Language Stories
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsDiscovering languages around the world and meeting the people who speak them. As Lindsay Williams of Lindsay Does Languages and husband Ashley travel the globe, they share stories and interviews of the multicultural places they visit, with a focus on the multilingual, bilingual and monolingual people they meet along the way. Perfect for polyglots and armchair travellers alike, this documentary series is essential listening for anyone who loves language learning, travel, or learning about other cultures.
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Not A Year Off: The Story Behind Language Stories
May 20, 2019 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.79 MBWant to support Language Stories? Now there’s a way. And you get to read the story behind Language Stories too. It’s an honour to finally announce my very first book – Not A Year Off: The Story Behind Language Stories. Yay! Click here to get your copy of Not A Year Off now: http://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/nayo From first mentions of the very idea of Language Stories to people, years before we even set off, people were asking how they could support the project. We opted (at least so far) n...
Kristang: A Tale of Two Cities
March 15, 2019 08:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBKristang is a language spoken in Malacca, Malaysia and Singapore. But with almost 10 times as many speakers in Malacca than Singapore, how do things differ for the language in both cities? Find out in this episode of Language Stories. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://youtu.be/ueL41RZuU00) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project...
Hands for Vietnam
March 01, 2019 09:00 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBWhat do you know about Vietnamese Sign Language? How many sign languages are there in Vietnam? And how does sign language education work? Find out in this episode of Language Stories. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://youtu.be/TpoH7X5BAOk) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any p...
Make Hokkien Cool Again
February 01, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIs Hokkien a language or a dialect? What happened to lead to its demise? And what's being done to help slow the death of Penang Hokkien? Find out in this episode of Language Stories. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://youtu.be/a7_0lYQwwG4) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any po...
Discovering Hmong
January 04, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MBWhat do you know about Hmong? Join us in Sapa, Vietnam; Luang Prabang in Laos; and somewhere a little further afield for this episode of Language Stories. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://youtu.be/Ncwheh-MQDo) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'...
Teaching English in Laos
December 14, 2018 15:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBIn Laos, English is an important language to learn. What's happening with teaching English in Laos? Find out in this episode of Language Stories. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://youtu.be/iWJYxr-DGaI) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be fami...
Singapore Takes The Floor
November 30, 2018 17:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBWhat's it like to learn a language in a country with 4 official languages? How does English bring people together? Find out in season 2 episode 2 of Language Stories. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/embed/9H4nha0Rm30) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podca...
Learning Vietnamese
November 09, 2018 11:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBHow easy is it to get started learning Vietnamese? If you're curious about the language spoken by around 75 million, the first episode of Season 2 of Language Stories is for you. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/embed/j5whLAa-2IM) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened ...
POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Guarani In The Heart of South America
October 26, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 41.3 MBGuarani is an indigenous language that defies all odds to exist today as it does alongside Spanish in Paraguay. But what odds? How does it thrive in the modern world? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Guarani in Paraguay. (This is a Polyglot Undubbed Edition of Language Stories. The interviews are shared in their original language. Enjoy!) THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSS_n7-mt6c&t=25s)...
POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Nicaraguan Sign Language
October 19, 2018 08:00 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBEvery language has a unique story, but Nicaraguan Sign Language is pretty special. A language emerging in the 80s amidst a revolution? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Nicaraguan Sign Language. (This is a Polyglot Undubbed Edition of Language Stories. The interviews are shared in their original language. Enjoy!) THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Wtwz1P7zI) To keep track of future episodes...
POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Keeping K'iche'
October 12, 2018 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBK'iche' is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala by over a million people. Join us for this episode of Language Stories as we explore K'iche' Maya at a local homestay and in a busy market town, as well as learning how to learn K'iche'. (This is a Polyglot Undubbed Edition of Language Stories. The interviews are shared in their original language. Enjoy!) THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfukBSc710g&t=2s) To keep track of fu...
