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Troublesome Terps

Troublesome Terps is a roundtable-style podcast covering topics from the interpreting space and the wider world of languages. The hosts - Jonathan Downie, Alexander Drechsel, Alexander Gansmeier, and ... Read more

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24: Get in Touch with Your Feelings (or Emotions)

24: Get in Touch with Your Feelings (or Emotions)

The Troublesome Terps are all in their feelings with guest host Caroline Lehr. Caroline not only has a PhD in emotion ps... Read more

28 Jun 2018

1hr 13mins

Ranked #2

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40: Consecutives Anonymous with Andrew Belisle

40: Consecutives Anonymous with Andrew Belisle

With Jonathan travelling to far-away lands, the two Alexanders get their tablet nerd on and chat with Andrew Belisle. He... Read more

19 Sep 2019

1hr 21mins

Ranked #3

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21: Looking for Trouble with the Vocal Fries

21: Looking for Trouble with the Vocal Fries

Hungry for more podcast? This month, the Terps are looking for trouble with the tasty Vocal Fries! Together with Vocal F... Read more

18 Apr 2018

1hr 36mins

Ranked #4

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6: Oh, behave! Booth Manners

6: Oh, behave! Booth Manners

The three troublemakers dive into the pitfalls of booth manners and interpreter etiquette, sharing a few stories along t... Read more

9 Jun 2016

53mins

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16: The Social Media Muppet

16: The Social Media Muppet

The three troublemakers have invited interpreting student Hugo Menendez to discuss social media and how interpreters sho... Read more

22 Sep 2017

59mins

Ranked #6

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39: Interpreter Training with Andy Gillies

39: Interpreter Training with Andy Gillies

While Alex G is on assignment, Jonathan and Alex D sit down with renowned interpreter trainer and book author Andy Gilli... Read more

22 Aug 2019

1hr 25mins

Ranked #7

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3: Taking care of a sore throat

3: Taking care of a sore throat

Every interpreter has throat issues at some point. Valeria, Jonathan and Alexander share some tips and tricks to get tha... Read more

21 Mar 2016

3mins

Ranked #8

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14: Roberta Barroca delivers the golden package (2)

14: Roberta Barroca delivers the golden package (2)

Roberta is not only a Portuguese/English interpreter, but she also experiences the most outrageous things in the interpr... Read more

11 May 2017

25mins

Ranked #9

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11: Gender In Interpreting (Part 2)

11: Gender In Interpreting (Part 2)

Camille and the three gentlemen continue their discussion of gender issues in interpreting with a deep dive into Camille... Read more

8 Mar 2017

29mins

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8: All about conferences

8: All about conferences

Jonathan and the two Alexanders discuss conferences - the ones they did or did not attend, why interpreters should atten... Read more

24 Oct 2016

43mins

Ranked #11

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13: Roberta Barroca delivers the golden package (1)

13: Roberta Barroca delivers the golden package (1)

Roberta is not only a Portuguese/English interpreter, but she also experiences the most outrageous things in the interpr... Read more

28 Apr 2017

30mins

Ranked #12

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41: Live in Geneva: 100 Years of Conference Interpreting

41: Live in Geneva: 100 Years of Conference Interpreting

Just in time for the big 100th anniversary since conference interpreters were first truly needed after the League of Nat... Read more

23 Oct 2019

41mins

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22: Real Professions Have Professional Associations! (ATA & ITI)

22: Real Professions Have Professional Associations! (ATA & ITI)

Many interpreters and translators are members of one or more professional associations. But why? What do professional as... Read more

23 May 2018

1hr 24mins

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20: We Mean Business With Judy Jenner & Ewan Menzies

20: We Mean Business With Judy Jenner & Ewan Menzies

Jonathan and the two Alexes have invited interpreting and translation entrepreneur Judy Jenner, co-author of "The Entrep... Read more

15 Mar 2018

1hr 10mins

Ranked #15

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7: The outside world doesn't owe us anything

7: The outside world doesn't owe us anything

We welcome a very special guest: Ewandro Magalhaes. Ewandro tells us how he made his super-successful TED-Ed video "How ... Read more

22 Aug 2016

46mins

Ranked #16

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42: Globally Speaking Is In Trouble

42: Globally Speaking Is In Trouble

Two podcasts come together for this special episode (and our biggest #manel yet). Listen in as Renato Beninatto and Mich... Read more

7 Nov 2019

1hr 17mins

Ranked #17

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5: Remote Interpreting

5: Remote Interpreting

Jonathan and the two Alexanders are joined by tech-savvy interpreter Barry Olsen to take a deep dive into remote interpr... Read more

6 May 2016

56mins

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10: Gender In Interpreting (Part 1)

10: Gender In Interpreting (Part 1)

The three gentlemen have invited Camille Collard, an interpreter and researcher at Ghent University, to join them for a ... Read more

16 Feb 2017

30mins

Ranked #19

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12: Trumpslation with Franz Kubaczyk

12: Trumpslation with Franz Kubaczyk

Our guest Franz Kubaczyk regularly interprets Donald Trump for German news channels. The two Alexanders have invited him... Read more

19 Apr 2017

38mins

Ranked #20

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4: Bad Translation Is Like Bad Coffee

4: Bad Translation Is Like Bad Coffee

We have our first guest on the show, and it's Valeria Aliperta from Rainy London! Val and Jonathan talk about last week'... Read more

24 Mar 2016

48mins

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