Refold Podcast

'Language learning feels like magic when it works...' - David, Lingopie CEO Truer words have never been said. In this special episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by Lingopie's CEO, David! David is a long time language learner who struggled to learn Hebrew with traditional methods. However, all that changed when he started watching TV with matching subtitles! According to him, once things started clicking, it was like magic! Determined to share the magic with the rest of the world, David co-founded Lingopie, what he describes as the "Netflix of Language Learning." Tune in to listen to Clayton and David discuss the history of Lingopie and what it's like learning languages with immersion! Get 58% off your Lingopie subscription with this link: https://learn.lingopie.com/refold

The Refold Podcast is BACK! This week, Clayton is joined Krystal, a Chinese heritage speaker who rediscovered her love of Chinese because of webnovels! She's also the admin of a thriving Chinese learner Discord community that is dedicated to learning Chinese with native content. The community she helps manage is known as "The Heavenly Path," but it more directly translates to "Learning Chinese with Chinese TV." Tune in to listen to them chat about her history with languages, what it was like growing up as a heritage speaker in the UK, and how she learned a language with immersion! Learning Chinese yourself? Here's the list of resources mentioned in this podcast: Her blog: https://www.thecozystudy.com/ Her Content Database: https://heavenlypath.notion.site/ Her discord: https://discord.gg/zY2Fdwgz2f

In this week's episode of the Refold podcast, join Clayton and Andrew, a Refold veteran who remarkably achieved C1 proficiency in Russian in just three years. What began as a New Year's resolution three years ago became an incredible journey to fluency. Tune in to listen to them chat about Andrew's journey as a language learner, the importance of community, and how immersion learning and Refold worked for him.

In this episode, Clayton is joined by Davis (known as Galaxy Rocker online). He's an American English native who learned Irish in college and teaches Irish in Ireland! In this episode, they go into detail about how Irish is used in Ireland and the differences between how the language is used professionally vs in homes. They also discuss how the language is shifting due to the influx of Irish as second-language speakers and what that could mean for the future of the language. If you're curious about learning Irish or are a veteran Irish learner, you won't want to miss this episode!

The community is back for another special Round Table edition of the Refold Podcast. This week, Clayton is joined by some of our favorite Refold modmins, Skypon, Exaltedtoast, and Cyn. They're diving deep into the question: How comprehensible does your input need to be to make real significant progress? Is there a Goldilocks zone of comprehensibility? Tune in as they share their experiences and more!

In this episode of the Refold Podcast Clayton is joined by Bryan. Bryan is a heritage learner of Portuguese and went from learning with Duolingo before switching to immersion based methodologies. Tune in to listen to them chat about Bryan's experience as a heritage learner, his history with languages, and what drew him to the immersion language learner community.

In this episode of the Refold Podcast Clayton is joined by Sparkles! He's a Refold veteran, Japanese server moderator, and is currently working as an engineer in Japan. Tune in to listen to his language learning journey, how he prepared for the move, and what it's really like living and working in Japan.

In this very special LIVE recorded episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by several members of the Refold mod and admin team. Today's topic: All about output! Tune in to listen to them share their personal experiences with output, their favorite tools and strategies, and more!

Hey there podcast fans! Today Clayton is joined by @jantelakoman, the man behind the Toki Pona Comprehensible Input channel. Jan is a passionate language learner, English/Turkish translator, and was inspired by ALG and Stephen Krashen to make his very own content. Tune in to learn about the Toki Pona language, how to make comprehensible input, and the *real* mission behind his channel. Learn more about Toki Pona: https://tokipona.org/ Jan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jantelakoman

Today, Clayton is joined by Pandyjack on the Podcast! He's an Indian-American who grew up trilingual, speaking English, Hindi, and Gujarati. He's been an active member of the Refold Community since it was founded and is a moderator on the Russian Refold server! Tune in to listen to them chat about what it was like growing up trilingual and his experience learning Russian with Refold!

Tonight on the Podcast Clayton is joined by Gabriel!He's a native Portuguese speaker and private tutor. Oh, and he also started a comprehensible input channel for Portuguese!Tune in to listen to them chat about his experiences teaching and what hethinks sets successful students apart from the rest.

