Latest Localization Podcast Episodes
#219 PR Wars over LLM Translation Quality
SlatorPod - July 19, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with a nearly USD 4m settlement involving Language Line Services and ongoing disputes in Canada, where freelance interpreters are protesting against unpaid breaks during debates. Florian highlights a YouTube video about UN simul...
A Caribbean Interpreter's Tale: Language, Career, and Resilience with Gennike Mayers
Brand the Interpreter - July 12, 2024 12:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Can you imagine uprooting your life in pursuit of language and culture, only to find yourself aiding in disaster-stricken Haiti? In this riveting episode of Brand the Interpreter, we sit down with Gennike Mayers, a multilingual language professional wh...
#218 How Large Language Models Replace Neural Machine Translation with Unbabel’s João Graca
SlatorPod - July 12, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJoão Graça, Co-founder and CTO of language operations platform Unbabel, joins SlatorPod to talk about the present and future of large language models (LLMs) and their broad impact across all things translation and localization. First, the CTO explains how Unbabel was founded to address language...
#217 Legal Battles, Bankruptcies, Acquisitions, and AI Interpreting Guidelines
SlatorPod - July 05, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with a legal battle in the UK involving public sector interpreting and the classification of interpreters as freelancers or workers, which could significantly impact the business models of language service providers (LSPs). The ...
The Emotional Toll and Triumphs of Live Interpreting with Denise Bobadilha
Brand the Interpreter - June 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Join me, as I kick off Season 7 of Brand the Interpreter with a heartfelt recount of a challenging period that saw me lose my voice for over a month. This unexpected hiatus taught me the critical importance of listening to our bodies and taking necess...
#216 Josh Goldsmith on How Language Experts Become Successful
SlatorPod - June 19, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJosh Goldsmith, Geek-In-Chief of techforword, joins SlatorPod to talk about his multiple roles as a linguist, conference interpreter, and educator. Josh shares his multifaceted background in linguistics and language teaching, highlighting his passion for language and education, which led him to...
#215 Humanless LSP as a Fun Weekend Project
SlatorPod - June 13, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, giving a recap of SlatorCon London and exploring some use cases from the Slator Pro Guide: Language AI for Consumers. Florian talks about Andrew Ng's recent project on agentic machine translation, which involves using large lang...
#214 Terra Translations CEO Marina Ilari on Why Game Localization Is Her Passion
SlatorPod - June 11, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMarina Ilari, CEO of Terra Translations and Terra Localizations, joins SlatorPod to talk about her professional journey and the world of game localization. The CEO shares the strategic decision to create Terra Localizations in 2008 to cater specifically to the gaming industry's requirements. S...
#213 Phrase CEO Georg Ell on the Arms Race in Language Technology
SlatorPod - June 05, 2024 14:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsGeorg Ell, CEO of Phrase, returns to SlatorPod for round 2 to talk about the accelerating adoption of generative technologies and AI. Discussing the broader implications of AI, Georg notes that business leaders are increasingly focused on language technology for its cost, return on investment, ...
#212 TRSB CEO Mary Kazamias on Leading Canada’s Largest Language Service Provider
SlatorPod - May 17, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMary Kazamias, CEO of TRSB, joins SlatorPod to talk about her journey starting as a translator and transitioning through various roles to leading Canada's largest language service provider (LSP). The podcast explores the balance between government and private sector clients in Canada, with Mary...
#211 How Many Translation and Interpreting Jobs Will There Be in the Future?
SlatorPod - May 10, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics sharing their projections for growth in translation and interpreting jobs between 2022-2032. The duo delves into Reddit's earnings call, where machine translation is emphasized as a key dri...
#210 The Future of Language Jobs with tbo.'s Charles Campbell
SlatorPod - May 03, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsCharles Campbell joins SlatorPod to talk about the evolution of tbo. from a translation company to a diversified business, exploring challenges, strategies, and the impact of industry changes. The President and Founder discusses the talent landscape, mentioning challenges such as layoffs, hirin...
#209 Sourcing Language Data from the Four Corners of the Earth with XRI Global’s Daniel Wilson
SlatorPod - April 23, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDaniel Wilson, Founder and CEO of XRI Global, joins SlatorPod to talk about the company's focus on low-resource languages and its efforts to bring digital equality to communities lacking online language support. With a background in linguistics and research on endangered languages in the Caucas...
#208 The Normalization of Language AI
SlatorPod - April 12, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with SlatorCon London, scheduled for May 23rd, announcing the speaker lineup, including a Keynote presentation from Iris Orriss of Meta. They then discuss how enterprises are becoming increasingly comfortable launching fully aut...
#207 The Art and Business of Literary Translation with Dr. B.J. Woodstein
SlatorPod - April 05, 2024 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDr. B.J. Woodstein, Professor, Translator, and Writer, joins SlatorPod to talk about translation theory and its implications for literary translators, while also shedding light on the professional challenges, nuances, and ethical considerations. B.J. discusses her upcoming book, “Translation Th...
