Kris Broholm interviews Nils Iversen, who shares his unique low-tech approach to language learning. Nils details his method of using pen, paper, and dictionaries for vocabulary acquisition, achieving impressive results. Kris explores this alternative to digital tools, even adopting the Goldlist method for his own Russian studies.

Kris Broholm hosts Lauren Cutlip and Benny Lewis to discuss Lauren's recent Esperanto challenge. They explore her struggles as a new foreign language learner and how Benny coached her. The conversation also covers dynamics for couples learning languages.

Kris Broholm interviews Gavan Fantom, a native Esperanto speaker. They explore Gavan's unique upbringing, speaking Esperanto as his first language. The discussion also covers the language itself and the Esperanto community.

Ben Whately, COO of Memrise comes by the podcast to talk about Memrise, including the science behind and future initiatives such as premium memberships!

On this episode I discuss how it is to learn Russian with my good friend Maria Filikova. She acts as the expert as I go through the aspects of learning.

Kris Broholm interviews Bill Price of howtolanguages.com about his insights as a language learning blogger. Kris also shares details about the Actual Fluency June giveaway and his plans for the Polyglot Conference in Berlin.

Kris Broholm welcomes Olly Richards from IWillTeachYouALanguage.com. They discuss language learning strategies, focusing specifically on Chinese and Japanese. Olly shares practical advice for listeners interested in learning new languages.

Olly is a well known polyglot and blogger, who comes on the show to talk about language learning, with particular emphasis on Cantonese and Japanese.

Kris Broholm and guest Robin MacPherson conclude their discussion on language learning. Robin shares his specific methods for acquiring new languages, including how he integrates daily audio courses for incremental progress. He outlines routines for starting a new language from scratch without disrupting focus.

Robin MacPherson returns to the show to tell us exactly how he adds languages today and how that differs from when he first started. Lots of gold in this!