Language & Travel Hacking
By Fluent in 3 Months
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International best-selling author and nomadic polyglot Benny Lewis shares his real experiences and advice while on-the-road about travel and language learning. Learn more at: https://www.fluentin3months.com/podcast/
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The language talent myth
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The confidence plateau
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Month 2 Language Project update
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Your language learning space: A simple but effective hack!
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The benefits of AI for language learners
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Solving the listening comprehension problem
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Month 1 update on my 2025 intensive language learning project
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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How I became an alien of extraordinary ability: US visas
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Future of travel: Go to popular places ASAP!
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Future of travel: Avoiding the "hotspot problem"
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Picking the right teacher for a language project
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Kicking off my 2025 language learning project
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Saving money with the world's easiest language
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Announcing my big 2025 language and travel project!
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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What is it like to visit every state of Brazil?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Moving abroad: What to think about (part 2)
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Moving abroad: What to think about (part 1)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Improving language skills through learning other new things
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Several tools to share your travel itinerary
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Using travel to get in shape
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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How I became a polyglot
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Travel Health Hacks: Avoiding and Managing Illness on the Road
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Escaping Depression? Why Travel Isn't the Answer
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Getting detained by the Federal Police: Travel mishap story
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Area codes around the world to help with your travels
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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21 years a nomad: What's changed since 2003?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Benny Travel Update: 3 Months in the Amazon
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Benny's travel update: 3 huge South American travel projects for 2024
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Benny shares his optimism and enthusiasm about his favourite AI language tool
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Ask Benny: Benny Shares His Skepticism About AI's Role in Language Learning
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Ask Benny: Other ways to avoid being an obvious foreigner
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Ask Benny: The interesting trick; teaching people other info so they´ll put up with my bad language skills
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Ask Benny: How to be the 1st ever
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Ask Benny: Mental health struggles and being a language learner
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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How to dive deep into dialects (Benny's 2024 language plan)
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Ask Benny: How to learn a language in 2024: Taking a resolution and turning it into a true project
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Ask Benny: Geoguessr, Geography, country studies (How Benny relaxes)
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: When should I move on to the next language, if I want to be a polyglot?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: What are the resident logistics of a nomad? Benny's Travel update and long-term travel plan
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Melting ice: Constant work to push through a plateau
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Travel update: downsizing
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Dialects: when should you learn them?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Dance lessons and online tutorials in your target language
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Why November 1st is the most important date in my language learning story
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Virtual immersion: Do what you normally do in the target language!
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Benny's late-2023 language learning update
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Deep thought: Does age make us worse learners or is it something else?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Different types of language exchange events: Stand-up and sit-down
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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#141 Dan Mirea on TikTok, Psychology & Linguistics
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: What Was Your Biggest Mistake During Your Korean Mission?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: What Are Your Favourite Korean-Learning Resources?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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#140 Peggy on “Little Victories”
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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#139 Will Scott on Learning French Daily
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May 22, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: How Did the Korean Mission Go?
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May 15, 2023 |
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#138 Anika on How to Learn Telugu
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May 01, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Can I Learn a Language With My Partner?
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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#137 Victoria Galmarini on Mundo Lingo and Language Exchange Events
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: Why 3 Months?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#136 “Grammar Girl” Mignon Fogarty on How to Make Grammar Less Boring
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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#135 Azren on Going from Window Cleaner to Language Teacher
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: How Do You Start Speaking From Day 1?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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#134 Pierre on Beating Fear & Shyness
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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#133 Zac on the Power of Music for Language Learners
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: What Language Is Benny Learning Now?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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#132 Emanuel on “Stage Fright” in Language Learning
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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#131 Deanna on Avoiding Language FOMO
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Ask Benny: How Do You Prepare For a 3 Month Mission?
