Best Kris Broholm Podcasts (2024)

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AFP 191 - Benny Lewis: Recovery from bad times, Korean Mission, and the Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp 54:39

1y ago54:39

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In this episode we catch up with Fluent in 3 Months founder Benny Lewis about his latest language learning mission (Korean), the new and improved Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp, and a very open discussion on how he recovered from a few horrible years of depression, divorce, debt, and weight gain. Benny's Website where you can find everything including…

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AFP 190 - Luca Lampariello: The Impact of Mindset on Language Learning 47:54

1y ago47:54

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In this episode, Kris and Luca Lampariello discuss the importance of building confidence and identity in a language to overcome perfectionism and fear of making mistakes. They also touch on the impact of mindset on language learning, the benefits of speaking a language even imperfectly, and the challenge of maintaining multiple languages. Lampariel…

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AFP 189 - Emily Harris: Language Learning, Culture, and Perfectionism as a Transracial Adoptee 58:16

1y ago58:16

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In this podcast episode, language learner and transracial adoptee Emily Harris discusses her own experiences as an adoptee when it comes to learning her heritage language, and her experiences with perfectionism and finding balance in language learning. She also talks about her language learning journey, including her initial attraction to German an…

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AFP 188: Cara Leopold - Expat Experiences, Listening Skills, and Movie Club 1:13:50

1+ y ago1:13:50

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In this podcast episode, I'm joined by Cara Leopold, an English listening specialist, and founder of Leo Listening to talk about her experience learning French, moving to France, and eventually integrating in the local community as an expat. We also discuss English listening skills, and her new project: The Movie Club, which helps English speakers …

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AFP 187 - Heidi Lovejoy: Perfectionism and Language Learning 2:07:13

1+ y ago2:07:13

2:07:13

In this episode of the Actual Fluency Podcast, host Kris Broholm interviews Heidi Lovejoy, the creator and host of The Love, Joy and Languages Podcast. They discuss the topic of perfectionism and its effects on language learning, mental health, and imposter syndrome. Lovejoy shares her struggles with perfectionism while learning Italian, how it aff…

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June 2022 Update - Post Pandemic Stress Disorder, Moving Countries, Podcast 16:16

2y ago16:16

16:16

Kris comes back with a quick update to announce the return of the Actual Fluency podcast.

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AFP 186: Rosemary Salomone - The Rise of English 45:37

2+ y ago45:37

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In this episode I'm joined by Rosemary Salomone to discuss the role of English on a global academic level, and some of the challenges faced by minorities and non-english native speaking students and countries in the world. Rosemary is the Kenneth Wang Professor of Law at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Prior to joining the legal academy,…

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AFP 185: Sadelle Wiltshire - Learning at Different Ages and Minority Languages 48:34

2+ y ago48:34

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In this podcast episode I'm joined by Sadelle Wiltshire, who shares her story of learning languages at different ages, including her passion for Irish and the community of learners she's found for the language. Sadelle's website: https://www.sadellewiltshire.com/ The Fluent in 3 Months Challenge: https://actf.lu/fi3m-challenge…

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AFP 184: Rick Dearman - Using Forums in Language Learning 41:41

3y ago41:41

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In this episode Kris is joined by Rick Dearman to talk about using forums to help support you in your language learning, language conferences, and much more. Special thanks to OPTILINGO for sponsoring the podcast. You can check out this innovative language learning app, designed to make you SPEAK a language by going to https://optilingo.com To find…

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AFP 183 - Jennifer Degenhardt: Better School Learning and Creating Inclusive Materials 1:08:29

3y ago1:08:29

1:08:29

In the episode I'm joined by Spanish Teacher and Educational Author, Jennifer Degenhardt. We go over why school language learning is in such a bad state in many schools, and what innovative and energetic teachers like Jennifer can do to improve the results the kids get from the classroom. We also talk about her diverse and inclusive range of educat…

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AFP 182 - Liz Sharma from Talk The Streets on Portuguese 56:14

