97: InterpreTips-Comedy: Serious Professionals! - Seriously? 25:46

5M ago25:46

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Send me a Text Message here. April Fools!!! OK, not really. No, really. Maybe. Humor is a fun and challenging thing to interpret. Shall we discuss it more? Yes! In this combination episode of Tips and Comedy, we'll explore the fun topic of humor, specifically how to interpret it. Or at least, how we need to make it work just as well as any other me…

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S09E12. "Hog Etiquette" w/ Special Guest: Jason Bane And featuring our AIW "Tougher Than Leather" Review 2:49:12

5M ago2:49:12

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This week your hosts Hall of Famer JHawk, Jgold, Marcy and Charly Butters are joined by Aiw's Ronald 2 Legz as they discuss bathroom etiquette and bad dick jokes before reviewing Aiw's "Tougher Than Leather" show Then The gang Sans 2 Legz Interviews The Legendary Jason Bane, listen as they discuss the indies in the early 2000's, his favorite matche…

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IW 96: InterpreTips: Your Friendly Neighborhood Default Interpreter 22:11

5M ago22:11

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Send me a Text Message here. "Interpreter sense" is real! It tingles in the presence of spoken and signed nonsense! OK, maybe such a tingling is exactly true. You tell me. But in this episode, I'll tell you how I compare a designated sign language interpreter, a default interpreter, and a comfortable interpreter (when you have a client you see ofte…

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S09E11. "The Bitch is back" w/ Special Guest: Cool Ass Andy 1:21:10

5M ago1:21:10

1:21:10

This week your hosts Hall of Famer JHawk, Jgold, Charly Butters talk about their Mount Rushmore of ECW then Marcy Returns! they cover what she's been up to while away then they are joined by Cool Ass Andy and Butters asks him some existential wrestling questions and we find out about how Andy found AIW started training and became the king of cool, …

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IW 95: InterpreTips: Your Friendly Neighborhood Designated Interpreter 21:21

6M ago21:21

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Send me a Text Message here. I don't make webs, but I do have a special "interpreter sense" that warns me of what people really mean! This InterpreTip discusses what it means to be a designated interpreter. We can learn a lot about our decision-making, empowerment, ethics, communication management, and more from the responsible designated interpret…

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S09E10. "The Banana Brigade" w/ Special Guest:Colin Delaney 1:41:59

6M ago1:41:59

1:41:59

This week your hosts Hall of Famer JHawk, Jgold, Charly Butters talk about Enjoy Wrestling, whats coming up this weekend on Fite and IWTV, Then they are joined by Colin Delaney and Discuss some of his worst matches, Dealing with a horrible Ex wwe/ecw wrestler, Wrestling for PWO, How he got into AIW, His wrestling school Ground Zero Wrestling, if te…

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IW 94: Interview Amaresh Gopalakrishnan Part 4: Oh Mama-Cultural Influences on Wobbly Interpretations 23:37

6M ago23:37

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Send me a Text Message here. Weebles wobble...NO!! That's not appropriate. Do you know the head gestures of India? CODA sign language interpreter, Amaresh Gopalakrishnan explains those, other gestures, and languages and how they influence working Indian sign language interpreters. We discuss professionalism, research, his ongoing film projects, and…

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S09E09. "Chip N' Dix" w/ Special Guest: Dex Royal 1:14:58

6M ago1:14:58

1:14:58

This week your hosts Hall of Famer JHawk, Jgold, Charly Butters and special guest The Man Adam Van start off the show with Butters Making a HUGE announcement (for real this time) plus Butters puts a hit out on Jhawk, Adam Vans Solo At Odds Episode, Indie Wrestling shouldn't have Ticketmaster Fees, a review of ETU "One time for the one time" from JG…

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IW 93: Interview Amaresh Gopalakrishnan Part 3: Keep Your Mouth Shut and Eat Your Curd Rice 27:10

6M ago27:10

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Send me a Text Message here. "How can you have any curd rice, if you don't keep your mouth shut?!" Today we go back to India for more conversation with Amaresh. He tells us about how the professional sign language interpreting organization in India was established. We discuss how travel affects us as humans and as sign language interpreters. We tou…

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S09E08. "Local Girl My Ass" w/ Special Guest: Young Ed and ft. our 880 Wrestling "MV Young's Missed Connections 2" Review 1:32:46

6M ago1:32:46

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This week your hosts Hall of Famer JHawk, Jgold, Marcy and Charly Butters and special guest Young Ed talk about Sponsorships, Vxs, Neo Pro, Little Guido's boots Then in our first 880 Wrestling Review of the year we discuss "MV Young's Missed Connections 2" and so much more on this weeks The Indie Wrestling Guide. (Intro)-"Degenerates"- A Day to Rem…

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IW 92: Interview Amaresh Gopalakrishnan Part 2: Sign Language Interpreting-The Attractive Profession 29:46

6M ago29:46

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Send me a Text Message here. Oh MY! That profession is attractive! We need more sign language interpreters in every part of the world. My guest Amaresh Gopalakrishnan speaks to this concerning India. He tells us some of the foundational steps they have made to create awareness of the Deaf community's needs and building up and educating Indian Sign …

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