POLYGLOT UNDUBBED EDITION: Maya Isn't Dead
October 05, 2018 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBThink of this episode as a bit of a myth buster. Answering the questions you didn't even know you had about a language that you didn't even know still existed: Maya. (This is a Polyglot Undubbed Edition of Language Stories. The interviews are shared in their original language. Enjoy!) THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsSxdDkRY-w) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT T...
BONUS MINI: Aymara + Language Families
September 28, 2018 08:00 - 5 minutes - 8.03 MBAymara is the final language to take us down an internet rabbit hole for this Bonus Mini series. This episode, we look at how similar it is to Quechua. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to say! Subscribe - by subscribing to the Language Stories podcast in your favourite place and YouTube for the sister videos, you're going to keep up with a...
BONUS MINI: Quechua + Language vs Dialect
September 21, 2018 08:00 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBMuch like the other episodes in this Bonus Mini series, Quechua led me down a deep internet rabbit hole here. We're heading into tricky territory in this episode: language vs dialect. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to say! Subscribe - by subscribing to the Language Stories podcast in your favourite place and YouTube for the sister video...
BONUS MINI: The Galápagos + The Evolution of Language
September 14, 2018 08:00 - 4 minutes - 6.31 MBThe Galápagos Islands are a magical place, famous for their role in the theory of evolution. But, how about the evolution of language in the Galápagos Islands? Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to say! Subscribe - by subscribing to the Language Stories podcast in your favourite place and YouTube for the sister videos, you're going to keep u...
BONUS MINI: Costa Rica + Is Immersion Everything?
September 07, 2018 08:00 - 3 minutes - 4.86 MB"If I went there, I'd be fluent..." "Immersion is all you need!"...Is it? In this Bonus Mini episode, I reflect on my time in Costa Rica and how immersion changed my Spanish. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to say! Subscribe - by subscribing to the Language Stories podcast in your favourite place and YouTube for the sister videos, you're ...
BONUS MINI: Pipil + Language Nests
August 31, 2018 08:00 - 4 minutes - 6.17 MBPipil is a language spoken in El Salvador. There's not many speakers nowadays, but revitalisation efforts are happening, including the beautifully named language nests... Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to say! Subscribe - by subscribing to the Language Stories podcast in your favourite place and YouTube for the sister videos, you're goin...
BONUS MINI: Garifuna + Gender Differences
August 24, 2018 08:00 - 4 minutes - 6.31 MBResearching Garifuna led me down the first of many internet rabbit holes from this Bonus Mini series. This time, it's all about different languages for different genders. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to say! Subscribe - by subscribing to the Language Stories podcast in your favourite place and YouTube for the sister videos, you're goi...
BONUS MINI: Cuba + Is Cuban Spanish Hard?
August 17, 2018 08:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBOoo! Bonus Mini episode?! Yes! Over the next 7 weeks, I'll be sharing 7 Bonus Mini episodes with you. To get us started? We're in Cuba and asking the question: Is Cuban Spanish hard? Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to say! Subscribe - by subscribing to the Language Stories podcast in your favourite place and YouTube for the sister videos,...
BONUS: Dalriada Gaelic - Back From The Brink
June 08, 2018 03:00 - 25 minutes - 46.7 MBBonus Language Stories?! Yup. Woohoo! This episode, I chat with Àdhamh Ó Broin who is working to bring Dalriada Gaelic, an endangered dialect of Scottish Gaelic, back from the brink. The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n_0DIgt2jM) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever li...
Guarani in the Heart of South America
May 25, 2018 08:00 - 25 minutes - 35.8 MBGuarani is an indigenous language that defies all odds to exist today as it does alongside Spanish in Paraguay. But what odds? How does it thrive in the modern world? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Guarani in Paraguay. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSS_n7-mt6c&t=25s) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you...
