StoryLearning Podcast

In today's episode, Olly speaks with Sam Hendry, who lives in Dubai, about his amazing journey learning Spanish in one year. 

Here's where you can watch the video of Sam surprising his girlfriend in …

We're about to release a special new range of intermediate StoryLearning programmes, and I'm sooo excited!

And as a loyal listener, I'd like to offer you early access and a very special offer to cele…

In this episode, Olly speaks with Mike Shangkuan, CEO of Lingoda.

In a wide-ranging discussion, you'll hear about:

• Growing up as a Chinese-American with a passion for languages
• How Mike pivoted hi…

In this episode, you'll hear from Olly about plans for StoryLearning in 2022!

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🤥 From people claiming to learn a language in 24 hours to those shouting that "all YouTube polyglots are FAKE!", the online language learning world is fraught with controversy and vitriol. So what's …

Julian (a.k.a. "JJ") is the woman behind two popular YouTube channels: 1) JJsays - 雪莲说 (where she shares Chinese language learning tips and videos), and 2) JJsings (where you can hear her singing in …

Today I’m speaking with Jannah Hossain, who learned to speak Japanese in 6 months to surprise her best friend. Here’s her original video:

https://youtu.be/W6Lnaf7Um2c

To find out more about the cours…

I'm thrilled to be released three new StoryLearning courses:

• Russian Uncovered
• Chinese Uncovered
• Turkish Uncovered

Only those on the mailing list will be notified about the launch of these cour…

I love the Spanish language and the many cultures who speak it, but my journey to learn the language was anything but easy. There was pain, struggle, and even a near-death experience! In this episode…

Learning French completely changed my life. It set the stage for learning 7 more foreign languages, writing dozens of language learning books, and starting a language learning company that employs do…

In this live episode of the podcast, I answer YouTube user Kay Koopmans' excellent question:

"I have a month before I go to Germany for a 10-month foreign exchange program, but I don’t know any Germa…

If you've listened to this podcast or watched some of my videos, you may be thinking to yourself: "Wait a minute... Olly's method seems to be ALL ABOUT READING! What about listening and speaking? Doe…

Imagine that you got a letter in the post announcing that you will be put on a plane to Korea in just 9 weeks, where you will stand on a street corner and talk to strangers about your faith IN KOREAN…

In this LIVE recording of the I Will Teach You A Language Podcast on YouTube, I answer YouTuber user @Bash Fakosh's question: "Do you think learning 2 languages together works? Or is it a recipe for …

In this LIVE recording of the I Will Teach You A Language Podcast on YouTube, I answer the question: "I'm a complete beginner. How can I possibly start reading?" Many assume that my StoryLearning met…

In this live recording of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast on YouTube, I answer a question from @rightinfrontofmysalad! about whether you should read a book straight through or stop to look up…

In this live recording of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast on YouTube, I answer the question: "When is the right time to start speaking a foreign language?" I also answer:

• Why is this questi…

Ethan Wanger is an English teacher, world traveler, and the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of RealLife English, a popular site, YouTube channel, podcast, course, and app which helps people le…