Rough Translation New Years Message
As we head toward a new year, former Rough Translation host Gregory Warner reflects on "goal disengagement" — letting go of past goals, rath...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
News & Politics
Rough Translation
Rough Translation is a podcast about cultural mistranslations and what we can learn from them. Usually, we're heading to far off places to bring you stories that hit close to home. This spri...
Rough Translation Podcast Guide
Listen to Rough Translation, a News & Politics podcast by NPR. Stream 102 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
Show Topic
Browse this show under News & Politics podcasts.
Episodes
20 episodes are loaded now from a catalog of 102. More episodes can be opened from this page.
Discover More
Explore News & Politics podcasts, Netherlands podcasts and English podcasts.
Episodes
20 of 102 episodes
Hold the Sitar: The Making of the Love Commandos Theme Song
In this bonus episode of Love Commandos , Gregory Warner interviews musician John Ellis, who composed Rough Translation's original theme mus...
Calling It Quits
In Episode 5 of Love Commandos, couples seeking to shut down the Love Commandos' shelter band together for a risky plan. Want to hear bonus...
Forever Yours
On Episode 4 of Love Commandos , couples in the shelter feel pressured to stay indefinitely. We try to figure out why. Want to hear episodes...
The Honeymoon
On Episode 3 of Love Commandos, stories of life inside the Love Commandos shelter begin to diverge as co-founder Sanjoy Sachdev shows a diff...
After The Wedding
On episode 2 of Love Commandos, an inter-caste couple in India hits a breaking point. They make one last-ditch phone call to try to stay tog...
The Vow
When falling in love can mean risking your life, the Love Commandos in India will protect you. But at what cost? This is episode 1 of our se...
New Season: Love Commandos. Starting Wednesday, July 26th.
They seemed like superheroes. In a country where arranged marriage is the norm, the Love Commandos promise to protect love couples and help...
When We Talk About Love Stories
We leap into the gap between love stories and real life. And hear a sneak peek of Rough Translation's newest season! Subscribe here to Grego...
Fan Favorites: How to Speak Bad English
Gregory talks "inside baseball" of American English. And we revisit an episode that sparked a lot of conversation among listeners in 2021–ab...
Fan Favorites: Dream Boy and the Poison Fans
The unlikely places that fandom can take us, and how to know when we've gone too far. This week, we revisit an episode from 2020. And don't...
Fan Favorites: Anna in Somalia
Gregory tells a story about his first job out of college. And we revisit an episode from 2017. Also, what's your favorite Rough Translation...
This Is Not A Goodbye
Our host Gregory Warner reads your tweets and drops some big news about Rough Translation . Subscribe to Gregory's Substack and follow him o...
Ukraine: The Handoff
We travel to Ukraine to follow a shipment of abortion pills, and discover a complicated conversation about pregnancy and choice in wartime....
Ukraine: Under The Counter
One weekend. An amateur smuggling operation. A wartime mission. The story, in collaboration with Radiolab. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...
The Cat Must Still Be Fed
A hyperlocal news site in Red Hook, N.Y. posts a job opening. A journalist in Ukraine applies. And what readers think of as "local news" is...
Alone@Work: Miles To Go Before I'm Me
726 miles in one day. Gas station sushi. Mysterious loading docks. We hit the road with two American women who found long-haul trucking as a...
Ourselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle Is
Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo dreams of returning to Lagos, but she worries she'll struggle to adapt in the city of her birth, where the...
You're@Work: The Right Persona for the Job
Who are you at work? In this episode, two stories of people who really commit to embodying their work selves. The result? New realms and new...
Failing@Work: Epic Fails & Failure Epics
Many of us think we can't share our stories of failure until we've reached success. Some Mexico City entrepreneurs started a club to change...
Questions About Rough Translation
Where can I listen to Rough Translation episodes?
You can listen to Rough Translation episodes online on Radio and Podcast. Open an episode and the site player will stream the available audio.
What is Rough Translation about?
Rough Translation is listed as a News & Politics show. The show language is listed as English.
How many Rough Translation episodes are listed?
This page lists 102 episodes for Rough Translation. More episodes are available from the View more button when the list continues.
Quick Answers About Rough Translation
Where can I listen to Rough Translation?
You can listen to Rough Translation episodes on this page by opening an episode and using the site player.
What type of podcast is Rough Translation?
Rough Translation is listed as a News & Politics show by NPR.
How many episodes are available?
This page lists 102 episodes for Rough Translation where feed data is available.