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Language Nut - a Multilingual Podcast

Reuben Constantinepodcasters.spotify.com
Hi! Salut! Γεια σας! Olá! Hallo! Ciao! ¡Hola! Bună! This podcast is a place where people interested in languages (or “language nuts”) can celebrate linguistic diversity! 😁Each episode will be recorded in a different language (with a free transcript and English translation available) and will highlight what makes that language unique and interesting. 🌎 We will also discuss individuals’ stories related to language learning and how different languages have played a role in people’s lives 🌴

Episodes

the foreigner who *literally* speaks better English than me

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I am learning 11 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. This episode is an interview with an upcoming journalist who has a fascinating relationship with the English language. He is a non-native speaker and yet within a very short time in the UK has reached an exceptional level of academic and informal ...

Jun 14, 202546 min

Costa Rican anecdotes from a multilingual mother from Greece 🇬🇷🇨🇷

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I am learning 11 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. This episode is an interview with Stephania, a Greek linguist and entrepreneur and the creator of Speak Greek to Me. We had a fascinating conversation about growing up bilingual, raising a multilingual child and the future of language learning. ht...

Jun 07, 202544 min

Can language affect time perception? Interview with Cambridge PhD Jeffrey Pendleton

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. This episode is an interview with Jeffrey Pendleton - a PhD student at the University of Cambridge who researches whether the language you speak can affect your memory, particularly your perception of time. You can follow ...

May 28, 202532 min

A linguistic tour of Chile - interview with Vale part #2

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. This episode is the second part of my interview with Vale - an exceptional linguist and language teacher from Chile. You can follow her on Instagram @valevoyage where she shares language learning advice and Chilean culture...

May 22, 202523 min

Interview in many languages with Vale 🇨🇱 (🇫🇷🇧🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪)

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this episode, I interview an exceptional linguist and language teacher from Chile named Vale. You can follow her on Instagram @valevoyage where she shares language learning advice and Chilean culture. If you enjoyed the...

May 10, 202530 min

How important is ‘immersion’ in language learning?

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this episode, I talk about my experience of learning a language and living in the country where this language is spoken. Is it useful? Is it necessary? What are the pros and cons? Thanks so much for listening :D Send me...

May 04, 202522 min

French accents with Max 🇳🇱🇫🇷

Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this episode, I interview a very talented linguist and good friend of mine - Max. She shares her multilingual story as well as some fascinating linguistic and cultural insights. She is also a master of French accents ! (Bonus section at the end where we speak French together!) Thanks so much for listening :D S...

Apr 15, 202526 minSeason 2Ep. 7

what I wish I knew before learning French

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this episode, I talk about my experience learning French. What was easy for me? What was more difficult ? How would I learn French differently if I was learning it for the first time today? For everything French related...

Apr 12, 202524 min

SPECIAL EPISODE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this special episode, I teamed up with Fish Audio to clone my own voice, and produce a fully automatic text to speech episode. It’s amazing how similar it sounds to me! Thanks so much for listening :D Send me a message ...

Apr 09, 20259 min

Interview with 2 Swedish Polyglots

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this episode, I interview two siblings who grew up in a bilingual environment speaking Swedish and English, and have both gone on to become polyglots. We discuss language learning generally as well as the specifics of S...

Apr 06, 202530 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Weird habits that help me to learn languages

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this episode, I reveal some of the strange things I do in my daily life which help me to learn languages. Do you want to learn a language but feel like you don’t have the time? Maybe some of these ‘life hacks’ will help...

Apr 01, 202526 min

Am I a fake polyglot ? (The truth about maintaining multiple languages)

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, I’m 22 years old and I’m from the Uk. I love learning languages, I can speak 10 different languages and this is the podcast where we discuss all things language-related. In this episode, I recap the different languages that I have learnt and reveal the truth about learning and maintaining multiple languages. I will try to answer the question “am I a fake polyglot?” and reveal some importan...

Mar 26, 202527 minSeason 2Ep. 3

My story - how I started learning languages (part 2)

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, and I speak 10 languages. I’m 22 and I’m from the UK. I grew up speaking only English but in this series of episodes I explain how I started learning languages and the ways in which each new language has affected my life. This is the second part of my story : how I learnt languages. I talk about my career worries and how I took the leap of faith to follow my passion for languages. I also t...

Mar 14, 202528 minSeason 2Ep. 2

My Story - How I started learning languages (part 1)

Podcast for people interested in foreign languages, foreign cultures and language learning. Hi! I’m Reuben, and I speak 10 languages. I’m 22 and I’m from the UK. I grew up speaking only English but in this series of episodes I explain how I started learning languages and the ways in which each new language has affected my life. This is the first part in which I discuss growing up in the West Midlands and how I first discovered the natural language learning method. Send me a message on Instagram ...

Feb 19, 202526 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Interview with Andreas part 2 (English)

This is my second interview with Andreas, a student from Greece who tells us about his experiences in the greek education system and his experience learning languages in Greece.

Oct 09, 202420 min

SPECIAL - VALENCIA ESTADA LINGÜISTICA PODCAST (EN CATALÀ / VALENCIÀ)

This is a special episode recorded at the podcast recording studio of University of Valencia during my Estada Lingüistica with Institut Ramon Llull. Big thanks to Institut Ramon Llull, to all the professors and to University of Valencia. Special thanks also to Charles and Lucas @lucasss_woody

Sep 06, 202415 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Interview with Kenshiro 🇯🇵

This episode is an interview with Kenshiro Kawasaki, a young entrepreneur from Japan with whom I had the pleasure of spending a year as good friends studying in Oxford. In this episode talk about his experience living in Japan and Europe, and his experience learning both English and French.

