The Fluent Show

In this episode, you'll learn about language exchange and how you can use it to become fluent in a new language. My guest is Brian Heavey, international events organiser and director at Online Language Exchange & Real Events Ireland. Brian has been running language exchange events for 10 years now, with thousands of participants learning languages together. In April 2020, he pivoted his business to create Online Language Exchange providing online exchanges during lockdown. Brian speaks Spanish, Portuguese and a bit of Irish, and is raising a multilingual family in Dublin. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Brian (http://www.onlinelanguageexchange.com) for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Brian Heavey.

Get ready for spring and summer with our big pop culture episode featuring recommendations for music, TV and films to enjoy in over 22 languages. Lindsay introduces a helpful framework for getting the most out of pop culture in another language: * Discover * Consume * Create We hope you enjoy our recommendations! Timestamps Lindsay’s faves MUSIC - Rosalia - MOTOMAMI (Spanish with some Catalan and English and Japanese influence) - Stromae - Multitude (French) - Daddy Yankee - Legendaddy (Spanish) - Tierra Adentro - Aguije (Spanish and Guarani) - Dead Blonde - Propaganda (Russian) - Monetochka - Raskpaski dla Vzrosluh (Russian) - Toot Ard - Migrant Birds (Arabic) - Waiata Reo Maori: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9Ca1SohktgM (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9Ca1SohktgM) - Raices Indigenas: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1aLJoYoaZnK (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1aLJoYoaZnK) - Mosaic: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXd9vfK9DV3I6 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXd9vfK9DV3I6) - Organica: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2pprEpa9URZ (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2pprEpa9URZ) - Borderless: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWZJmo7mlltU6 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWZJmo7mlltU6) - Global X: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWUxHPh2rEiHr (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWUxHPh2rEiHr) - Folk Fabrique: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX62XscWX9t6h (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX62XscWX9t6h) - The Sounds of Spotify/Every Noise FILMS - La Famille Belier - CODA remade from this concept (French) - Jiro Dreams of Sushi - he really really really likes sushi (Japanese) - The Skin I Live In - phew! Banderas is on fire! (Spanish) - Downstream to Kinshasa - moving. Loved seeing a different place. (Lingala, Swahili) - Bad Lucky Goat - take me here too please sunshine (islander Creole English) - Cairo Station - it’s OG Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Arabic) - Song Without a Name - heartbreaking, real, honest, tonne of bricks (Spanish with Quechua) - 5 Broken Cameras - life in Palestine looks tough as (Arabic, Hebrew) - The Prince of Nothingwood - wanna watch all his films please (English and Arabic) - Sweat - never connected to this lead before (Polish) TV: El Casa del Papel (Money Heist), How to Sell Drugs Online Fast Kerstin’s faves MUSIC Indie, alternative, punk, rock music: - Tocotronic, Kraftklub, Die Ärzte 🇩🇪 - Candelas, Swnami 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dancehall, caribbean feel, afrobeat type of music: - Mandi Classic 🇨🇩 (Swahili), Jamaican artists like Sean Paul and Spice, and Seeed 🇩🇪 BOOKS AND TV Mysteries & Thrillers Books: Arnaldur Indri∂asson’s Erlendur series 🇮🇸 On TV: The Bridge 🇩🇰🇸🇪 , Salamander 🇧🇪, The Killing 🇩🇰, Trapped 🇮🇸, Craith/Hidden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, Dark 🇩🇪 FILM - Patagonia (Welsh, Spanish, English) Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Today I’m bringing you a special, a recording of an expert panel discussion I moderated at the recent Women in Language conference, entitled *“Feminism in Our Language World”. * This is a top quality conversation I think you should hear. It isn’t a talk about how to learn vocabulary or find conversation partners in some kind of feminist way. It’s an examination of the world we live in, and how it may impact us as humans, not just language learners. > "Feminism helps me to get space to just say what I want to say and not feel like I can't say my message." > "A lot of people still see "feminist" as the extreme end of the spectrum and so are reluctant to use the term to describe themselves." > "I can talk all day about the intersectionality of all things. But when you're not in a place where you can make mistakes, we're not in a place where you can make change." > "To become the best version of yourself, you need to stand for the humanity of someone else." I am grateful to Lindsay and Shannon as well as our panelists Archana Parmar, Chesline Pierre Paul, Martina Gerdts, and Samantha Lassaux, for allowing me to put this audio out on the podcast. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guests: Archana Parmar, Chesline Pierre-Paul, Martina Gerdts, and Samantha Lassaux.