Hey everyone! Today, we have a VERY special format of the Refold podcast for you, where we hosted a LIVE Round Table event open to the entire Refold Community! Clayton was joined by a panel of Refold community admins and staff, including Clowdy (Ryan), Cyn (Tyler), and Brizz (Bree). The topic? Healthy language learning (and a whole lot of other topics in between). Tune in to listen to them all share their experiences learning language and how they made changes to their routines to make sure they kept language learning in perspective and in balance with the rest of their lives.

Hey everyone! Today's episode is a casual chat with Bree, our social media mage and author of our monthly newsletter. Tune in to vibe with Bree and Clayton as they talk about what's new at Refold, updates about their language learning journeys, ADHD, and what it's really like working at Refold (spoiler alert, it's a lot of fun). Roadmap Stage 4

In this episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by Mike Campbell, the CEO of Glossika! Mike is a passionate polyglot who founded Glossika to satisfy his own language-learning desires. Glossika is a program that provides thousands of sentences voiced by native speakers, and is commonly used for shadowing practice or for exposure to massive amounts of sentences to help make immersion more comprehensible. While a paid subscription is required for most languages, Glossika is also committed to preserving less common languages. To this end, they offer Glossika for free for several lesser-spoken languages such as Welsh, Catalan, Gaelic, Wenzhounese, Kurdish, and more. Learn more about Glossika: https://ai.glossika.com/

Tonight on the Podcast Clayton is joined by Hannah! She's a native Tagalog speaker and teacher on italki. Oh, and she's also a full-time engineering student! Tune in to listen to them chat about her experiences teaching and what she thinks sets successful students apart from the rest. Looking for structured guidance on your language journey? Check out our Teach Yourself a Language course. Dive into 30 days of immersive video instruction, assignments, and resources. Get started today: https://refold.link/course

Today, Clayton is chatting with Vernon. Vernon has a unique story of moving to Kenya as a child, where he picked up Swahili completely through immersion. Growing up as the son of a translator, he moved to Kenya at a young age and was surrounded by language learning. His experience moving to different countries in the African continent gave him a very unique view of language, culture, and language learning. After moving back to the UK, he tried learning Spanish but was frustrated with his progress. His experience language learning as an adult started off with traditional methods, but he found he wasn't happy with his progress. So he decided to try immersion learning with Refold, and he hasn't looked back!

Hey there, language learners! Here at Refold, we're all fangirling a bit over this guest. In this episode, Clayton invited Killer Gerbah onto the program, and he just so happens to be the creator of one of our *favorite* video players for immersion - ASB Player. Tune in as Clayton and Killer Gerbah discuss his philosophy behind software development and his rationale for keeping this extremely powerful tool free. They also dive into Killer Gerbah's history as a language learner and why he felt the need to create this tool. If you're curious about trying out ASB Player for yourself, Ben made some amazing tutorials about how to use ASB Player that you can find here: https://youtu.be/Pv4Sp01Uh64 https://youtu.be/jXO4gmCmcNE Don't need a tutorial and want to try out ASB Player for yourself? Download ASB Player here: https://github.com/killergerbah/asbplayer/releases

Hey there, language learners! Today's episode of the Refold Podcast is a real treat. We're honored to have Koalani on the podcast. She's a native Greek speaker who learned to speak English and Spanish with a near-flawless accent -- all without the internet! In addition to Greek, English, and Spanish, she also speaks Dutch, Finnish, and Swedish. Tune in to hear them chat about Koalani's passion for languages and the strategies she used to acquire so many languages!

Ever wondered what it takes to get into linguistics? In this episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by Chris Sundita, a language learner turned linguist. Chris, from a young age, has always been passionate about languages. The first foreign language he delved into was Spanish, then he explored his Filipino heritage languages, and his love for languages only grew stronger from there. Tune in to learn about what it means to be a linguist, Chris's journey from being a language learner to becoming a linguist, and so much more!