Aug 21, 202431 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Discovering your Identity - interview with Urmi Hossain

In this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Urmi Hossain. Urmi is a Bengali-Italian woman living in Canada who describes herself as an “third-culture kid” due to the struggles of her her multicultural upbringing. She is a woman who wears many hats: she works full-time in finance but is also a polyglot, a self-published author, blogger, YouTuber, mentor, and advocate of women's empowerment. She is currently involved as the social media lead at Women in Leadership and has written a book ab...

Aug 09, 202427 min

Interview with COUCH POLYGLOT (in English)

In this episode I had the opportunity to speak to Laura, aka the famous Couch Polyglot! Laura has a YouTube channel where she speaks many languages and talks about language learning amongst many other topics. This podcast is a follow up from a YouTube video we made together where we spoke in all the 5 languages that we have in common. Find the video here: https://youtu.be/BwDGxf7GUrM?si=zBYlaCvqJIRzFXQE We also made an episode of Laura’s podcast where we speak in Catalan, to which you can find t...

Jul 28, 202427 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Interview with Sophia - the struggles of growing up bilingual en français (Part 1)

Cet épisode est un entretien avec une jeune linguiste fascinante, Sophia. Sophia a grandi dans les West Midlands, mais sa mère est française. Dans cette première partie de notre conversation, nous discutons de son éducation bilingue et du rôle des langues dans sa vie. L'épisode est en français. Merci d'avoir écouté et restez à l'écoute pour la deuxième partie !

Jun 19, 202429 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Interview with George #2 - The Englishman who learnt Nederlands 🇳🇱

This is the second instalment of my interview with the very talented linguist and polyglot George. In this episode we speak in English about language learning more generally. Leave a comment to let us know what you thought! You can send me a message on Instagram @reuben_constantine_lingo Thanks for listening!

Mar 15, 202435 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Interview with George / Γιώργος in Greek 🇬🇷

Interview between two non-native speakers of the Modern Greek Language! Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο είχα τον μεγάλο προνόμιο να μιλήσω με τον εξαιρετικό γλωσσομαθή «Γιώργο» ή «George» στα αγγλικά. Μιλήσαμε για την εμπειρία μας μαθαίνοντας την ελληνική γλώσσα και για τις διάφορες που υπάρχουν μεταξύ των διαφόρων διαλέκτων και ποικιλιών της γλώσσας. Αφήστε μας σχόλια από κάτι αν σας άρεσε ! You can also send me a message on Instagram @reuben_constantine_lingo Thanks for listening!

Mar 10, 202426 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Oliver’s Oxford Interview Part 3 - Languages and Content Creation

This episode is the third part of my conversation with Ollie aka Oliver from Oliver’s Oxford. Ollie is mega well known as a content creator but what is not so well known is that he is a really impressive linguist! In this series of podcast me and Ollie talk about the languages he speaks and how they have helped shaped his life. We also talk about a load of other stuff related to Ollie’s career as a content creator and our experiences as students. In this final part, we discuss Ollie’s view on th...

Dec 17, 202314 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Oliver’s Oxford Interview Part 2 - Speaking Italiañol 🇮🇹/🇪🇸

This episode is the second part of my conversation with Ollie aka Oliver from Oliver’s Oxford. Ollie is mega well known as a content creator but what is not so well known is that he is a really impressive linguist! In this series of podcast me and Ollie talk about the languages he speaks and how they have helped shaped his life. We also talk about a load of other stuff related to Ollie’s career as a content creator and our experiences as students. In this second instalment, we talk in ‘Spanish’ ...

Dec 14, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Oliver’s Oxford Interview Part 1 - How Ollie learnt French 🇫🇷

This episode is the first part of my interview with Ollie aka Oliver from Oliver’s Oxford. Ollie is mega well known in my university but what is not so well known is that he is a really impressive linguist! In this series of podcast me and Ollie talk about the languages he speaks and how they have helped shaped his life. We also talk about a load of other stuff related to Ollie’s career as a content creator and our experiences as students. In this first instalment, we talk a bit in English about...

Dec 10, 202338 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Interview - Ana’s journey from Barcelona to Liverpool (in English)

This episode is an interview with my good friend Ana about her experience living in Barcelona, South America and finally the UK. The interview is in mostly English although Ana speaks Spanish and Catalan and so we switch sometimes into these languages too. I hope you enjoy listening to our chat! Reminder to send me a message if you ever want to feature on a future episode!

Dec 03, 202340 minSeason 1Ep. 7

La Llengua Catalana

English translation: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/hvllx3lfbjyru0alovvf0/h?rlkey=j44kwyqtwqejcgfufjci2gnux&dl=0 Catalan transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/kxuu61be8hazbf0srrxm7/h?rlkey=lfd0fo92yje15ghkz0ni3z9ge&dl=0 Please listen to the introductory episode which explains the idea behind this podcast. Many thanks for your support :) Resources I used to learn Catalan: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/easy-catalan-learn-catalan-with-everyday-conversations/id1555739077 https:/...

Nov 26, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 6
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