517: How to learn a language without sacrificing your life

👉 Get your FREE StoryLearning Blueprint: In this episode of the StoryLearning podcast I chat to my good friend and fellow language enthusiast John Fotheringham, creator of Anywhere Immersion. John has been blogging and podcasting about language learning since 2009 and his podcast (formerly the Language Mastery Podcast) was the first one I ever went on! Now he's returning the favour by coming on this refreshed video version of my podcast to talk about language immersion, how he's using AI to learn languages and more. Links mentioned in this episode: Anywhere Immersion: Teacher AI: Olly’s interview on John’s podcast in 2020: More about today's guest: John Fotheringham is a linguist, teacher, and author of Master Japanese and Master Mandarin. Want to learn a language without moving abroad? His Anywhere Immersion Method (A.I.M.) teaches you how to create a full language immersion environment right where you live. From beginner basics to advanced fluency, he provides the roadmap you need to master a new language right at home. Download his free Quickstart Immersion Guide at AnywhereImmersion.com to learn how to immerse yourself in any language, anywhere, anytime. 👉 Got a question you want Olly to answer on the podcast? Submit it here: 👉 Get a 7-day FREE trial to one of my story-based language courses: 👉 Check out my all-inclusive VIP language programme with guaranteed results:

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517: How to learn a language without sacrificing your life is an episode from I Will Teach You A Language by Olly Richards.

This episode is 00:38:36 long.

This episode was published on Jan 21, 2026.

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