The Fluent Show

Kerstin Cable

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Learn a Language...Or Maybe Three! The Fluent Show is on a mission to help you get excited about language learning. We learn languages every day in our lives, and have learnt over 15 different languages between us. We share stories, news, tips, and ideas that will make you fluent...eventually. Subscribe to the show today to get your regular dose of Fluent love. It is worth clarifying that we actively want to support anti-racism and will highlight and advocate for the equality of all. Language learning means committing to tolerance of other world views, and this open mind is a core value for me. This topic deserves well considered words so here are [the best Kerstin managed to put together.](https://www.fluent.show/blacklivesmatter)

Recent Episodes

JAN 15, 2024
Words of the Year 2023
Welcome to the Fluent Show's annual WOTY Extravaganza ✨ Exploring AI language goals, language bots, and a global banquet from rizz to crisis mode. This episode has something for everyone! Get the full show notes and links to all words of the year at https://www.fluent.show/243 Love the show? Rate & Review it here - takes 30 seconds and means a lot to us! 🙏 Join the Fluent Language Newsletter Find Lindsay at Lindsay Does Languages Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: Threads and Instagram: @kerstin_fluent and #thefluentshow X: @thefluentshow Links: Australian National Dictionary Centre's 2023 Word of the Year inspired by our soccer stars — the Matildas - ABC News Word of the year - Wikipedia The Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year 2023 Oxford Word of the Year 2023 | Oxford Languages Collins - The Collins Word of the Year 2023 is... Dictionary.com’s 2023 Word Of The Year Is… | Dictionary.com Dictionary.com’s 2023 Vibe Of The Year Is… | Dictionary.com Macquarie Dictionary — They have the BEST words of the year. Word of the Year 2023 | Authentic | Merriam-Webster Kai Cenat on Whether He Invented the Term ‘Rizz’ | Complex Kai Cenat Breaks Down the Definition of “Rizz” - YouTube GfdS wählt »Krisenmodus« zum Wort des Jahres 2023 | GfdS — Krisen gab es schon immer. Aber in diesem Jahr scheinen die Krisen und ihre Bewältigung zu kulminieren. Um einen Satz des Vizekanzlers zu modifizieren: Wir sind umzingelt von Krisen. Jugendwort 2023 – das sind die Top 10 | Langenscheidt Årets ord er KI-generert — laget med kunstig intelligens Palabra del año 2023 | FundéuRAE Candidatas a palabra del año 2023 de la FundéuRAE | FundéuRAE Kanji of the year - Wikipedia AI Language Club 2023 Word of the Year Is “Enshittification” – American Dialect Society The 24 in 2024 list and beyond - with Gretchen Rubin
92 MIN
MAY 16, 2022
How Learning Languages Has Changed my Life (with Bec from Language Chats AU)
content warning for one mild reference to explicit images at about 24 minutes In this episode I'm joined by my friend Bec Howie, a passionate language lover from Australia. Bec and I chat about how languages have made a difference in our lives. You think of them as a hobby, but we've found that learning a language has.. changed our career paths given us amazing new options helped us find love made us more confident Listen in for a massive boost of motivation! Plus: The Fluent Show's FINAL Episode The next episode, number 240, is pretty special... because 😰 it is going to be the final episode of the Fluent Show. This podcast I have created and hosted for 9 years is coming to an end. I’m going to miss you all so much, your feedback, your voices when you send in intros, questions, and your long and short emails that you sent me to share what you thought about the new episodes. During the 9 years of running the Fluent Show, I have grown as a person, a podcaster, and a language professional. I’ve learnt so much, and there have been hundreds of wonderful guests. While this will be the final Fluent Show episode, I am not going to tell you it’s forever.** Please make sure you stay subscribed on this feed for further news.** YOUR TURN: I want to hear from you! I want YOUR voices, your stories, your feedback on the last episode! You can send me anything, but especially your Fluent Show memories. Which episodes stood out to you? Have you made friends who are listeners too? How did you discover the show? What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever listened? I want to know it all!!! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Email me (ideally WITH audio!!) at [email protected] and I will be so delighted to add your story to our extra special episode 240. Love the show? Rate & Review it here Special Guest: Rebecca Howie. Links: 3 Lessons Podcasting Has Taught Me About Life and Languages by Fluent Language Map of Indigenous Australia | AIATSIS Do you know whose country you're on? - ABC News Language Chats Podcast — Language Lovers AU — Hear Bec and Penny's language obsessed podcast! Karla Zuluaga | LinkedIn — Our friend who learns and advocates for indigenous languages in Australia Podcasts for Language Lovers | Podcast List on Podchaser The Fluent Show: Words of the Year 2021 Dead cat strategy - Wikipedia The Fluent Show: Words of the Year 2020 Zeitenwende—The Dawn of the Deterrence Era in Germany | Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation — Early word of the year candidate
66 MIN