Best MultiLingual Media Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 263: GodNetworkNews - Epi#263 - Isaan Echoes: The Prodigal Son in Thailand 10:30

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This podcast episode discusses the significant impact of culturally relevant storytelling, specifically focusing on the Isaan people in Thailand and their reception of the biblical parable of the prodigal son. It highlights how Create International adapted the story using local language, actors, and imagery, linking it to a pre-existing Isan folk t…

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Episode 263: GodNetworkNews - Epi#263 - Isaan Echoes: The Prodigal Son in Thailand 10:30

21h ago10:30

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This podcast episode discusses the significant impact of culturally relevant storytelling, specifically focusing on the Isaan people in Thailand and their reception of the biblical parable of the prodigal son. It highlights how Create International adapted the story using local language, actors, and imagery, linking it to a pre-existing Isan folk t…

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AI For The Non-Technical Business Owner 14:56

3d ago14:56

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Feeling overwhelmed by AI but know your business needs it? This episode breaks down artificial intelligence into practical, actionable steps for small business owners. Host Nury Torres Dumani shares her personal journey from being buried in administrative tasks as a real estate agent to leveraging AI tools that transformed her workflow at PulsePoin…

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100 Data Talks with Imogen Herrick 57:16

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In this extra length episode, we talk with Dr. Imogen Herrick about her work developing Community Science Data Talks. These talks help students engage the local consequences of climate change to develop their STEM knowledge while navigating their emotional experiences with the data. Our ranging conversation touches on the need for local data source…

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Gaza's Aid Crisis: The Failed Militarization of Humanitarian Relief 34:39

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Send us a text Israel blocked aid into Gaza for 10 weeks. Then the US and Israel came up with a new plan – without the United Nations. Established aid agencies had doubts. Inside Geneva finds out why. Jan Egeland,secretary general, Norwegian Refugee Council: ‘We would welcome anything that would allow us to resume work for a population that is star…

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What’s in a Cover? The art and localization of video game covers 7:37

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By Marina Ilari Successful localization of cover art requires understanding cultural differences to attract local players. In this article, the author analyzes different regions’ cover art for two games, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Carmageddon.By MultiLingual Media

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From Business Intelligence to Business Wisdom 19:12

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LSP growth through more strategic account management By Rodrigo Fuentes Corradi The author discusses the importance of strategic account management for language service providers (LSPs) in the face of AI advancements, arguing that account management is often overlooked and underutilized, despite being crucial for organic growth and customer loyalty…

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Culturalization in Video Game Localization: Beyond Translation 9:07

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By Marina Ilari and Sham AlBdour Adapting game elements like character design, storylines, and themes to fit cultural norms can significantly increase engagement. The authors detail the Tiny Minies app’s local culturalization strategies for the Middle East and North Africa region, a fast-growing gaming market with a substantial Arabic-speaking popu…

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Crafting Fictional Languages for Immersive Game Worlds 14:32

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By Tamara Tirják Video game developers create fictional languages to enhance world-building, immerse players, and foster communities. Tamara Tirják, head of localization at Frontier Developments, discusses considerations when developing these languages, focusing on the Planco language from Planet Coaster and Planet Zoo.…

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Stick-Joy and Joysticks: A Gen-Xer’s take on gaming, language, and the alchemy of translation 6:49

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By Ewandro Magalhães The author shares his impressions on how games travel across language and culture, drawing comparisons among make-believe games, board games, and video games. He asserts that game localization is not duplication, but rather a strategic reenactment and even a form of diplomacy.By MultiLingual Media

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Episode 262: GodNetworkNews - Epi 262 - Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi pt2 14:15

8d ago14:15

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In this episode, we dive into the story of Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi—These sources, presented as episodes of the podcast "God Network News," provide an overview of a unique project in Malawi that utilizes smartphones for filmmaking to share the gospel. The project challenges traditional filmmaking assumptions by training individuals in remote…

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Episode 262: GodNetworkNews - Epi 262 - Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi pt2 14:15

8d ago14:15

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In this episode, we dive into the story of Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi—These sources, presented as episodes of the podcast "God Network News," provide an overview of a unique project in Malawi that utilizes smartphones for filmmaking to share the gospel. The project challenges traditional filmmaking assumptions by training individuals in remote…

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From Machine to Meaning: Malt’s AI-Driven Localization 50:53

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In this episode, Teresa Toronjo, Localization Manager at Malt, talks about how a single person can harness AI and automation to deliver timely, high-quality localized content across marketing, legal, and product teams. Teresa dives into Malt’s hybrid workflow—immediate machine translations followed by human review—explains key KPIs like error-free …

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Episode 261: GodNetworkNews - Epi 261 - Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi pt1 16:22

