Episode Archive
146 episodes of The Fluent Show since the first episode, which aired on October 11th, 2013.
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How to Increase Your Vocabulary so You Can Talk about Anything
August 19th, 2019 | 35 mins 20 secs
vocabulary
Today on the show, Kerstin explains why and how learning topical vocabulary is going to boost your language learning
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Professor Emoji 👩🏼🏫 Stops by to Explain How We Use Language Online 😍 (with Dr Monica Riordan)
August 12th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
Kerstin interviews Dr Monica Riordan, who studies how we communicate emotions and moods online
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Study Grammar? 🤓 Speak from Day 1? 😮 What is the Right Mixture for Language Learning Success?
August 5th, 2019 | 32 mins 32 secs
How courses like the Michel Thomas series change the script on language learning and why they work
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Indigenous Languages Explained (and the Real Meaning of No Woman, No Cry)
July 29th, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
indigenous languages, sean paul
This episode effortlessly covers the full language world, from Sean Paul to the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
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Maintaining Old Languages While Learning New Ones
July 22nd, 2019 | 27 mins 20 secs
Thoughts, tips, and advice on adding your next langauge
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Language Exams: Are They Right For You?
July 15th, 2019 | 32 mins 43 secs
Gareth Popkins is on the Fluent Show to talk about language exams - which ones are good and how to prepare
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How to Learn a Language You Hated In School
July 8th, 2019 | 23 mins 20 secs
Kerstin shares tips for overcoming bad language memories from school, with help from the streets of Canterbury
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How to Play With a Language You Love (with María Ortega Garcia)
July 1st, 2019 | 1 hr 12 mins
Connecting the brain knowledge with the heart knowledge in language learning - María Ortega Garcia shares how she does it.
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Effective Language Teaching and Successful Collaborations
June 24th, 2019 | 31 mins 35 secs
business, careers, teaching
..continuing the Fluent Show's business series with a solo episode about online language teaching.
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The 4 Hour Work Week, Right?
June 17th, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
business, careers
Kerstin and Lindsay talk about how to manage running an online business as a language teacher.
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What Happens When You Design Your Own Immersion Day?
June 10th, 2019 | 27 mins 28 secs
immersion, retreat
Kerstin shares effective tips for creating your very own immersion day
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Top Tools for Spring/Summer 2019
June 3rd, 2019 | 57 mins 41 secs
top tools
Listen to this episode with Lindsay and Kerstin to find out what apps and tools you have GOT to check out this season
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Frustrated! 🔥 What To Do When You Just Can't
May 27th, 2019 | 22 mins 25 secs
Leandro just can't with the frustration that hits him while trying to learn French. Kerstin helps him with some advice on dealing with it.
Plus: Pronunciation!
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Living the Dream! Get Paid to Learn Languages (with Paul Kaye, EU Language Officer)
May 20th, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
eu, translation
Could the EU be for you? Could you really get PAID to learn languages? Living the dream? Listen to this episode with EU field officer Paul Kaye to find out.
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It's a Trap! (with Nicky Roberts)
April 29th, 2019 | 41 mins 27 secs
Nicky asks: Is calling yourself a "learner" when you're speaking to people underselling your skills?
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What Are the Easiest Languages in the World?
April 22nd, 2019 | 1 hr 14 mins
Kerstin and Lindsay discuss what makes a language easy or hard to learn, and share their own Top 5 easiest languages