3y ago56:14

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In the episode I'm joined by Portuguese teacher and YouTuber Liz Sharma to talk about Portugal, Portuguese (European vs Brazilian) and how Liz moved from the U.K to Portugal. Since I just moved to Portugal myself I got to ask a lot of curiosity-driven questions, including what Portuguese learners normally struggle with. === SPONSOR This episode is …

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AFP 181 - Olle Linge: Hacking Chinese and Academic vs Non-Academic Learning 1:22:21

3+ y ago1:22:21

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Brought to you by OPTILINGO -- https://optilingo.com In this episode I'm joined by Olle Linge from Hacking Chinese to talk about his "random" journey into Chinese, founding the Hacking Chinese website (10 years anniversary this year) and a ton of language learning methodology and academic vs non-academic perspectives. A lot of the advice in the epi…

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AFP 180 - Hēmi Kelly: Māori Language and Culture 41:16

3+ y ago41:16

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Brought to you by OPTILINGO -- https://optilingo.com Editor's Note: A previous version of this episode had some audio issues, which have been fixed. In this episode I'm joined by "A Māori Phrase a Day" author Hēmi Kelly, to find out a little more about Māori, which is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, as well as the language. Hēmi i…

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AFP 179 - Kerstin Cable: Women in Language and Teaching Careers in Languages 1:11:22

4y ago1:11:22

1:11:22

Brought to you by OPTILINGO -- One of the most popular guests of the podcast returns to share all the details for her upcoming project, that she co-hosts with Lindsay Williams and Shannon Kennedy: Women in Language (September 17-20, 2020) Here are some of the things we discuss during the episode: * What Kerstin has been up to for the past 2 years s…

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AFP 178 - Lina Vasquez: Mindset, Psychology, and Self-development 1:33:57

4y ago1:33:57

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm joined by my friend Lina Vasquez, an amazing polyglot who shares her passion for languages, self-development, and many other topics on her YouTube channel. In the episode we dive DEEP into the mindset behind self-development and language learning, and offer some ideas on how anyone can level up their…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with Pierre-Benoît from Coffee Break French 18:10

4y ago18:10

18:10

In our tenth and final episode in this series of Coffee Break Conversations, we are joined by a familiar face in the Coffee Break community - Coffee Break French host, Pierre Benoît! Mark joins Pierre-Benoît in his hometown of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, to get to know more about his language-learning story and how he has used languages throughout his li…

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AFP 177 - Gloria Spagnoli: Find Your Confidence and Inner Resources 49:21

4y ago49:21

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm joined by Italian teacher Gloria Spagnoli who shares her insights as both a language learner and teacher. She specifically talks about finding your confidence and inner resources. Finally we touch on the difference between a teacher and a student, and how you can level up your language lessons. Resou…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with French learner Rakesh 17:37

4y ago17:37

17:37

In the latest episode of Coffee Break Conversations we’re speaking to another Coffee Breaker! Rakesh, from the Indian city of Pune, is in the process of mastering French with Coffee Break. He tells us how he stays motivated and immerses himself in the language despite the fact that he doesn't get the chance to interact with native French speakers v…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with Bec Howie from Irregular Endings 27:05

4y ago27:05

27:05

We're back with another episode of the Coffee Break Conversations podcast - a series in which we talk about life, learning and languages. This week, we're catching up with Bec Howie, the founder of Irregular Endings which sells beautiful printed goods for language lovers. Bec tells us how she turned her passion for languages into a business and how…

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AFP 176 - Maria Ortega Garcia: Connecting Deeper with Languages! 1:07:06

4y ago1:07:06

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm joined by Spanish teacher Maria Ortega Garcia, who shares unique insights as both a language learner and teacher. She specifically talks about connecting with the language you're trying to learn, and making it yours. This has been the most succesful approach she has seen over the years. We also touch…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with French learner Stephen 19:36

