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Rough Translation

Rough Translation

106 Episodes • By NPR • www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/roug...
How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape our echo chambers, Rough Translation takes you pla ...more
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Rough Translation New Years Farewell
As we head toward a new year, former Rough Translati... more
Dec 27 2023 4m
The Power of Letting Go
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Power of Letting Go
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Hold the Sitar: The Making of the Love Commandos Theme Song
In this bonus episode of Love Commandos, Gregory War... more
Aug 30 2023 24m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Exploring Music's Role in Podcasts
Chapter 2 8 mins
Exploring Indian Music and Collaboration
Chapter 3 9 mins
Translation and Reimagining in Music
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Calling It Quits
In Episode 5 of Love Commandos, couples seeking to s... more
Aug 23 2023 31m
NGO Leader Arrested for Couple Harassment
Chapter 1 15 mins
Raid on Love Commandos Shelter
Chapter 2 16 mins
Love Commandos and Shelter Life
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Forever Yours
On Episode 4 of Love Commandos, couples in the shelt... more
Aug 16 2023 35m
Dave's Failed Ventures and Big Idea
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Love Commandos
Chapter 2 8 mins
Love Commandos
Chapter 3 9 mins
Investigating Love Commandos
Chapter 4 9 mins
Love Commandos
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The Honeymoon
On Episode 3 of Love Commandos, stories of life insi... more
Aug 9 2023 32m
Learn Language, Get Custom-Made Mattress
Chapter 1 14 mins
Love Commandos
Chapter 2 7 mins
Love Shelter Controversy
Chapter 3 12 mins
Controversies Surrounding Love Commandos
Chapter 4 33 sec
Capital One and Apollo Sponsorship Messages
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After The Wedding
On episode 2 of Love Commandos, an inter-caste coupl... more
Aug 2 2023 33m
Love Commandos
Chapter 1 9 mins
Protecting Love
Chapter 2 15 mins
Rescuing Love in Cultural Conflict
Chapter 3 10 mins
Love Commandos
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The Vow
When falling in love can mean risking your life, the... more
Jul 26 2023 21m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Love in Modern India
Chapter 2 15 mins
The Love Commandos
Chapter 3 1 min
NPR Executive Producer and Rosetta Stone
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New Season: Love Commandos. Starting Wednesday, July 26th.
They seemed like superheroes. In a country where arr... more
Jul 21 2023 3m
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When We Talk About Love Stories
We leap into the gap between love stories and real l... more
Jul 12 2023 25m
Professional Matchmaking Services in China
Chapter 1 8 mins
Love Stories in Chinese Social Class
Chapter 2 15 mins
Gogo's Online Dating Dilemma
Chapter 3 1 min
Love Commandos and Community Building
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Fan Favorites: How to Speak Bad English
Gregory talks "inside baseball" of American English.... more
May 10 2023 38m
Chapter 1 15 mins
Navigating the Communication Gap in English
Chapter 2 9 mins
Native English Speaker Challenge
Chapter 3 14 mins
Accent Recognition and Acceptance
Chapter 4 1 min
Podcast Credits and Sponsor Messages
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Fan Favorites: Dream Boy and the Poison Fans
The unlikely places that fandom can take us, and how... more
Apr 26 2023 39m
Dream Boy and the Poison Fans
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Power of Fandom
Chapter 2 10 mins
Fan Fiction and Censorship
Chapter 3 15 mins
Defending AO3
Chapter 4 34 sec
Producing an Episode of Rough Translation
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Fan Favorites: Anna in Somalia
Gregory tells a story about his first job out of col... more
Apr 12 2023 36m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Acknowledging Barriers
Chapter 2 10 mins
Finding Comfort and Connection Through Translation
Chapter 3 4 mins
The Power of Literature in Prison
Chapter 4 13 mins
The Power of Perspective
Chapter 5 1 min
Creating a Podcast
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This Is Not A Goodbye
Our host Gregory Warner reads your tweets and drops ... more
Mar 31 2023 2m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Rough Translation
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Ukraine: The Handoff
We travel to Ukraine to find a shipment of abortion ... more
Feb 3 2023 31m
Finding Purpose in Regeneration
Chapter 1 11 mins
Abortion Pills During War
Chapter 2 9 mins
Abortion and War
Chapter 3 9 mins
Abortion in War-Torn Ukraine
Chapter 4 2 mins
The Rough Translation Team and Contributors
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White Lies: The Men on the Roof
In this bonus drop, we feature the latest episode fr... more
Jan 27 2023 46m
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Secret List
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Talladega Prison Riot of 1981
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Talladega Prison Standoff
Chapter 4 10 mins
What the Men on the Roof Deserved
Chapter 5 2 mins
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Ukraine: Under The Counter
One weekend. An amateur smuggling operation. A warti... more
Jan 20 2023 40m
Smuggling Fashion Editors
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The Stoop: Reclaiming Black In Australia
Who is Black in Australia? (Or "Blak?") Our friends ... more
Nov 9 2022 36m
What it means to be black
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The Cat Must Still Be Fed
A hyperlocal news site in Red Hook, N.Y. posts a job... more
Aug 3 2022 39m
Emily's Interview with Pawel.
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Alone@Work: Miles To Go Before I'm Me
726 miles in one day. Gas station sushi. Mysterious ... more
Jul 13 2022 31m
Jess and her mom
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Ourselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle Is
Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo dreams of returning... more
Jul 6 2022 26m
Shibundu and the Conversation
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You're@Work: The Right Persona for the Job
Who are you at work? In this episode, two stories of... more
Jun 29 2022 33m
The Importance of a Name.
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Failing@Work: Epic Fails & Failure Epics
Many of us think we can't share our stories of failu... more
Jun 22 2022 30m
Failure Nights Around the World.
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Stuck@Work: Your Country's Brand Is Escape, But You Can't
When Portugal forbade bosses from contacting employe... more
Jun 15 2022 41m
Katerina's Relationship with Dad
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Lunching@Work: When Eating At Your Desk is Forbidden
In 2021, France suspended a law that forbids eating ... more
Jun 8 2022 30m
The French Lunch Law
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Slackers@Work: A Song for the Exhausted
A video ricochets across Chinese offices, and a scoo... more
Jun 1 2022 40m
Base Camp
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