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In this episode, we dive into the story of Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi—These sources, presented as episodes of the podcast "God Network News," provide an overview of a unique project in Malawi that utilizes smartphones for filmmaking to share the gospel. The project challenges traditional filmmaking assumptions by training individuals in remote…

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Episode 261: GodNetworkNews - Epi 261 - Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi pt1 16:22

15d ago16:22

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In this episode, we dive into the story of Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi—These sources, presented as episodes of the podcast "God Network News," provide an overview of a unique project in Malawi that utilizes smartphones for filmmaking to share the gospel. The project challenges traditional filmmaking assumptions by training individuals in remote…

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Language as a Right: Rethinking Inclusion in Public Services with Carol Velandia 40:29

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We speak with Carol Velandia, founder and CEO of Equal Access Language Services and creator of the Effective Inclusion to Language Access framework. Carol shares her powerful journey—from interpreting in hospitals to developing a human-centered model for institutional change—and makes a compelling case for language access as a civil rights issue. C…

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Haitian Heritage Month: Honoring Language, Culture & Identity 1:18:11

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In celebration of Haitian Heritage Month, MultiLingual Magazine brings together leading voices from the Haitian linguistic and cultural community to reflect on the richness, resilience, and global impact of Haitian identity. A meaningful conversation with Marleen Julien (Creole Solutions), Junior Mesamours (JR Language Services), and Websder Cornei…

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Inside Geneva: pandemics and climate change, can multilateralism still work? 34:05

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Send us a text The world just agreed a pandemic treaty. But without the United States. Is it really a milestone? ‘‘It is a major step forward. I mean, just imagine if we failed. We would not only go back to the point before the pandemic, before COVID-19 struck us, we'd go back to a point much further back,” said Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein from the Inter…

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Episode 260: GNN International Podcast Epi#260 - Positive Impact Stories: The Smartphone Filmmaking Seminar 16:08

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In this episode, we dive into the story of the Smartphone Filmmaking Seminar hosted by Media4Movements—a hands-on training that equips movement-builders and mission workers to tell powerful visual stories using the smartphones in their pockets. You’ll hear how participants learned practical media skills for creating compelling content that fuels di…

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Episode 260: GNN International Podcast Epi#260 - Positive Impact Stories: The Smartphone Filmmaking Seminar 16:08

29d ago16:08

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In this episode, we dive into the story of the Smartphone Filmmaking Seminar hosted by Media4Movements—a hands-on training that equips movement-builders and mission workers to tell powerful visual stories using the smartphones in their pockets. You’ll hear how participants learned practical media skills for creating compelling content that fuels di…

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Toxic masculinity and the rollback of gender equality 34:09

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Send us a text It’s been 30 years since the Beijing Declaration on Women, a landmark agreement to empower women and girls. “The Beijing declaration was such an incredible moment to say that enough is enough. Women are half of humanity and we have to be better,” says Lata Narayanaswamy, associate professor at the School of Politics and International…

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Rewriting the MT Playbook with Marco Trombetti 25:55

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Marco Trombetti, CEO and Co-Founder of Translated, discusses the latest updates to LARA—their large language model-powered translation system—and how it's reshaping expectations around adaptation, speed, and context in machine translation. Marco also walks us through the current state of AI agents, their interoperability challenges, and what MCP pr…

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Episode 259: GNN International Podcast Epi#259 - Positive Impact Stories: My Bible In My Language 7:03

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In this episode, we explore the inspiring story behind "My Bible In My Language", the very first contextualized, illustrated Bible created for Roma children. Born from a dream shared by a Roma believer and the creative team at Create Seeds, this groundbreaking project affirms the value of the Roma people by offering God’s Word in their heart langua…

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Episode 259: GNN International Podcast Epi#259 - Positive Impact Stories: My Bible In My Language 7:03

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In this episode, we explore the inspiring story behind "My Bible In My Language", the very first contextualized, illustrated Bible created for Roma children. Born from a dream shared by a Roma believer and the creative team at Create Seeds, this groundbreaking project affirms the value of the Roma people by offering God’s Word in their heart langua…

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099 Synthesis of PD & Classroom Technology 44:55

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All professional learning occurs when teachers try things in their classroom and iterate to make it better. We reflect on the importance of articulating aspirational goals and supporting teachers as they iterate toward their goals as on-going professional development.Later, we grapple with how research on the impact of educational technology cannot…

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Ritual, Identity, and the Body 7:28

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By Tim Brookes Philippine cultural advocate Kristian Kabuay describes his artistic journey from the United States to the Philippines and back, and from graffiti to martial arts to batok, a traditional tattooing practice that incorporates body, identity, and language.By MultiLingual Media

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Why Generative AI Still Struggles With Indian Languages 11:37

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By Shrushti Chhapia Although generative AI has made remarkable strides in language processing, its struggle with Indian dialects highlights the deep-rooted challenges of data scarcity, code-switching complexities, and low digital representation of regional languages.By MultiLingual Media

