Episodes

  • S5E4 Megan Dierks, Steve Sacco: Open All the World with Vision and a Grant

    S5E4 Megan Dierks, Steve Sacco: Open All the World with Vision and a Grant
    Sep 27 2024
    Discover how Megan Diercks and Steven Sacco will use storytelling to empower global citizens and enrich language curricula! Tune in to learn about their immersive initiative in Côte d'Ivoire and its broader implications. 🌍🎓 #LanguageEducation #Fulbright-Hays
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    43 mins
  • S5E3 Gianny Morales: Making a Home in Two Worlds

    S5E3 Gianny Morales: Making a Home in Two Worlds
    Sep 5 2024
    At the age of 20, I was like, wow, the models of bilingual education in the US and in Colombia failed me. They’re leaving kids behind. So I have a lot of drive to make that right, by being out there with teachers, surrounded by the people making changes. Gianny Morales The stories we tellContinue reading "S5E3 Gianny Morales: Making a Home in Two Worlds"
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    45 mins
  • E126 Humans, Language,Technology: a conversation with Noemí Rodríguez

    E126 Humans, Language,Technology: a conversation with Noemí Rodríguez
    May 16 2024
    We learned a lot after the pandemic: how important it is to be face-to-face and humans need each other. Folks tell me AI is going to replace us. I beg to differ. We as human beings are powerful and can use this intelligence to help us. Noemí Rodríguez I love this conversation with language educationContinue reading "E126 Humans, Language,Technology: a conversation with Noemí Rodríguez"
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    48 mins
  • E125 Taking Proficiency Seriously, with Paul Sandrock

    E125 Taking Proficiency Seriously, with Paul Sandrock
    May 2 2024
    Proficiency comes down very simply to what someone can do with the language. It’s not what you know about the language, it’s what you can do with the language. As a learner I need to take it within me on a playground, in in the community, doing video games with kids around the world… PaulContinue reading "E125 Taking Proficiency Seriously, with Paul Sandrock"
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    51 mins
  • E124 Language Warriors – A Conversation with Brandon Locke

    E124 Language Warriors – A Conversation with Brandon Locke
    Apr 18 2024
    Language is everywhere. We have to make it right for our own community and make it meaningful for our own community, but always keep that larger picture out there. Opening eyes to the world is the best thing that we can give our students. Brandon Locke Qeyaakaq. “Language Warrior.” The photo shows Brandon, initially unawareContinue reading "E124 Language Warriors – A Conversation with Brandon Locke"
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    52 mins
  • E123 LAMA Leadership: A Conversation with Tal Gale

    E123 LAMA Leadership: A Conversation with Tal Gale
    Mar 28 2024
    LAMA means “Why?” Clarity on why we are having a conversation to educate and develop leaders allows us to look at language intentionally, to ask questions about meaning, and to explore with our participants, who, in turn, will also be our teachers. Tal Gale Human language gives us the gift of Why. Without language, organismsContinue reading "E123 LAMA Leadership: A Conversation with Tal Gale"
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    51 mins
  • Episode 122 Your Language Niche: A Conversation with Gregory Nedved

    Episode 122 Your Language Niche: A Conversation with Gregory Nedved
    Mar 7 2024
    I would say you can do a lot with languages–things you wouldn’t expect–and that is what I have tried to do in my life. It’s not simply reading, writing, speaking and listening. You find a niche that works for you. You find the thing you like, where you think you have a future, and youContinue reading "Episode 122 Your Language Niche: A Conversation with Gregory Nedved"
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    40 mins
  • S6E8: The Courage to Be Seen with John Tessitore

    S6E8: The Courage to Be Seen with John Tessitore
    May 28 2026
    Writer, poet, editor, and language advocate John Tessitore joins Norah for a thoughtful conversation about language, vulnerability, creativity, and the courage it takes to stop hiding who we are. Together they explore writing as a way of thinking, the importance of understanding each other across differences, and the freedom that comes from finally allowing yourself to be seen.
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    54 mins