In this episode, my guest is Mignon Fogarty - better known as Grammar Girl. She's a language podcaster, founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network, a bestselling author, Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee, and she's even been a guest on the Ophrah Winfrey show! In other words, we have a super expert on the podcast today. In this fun conversation, Mignon and I chatted about * the biggest misconceptions people have about grammar * the reality of being women (not girls!) who have "expert podcasts" * the truth about using grammar correctly - how important is it really? And then she took YOUR questions - that burning issue of the Oxford comma is finally solved! Enjoy the show! You can find out more about Mignon here (https://www.fluent.show/guests/mignon) and about Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Mignon Fogarty (https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl) for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Mignon Fogarty.

Shannon Kennedy is a professional musician, learner of 16 languages, and a language learning expert at Eurolinguiste, Fluent in 3 Months, and Women in Language. She's also my buddy and we have a tradition: Every year, Shannon visits the show to share how the last year went. Don't miss this incredible conversation where Shannon shares how she creates structure and stability for hers the difference between goal-oriented and stats-oriented habits pre-committing as a way to follow through on good intentions why Shannon is definitely not learning a new language this year (I don't believe her!) and why you need holistic awareness of your languages Listen to Shannon's reviews of 2020 (https://www.fluent.show/203), 2019 (https://www.fluent.show/166) and 2018 (https://www.fluent.show/118). Apps mentioned in this episode Duolingo (http://www.duolingo.com) Lingq (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lingq)* Streaks (https://streaksapp.com/) Books mentioned in this episode All the Rage (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9780062861450) by Darcy Lockman* Fair Play (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781529400212) by Eve Rodsky* The One Thing (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781848549258) by Gary Keller* Indistractable (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781526610201) by Nir Eyal* Links with * are affiliate links Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Make sure you check out our sponsor Clozemaster! Special Guest: Shannon Kennedy.

Women in Language is an online event filled with talks presentations from female language experts who have done amazing things and documented their journey. The conference is open to everyone, and it's organised by Kerstin, Lindsay and Shannon. In this episode, I've got 10 speakers from the conference sharing exactly why they love this event and what they'll be bringing you this year. Make sure you get your $29 ticket at www.womeninlanguage.com today! You will hear from * Jessica Kumar on privilege in linguistics * Irene Cangi on reaching higher language levels of Italian * Lauren Williams introducing AAC - what is it, why do you need it? She has the answers! * Mariana Favila-Alcala and Belen Nuñez on why feminism matters in the language industry * Sara Holmes on how to teach your baby American sign language * Abigail Fulbrook on taboos in the language classroom * Marjolein Benschop on her talk about learning when you are multipassionate * Vickie Kelty and Laia Moret on why they're going to bring some games to the event Get the full speaker line-up at www.womeninlanguage.com (https://womeninlanguage.com/p/2022-speakers) Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Valerie for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guests: Jessica Kumar and Sara Holmes.

Their eyes met at Dubai airport...and it started a love affair with Malayalam! In this episode, my American-born guests Jessica Kumar and Eliza Keyton (Eli Kutty) share their stories of falling in love with India - well, some of it! You'll hear about * how Jessica and Eliza travelled the world * what family traditions in India mean for independent women like these two * why one person's experience can never show you all that India has to offer * how learning a language can change your experience of India, no matter where you are * why both of them decided to share their experiences by podcast and instagram Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) A transcript of the interview is available for this episode Special Guests: Eliza Keyton and Jessica Kumar.