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Benny's Fluent in 3 Months Projects History (+ a Big Announcement)
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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#130 TY on Finding the Fun in French
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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#129 Philippa Wentzel on Lingoda and Language Technology
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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#128 Greg on “To-Do” Lists to Learn Czech
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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New Year's Special: Reflections and Resolutions
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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#127 Honorée on Learning Languages Through Passion and Asking for Help
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: What is Christmas like for a solo traveller?
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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#126 Miguel on Community and Connection in Language Learning
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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#125 Michael Campbell on the Power of “Reps” for Language Learners
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How do language exchange events work?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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#124 Olly Richards on Creating the StoryLearning Method
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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#123 Kelsey Lechner on Speaking 6 Very Different Languages
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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#122 Brian Powell on How Learning a Dead Language Changed His Perspective
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How Do I Create a Language Immersion Environment at Home?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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#121 Nina on How to Break the Intermediate Plateau
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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#120 Melanie on Learning French With Her 7 Kids
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: New Language Goals Plans! Focusing on 5 Languages From Now On
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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#118 Joaquin on the Bilingual-Trilingual Journey
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How do you learn vocabulary while traveling?
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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#117 Dr. Barbara Oakley on Learning How to Learn
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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#116 Hez on What to Do When You Want to Learn Everything at Once
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Benny's Next Language Project - Next Stop: Another Continent
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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#115 Gabby Wallace on How Language Teachers Learn a Language
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Benny's Language Project Update (+ Mini Discovery Related to Learning Vocabulary)
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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#114 Luca Sadurny on Mosalingua and Ikigai
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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#113 Elena Mutonono on Tutoring in Ukraine and Creating an Online Business
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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#112 Damian on Surprising His Friend by Learning Bosnian
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How Can My Tutor Help Me Make Flashcards?
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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#111 Steve Kaufmann on the Evolution of LingQ
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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#110 Kittichai Boonthong on Learning English and Japanese, and Cultural Differences
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How Can I Use Social Media to Learn Languages?
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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#109 Ellen Jovin on “The Grammar Table”
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How Do I Make A Personalised Phrasebook?
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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#107 Paul Jorgenson on How to Make Difficult Languages Easy
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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#106 Zsuzsanna on Learning Languages as a Family
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: What is the 80/20 Rule?
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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#105 Fiel Sahir on Learning a Language Without “Studying”
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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#104 Corentin on How to Reinvent Yourself as a Language Learner
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: Why Learn Esperanto?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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#103 Simon Ager on Creating an Encyclopedia of Languages
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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#102 Professor Argüelles on Learning a Language in 15 Minutes a Day
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: Two Big Announcements!
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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#101 Scott Brills on World Travel & Language Survival Basics
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May 30, 2022 |
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#100 Celebrating 100 Episodes with Scott Young
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May 23, 2022 |
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#99 Shannon and Elizabeth on Self-Compassion in Language Learning
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May 16, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: What are Language Islands?
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May 11, 2022 |
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#98 Benny and Shannon on Language Learning When Life Happens
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May 09, 2022 |
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#97 Louisa on Learning About Herself Through Italian
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May 02, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: What is the Pomodoro Technique?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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#96 Fiona’s 90-Day Italian Challenge
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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#95 Jeremy Ginsburg on "Beginner's Mind"
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: What's Your Favourite Language App?
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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#94 Sam on Comedy and Humor in Language Learning
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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#93 Laetitia on How to Find a Great Language Tutor
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: Does Daily Duolingo Really Help?
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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#92 Tom O’Neill on Language Learning for Introverts
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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#91 Manish on Juggling Multiple Languages
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: St Patrick's Day / Seachtain na Gaeilge Special
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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#90 St. Patrick’s Day Special: Sadelle’s Irish Journey
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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#89 Elena Guillén on Going from Dabbler to Consistent Learner
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How Do You Gather the Courage to Speak?
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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#88 Cara Leopold on Fast-Talking Native Speakers
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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#87 John Fotheringham on “Anywhere Immersion”
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How Can I Find Content in a Less Common Language?