#206 Video Highlight’s Founder on How LLMs Enable New Ways to Engage with Video Content
SlatorPod - March 27, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMihai Vlad, the Founder of Video Highlight and former General Manager of Language Weaver, joins SlatorPod to talk about his entrepreneurial journey and insights into the language AI startup landscape. Mihai discusses his latest venture, Video Highlight, which aims to solve the inefficiency of e...
#205 Deluxe’s Chris Reynolds on Dubbing, Subtitling, and Localization for Hollywood
SlatorPod - March 20, 2024 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsChris Reynolds, the EVP and General Manager of Worldwide Localization and Fulfillment at Deluxe, joins SlatorPod to talk about the complexities of dubbing and the potential impact of AI on the industry. Chris discusses the different elements in the dubbing process, including voice casting, scri...
#204 Language Network CEO Jordan Evans on Sales Tactics and Growth Through M&A
SlatorPod - March 13, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJordan Evans, the CEO of Language Network, joins SlatorPod to talk about the evolution of his family-founded language service provider (LSP) and his sales-focused growth strategy. Jordan's professional trajectory began with a blend of sales, tech startups, and a stint as a linguist and translat...
#203 The Top 50 Language AI Companies to Watch in 2024
SlatorPod - March 08, 2024 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Head of Research Anna Wyndham joining to give a breakdown of the 2024 Slator Language AI 50 Under 50, a list highlighting 50 of the newest and most notable language AI companies. The list focuses on 50 language AI companies...
#202 Insider Reveals Super Agency May Plan Multi-Billion Dollar IPO
SlatorPod - March 01, 2024 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Women in Localization opening a new chapter in Switzerland and SlatorCon coming to Silicon Valley on September 5th. Florian shares insights from RWS’ Annual General Meeting, where under the new leadership of Chairman Julie ...
#201 Ranking the World’s Largest Translation and Localization Companies
SlatorPod - February 23, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week with a first look at the newly released 2024 Slator Language Service Provider Index (LSPI) where they unpack the key findings from over 250 LSPs on the ranking. Leading the 2024 LSPI is Super Agency TransPerfect, who recently app...
#200 Why Anja Jones Put Social Responsibility at the Core of Her Language Service Provider
SlatorPod - February 21, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn the landmark 200th episode of the SlatorPod, we are joined by Anja Jones, Managing Director of AJT, to talk about the language service provider’s (LSP’s) journey to becoming a B Corp, a certification for businesses balancing profit with social and environmental responsibility. Anja touches u...
#199 The State-of-the-Art in Machine Translation with Language Weaver’s Bart Maczynski
SlatorPod - February 09, 2024 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Bart Maczynski, the VP of Machine Learning at Language Weaver, the translation tech brand of Super Agency RWS, to talk about the challenges and advancements in enterprise-grade machine translation (MT). The discussion delves into the distinctions betwe...
#198 Implementing Language AI in the Enterprise with Translated’s John Tinsley
SlatorPod - January 29, 2024 16:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJohn Tinsley, the VP of AI Solutions at language AI agency Translated, joins SlatorPod to talk about the challenges, advancements, and future directions of AI in the language industry. John shares his journey from founding machine translation (MT) pioneer ICONIC, selling it during the height o...
#197 Machine Translating a President
SlatorPod - January 19, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Super Early Bird ending soon for SlatorCon Remote March and a save-the-date announcement for SlatorCon London, scheduled in person for May 23, 2024. Florian talks about how translation GPTs are becoming increasingly availab...
#196 Translation and Localization in the New OpenAI GPT Store
SlatorPod - January 12, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with OpenAI recently launching its GPT store, allowing users to create their own GPT chat interfaces without the need for coding. One move that underscores OpenAI's influence in the language space is Albania's consideration of u...
Season 6 Finale with Host Mireya Pérez
Brand the Interpreter - December 29, 2023 15:00 - 57 minutesTell me what you liked about this episode! As your guide through the intricate world of language and interpretation, I, Mireya Pérez, extend a warm invitation to join an auditory expedition into the heart of our profession on the Brand the Interpreter Podcast. This season's tapestry weaves emot...
Q&A: Associations vs Certifying Bodies
Brand the Interpreter - December 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! As we approach the final stretch of Brand the Interpreter's sixth season, I am thrilled to share an answer episode to a question submitted by listener Laura González in Pennsylvania, a query that mirrors many of your own curiosities and experiences. Th...
#195 Unbabel CEO Vasco Pedro on AI Impact and Scaling LangOps
SlatorPod - December 21, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsVasco Pedro, Co-founder and CEO of language operations platform Unbabel, joins SlatorPod to talk about the transformative year of 2023 and its impact on the language technology landscape. Vasco discusses the AI boom in 2023, emphasizing the importance of recognizing AI as what he calls a cognit...
#194 Epic Battle in Automatic Speech Translation
SlatorPod - December 13, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with the release of Slator’s Pro Guide: Solution Sales for Language Service Providers and more exciting research to come. The duo talk about the latest in language AI, with OpenAI gaining traction as a potential default for mach...
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