In this episode, Matt talks to Dr. Anna Volkmer, Abigail Lawrence, and Kiran Bansal about Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and the facilitators and barriers to assessment/diagnosis that people from multilingual backgrounds may encounter. Our talk also covered their current research project which looks at experiences of multilingual people with PPA.

Links to further resources:

• PPA awareness day: https://speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awareness-day

• Anna's 2025 Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-025-02634-9
• Sign up for the PPA Webinar on 10th April 2026: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/ppa-awareness-day-2026-webinar/

Guest recommendations:

• Abigail: Search Engine Podcast
• Kiran: The Wire TV Show
• Anna: The resurgence of 90s music! (in particular Foo Fighters - This is a Call)