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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#86 Andrew Hamerlinck on What Sports Coaches Can Teach Language Learners
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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#85 Alicya on Wine Tasting to Learn French
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: New "Language Hacking Mandarin" Book Release
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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#84 Dr. Gu on Co-Writing ‘Language Hacking Mandarin’
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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#83 Hugo Cotton on Learning Through Topics that Matter
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How Can I Incorporate the 4 Pillars of Language Learning into My Routine?
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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#82 Liz of “Talk the Streets” on How to Get Started with Portuguese
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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#81 Carine Lemaire on Fearless Language Practice
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: Benny's 2022 Language Learning Plans
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How to Get Started with a New Language in 2022
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Ask Benny: How to Make New Year's Resolutions that Actually Stick
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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#80 Yawhann’s 90 Day Language Challenge
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: Mental Health and Language Learning
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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#79 Lina Vasquez on Holistic Language Coaching
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: Reactivating My Catalan After 15 Years
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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#78 Christmas Special: Top Gifts for Language Learners
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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#77 Gabriel Silva on Learning Two Languages at the Same Time
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: What if I Can't Prepare Before a Lesson?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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#76 Ben Phillips on How to Live and Study Abroad for Free
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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#75 Doree Huneven on Worldwide Travel, Reward Systems and Sleeping Languages
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: What's the Best Way to Prep for a Language Class?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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#74 Stephen Krashen on the Comprehensible Input Method
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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#73 Juliana Russell on “Do Kids Learn Languages Better than Adults?”
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: What Should I Do Differently in Speaking Lessons at Different Levels?
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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#72 Jeremy Bardo on Going Viral in Another Language
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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#71 Brittany Williams’ 90 Day Japanese Challenge
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How Can I Speak Zero English in a Language Lesson?
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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#70 Herr Professor on How Engineers Approach Language Learning
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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#69 Sara Maria Hasbun on the Psychology of Language Learning
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How Can I Start Reading in My Target Language?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#68 Anthony Metivier on Building a Magnetic Memory
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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#67 Mari Silvestrini on Energy and Momentum in Language Learning
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: Should I Learn Verb Conjugations Before Trying to Speak?
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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#66 Anja Spilker on Creating a Language School in Mexico
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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#65 Alice Cimino on Learning With Downton Abbey
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How Can I Find the Right Teacher?
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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#64 Shahidah Foster on Starting Black Girls Learn Languages
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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#63 How to Become a Fearless Language Learner with Halima Salim
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How Can I Speak from Day One When I Don't Know a Single Word?
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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#62 Relearn a Language with Marissa Blaszko
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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#61 Svenja on Language Islands, Daily Habits and Finding Breakthroughs
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How to Learn a Different Writing System
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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#60 Katie Pascoe on Virtual Reality Language Learning
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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#59 Maria Ortega on the Poetry of Learning Languages
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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#58 Janina Klimas on Using Acting Techniques to Improve Your Languages
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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#57 Géraldine Lepère on Cultural Clues to Sound More French
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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#56 Jo Franco on Being a Netflix Travel Chick
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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#55 Elfin Waters on Falling in Lust with Languages
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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#54 Jim and May on Spanish and Go
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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#53 Anja Winter on How Engaging Language Content Keeps you Coming Back
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: Update on Benny's Language Projects
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#52 Mark Pentleton on Creating Coffee Break Podcasts
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May 31, 2021 |
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#51 Dustin and Ruben Share Accent Tips to Sound Like a Native Speaker in Spanish
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May 24, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How to Stop Getting Tempted by Shiny New Languages
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May 19, 2021 |
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#50 Dayna Brockbank on Budget Language Learning with Cartoons, Anki, and italki
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May 17, 2021 |
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#49 Alex Rawlings on Speaking 11 Languages Fluently
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May 10, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: Is it Better to Learn Phrases Rather Than Words?
