Lollygagging
The Lollygagging Podcast with Rick and Dave - language learning for intermediate and advanced learners covering topics of interest for polyglots and language-learners.
- Update frequency
- every 46 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
Episode 13: What Have We Been Up To During the Quarantine?
Rick and Dave check in on each other to make sure they’re still practicing good lollygagging language skills, or at least good hygiene. (Oh, the suspense!) They also discuss the Virtual Polyglot Gath…
00:33:52 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Episode 12: Random Questions We Ask Each Other
Dave and Rick pick each other’s brains regarding the polyglotosity (yes, that’s a real word, maybe…?) of London and other parts of the world, meetups and silent periods, and something called “daving,…
00:32:10 |
Fri 27 Sep 2019
Episode 11: Post-Gathering Motivation (Part II–Dave’s Amazing Plan (Because Dave’s Amazing!)
Upon returning from the well-beloved Polyglot Gathering, Rick and Dave discuss what they want to accomplish for the next year. In this episode, Dave says so much by saying so little. Or is it the oth…
00:26:43 |
Fri 16 Aug 2019
Episode 10: Post-Gathering Motivation (Part I–Rick’s crazy scheme!)
Upon returning from the well-beloved Polyglot Gathering, Rick and Dave discuss what they want to accomplish for the next year. In this episode, Rick talks about a new (to him) concept that he hopes w…
00:32:46 |
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Episode 9: Expanding Your Vocabulary
Rick and Dave discuss ways to acquire subject-specific vocabulary and to expand your vocabulary with subtle shades of meaning. Use technology to find words specific to a specific field or use a an ol…
00:23:15 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
Episode 8: Questions, Part II: This Time, It’s Personal!
Rick and Dave answer questions about flow, conversational fluency, materials in the target language, and Harry Potter. Listen as Rick takes the lead and discusses how he shares his techniques on push…
00:37:01 |
Fri 25 Jan 2019
Episode 6: Sound Advice (Accents and Pronunciation)
How do you acquire a decent accent? What do those weird symbols in transcriptions and fancy books mean? What does our mouth need to do in order to sound like an authentic Mongolian speaker, and will …
00:27:28 |
Fri 04 Jan 2019
Episode 5: Do You Have What It Takes?
What are some qualities that will help you with language study? Do you have to be a language nerd? Should you aspire for perfection? What do Rick and Dave think are helpful traits for language learni…
Sat 22 Dec 2018
Episode 4: I Can’t Do This Alone (How Your Loved Ones Can Help)
In this episode, Rick and Dave talk about how you might get your family and/or friends to support your foolish language habit. But don’t expect anyone to be happy about that hat you’re wearing! Downl…
00:21:42 |
Tue 04 Dec 2018
Episode 3: Reality vs. Hype (and How Long Does It Really Take?)
In this episode, Rick and Dave explore the myths of learning languages in unreasonably short periods of time and describe how painfully hard it is to learn a language. In fact, learning a language is…
00:25:45 |
Thu 20 Sep 2018
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