4y ago19:36

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In this episode of Coffee Break Conversations we're talking to Stephen, a Coffee Break French learner from California. Stephen explains that even if you're not able to access native speakers of the language you're learning, there are still ways in which you create a daily immersive learning experience: "the more ways you can go about exposing yours…

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AFP 175 - Tetsu Yung: Raising Children in 5 Languages 1:01:49

4y ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode Tetsu Yung returns to update on his childrens' language learning (5 languages!) and talks in detail about the ONE PARENT ONE LANGUAGE methodology, he's been using for over 8 years now. We also chat briefly about LangFest, the annual conference usually held in Montreal, Canada. The event is currently post…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with Ben Curtis from Notes in Spanish 17:09

4y ago17:09

17:09

We're back with another episode of Coffee Break Conversations, a series in which we talk about life, learning and languages. Last week, we heard the story of Yevgeni, a Coffee Break Spanish learner and, this week, we’re continuing our Spanish theme as we're speaking to Ben Curtis from the Notes in Spanish podcast. We discuss the importance of makin…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with Spanish learner Yevgeni 15:28

4y ago15:28

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In this week's episode of Coffee Break Conversations we're speaking to Coffee Spanish learner, Yevgeni, from the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. You'll hear how Yevgeni’s language learning has become an integrated part of his daily routine, and you may even get the chance to dabble in some Russian and Tatar! For more information on the resources m…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with Italian learner Nicole 18:35

4y ago18:35

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Welcome back to another episode of Coffee Break Conversations! This week, we’re speaking to Coffee Break learner Nicole, from England, whose love of the Italian language began back in 2015 after a trip to Rome. Find out more about Coffee Break Conversations on our website at https://radiolingua.com/coffee-break-conversations Hosted on Acast. See ac…

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AFP 174 - Peter Strang: From the UK to Russia 1:12:08

4y ago1:12:08

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm joined by Peter Strang from the United Kingdom, who took up a position as English teacher in Russia. What was initially a temporary stay turned into starting a family and settling down full-time. In the episode we talk about his experience moving to Russia, settling in, and learning the language whil…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with polyglot Kris Broholm 33:00

4y ago33:00

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Welcome back to our brand-new interview podcast, Coffee Break Conversations, in which we talk about life, learning and languages. This week, we speak to Kris Broholm from the Actual Fluency podcast. Hailing from Denmark, Kris is, in his own words, a “language journalist; a researcher, documenter, and ‘helper’ to empower other language learners”. Fo…

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AFP 173 - Anthony Metivier: Mental Well-Being and the Victorious Mind 1:17:51

4y ago1:17:51

1:17:51

Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm joined by podcast regular Anthony Metivier, to talk about his new book The Victorious Mind, mental health, and how language learning as well as memory training play a role in improving your life. Resources mentioned: Anthony's new book: The Victorious Mind (Amazon) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorio…

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A Coffee Break Conversation with French learner Katherine 24:17

4y ago24:17

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Welcome to the second episode of Coffee Break Conversations! This week, we’re going to turn things around because we’re speaking to Coffee Break learner Katherine, who has experienced what it’s like to learn French from scratch using Coffee Break content. Katherine tells us how she incorporated her passion for French into her career path. Find out …

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A Coffee Break Conversation with Francesca from Coffee Break Italian 22:13

4y ago22:13

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In Coffee Break Conversations we talk about life, learning and languages, and in this video episode Mark talks to Coffee Break Italian host Francesca. Francesca talks about her experience learning and teaching languages, and has an important message for listeners: sbagliando s’impara: you learn by making mistakes. Find out more about Coffee Break C…

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AFP 172 - Dick Howeson: From CD-ROM to App learning with uTalk 57:50

4y ago57:50

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm joined by Richard 'Dick' Howeson from uTalk to discuss how he started the company, and developed it from a CD-ROM based language learning system, to now a modern app system with over 140 languages. Resources mentioned: uTalk: https://actf.lu/utalk Polyglot Cruise: https://polyglotcruise.com Disclaime…

