As we head toward a new year, former Rough Translation host Gregory Warner reflects on "goal disengagement" — letting go... more

In this bonus episode of Love Commandos, Gregory Warner interviews musician John Ellis, who composed Rough Translation's original theme music... more

In Episode 5 of Love Commandos, couples seeking to shut down the Love Commandos' shelter band together for a risky... more

On Episode 4 of Love Commandos, couples in the shelter feel pressured to stay indefinitely. We try to figure out... more

On Episode 3 of Love Commandos, stories of life inside the Love Commandos shelter begin to diverge as co-founder Sanjoy... more

On episode 2 of Love Commandos, an inter-caste couple in India hits a breaking point. They make one last-ditch phone... more

When falling in love can mean risking your life, the Love Commandos in India will protect you. But at what... more

They seemed like superheroes. In a country where arranged marriage is the norm, the Love Commandos promise to protect love... more

We leap into the gap between love stories and real life. And hear a sneak peek of Rough Translation's newest... more

Gregory talks "inside baseball" of American English. And we revisit an episode that sparked a lot of conversation among listeners... more

The unlikely places that fandom can take us, and how to know when we've gone too far. This week, we... more

Gregory tells a story about his first job out of college. And we revisit an episode from 2017. Also, what's... more

Our host Gregory Warner reads your tweets and drops some big news about Rough Translation. Subscribe to Gregory's Substack and... more

We travel to Ukraine to follow a shipment of abortion pills, and discover a complicated conversation about pregnancy and choice... more

One weekend. An amateur smuggling operation. A wartime mission. The story, in collaboration with Radiolab.

A hyperlocal news site in Red Hook, N.Y. posts a job opening. A journalist in Ukraine applies. And what readers... more

726 miles in one day. Gas station sushi. Mysterious loading docks. We hit the road with two American women who... more

Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo dreams of returning to Lagos, but she worries she'll struggle to adapt in the city of... more

Who are you at work? In this episode, two stories of people who really commit to embodying their work selves.... more

Many of us think we can't share our stories of failure until we've reached success. Some Mexico City entrepreneurs started... more

When Portugal forbade bosses from contacting employees after hours, international media jumped at the chance to cover the new law.... more

In 2021, France suspended a law that forbids eating lunch at work. We talk to an American teacher relieved to... more

A video ricochets across Chinese offices, and a scooter thief becomes an icon for brewing discontent. Why is a thief... more

We're back @Work. The new season of Rough Translation will tell surprising stories from workplaces and work cultures around the... more

Hundreds of thousands of Russians are leaving Russia. They're facing an uncertain welcome abroad. Poet and writer Linor Goralik joins... more

What can a blank piece of paper, four ballerinas, a scarf and snuff box mean in Russia? A conversation with... more

When Naira calls her parents back home in Russia to talk about the war in Ukraine, they treat her as... more

When protecting a language is used as justification for war, how can its speakers fight back? A conversation with Russian... more

Vladimir Putin joined the KGB at age 23. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy got his early training in a no less... more

The past few years have shaken the fundamental ways we live. It's... disorienting. But it's also an opportunity to reexamine... more