I was honored to be the first person to interview the Rocket Languages co-founder and CEO, Jason Oxenham. He is a bilingual francophile hailing from Christchurch, New Zealand, and the engineering brainchild behind this highly-effective language

FLP15: Play Your Way to Fluency in 33 Languages - Interview with Alex Iliescu, CEO and Co-Founder of Mondly

Aug 30th, 2018 1h 17m

Mondly is a freemium app for iOS, Android and Web which has been downloaded in over 190 countries by 30+ million people.The app integrates chatbot technology with VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) experiences."The idea behind

FLP14: Learn Italian Fast in Just 8 Hours - Interview with Michele Frolla, Creator of The Intrepid Guide

Mar 23rd, 2018 48m 54s

Michele Frolla is an avid world traveler and polyglot who runs The Intrepid Guide, "a language and travel blog featuring travel tips, language hacks, travel phrase guides, free resources and photography from around the world".She is an Austra

FLP13: Kick the Fear of Speaking a Foreign Language - Solocast with Polyglot Chapman Woodriff

Mar 21st, 2018 14m 23s

Aside from physical challenges, there is one main impediment to language learning: fear.When you are afraid, your entire neurochemistry changes and you go into a state which is not at all conducive to learning and most definitely not helpful

FLP12: The #1 Podcast-Based Language Education Platform - Interview with Peter Galante, COO of Innovative Language

Mar 21st, 2018 52m 8s

Peter Galante is the founder of JapanesePod101 and co-founder and COO of Innovative Language, a Japan-based company specializing in language education through podcasting and video.Innovative Language has been blazing a trail in the online lan

FLP11: App to find language learning partners nearby anytime + anywhere - Interview with Richard Delamore, CEO of Amikumu

Mar 14th, 2018 34m 21s

Richard Delamore is a significant figure in the worldwide Esperanto community and the most prolific and followed Esperanto YouTuber (he's known there as Evildea).Richard has a background as a signals operator in the Australian army and served

FLP10: How to Learn Languages by Ear - Interview with Idahosa Ness, Creator of Mimic Method

Mar 7th, 2018 34m 3s

Idahosa Ness is the founder of Mimic Method, a language learning program with a twist.Actually, a flip.Mimic Method flips the language learning game right around by effectively training your ear from the very beginning.It's currently avai

FLP9: Fractal Geometry + The Language Matrix - Interview with Tony Marsh Method Creator

Feb 28th, 2018 38m 18s

Combining a keen interest in Fractal Geometry with a love for language, Tony Marsh has created what one happy student calls "a new light" in language learning.He helps students achieve impressive results by building a custom Language Matrix w

FLP8: Learn Languages by Building Muscle Memory with Sound Patterns - Interview with Michael Campbell, CEO of Glossika

Feb 21st, 2018 1h 7m

Michael Campbell is an accomplished linguist, phonologist, Chinese dialectologist, polyglot and CEO of Glossika, a highly-respected name in language learning unlike anything else out there.Glossika helps you build muscle memory through exposu

FLP7: Speed Learning Spanish in a Month Documentary Film - Interview with Connor Grooms CEO of BaseLang

Feb 14th, 2018 29m 36s

Connor Grooms, CEO of BaseLang, first learned Spanish fast by filming a documentary about his experience!In this episode we’ll get into not only language speed learning tips and trips, we’ll also dive into how BaseLang came to be and what has

FLP6: busuu Language Learning Platform - Interview with Kirsten Campbell-Howes, Head of Education

Feb 7th, 2018 39m 26s

Kirsten Campbell-Howes is Head of Education at busuu, a language learning system available online and on iOS and Android.Currently, there are over 60 million language learners using busuu to learn a dozen languages.As of this podcast, the l

FLP5: World's Largest Pronunciation Guide (Free) - Interview with Ian Cowley of Forvo

Jan 31st, 2018 30m 55s

Forvo is a massively-useful resource for language learners at all levels who want to improve pronunciation and truly sound like a native speaker. The website has literally millions of recordings of words by native speakers in over 300 languages

FLP4: Learn Languages by Reading + Listening - Interview with Steve Kaufmann, Co-Founder of LingQ

Jan 24th, 2018 30m 36s

Steve has my utmost respect - he speaks 11 languages and is still learning more in his 70s! He is convinced that you can continue to learn better and better as you get older, and the more languages you learn, the easier it gets.Discover his s

FLP3: Free Enhanced Language Exchange App - Interview with Zackery Ngai, CEO of HelloTalk

Jan 17th, 2018 27m 40s

The HelloTalk app makes effective language exchange mobile!I caught up with Zackery Ngai while he was traveling in Shanghai on behalf of the free HelloTalk language exchange app. He’s the project's founder and continues developing an extraord

FLP2: Interview with Simon Ager, Creator of Omniglot - Free Encyclopedia of Language Writing Systems

Jan 10th, 2018 26m 51s

Simon Ager created Omniglot, the go-to online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. And it’s 100% free!You can use it to learn about languages, to learn alphabets and other writing systems, and to learn phrases in many languages.Th

FLP1: Learn Languages Reading Anything You Want - Interview with Steve Ridout, Creator of Readlang

Jan 3rd, 2018 39m 14s

Steve Ridout created Readlang to help you learn languages using numerous learning modalities including tools for enhanced online reading, a video player, a customizable dictionary, a vocab manager and a flashcard toolkit.Enhanced online readi

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