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Coffee Break Conversations - Season Preview 10:23

4y ago10:23

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Coffee Break Conversations is a new podcast in which we talk about life, learning and languages. Over the past 14 years, Coffee Break Languages podcasts have helped millions of language learners around the world learn French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Swedish and English. In this new podcast we’re going to be having conversations …

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Podcast Update: April 2020 32:08

4y ago32:08

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In this unnumbered Actual Fluency episode I'm getting into a few updates as of April 2020. Here's what you'll hear about in the episode: Why the podcast was on a minor break Why you shouldn't necessarily feel pressured to learn a new language during the pandemic What happened to the Polyglot Cruise New Course Launch: Bite-Size Languages What else i…

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AFP 171 - Matt vs Japan: The Mass Immersion Approach 1:16:30

4+ y ago1:16:30

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm happy to be joined by Matt from "Matt vs Japan" to share his ideas about immersion (Mass Immersion Approach / AJATT) and how he learnt Japanese in 18 months. Resources mentioned: Matt vs Japan YouTube Channel > https://www.youtube.com/user/MATTvsJapan Mass Immersion Approach > https://massimmersionap…

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AFP 170 - Mark Pentleton: From Teacher to Language Podcaster (Coffee Break Languages) 52:50

4+ y ago52:50

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I'm extremely honoured to be joined by one of my very own podcasting idols. Mark has been running Coffee Break Podcasts for over a decade, and now delivers over 2,500,000 language lessons every month to listeners around the world. In the episode we discuss his language past, present, and future, as well …

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AFP 169 - Sweeps Episode: Events and Plans for 2020 28:15

4+ y ago28:15

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Brought to you by Optilingo. In this episode I preview 2020, and share a few updates about Actual Fluency. The regular episodes with guests are returning next week! Events mentioned: The Edinburgh Language Event The Polyglot Cruise The Polyglot Gathering The Polyglot Conference LangFest

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AFP 168 - John Fotheringham: Inside the Language Podcaster's Studio (Part 2) 1:05:04

4+ y ago1:05:04

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PART 2! > John Fotheringham, a fellow language podcaster comes on the show to do an experiment. Instead of a traditional interview, we are chatting as two language podcasters, sharing experiences, takeaways, and lessons learnt from over 5 years of podcasting. PART 1: https://anchor.fm/actualfluency/episodes/AFP-167---John-Fotheringham-Inside-the-La…

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AFP 167 - John Fotheringham: Inside the Language Podcaster's Studio (Part 1) 1:39:01

5y ago1:39:01

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John Fotheringham, a fellow language podcaster comes on the show to do an experiment. Instead of a traditional interview, we are chatting as two language podcasters, sharing experiences, takeaways, and lessons learnt from over 5 years of podcasting. If you liked this episode, please let us know! Show Links: LanguageMastery.com - John's Blog and Pod…

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AFP 166 - Ekaterina Matveeva: Language Alter Ego and Cultural Intelligence 1:07:08

5y ago1:07:08

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Ekaterina Matveeva comes on the show to talk about her amazing polyglot story, as well as the concept of the language alter ego and cultural personalities. We also share notes on what happens to the personality and identity of an individual as one goes abroad and stays for an extended period of time. Show Links: Ekatarina's book - Language Alter Eg…

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AFP 165 - Lea Tiralarc: 5000+ lessons as an online teacher and the staircase method 43:29

5y ago43:29

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On this episode, I chat to French teacher Lea Tiralarc, who's taught over 5000 lessons on italki about her experiences as a teacher and a learner. We also talk about her method (The Staircase) and how to make teaching languages your career. Show Links: The Staircase: https://thestaircase.org/ ============== 📣 This podcast is sponsored by Italki! Le…

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AFP 164 - Scott Young: A Year Without English and Ultralearning Languages 1:15:46