If you're the kind of person who doesn't want to hear about vaccines, just press "stop" now. Welcome to our 2021 Words of the Year episode - somewhat dominated by one concept. It's another fun episode as Lindsay and I discuss all those words that made our 2022, including * vax and vacina, jab and booster * Wellenbrecher * cheugy * Chirui (チルィ) * sportsvaske And lots more! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Welcome to the new year! In today's small solo episode, I'm introducing a few updates to this podcast and sharing my big projects for the year. This includes an update on my languages: some "failures" and some wins! I'll also cover 5 great pieces of advice for you at the start of 2022 there is NO need to start learning new language just cos it's 1 January you are allowed to listen to things in your native language if you like commitment pays off with language learning (and podcasting) community matters and your boundaries do too your goals don’t always have to be achieved Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Isabella (https://twitter.com/languageoclock) for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Did you know that you can get a whole library of exciting courses on language learning mindset and strategies from me? Ranging from grammar and vocab to productivity and planning, these resources are your start into a brilliant new language learning year. There is something for everyone, including a free video training to help you get through language chaos, at fluentlanguage.co.uk/my-courses

Have you tried to set goals and track what you are studying, but things are still frustrating? If you feel like * you are adding too many things to your list * you've no time to do all you want to really do * you've got too much stuff on the shelf and hard drive then make sure you catch this episode because I'm here to introduce you to a super tool I've been using for years: the review! When done right, reviewing can be a powerful step into great self-leadership, and in today's episode you'll learn why and how to do it. Join my workshop: The Power of a Good Review Get your ticket right here (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/goodreview) I've been using reviews successfully for my languages, my business and even for this very podcast for many years, and I'm going to teach you all I know about how to do it this month. Come and join us! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Caz for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Ahh, kids these days, all learning Korean on TikTok! Or was it Italian by input method? In this episode, Lindsay and Kerstin went into the fascinating world of language trends. In this episode: * How we tried to find out which languages are trending * Which languages are so hot right now via GIPHY * Which language learning trends are floating around out there * The despacito effect, copyright Lindsay Williams * The Gangnam Squid effect? Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

An Italian native speaker and a Portuguese native speaker walk into a bar. They are speaking to each other. Which language are they using? Is it English or ELF? What even is ELF? In today's episode, my guest is EU intrepreter and ELF expert Karin Reithofer. We discuss * How Karin got into her career as a freelance interpreter working in 4 languages * My non-scientific (and apparently correct!) theory about the personalities of interpreters and translators * What ELF is and who speaks it * Who owns English and whose English is correct? * How Brexit has liberated the EU (linguistically! don't come for me!) Bilingual Episode Karin and I are both German native speakers, so we switched from English into German for a little bit to give you some listening practice as a learner. If you are not a German learner, don't worry as we'll always switch back to English and I interpreted make sure you don't miss anything. Here I always like to remember what the late Ron Gullekson from Language Surfer told me: "in a new language, I like to get uncomfortable as early as possible." So enjoy the challenge and enjoy the German practice! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Karin for this episode introduction in Kärntnerisch. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Karin Reithofer.

If you don't - study many hours - read all my news in the target language - watch tv with target language subtitles - keep the streak going in my apps ...are you still learning a language? Uhh, YES, yes you are. In this episode, I'm taking a fresh look at the concept of consistency, and reminding you that relaxed routines become reliable routines. The tight clinging makes us feel unhappy. Listen in if you are feeling stressed by a rigid routine today, and let's talk about what you can do to make your language routine a little easier. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Bonnie for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

If you are obsessed with East Asian languages and travel, Penny Wilson has some words of wisdom to share. Penny is a language lover from Australia, currently learning Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese. She's a podcast host of Language Chats and she also manages her own business, Lingo Mama. In today's episode, I got together with Penny to learn more about * her love of East Asian languages and travel * how she is bringing language into her career and family life * how the local Aboriginal languages of Australia are shaping how she learns culture and language now Plus, you'll find out what a Walkshop is and you'll come out wanting to book one right now. If you are missing friends and connections with language lovers like you, don't miss it! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow I had editing help from Steph Fuccio for this episode. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Penny Wilson.

Language monsters are everywhere. Lurking in the shadows of your study routine, beckoning you with frightening challenges, haunting texts. But they aren’t real. Don’t be scared of language learning monsters! Here are five of them to watch out for this Halloween season:⁣ the Grammar Ghoul 👺 the Plateau Poltergeist 👻 the Interaction Imp 😈 the Correcting Chimera 🐲 the Progress Polevik 🎃 For each scary language monster, I've also got a ghostbusting tip for you. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Horror sound effects from Zapsplat.com (https://www.zapsplat.com)