Rough Translation
How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape our echo chambers, Rough Translation takes you places.
Latest episodes
Nov 25, 2020 • 33min
Welcome To The New World
What can a young refugee who's survived a war teach a novelist about writing young adult adventure?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Nov 12, 2020 • 38min
All Eyes On US
Just because you can't vote, doesn't mean you're not watching. We crisscross the globe to understand how people see their fates and fortunes in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Nov 6, 2020 • 34min
Presenting 'Louder Than A Riot': Lyrics On Trial
On this bonus drop, we feature an episode from the NPR podcast Louder Than A Riot called "Lyrics on Trial."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Oct 28, 2020 • 44min
Radical Rudeness
After a Ugandan scholar is suspended from her university job, she discovers a new tool for resistance: extreme public rudeness. Will it work against a strongman president?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Oct 14, 2020 • 37min
The Loneliness Of The Climate Change Christian
What if more evangelical Christians in the United States fought climate change with the same spirit they bring to the issue of abortion? We go back to a surprisingly recent period when that happened.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Sep 30, 2020 • 33min
How To Be An Anti-Casteist
How does India's caste system play out in the hiring practices of Silicon Valley? And what happens when dominant caste people in the U.S. grapple with their own inherited privilege for the first time?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 16, 2020 • 37min
Dream Boy And The Poison Fans
A Chinese idol had millions of fans who adored him for his kindness and good looks. Then, this February, one group of fans accused another of violating their image of him. What happens is a lesson in morality and revenge, love and hate, and how these feelings are weaponized on the internet.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 9, 2020 • 2min
New Season: School of Scandal... Coming Sept. 16
We're back with a special series, Rough Translation's "School of Scandal," stories about people around the world calling each other out and taking each other down to change the status quo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 22, 2020 • 29min
El Hilo: Walking To Venezuela
One man's mission to get hundreds of his fellow Venezuelans back home from Ecuador in a pandemic, even if it means walking all 1,300 miles. This story was originally reported for El Hilo, a new podcast from the makers of NPR's Radio Ambulante.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 8, 2020 • 23min
Hello, Neighbor
Ireland's "cocooning" policy during the coronavirus lockdown asked people over age 70 to stay at home and not to leave for any reason. Suddenly, neighbors and strangers leapt to help them with everything — if the cocooners would let them.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
