Speaking Tongues Podcast: Celebrating Voices, Stories, and Flavors From Around the Globe

Hello language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week we are one conversation away from 100 episodes and in Episode 99, we are talking about the Thai language and culture with Grace. Grace is a Thai teacher, polyglot, traveler and YouTuber based in Bangkok. In this episode we talk about Thai grammar  inc...

Hello language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week I’m thrilled to share this conversation with Kimhia and Indira of Twossaints about their language of Saint Lucian Creole. Kimhia and Indira talk about the development and influences that have shaped Saint Lucian Creole including grammar structures that hav...

Hello language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week I’m delighted to share this conversation with Marcus where we talked about one of his languages, Singlish! I’ve been very curious about Singaporean culture and language for a long time now and I’m so happy that Marcus had time to share a bit of his culture...

Hello language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week, we are talking about Italian with Elfin of All Things Italian. In this episode, Elfin tells us about learning to speak Italian as a child when her family moved to Italy from America. We talk about identity and figuring out one’s place in between two diffe...

Hello language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week I am joined in conversation by Sagal, the host of Memnoire podcast to talk about her language of Somali. Sagal was so much fun to talk to and I had a ton to learn from her. In this conversation we talked about identity with language and how much it matters...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week, I’m honored to be joined by Dr. Mennat-allah El Dorry, an egyptologist and archaeobotanist to talk not only about her language of Egyptian Arabic but also about foods in egypt, past and present. In this episode, Menna tells us which ancient and living lan...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week, I bring you episode 93 and a lovely chat with Mauricio who joins me to talk about his language of Latin American Spanish. We’ve covered Spanish as it’s spoken in a few different countries but since Mauricio is quite the traveler and has lived in several p...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. My guest today is Liza who joins me to talk about her languages of Tunisian Arabic and Afrikaans. In this episode, we travel from the North to the South of Africa.  Liza talks about how she started learning the Tunisian dialect of Arabic and how her knowledge o...

Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This is Episode 91 and we are officially 9 episodes away from episode 100! This week, my guest Esther joins me to talk about her languages of Basque and Spanish. Esther talks to us about growing up with Spanish as her first language in the US. She shares her connections to her Basque heri...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This is episode 90 everyone!  I’m thrilled to officially start the countdown to 100 episodes with my guest Dr. Ardi Mendoza. In this episode we’re talking about his two languages of Tagalog and Spanish. Ardi talks to us about growing up in NYC in his Tagalog sp...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. In this episode, I’m joined by sisters Lara and Mira from Australia who talk to us about the Albanian language. Lara & Mira tell us about their family connection to the language through their grandparents. We talk about their language adventures on some of their...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. Today, my guest Jessica Kumar, host of the Invisible India Podcast joins me to talk about Hindi. In this episode, she tells us how an opportunity to work abroad in India completely changed her life. She talks about her journey with the Hindi language including why d...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. Today, I’m joined by Katie from Myanmar Indigenous Community Partners to talk about Burmese language and Indigenous languages in Myanmar. Katie tells us how she got started with learning Burmese language and how she uses it in her work as a linguist. We talk about g...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. My guest today is Raul Blaze, a man of many talents including radio show host, workout instructor, social media personality and most recently poet. Today we’re talking about his language of Jamaican Patois. Raul talks to us about growing up in rural Jamaica with a c...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. My guest today is Olga, a historical linguist and Sanskrit teacher who talks with us about two of her languages, Sanskrit and Lithuanian. I was so excited to talk with Olga because this is the first time on the show that we’re really having a conversation about Anci...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. My guest today is Meri Maroutian, an English teacher and the creator of The Non Native Speaker and this week, we’re talking about two of her languages, Armenian and English. Meri talks to us about the advantages and disadvantages of traveling the world as she grew u...

Hello Language Lovers! Happy New Year and Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. After a short break at the end of 2021, I’m happy to be back to bring you this episode with my guest Amelia, the founder of Learn Maori Abroad to talk about Te Reo Maori. In this conversation we are learning a ton about the Maori language, culture...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week’s episode is the last new episode of 2021 and I’m so excited to share this conversation with Luna from Collina Italiana where we talk about the language, history and culture of Italian-Americans. This conversation is an important one because we’ve had the...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. I’m thrilled this week to talk with Jewells from All Things Iceland about the Icelandic language and culture. In this episode, Jewells talks to us about the grammar of Icelandic (spoiler alert: It too, has cases) and how her journey has been with learning the gramma...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week we’re speaking about Croatian with Uncle Mike, Tony D and DJ Moe, the hosts of the Let’s Learn Croatian Podcast. I’ve been listening to the Let’s Learn Croatian podcast for a while now and I’ve always loved the energy that these guys bring to their episode...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. I’m so happy to have this conversation with my guest this week, Danielle , the host of Young, Gifted and Abroad podcast about her languages of French and Japanese. In this episode, Danielle talks about how her interest in Japanese and French grew starting from the c...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. My guest this week is Kevin who joined me to talk about two of his many languages:  Mandarin and Russian. In this episode, Kevin talks about moving back to Shanghai as a kid and having to catch up to the language even as someone who regularly heard and spoke Ma...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week, I’m so happy to be joined by Anita from Bhasha Kids to talk about South Indian languages including Malayalam and Tamil. Anita talks to us about relearning Malayalam as an adult and learning Tamil with her husband and kids. She talks to us about the poigna...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. I’m absolutely thrilled to bring you this episode. My guest today is Erick who joins me from Kampala to talk about the Luganda language. Erick is a Luganda teacher and in this episode, he tells us about learning Luganda from his native Lusoga language. He tells is a...

Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues- the podcast in conversation with multilinguals. This week, I’m so happy to bring you this conversation with Dr. Timothy Douglas of Lancaster University where we talk about his languages of German, Dutch Russian & Polish but also about his background as a researcher and how languages have played a role in his...