As we head toward a new year, former Rough Translation host Gregory Warner reflects on "goal disengagement" — letting go of past goals, rather than coming up with New Year resolutions. He recommends three of his favorite episodes aligned with this theme for Rough Translation fans and new listeners. Episodes are in the show notes below. And we encourage you to visit our archives with some timeless Rough Translation gems. When Failure is a 4-Letter Word: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/05/738963753/wh...
Dec 27, 2023•5 min•Season 8Ep. 7
In this bonus episode of Love Commandos , Gregory Warner interviews musician John Ellis, who composed Rough Translation's original theme music in 2017, and songwriters Amira Gill and VASU, who jointly created the new theme song for Love Commandos. They discuss their musical processes, and how they incorporate stories into their music. Love Commandos will be releasing more bonus episodes like this one over the next few weeks, where the team will continue to take listeners behind the scenes of the...
Aug 30, 2023•25 min•Season 8Ep. 6
In Episode 5 of Love Commandos, couples seeking to shut down the Love Commandos' shelter band together for a risky plan. Want to hear bonus episodes of Love Commandos? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded . Subscribe to host Gregory Warner's Rough Transition substack newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 23, 2023•30 min•Season 8Ep. 5
On Episode 4 of Love Commandos , couples in the shelter feel pressured to stay indefinitely. We try to figure out why. Want to hear episodes of Love Commandos a week before everyone else? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded . Subscribe to host Gregory Warner's Rough Transition substack newsletter . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 16, 2023•34 min•Season 8Ep. 4
On Episode 3 of Love Commandos, stories of life inside the Love Commandos shelter begin to diverge as co-founder Sanjoy Sachdev shows a different side. Want to hear episodes of Love Commandos a week before everyone else? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded . And subscribe to host Gregory Warner's Rough Transition Substack . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 09, 2023•31 min•Season 8Ep. 3
On episode 2 of Love Commandos, an inter-caste couple in India hits a breaking point. They make one last-ditch phone call to try to stay together. Want to hear episodes of Love Commandos a week before everyone else? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded. Subscribe to host Gregory Warner's Rough Transition newsletter on Substack. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 02, 2023•32 min•Season 8Ep. 2
When falling in love can mean risking your life, the Love Commandos in India will protect you. But at what cost? This is episode 1 of our series Love Commandos. Want to hear episodes of Love Commandos a week before everyone else? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded . And follow host Gregory Warner on Substack here. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 26, 2023•22 min•Season 8Ep. 1
They seemed like superheroes. In a country where arranged marriage is the norm, the Love Commandos promise to protect love couples and help them marry. But is this a group of protectors in the way they promise to be? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 21, 2023•3 min
We leap into the gap between love stories and real life. And hear a sneak peek of Rough Translation's newest season! Subscribe here to Gregory's substack. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 12, 2023•26 min
Gregory talks "inside baseball" of American English. And we revisit an episode that sparked a lot of conversation among listeners in 2021–about the global pursuit of "good English" and what it takes to change the multi-billion dollar industry built around it. Write to us at [email protected] and follow Gregory's Substack . Read more at NPR's global health and development blog, Goats and Soda. Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English Prepone That! ...
May 10, 2023•38 min
The unlikely places that fandom can take us, and how to know when we've gone too far. This week, we revisit an episode from 2020. And don't forget to subscribe to Gregory's Substack . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Apr 26, 2023•39 min
Gregory tells a story about his first job out of college. And we revisit an episode from 2017. Also, what's your favorite Rough Translation episode? Let us know. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Apr 12, 2023•37 min
Our host Gregory Warner reads your tweets and drops some big news about Rough Translation . Subscribe to Gregory's Substack and follow him on Twitter to stay on the journey. And coming soon: episodes revisiting our archives, plus an exciting summer season in collaboration with NPR's international desk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Mar 31, 2023•2 min
We travel to Ukraine to follow a shipment of abortion pills, and discover a complicated conversation about pregnancy and choice in wartime. Part 2 of our collaboration with Radiolab. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Feb 03, 2023•31 min
One weekend. An amateur smuggling operation. A wartime mission. The story, in collaboration with Radiolab. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jan 20, 2023•41 min
A hyperlocal news site in Red Hook, N.Y. posts a job opening. A journalist in Ukraine applies. And what readers think of as "local news" is going to change dramatically. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Aug 03, 2022•40 min
726 miles in one day. Gas station sushi. Mysterious loading docks. We hit the road with two American women who found long-haul trucking as a means of escape and self-transformation. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 13, 2022•32 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo dreams of returning to Lagos, but she worries she'll struggle to adapt in the city of her birth, where the word "oppressor" is often used as a compliment. In this episode, she seeks advice from her "big boss" older brother. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 06, 2022•27 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Who are you at work? In this episode, two stories of people who really commit to embodying their work selves. The result? New realms and new personalities. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jun 29, 2022•33 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Many of us think we can't share our stories of failure until we've reached success. Some Mexico City entrepreneurs started a club to change that, and the world took notice. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jun 22, 2022•29 min•Season 7Ep. 4
When Portugal forbade bosses from contacting employees after hours, international media jumped at the chance to cover the new law. Portuguese workers were oddly quiet. Why? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jun 15, 2022•40 min•Season 7Ep. 3
In 2021, France suspended a law that forbids eating lunch at work. We talk to an American teacher relieved to see it go and a French historian determined to bring it back. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jun 08, 2022•30 min•Season 7Ep. 2
A video ricochets across Chinese offices, and a scooter thief becomes an icon for brewing discontent. Why is a thief who says he's tired of working viewed by the Chinese state as such a threat? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jun 01, 2022•40 min•Season 7Ep. 1
We're back @Work. The new season of Rough Translation will tell surprising stories from workplaces and work cultures around the world. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
May 25, 2022•3 min
Hundreds of thousands of Russians are leaving Russia. They're facing an uncertain welcome abroad. Poet and writer Linor Goralik joins us to read from "Exodus 22," her uncomfortably frank conversations with Russians who – before the war – lived in a Westernized bubble, ignoring the mounting threats of Putin's regime. Then, the bubble burst. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Apr 27, 2022•20 min
What can a blank piece of paper, four ballerinas, a scarf and snuff box mean in Russia? A conversation with Russian Anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova about how anti-war protestors resist the war in Ukraine through code and hidden messages. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Apr 15, 2022•17 min
When Naira calls her parents back home in Russia to talk about the war in Ukraine, they treat her as an outsider and a threat. She finds a way to break through the propaganda wall, with inspiration from a chain letter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Mar 30, 2022•16 min
When protecting a language is used as justification for war, how can its speakers fight back? A conversation with Russian speakers of the diaspora who are rethinking their relationship to language, identity, and the Russian community. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Mar 15, 2022•41 min
Vladimir Putin joined the KGB at age 23. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy got his early training in a no less Soviet institution–the world of competitive comedy. We update our 2019 episode about a high-stakes comedy competition in Ukraine. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Mar 02, 2022•31 min
The past few years have shaken the fundamental ways we live. It's... disorienting. But it's also an opportunity to reexamine how we spend our time. In this episode from TED Radio Hour , speakers investigate evolving notions of what it means to pay our bills. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Feb 16, 2022•51 min
