Learning a Foreign Language
Today, Chuck and Josh dive into the ins and outs of language learning.
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Explore "multilingualism" with insightful episodes like "Learning a Foreign Language", "Rihanna Teases New Single After 6 Years | Diane Kruger" and "'Where We Come From': Emily Kwong's Story" from podcasts like ""Stuff You Should Know", "The Daily Show: Ears Edition" and "Short Wave"" and more!
Episodes (3)
Rihanna Teases New Single After 6 Years | Diane Kruger
Vladimir Putin might drop a dirty bomb in Ukraine, Ronny Chieng argues about Halloween with random strangers, and actor Diane Kruger discusses her children's book "A Name from the Sky."
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'Where We Come From': Emily Kwong's Story
Nearly 1 billion people speak Mandarin Chinese. But Short Wave host Emily Kwong is not among them. As a third generation Chinese American, Emily's heritage language was lost through the years when her father, Christopher Kwong, stopped speaking the language at a young age in order to adjust to life in the U.S. Now, at age 30, Emily's trying to reclaim Chinese by attending virtual Mandarin classes for the first time. In conversation with her father, Emily explores how being 'Chinese enough' gets tied up in language fluency, and how language is a bridge that can be broken and rebuilt between generations — as an act of love and reclamation.
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