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May 05, 2021 |
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#48 Sarah Gillespie on the Treasure Hunt of Learning a Rare Language
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May 03, 2021 |
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#47 Luca Lampariello on Questioning Everything When Learning Languages
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How to Watch Movies in My Target Language?
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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#46 How Ashton Went from B1 to C1 Spanish in 48 Days
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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#45 Damon Dominique on Being a Travel & Language YouTuber
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: Should I Learn Two Languages at Once?
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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#44 Lizzy Rimington Shares Insider French Secrets from 30 Years Living in France
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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#43 Eliza Simpson on Accent Training with Hollywood Stars
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: When Do I Learn Grammar?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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#42 Jessie and Kike on Lockdown Language Success
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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#41 Benny Lewis on How Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is Like Learning Languages
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: How Do You Remember Vocabulary in Another Language?
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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#40 Kris Broholm on Anti-Goals in Language Learning
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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#39 Julie Ferguson on Speaking 5 Languages as a Deafblind Polyglot
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: What’s the Simplest Thing I Can Do to Learn a Language?
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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#38 Chuck Smith on Why You Should Learn Esperanto
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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#37 Bryce and Michele on Falling in Love while Learning Each Other's Language
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Ask Benny: What's Your Current Language Project?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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#36 Lýdia Machová on Learning a New Language Every 2 Years
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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#35 Richard Simcott on Being a World Famous Polyglot
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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#34 Lindie Botes on Being a Third Culture Kid
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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#33 Katie Harris on the Joy of Languages
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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#32 Evelyn on Learning Korean During Lockdown
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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#31 Nelson Dellis on Building Memory Superpowers
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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#30 Nissa on learning Bengali in 3 Months
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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#29 Judith Meyer on Opening Up Opportunity with Languages
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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#28 Lindsay Williams the Language Dabbler
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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#27 Jessica Tefenkgi Ruelle on Mindfulness in Language Learning
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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#26 Jonathan Huggins on the “One Method” Strategy
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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#25 Learn a Language in 5-Minute Bursts with Drops
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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#24 Elizabeth Bruckner - from 10x Failure to Language Coach
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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#23 Michele Frolla on Living and Working in Rome to Learn Italian
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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#22 Steve Kaufmann - How to Learn a New Language from Any Online Article
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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#21 Avital Spivak on Forgetting French then Falling Back in Love with Languages
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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#20 Johan Tekfak on “Kaizen Power” in Language Learning
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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#19 Turia Pope - from False Beginner to Spanish Homeschooler
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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#18 Kerstin Cable on Slow Learning
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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#17 Jane T - The Motorhome Language Learner
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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#16 Will John on Mixing Football and Language Skills
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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#15 The Power of Friendship in Language Acquisition with Debs Bensaul
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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#14 Women in Language: Championing Female Voices in Language Learning
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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#13 How to Learn a Language “By Ear” with Idahosa Ness
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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#12 Suzanne - "I go to the Tapas Bar and talk in Spanish for hours"
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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#11 Nomadic Matt on Travelling the World for $50 a Day
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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#10 Nikki Prša on Little Moments of Language Practice
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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#09 Peter Galante on Creating Podcasts in 34 Languages
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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#08 Louisa on the Goldlist Method & Learning Chinese in 90 Days
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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#07 Caitlin Sacasas on Meditating & Binge-Watching Netflix to Learn Japanese
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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#06 Benny & Shannon Answer Your Language Learning Questions
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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#05 Olly Richards on Living Abroad and Story Learning
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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#04 Shannon Kennedy on Musicianship, Shyness and Scripting in Language Learning
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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#03 Paulette on Inventing Your Own Language Path
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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#02 Benny Lewis on Ignoring Destiny and Embracing "Failure"
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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#01 Scott Young on Learning Four Languages in One Year
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Jun 16, 2020 |