Actual Fluency Podcast

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Alex Voloza: Mindfulness and language learning Aug 16, 2017

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Kris Broholm welcomes Alex Voloza, who shares his two-decade language learning journey. Alex discusses how his personal history and a transformative tutor shaped his path as a polyglot. They explore the connection between mindfulness practices and effective language acquisition.

Kalle Wångstedt: Discovering Language Learning Jul 24, 2017

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Kris Broholm interviews Kalle Wångstedt about his unique journey into language learning as an adult. They discuss Kalle's progression and experiences, touching upon how he first became interested in languages and his current status.

Learning Languages with a Full-Time Job Jul 09, 2017

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Kris Broholm discusses the differences between learning languages as a freelancer versus holding a full-time job. He shares his experience navigating a new multilingual work environment and details his progress in Russian and Spanish, leveraging daily interactions with colleagues for practice.

Sarah Barrett: Introducing Foreign Languages to Children May 06, 2017

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Kris Broholm welcomes Sarah Barrett of Lingotastic to discuss introducing foreign languages to very young children. They explore practical methods for teaching languages to babies and toddlers.

Michael Mischkot: How an engineer learns languages Apr 26, 2017

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Kris Broholm interviews Michael Mischkot, an Austrian polyglot who applies an engineering perspective to language learning. Mischkot shares his personal techniques and insights for improving language learning efficiency. He also discusses his book, Smile, Talk, Cheesecake, detailing his findings.

Chenelle Hancock: Visually impaired learning Apr 09, 2017

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Kris Broholm interviews Chenelle Hancock about her unique journey as a visually impaired language learner. Chenelle details her specific visual impairment, explaining how it necessitates adapting her learning methods to focus on audio and alternative resources instead of traditional print. They discuss the challenges and strategies for successful language acquisition with limited sight.

Birthday Q&A with Kris Mar 25, 2017

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Kris answers listener questions covering various topics for his birthday. He discusses learning a language as a couple, why some Danes live abroad despite Denmark's high happiness ranking, combining gaming with travel, and his choice for a single language to speak.

Richard DeLong: 14+ years in Eastern Europe Mar 10, 2017

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Kris Broholm welcomes Richard DeLong, an American living in Eastern Europe for 17 years. They discuss Richard's methods for rapid language acquisition, common mistakes in vocabulary learning, and the importance of actively using languages over mere studying.

Moshe Sherizen on Yiddish Feb 12, 2017

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Kris Broholm welcomes Moshe Sherizen, author of the Easy-Measy Guide to Yiddish. Moshe recounts his early language learning journey, detailing his childhood struggles with Hebrew in religious school and his rebellious path. He explains how these formative experiences led him to his work with Yiddish.

Lydia Machova: Interpreting for Tony Robbins and Brian Tracy Feb 02, 2017

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Time for another Actual Fluency Podcast! This week I talk to Lydia Machova about her experiences learning languages, interpreting, and her concept of language mentoring.

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