Today Clayton is speaking with the GOAT of comprehensible input himself, Pablo from Dreaming Spanish ! Pablo has a long history with languages. He's a native speaker of Spanish and Catalan and knows several other languages to a high level, including English, Japanese, Thai, and more! Perhaps what Pablo is most known for is his channel here on YouTube that is dedicated to delivering quality comprehensible input to Spanish learners of ALL levels. So far he and his team have created thousands of hours of comprehensible input ranging from super beginner to advanced levels of content. Tune in to listen to Clayton and Pablo chat about Pablo's history with languages, the history behind his YouTube channel, and more! Check out Dreaming Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/c/DreamingSpanish

In this episode, the tables are turned! In this HIGHLY requested episode, Vanessa joins the podcast not as a guest but as a host to interview Clayton himself! Clayton is a passionate language learner with a long history of both learning AND teaching languages. Clayton's passion for language learning carries into his position with Refold, where he manages the official community of over 40K members on Discord, hosts this Podcast, and coaches learners on how to reach success in their language journeys. Listen in as Vanessa dives deep into Clayton's lore and explores Clayton's history with languages, teaching, and his Refold origin story.

In this episode, Clayton is joined by Sal! He's a French learner, Refold coaching program graduate, and language-learning enthusiast. In their conversation, they delve into Sal's language learning history, his breakthrough in using immersion-based strategies, and the significance of community, accountability, and support for people on their learning journeys.

Today Clayton is joined by Bart! He and Clayton go way back, and they chat a lot about Bart's experiences as a high-level language learner living in Poland. Bart goes into the details of why he feels that he learned more playing video games and watching Cartoon Network than he did out of English class. Bart's experiences highlight the importance of immersing in engaging content when language learning, proving that learning can happen outside the traditional classroom setting.

This week Clayton is chatting with Gabriele, an Italian polyglot who teaches ancient Egyptian and Sumerian here on YouTube! In addition to his YouTube channel, he's a passionate language learner and a very active member of the online language community. Tune in as he chats with Clayton about his studies in university, translating, and more! Gabriele's channel:  @learnhieraticsumerian4208 

Ok, you caught us. You can't learn a language in 6 weeks, but there's a reason LDS Missionaries are well-known for their language abilities. Today, Clayton is joined by McKAY, an LDS Missionary Training Center (MTC) graduate who learned Tagalog. At the MTC, he intensively studied Tagalog for 6 weeks and then continued to study it for 2+ hours a day once he moved to the country. Tune in as they chat about what it was like going to the MTC, what makes Tagalog such an amazing language, and the role that language learning had in their lives!

This Friday, Clayton is interviewing Mark Kaufmann, the man behind LINGQ! He's a former pro hockey player, son of the famous polyglot Steve Kaufmann, and LingQ CEO. In this episode, they chat about the fascinating history of how LingQ came to be, the thought process behind designing the app, and an inside look into the potential future of LingQ. Get LingQ: https://refold.link/LingQ

Hey everyone! This week we have George from the @koreanalwayspodcast as our guest on the Refold Podcast! George, originally from the UK, is currently attending university in Korea - completely in Korean! Tune in to hear them chat about his experiences abroad, his podcast, and language learning.

This week on the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by Tom, a Dutch linguist AND physicist! Tom has a passion for small regional languages, ChatGPT, and languages in general. Tune in to listen to them chat about these topics and more!

Today on the podcast Clayton is interviewing Greduan, a native Spanish speaker who learned to speak English and Japanese with immersion at a young age. He's also an OG of the Refold community, who was around from the very beginning. Tune in to listen to them chat about his experiences living abroad, language acquisition, and more.

This week on the Refold Podcast we're introducing you to one of our favorite Refold community members, Skypon! He's an Italian Refold Community admin, polyglot, and heritage speaker of both Spanish and Icelandic! We really enjoyed chatting with Skypon this week and we hope you find the conversation as enlightening as we did!

Hey everyone! This week we have George from the  @koreanalwayspodcast as our guest on the Refold Podcast! Originally from the UK, George is currently attending university in Korea - completely in Korean! Tune in to hear them chat about his experiences abroad, his podcast, and language learning.