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Voices Without Borders 4:58

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How AI shapes global communication By Helena Batt TED has partnered with Panjaya to help make TED Talks accessible to a global audience. Using AI-powered video adaptation and expert-in-the-loop translators, the company is dubbing its TED Talks in multiple languages.By MultiLingual Media

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The Ten Best Language Technology Products of the Year 20:56

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By Veronica Hylak and Bridget Hylak The year’s best products span various use cases; some focus on speed, others on adaptability. Advocating for a pricing model that reflects the level of human involvement, the context, and the intended use of a translation, the authors classify these tools using a three-tiered system depending on whether the outpu…

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Russian Narratives: Saving Donbas and Language as a Weapon 5:45

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: The West as Sponsor of War and Chaos 4:17

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Turning Data Into Direction 34:39

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In this episode, we speak with Veronique Ozkaya, Co-CEO of Datamundi AI, about the company’s transformation from Summa Linguae Technologies into a data-focused, AI-driven service provider. Drawing on her 25+ years in the language industry, Veronique explores how multilingual data is becoming central to enterprise AI strategies—and why localization …

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Russian Narratives: NATO as Threat Number One 4:38

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: Ukraine Is Part of Russia 4:35

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: Denazification of Ukraine – A Narrative Since 2022 4:51

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: The West as Aggressor and a Morally Corrupt World 4:54

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: Glorious History as a Weapon 5:09

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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GALA 2025: AI, Authenticity, and Community 15:08

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Javier Díaz, Head of Community at Bureau Works, joins us at GALA 2025 in Montreal to reflect on ten years in the language industry—and how AI, automation, and authenticity are shaping the next ten. Javi discusses the evolving needs of LSPs and enterprises, the increasing adoption of AI-powered solutions, and the critical role of community in naviga…

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Russian Narratives: Media Weapons RT, Sputnik and the Information Front 4:45

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: Hidden Troll Armies and the Digital War 6:49

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: Russia as Victim and Last Guardian of Traditions 4:13

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Women, girls and cuts to humanitarian aid 45:10

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Send us a text On Inside Geneva this week, aid agencies count the costs of funding cuts. “I am most sad for all the millions of people living with HIV and affected by HIV whose lives have been upended. They have lost access to life-saving medication. They have showed up at clinics for support, only to find no one there to help them,” says Angeli Ac…

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Episode 258: GNN International Podcast Epi#258 - Positive Impact Stories: Many Small Victories 16:44

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In this episode, we discuss the goals of Media4Movements. We ask the hard questions, are we ready for the estimated 1 Billion new believers in Christ over the next ten years. What will they need to continue to grow and mature? Have we positioned ourselves to serve them with the skills to create their own local media, Bible translations, and indigen…

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Episode 258: GNN International Podcast Epi#258 - Positive Impact Stories: Many Small Victories 16:44

2M ago16:44

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In this episode, we discuss the goals of Media4Movements. We ask the hard questions, are we ready for the estimated 1 Billion new believers in Christ over the next ten years. What will they need to continue to grow and mature? Have we positioned ourselves to serve them with the skills to create their own local media, Bible translations, and indigen…

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GALA 2025: Building Community in the Language Industry 16:58

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Hristina Dojčinova, a communications and events director and long-standing advisor in the language industry, shares her remarkable journey from Macedonia to Canada. She discusses founding the first professional association for translators and interpreters in Macedonia, the role of community and standards in shaping her career, and the lessons learn…

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Russian Narratives: Information Warfare – War Without Bullets 4:24

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: Introduction – Stories of Power 6:56

2M ago6:56

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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Russian Narratives: The History of Propaganda – A Century of the Same Stories 4:46

2M ago4:46

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A special miniseries from the podcast 4 Minutes reveals how the Russian Federation uses words as weapons. We focus on narratives – stories that reshape reality, divide society, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. Step by step, we explore how these narratives arise, why they work, and how to resist them. Each episode is about four minute…

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GALA 2025: Global Fundraiser for Translators Without Borders 14:17

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In this special episode recorded live at GALA 2025 in Montreal, we sit down with Andrew Hickson, Media Production Manager at Ludeo Studios and longtime champion of Translators Without Borders. Andrew shares the story behind the beloved GALA fundraiser, now a tradition since 2017, and how it continues to raise awareness—and funds—for language access…

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GALA 2025: Building Smarter Workflows 27:25

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István Lengyel, CEO and founder of BeLazy Technologies, joins us at GALA 2025 in Montreal to discuss the evolving role of automation and integration in the localization industry. From the early challenges of building BeLazy to today’s focus on supply chain innovation, István shares his perspective on why visualizing data flows, embracing interopera…