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The Story Of English from 2021-04-06T12:57:50
Is it possible to tell the whole history of a language in under half an hour? In this episode, we try our best. In the season finale, the whole Multilinguish team gets together to focus on five ...
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Easiest And Hardest Languages from 2021-03-23T13:00
Which language should you learn? It can be hard to decide between so many incredible options, but we have a few in particular for you to consider. In this episode, our language experts reveal th...
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The Brothers Grimm: Between The Lines from 2021-03-09T14:17:14
Most of us are familiar with the folktales of the Brothers Grimm, from Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty to Snow White. But how much do you know about the impressive legacies of the men behind these...
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Lies Your Language Teacher Told You from 2021-02-23T14:16:33
Early education is designed to set you up for success, but it also often sets you up for a certain amount of disillusionment as you get older. The language classroom is no exception. In this epi...
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Are We Born With Language? from 2021-02-09T17:31:06
How do babies learn languages? We don't know for sure. One of the leading theories is Universal Grammar, which is the idea that humans are genetically predisposed to acquire languages, but not a...
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Talking To Animals from 2021-01-26T14:07:37
If you're like us, you love the idea of being able to communicate with animals. But how realistic is this dream? From prairie dogs to dolphins to Koko the Gorilla, we look at the surprisingly co...
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Your Brain On Language from 2021-01-12T14:10:34
What exactly goes on in your head when you're speaking a language? What happens when you learn a new one, or forget your mother tongue as you age in another country? Does reading Braille require...
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Bonus: Words Of The Year 2020 from 2020-12-29T14:49:31
Every year, dictionaries and language organizations around the world choose a word that they think best sums up the previous 12 months. In 2020, there were a few obvious choices. But rather than...
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The World Of, Um, Filler Words from 2020-12-15T14:44:47
You've probably been told countless times to avoid "like," "um" and "uh" in your speech. But these words may serve more of a linguistic purpose than many of us realize. In this episode, we look ...
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Season 3: Coming Soon! from 2020-11-10T14:19:16
Buckle up for season 3 of Multilinguish – coming this winter to a podcast feed near you. This season, Babbel's content team brings you fun facts and fascinating conversations about animal langua...
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BONUS: Elon Musk's Language Prophecy (At Home) from 2020-05-19T13:27:38
What are the cutest English words? We have some thoughts. Plus, we tell you why Elon Musk's wild predictions about language are probably wrong, and share some of your submissions on how you're usin...
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BONUS: Foreign-Language TV Recs & More (At Home) from 2020-05-05T13:59:17
Which foreign-language shows should you stream? We've got some recommendations, plus the surprising reason we call those big, growling animals "bears," and other fun language trivia.
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BONUS: Language Trivia (At Home) from 2020-04-21T13:55:47
What were Ben Franklin's least favorite letters in the alphabet? Can HBO's 'My Brilliant Friend' help you learn Italian? We discuss these questions and more language trivia and tips. We're stuck at...
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Code-Switching Decoded from 2020-02-25T13:54:25
Switching between languages is a natural part of being bilingual — but why? How does the bilingual brain work, is it difficult to keep your languages separated, and what does code-switching say abo...
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Language Anxiety from 2020-02-11T14:14:41
77% of language learners find speaking (and listening) to be the most challenging part of learning a language. We talk about the anxiety that comes with having conversations in a foreign language a...
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Language Ch-Ch-Changes from 2020-01-28T14:07:55
Throughout our lives, people try to affect the way we talk, whether it be elementary school teachers or inclusive-language activists. We look at how people have tried to change language historicall...
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Into The Conlang Universe from 2020-01-14T13:53:02
From Dothraki in 'Game Of Thrones' to Esperanto, we explore the universe of constructed languages, or conlangs. Whether they're crafted for pop culture and entertainment, or designed as a tool for ...
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BONUS: Words Of The Year 2019 from 2019-12-31T14:30:57
Choosing a single word to represent an entire year seems like an impossible task, but that hasn't stopped many people from trying. We discuss some of 2019's words of the year, both in English and i...
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Language Is For The Young from 2019-12-17T14:24:33
What's the deal with the way Gen Z is talking? And why have young people been "ruining" (a.k.a. creating) language since the dawn of time? We brought in an intergenerational panel to talk growing u...
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The Secrets Of The Polyglots from 2019-12-03T18:09:55
Are polyglots born or made? Believe it or not, these elusive creatures are just like us. We ask two polyglots — one who speaks 5 languages and another who speaks 21 — how and why they learned multi...
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How To Be Funny In Another Language (Ft. Eddie Izzard) from 2019-11-19T14:30:03
Is comedy the same everywhere? If you've ever tried to tell a joke in another language and had it fall flat, you may say "no." We talk about how comedy in translation is complex, and we have mul...
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Can ASMR, Hypnosis Or Crystals Help You Learn? from 2019-11-05T13:44:18
ASMR, hypnosis, healing crystals, learning in your sleep. Can any of these "alternative" language-learning methods actually work? Or are you wasting your time and money? We bust some myths about th...
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Dead And Endangered Languages from 2019-10-22T13:26:37
One language dies approximately every 14 days, and we're on track for half of the world's languages to go extinct by the end of this century. We spoke with the director and co-founder of Wikitongue...
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Are Europeans Really Better At Languages? from 2019-10-08T18:13:18
Why does it seem like Europeans are better at learning languages than Americans and Brits? The team talks to language experts about how geography, education and motivation drive this divide, and wh...
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Season 2 Trailer from 2019-09-11T14:08:28
Coming this fall, get ready for Season 2 of Multilinguish! The Babbel content team explores language in everyday life, including: learning with ASMR, hypnosis and crystals, why languages die, how t...
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BONUS: Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich? from 2019-07-25T12:49:25
It’s the question that sparked a million memes. We explain why it matters, and how these “memes of ambiguity” give us insight into language and the human psyche.
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BONUS: American Expats in Berlin from 2019-06-27T12:50:15
Have you ever thought about leaving the U.S. to live in another country? Here are the stories of three people who did just that.
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The Sexiest Accents from 2019-04-09T13:46:04
What are the sexiest European accents, according to Americans? And the sexiest American accents, according to Europeans? In this episode, we’re joined by a panel of Americans and a panel of Euro...
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Unsolved Language Mysteries from 2019-04-02T14:40:36
Producers David Doochin, Steph Koyfman, Thomas Moore Devlin and Dylan Lyons explore unexplained language puzzles that have stood the test of time, including the Rongorongo language, the language of...
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The Best Travel Advice You’ve Never Heard from 2019-03-26T13:09:22
Travel is one of the biggest motivators for Americans to learn a foreign language. But what if the words you need to express yourself don’t actually exist? Producer Steph Koyfman shares what she le...
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Sapir-What?! from 2019-03-19T13:35:46
In the same ways language connects us, it can just as easily divide us. Producers Thomas Moore Devlin and David Doochin debate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which is the idea that different languages...
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Sexist Robots from 2019-03-12T13:42:58
We teach robots everything they know — including our own human idiosyncrasies when it comes to language. Computational linguist Kate McCurdy joins producers Thomas Moore Devlin and Dylan Lyons to e...
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Get Multilinguish from 2019-02-01T17:20:03
Join the editorial team at Babbel as we nerd out about all the fascinating, fun and sometimes weird ways language connects us all. Together, our team has almost 50 years of language education, and ...
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