5y ago1:15:46

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On this episode I chat to entrepreneur, blogger and author Scott Young about his experiences learning 4 languages in a single year (without speaking any English) and his new book Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition. Show Links: Scott's Blog: http://scotthyoung.com Ultralearning on Amazon: https://g…

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AFP 163 - Mait Müntel: From discovering the Higgs-Boson to language learning 52:36

5y ago52:36

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On this episode I chat to Lingvist founder Mait Müntel, who was part of the Higgs-Boson discovery team at CERN. His big passion is furthering human learning using machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the power of spaced repetition. Show Links: Lingvist - Mait's company ============== 📣 This podcast is sponsored by Italki! Learn REAL langu…

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AFP 162 - Jonty Yamisha: Heritage language learning and practical advice 1:04:33

5y ago1:04:33

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On this episode I chat to Jonty Yamisha, who took it upon himself to learn his heritage language of Circassian as an adult. He shares a lot of great stories about his family, and practical tips and advice for how he managed to learn a language with such limited resources available. Perfect if you have a heritage language you've been meaning to lear…

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AFP 161 - Jon Mahoney: Around the world in 900+ days and mastering Russian 1:21:26

5y ago1:21:26

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On this episode I chat to Jon Mahoney, who went on a trip around the world that lasted over 900 days. We also get into his story of living in Ukraine, and Russia - as well as progressing his Russian skills to well above advanced. Along the way he produced videos for his YouTube channels (in English and Russian) together with his wife Eva. Show Link…

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AFP 160 - Steve Kaufmann: YouTube, Travelling, and learning languages when retired 46:53

5y ago46:53

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On this episode I catch up with Steve Kaufmann to hear what he's been up to in the last 5 years since he was last on the podcast. We also chat about his popular YouTube channel, travelling for language learning, and how he's learning languages as a retiree. Show Links: LINGQ Steve's YouTube Channel LangFest in Montreal (August 23-25) ==============…

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AFP 159 - Nelson Dellis: Using Memory techniques for languages 48:23

5y ago48:23

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On this episode of the podcast I chat with Grandmaster of Memory and 4x US Memory Champion Nelson Dellis about his mission to learn Dutch, his heritage language - and to get some insight on how memory techniques relate to learning languages. Show Links: Nelson's Website REMEMBER IT - Nelson's book MEMORY GAMES - A Netflix film about memory, featuri…

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AFP 158 - Ben Worthington: Improve your English and pass the IELTS exam! 1:09:53

5y ago1:09:53

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On this episode of the podcast I chat with Ben from IELTSPodcast, about how you can improve your 4 key skills in English, and specific tips and advice for passing the IELTS exam. Show Links: IELTSPodcast IELTS Vocabulary IELTS Online Course ============== 📣 This podcast is sponsored by Italki! Learn REAL language through the power and convenience o…

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AFP 157 - Pablo Roman: Japanese in 6 months and DreamingSpanish 1:02:48

5y ago1:02:48

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Pablo Roman, founder of DreamingSpanish comes on the show to talk about his experiences learning Japanese in 6 months, learning Thai, and developing materials and resources for learning Spanish. Show links: https://www.youtube.com/DreamingSpanish ============== 📣 This podcast is sponsored by Italki! Learn REAL language through the power and conveni…

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Summer Update: A Danish Town in Iowa?! (+other updates!) 15:58

5y ago15:58

15:58

In this episode I share a few updates of what's been going on lately: -My trip to Elk Horn (A Danish town in Iowa) -Polyglot Gathering in Bratislava -LangFest in Montreal And last, but definitely not least: The Polyglot Cruise 2020!

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AFP 156 - Iker Uriarte: italki past, present, and future 51:46

5y ago51:46

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Head of Marketing for italki: Iker Uriarte comes on the show to share his language background and how he got involved with italki. He also shares some behind the scenes stories and visions for the world's biggest tutoring platform. ============== 📣 This podcast is sponsored by Italki! Learn REAL language through the power and convenience of persona…

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