Nicaraguan Sign Language
April 27, 2018 03:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBEvery language has a unique story, but Nicaraguan Sign Language is pretty special. A language emerging in the 80s amidst a revolution? In this episode of Language Stories, we're exploring the story of Nicaraguan Sign Language. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Wtwz1P7zI) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the...
MINI: The Panama Canal
April 14, 2018 15:00 - 5 minutes - 8.39 MBTrade has always influenced the languages we speak. But what happens with language at one of the busiest and most important trade routes in the world, the Panama Canal? In this episode of Language Stories, discover languages at The Panama Canal. The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDDGUf8ZvM&t=2s) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do r...
Keeping K'iche'
March 30, 2018 19:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MBK'iche' is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala by over a million people. Join us for this episode of Language Stories as we explore K'iche' Maya at a local homestay and in a busy market town, as well as learning how to learn K'iche'. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfukBSc710g&t=2s) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to...
MINI: All About You
March 16, 2018 11:00 - 6 minutes - 9.06 MBAs we've been travelling through Latin America and heading into a new Spanish-speaking country every few weeks, I've realised something. I arrive in a new Spanish-speaking country and don't know how to address YOU. The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UWqccdY6so) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is t...
Unbelizeable!
March 02, 2018 14:00 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBBelize isn't like the rest of Central America. Belize speaks English. But that's not the full story... The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YINiBfcF_S0) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be familiar with what I'm about to ...
MINI: You Know a Word in Nahuatl
January 12, 2018 16:00 - 10 minutes - 4.87 MBNahuatl is a language spoken in Mexico that maybe you've never heard of until now. But guess what? You know a word in Nahuatl. The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOzEa9Ryj5Y&t=3s) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast before, I'm sure you'll be fa...
Maya Isn't Dead
December 29, 2017 15:00 - 23 minutes - 11.2 MBThink of this episode as a bit of a myth buster. Answering the questions you didn't even know you had about a language that you didn't even know still existed: Maya. THE VIDEO Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsSxdDkRY-w) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. SUPPORT THE SHOW The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podc...
MINI: Star Wars: A Language Story
December 15, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 11.1 MBIt's another Mini Episode! This time we’re in Tikal, Guatemala, aka Rebel Base Yavin 4, and we’re talking all things...Star Wars. In particular the languages of Star Wars. The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://youtu.be/R0V09kTbX3Y) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've ever listened to any podcast befor...
Montreal: Beyond Bilingual
December 01, 2017 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBWe're making our way up North America. This time we visit Montreal, a city that goes beyond the French and English bilingual expectations you might have. This is episode 3 of Language Stories - Montreal: Beyond Bilingual. The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8KEe6NYY8Q) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the proje...
MINI: Chinatown in Havana
November 17, 2017 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBHavana, Cuba has a Chinatown. Nothing too unusual about that, right? Well what happens when that Chinatown doesn't really have a Chinese population? This is episode two of Language Stories. The Video Click here to watch the sister video to this podcast episode. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ1x8GL5E_Y) To keep track of future episodes in video form, click here to subscribe on YouTube. Support The Show The best thing you can do right now to support the project is threefold, and if you've e...
New York and the 7 Line
November 10, 2017 09:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBLanguage Stories is finally here! Woohoo! And what better place to start for episode one than New York City. New York City is undoubtedly one of the most multicultural in the world. So what's it like to live there as someone interested in languages? In this episode we meet with 5 local New Yorkers to hear about their experiences living and learning languages in such a diverse city and to learn about the projects that have developed from living in this inspiring place. The Video Click here to...
Episode 0: Preview: Language Stories coming November 10th!
October 31, 2017 19:00 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBA little preview of what to expect on November 10th 2017 when the first episode of Language Stories launches! What is Language Stories? Language Stories is a new series here at Lindsay Does Languages of video and podcast episodes about languages in various places around the world. We’re currently spending a year travelling and working (online) and wanted to produce something lasting and inspiring both for language lovers and curious travellers alike. We’re creating Language Stories as we tr...