Hey everyone! This week Clayton is joined by a VERY special guest, Crush! He's a polyglot who created HypLern, an app designed to help people learn languages with reading! Crush is a lifelong language learner passionate about under-served languages. Tune in as he chats with Clayton about his history with languages, the power of reading, what it's like to build your own app, and more! Get HypLern: https://hyplern.com/ Crush's Favorite Book list: Cien años de soledad - Gabriel García Márquez La Regenta - Cleopoldo Alas "Clarín" La Catedral - Vicente Blasco Ibáñez Misericordia - Benito Pérez Galdós Eva Luna - Isabel Allende La tesis de Nancy - Ramón J. Sender El misterio de la cripta embrujada - Eduardo Mendoza

We're excited to welcome Ryan, also known as Nerdydude, back to the podcast this week! He's a staple of the Refold community and an advanced Japanese learner. In this episode, Clayton and Ryan have an extensive discussion about the validity of language assessments, time tracking, language tips, and the importance of maintaining confidence throughout your language learning journey.

In this week of the Refold Podcast Clayton is joined by Josh, aka TheSensinator, who just graduated with a bachelors degree in BOTH linguistics and Arabic! Tune in to listen to them discuss what it's like getting a degree in linguistics, Josh's history with language, and how he learned Arabic and Swahili.

Hey there! In this episode of the Refold Podcast, Clayton is joined by Israel, also known as  @RhapsodyinLingo  here on YouTube. Israel is a polyglot who speaks eight languages to varying levels and is currently learning Welsh. During the podcast, Israel shares his experience of learning a minority language, which can be very different from learning a mainstream language. He also chats about how to choose a language based on your interests, goals, and resources. Overall, this episode of the Refold Podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in language learning. Israel's passion and experience as a polyglot shines through, and whether you're a beginner or an advanced language learner, you're sure to find some useful tips and inspiration in this episode. So, tune in to hear Clayton and Israel discuss all things language learning!

It's time for another episode of the Refold Podcast! In this episode, Clayton is joined by Levi, the language guy! As a long-time member of the language community, you might have seen him in the communities of your favorite apps under the handle Xefjord. Xefjord's mission is to help people reach a "survival level" in their target language by hand-creating Anki decks. As of the time of this podcast, he's created decks for a whopping 137 languages...so far. Tune in to listen to Clayton and Levi chat about their passion for language learning, the difference between "survival level" and higher levels of proficiency, and what goes into creating a survival Anki deck. Check out Xefjord's complete languages here: https://xefjord.wixsite.com/xefscompletelangs

Hey there, everyone! We're excited to have Kirnic as our special guest today. He's a Japanese Brazilian and a native Portuguese speaker. Kirnic learned BOTH English and Japanese through immersion. He's been a long-time member of the Refold community on Discord, and thanks to his efforts, the Refold Roadmap is now available in Portuguese. Impressive, right? In this episode, Kirnic shares his experience of growing up as a heritage speaker of Japanese. He also gives us some insights into his journey of learning English and Japanese through immersion. Clayton had a great time chatting with Kirnic, and we know you'll enjoy this conversation too. Don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe to our channel for more exciting content!

The Refold Podcast is BACK this week with a very special guest, Belle from  @ThePhilologicalBell ! They're a PhD student focusing on Old English who learned the language with the Refold method. Tune in to listen to Clayton and Belle chat about ancient languages, what it's like learning a dead language with immersion, and more!

In this episode of the Refold podcast, Clayton is joined by Bree, the social media mage for Refold. Bree has been learning Spanish for the past ~3ish years and is a homeschool mom who added Refold to their at home curriculum. Tune in to hear them chat about being an "older" Refolder, what it's like working at Refold, and her experience raising a young immersion learner! Goldlist video: https://youtu.be/xi7SCDi4oUE Refold English Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/refoldla Refold Spanish Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/refold.es

Get ready for a very special episode of the Refold Podcast episode as Clayton is joined by special guest - Brett! From administering the Japanese Discord server to hosting community Q&A events, Brett plays an essential role in the Refold community. Join them as they delve into Brett's fascinating journey with Japanese, his experiences with Refold, and his experiences running a martial arts school!

Join Clayton and Refold language coach Vanessa in this episode of the Refold Podcast as they provide an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into what it's like working at Refold! Tune in to listen to them chat about all things language coaching, Vanessa's time living abroad in Italy, her journey studying Japanese, language learning, and more!

Join Clayton and Isaac in this episode of the Refold Podcast as they explore what it's like to learn Japanese as a heritage speaker. Isaac's experiences reveal that not all heritage speakers have the same set of advantages when it comes to language learning. Listen in as he takes us through his journey of learning Japanese — from the first time he remembers hearing the language, to his decision to learn it, and his experience of switching from traditional learning to immersion.

