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United States
28 episodes
since Feb. 1, 2024
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Dad

A life spent puttin' one foot in front of t'other.

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Mom

Surviving rheumatic fever, learning from a polio victim, and finding gumption that would last a long and successful life.

My brother

Hazing, scolding, muggings, heartbreak, burnout; and opening for Dave Chappelle.

Terminology

Some words about terms.

Priorities

How prioritizing my dialect learning has ebbed and flowed over time and, perhaps, how who we are sets our priorities more than any master plan.

Motivation

Why dialect learning is the one productive thing in life I feel pretty consistent motivation for, and how I wish it would help me get off my butt and exercise more, too.

LLMs

From AI skeptic to avid user of Large Language Models (LLMs) akin to ChatGPT. Pending their takeover.

Lotta

Creator of the YouTube channel "Finnished" and "Comprehensible Input" advocate, Master of Environmental Science and golden-hearted lobbyist, jazz dancer, Italiano Aficionado, and overall overachiever Lotta joins me to discuss her journey from being a minority Finn in Finland, ad…

One method

Why I think we're mostly all using the same "method", despite the different sales pitches, which boils down to: 1. Hear or read something new(ish) 2. Figure out what it means 3. Repeat And why this simplistic method nonetheless reveals common flaws in other proffered approaches, while off…

Krung Thep-ian

A personal road to Bangkokian Central Thai.
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