In this episode of the Refold podcast, Clayton is joined by Novian Cobb, a long time member of the Refold community who has learned both Esperanto and Spanish. He makes update videos on his YouTube channel, @spanishthroughimmersion6694, as well as comments and shares tips and tricks in the Refold Spanish Discord community. Don't miss this episode if you have any interest in conlangs or Esperanto! But also don't miss it in general, it's a good one!

Tune in this week as Clayton meets with Vulcan the study streamer to talk about lots of fascinating topics. Vulcan is a prolific studier and streams a large portion of his PhD and language study over on his YouTube channel: @VulcanStudy. He's got tons of insight for more effective time management, study habits and more! Don't miss this episode!

This week, Clayton is joined by Bill, one of our lovely community members who has been building language learning tools for a long time. He also has a very long history of learning languages and being obsessed with the process! He has spent time learning languages for the US military and has learned all sorts of cool languages. Tune in this week to hear them talk about language learning, AI tools and much more!

This week, Clayton is joined by Ademola, a long-time, hardcore Korean learner and host of the @koreanalwayspodcast6316 . He has been immersion learning for a long time and has obsessively tracked almost every minute of his immersion time. That's how he knows that he managed to fit over 5,000 hours into a single year. That's a whole lot of hours. Tune in for a great conversation about immersion learning, Korean, and some great advice for staying with the process over long periods of time.

During this week's episode, Clayton is joined by me! The person writing this description right now. I honestly don't know what to write about myself here, but I also realized that not that many people read the description of a podcast. So I'm not writing ANYTHING. Anyway, I had a fun chat with Clayton and then edited it immediately after. The funniest part of the whole editing process is seeing his outtakes for the intro and outro

During this week's episode, we have been graced with the presence of @lamontmcleod ! He's an accomplished Swedish learner, soon to be Spanish speaker, and YouTuber! If you haven't checked out his video yet, DO SO! Make sure to subscribe and watch his latest video, which will be out Sunday, January 29th. https://www.youtube.com/@lamontmcleod He "learned" the entire ES1K deck in 1 day. To find out how that went, you'll need to tune it on Sunday... If you want to ask him questions, we're doing a LIVE Q&A in the Refold Central Discord server also on Sunday. So get subscribed, get in the Discord and GET HYPED.

The podcast is getting a makeover! Clayton is now the only host and will be leveraging is vast language knowledge to talk with all sorts of interesting people in the language learning and linguistics space. This first episode in the new format features Don Killian and they talk about lots of great topic. You can read more about Don here: https://helsinki.academia.edu/DonKillian Citations: Batterink & Paller, 2019 Batterink & Choi, 2021 Batterink & Zhang, Neuropsychologia, 2022 Alexander, Van Hedger & Batterink, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2022 Choi et al., 2020 Moreau et al., 2022 https://www.batterinklab.com/publications Alexander, E., Van Hedger, S.C., & Batterink, L.J. (2022). Learning words without trying: Daily second language podcasts support word-form learning in adults. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Batterink, L. & Paller, K.A. (2019). Statistical learning of speech regularities can occur outside the focus of attention. Cortex, 115, 56-71.

The podcast crew is chatting with DJ_Ddawg! He's been studying Japanese hardcore since 2020 while also being incredibly busy. Listen as they chat about learning Japanese, specific things you can do to improve your learning process, and other quirks of Japanese! As always, this podcast is made possible by our Patreon, which funds community projects similar to this and allows us to dedicate more time to improving your experience. If you can, please support us so that we can continue to grow: https://community.refold.la/patreon-benefits/

The podcast crew is chatting with Ethan, aka Toppsdown himself! He's the CEO and co-founder of Refold and spends 90% of his waking hours thinking, breathing, and working Refold. He's a long time experimenter and goal setter and has longs of wisdom to share with you about how to make the best of your desires and goals. Tune in to learn something new! As always, this podcast is made possible by our Patreon, which funds community projects similar to this and allows us to dedicate more time to improving your experience. If you can, please support us so that we can continue to grow: https://community.refold.la/patreon-benefits/