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Atlas Linguae Recommends: Ochenta Cuentos Season 5!

Studio Ochenta presents: Ochenta Cuentos Season 5! Bringing 10 brand new stories from Colombia 🇨🇴, Argentina 🇦🇷, México 🇲🇽, Chile 🇨🇱, Ecuador 🇪🇨 and Paraguay 🇵🇾. This time, we’re showcasing stories about endings - the end of a journey, the end of a trail road, the end of a flight through space...

First episode drops on November 30th, 2023.

Un mundo de acentos, con Bryan Rey

Este es un episodio especial en español de Atlas Linguae en el que hablamos con Bryan Rey (@bryanreyy_). Bryan es un creador de contenido de Colombia y se ha vuelto famoso en sus redes sociales por su habilidad para hablar con mucha precisión en acentos de otros países de habla hispana, así como de diferentes regiones de su propio país. En este episodio hablamos con Bryan sobre de dónde surgió su pasión por descubrir y aprender diferentes acentos en español, cómo estructura sus videos para que sean divertidos y culturalmente precisos, y cómo fue que logró–desde tan temprana edad–dominar el acento chileno.  

Do you identify as Latinx?

What’s the story behind the word Latinx and why is there so much reporting about how divisive it is? On this week’s episode we talk to writers and comedians Michael Díaz (@juanbago) and Jaime Fernández (@jfernz) about their work, including a video they worked on about the term Latinx, and about how they seek to lift up creative Latinx voices.

Representation through comedy, with Michael Díaz and Jaime Fernández

For this episode, we have not one, but TWO guests: two Latinos who are great writers, actors, comedians, collaborators, but above all, friends: Michael Díaz and Jaime Fernández.

Houston’s Nigerian Community

The city of Houston, Texas, has a large and culturally very active Nigerian population. When we talked to Nigerian-American content creator Beverly Adaeze for Atlas Linguae, who was born in Lagos and raised in Houston, we decided to learn more about why this city has become such a cultural hub not just for Nigeria, but for West Africa in general.

Around the world with Beverly Adaeze

Beverly Adaeze is a content creator, travel vlogger, wedding MC, and hairstylist born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in Houston, Texas. Her content is a mix of travel tips, Nigerian culture, and humor. In our conversation, we talked about her different talents and how they benefit each other, as well as some of her favorite trips. 

No, I’ll pay the bill

Did you know that the tradition of arguing over who pays the bill, an all too common scene in Arab families, has a cultural significance? Our latest guest on Atlas Linguae, Toufic Braidi, talks about how one of the things he misses the most from his life in Beirut are these heated, but ultimately wholesome and well-meaning arguments over who pays for a meal at a restaurant.

Arabic Humor with Toufic Braidis

Toufic is a Lebanese content creator based in London. His content is funny, hilarious, and as much as culturally specific as it can be. In our conversation, we talked about what he misses the most from his hometown of Beirut and how he has found his voice for his mostly arab speaking audience.Arabic Humor with Toufic Braidis Toufic is a Lebanese content creator based in London. His content is funny, hilarious, and as much as culturally specific as it can be. In our conversation, we talked about what he misses the most from his hometown of Beirut and how he has found his voice for his mostly arab speaking audience.

How Koreans count their age

Did you know that, up until just a couple months ago, if you travelled to Korea, you would suddenly become a year or two older? This has to do with the unique way in which Koreans traditionally counted their age. Learn more about it in this snippet from our conversation with @bustermxxn for Atlas Linguae!

Atlas Linguae is a show produced by Studio Ochenta. Excecutive Producer: Lory Martinez. Hosted by Luis López. Production by Luis Lopez and Chiara Santella. Production Manager: Catalina Hoyos.

How to teach Korean while having fun, with Buster Moon

The rise of Korean pop culture on a global scale, with everything from BTS to Squid Game, has gotten many people around the world excited about learning Korean, despite its challenges in terms of learning a new alphabet and grammar rules. And Buster Moon, today’s guest on Atlas Linguae is working to maintain his students’ enthusiasm for the language.

Buster Moon is a Korean language teacher and content creator based in Canada, and his content focuses on teaching short and useful words and phrases for everyday conversation. In our conversation, he talks about the importance of consistency when learning any language—especially one with unique challenges such as Korean—and about what it is that made Korean media so popular internationally in the first place.

How Arabs are seen by the American Community Survey

During our conversation with comedian Ahmed Al-Kadri for Atlas Linguae, he shared an idea for a sketch inspired by a little known fact to people who aren’t Arab-American. Did you know that Americans with roots in the Middle East and North Africa have to identify as “white” on the US Census? Learn more about the history of how this happened, and the current efforts to change it!  

How to be a successful accountant when your parents want you to be a comedian, with Ahmed al-Kadri

Ahmed al-Kadri is a Yemeni-American comedian who loves to delve into all sorts of topics in his content, from your usual millennial angst to the unique situations that arise when you are a Muslim in the United States. Everything from fasting for Ramadan to having to identify as white on the US census is fair game in his content on social media (@ahmedlovesbread). In this episode we hear about how Ahmed developed his sense of humor early by growing up in a family with quite effortless comedic timing, as well as how to find the right balance to make a joke funny for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

The most Mexican car is from Germany

Mexicans really love VW Beetles, and they call them “vochos.” Our latest interview for Atlas Linguae is with @yoandy_official, who is from Puebla, basically the unofficial capital of Volkswagen production in Mexico, and she originally became interested in learning German to work in a place like that. She didn’t, ultimately, but that made us want to explore the curious story of how this German car became a Mexican staple.

Living, thriving, and raising a family in Germany as a Mexican, with YoAndy

When Mexican YouTuber YoAndy left for Germany, she thought she would spend a short amount time of there, basically to practice the language for a little bit before returning to work in her hometown of Puebla. Now, several years later, she’s raising a family in Germany and fluent in German, though she’s still fascinated by the ways that the language behaves from her own mother tongue, which she makes an effort to pass on to her children. We talk about her favorite cultural differences, the challenges of preserving your language in a foreign country, and the things she misses most from home.

Follow us on Instagram @‌ochentapodcasts. You can also follow us on Twitter @‌ochentapodcasts and on TikTok @‌studioochenta. We also have a YouTube channel, @‌ochentapodcasts, where you can watch all the interviews from this season, as well as content from more of our shows.

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Atlas Shorts: The first New Yorker was Dominican!

Dominicans have been a crucial part of New York for a long time. How long? Try over 400 years! We talked to actor, comedian, and unofficial online Dominican ambassador @gadieldelorbe, who told us about his upbringing in New York City's "Dominican Times Square". So we couldn't help but share the story of how the very first non-indigenous person ever to live in Manhattan...was in fact Dominican.

Dominican-flavored humor, with Gadiel del Orbe

If there’s one part of our interview with Gadiel del Orbe that encompasses what he’s all about, it’s that he will sometimes literally dream of Dominican food. The actor, comedian, and content creator talks to us about his work at Buzzfeed’s Pero Like, where he became well-known for both his multicultural comedy and deep dives into culture and politics. We also talk about his improvisation-heavy approach to humor, which was particularly notable in his work in La Cabina Telefónica, the show produced by Studio Ochenta for Spotify where he played the hilarious and charismatic role of, well, Gadiel.

Follow us on Instagram @‌ochentapodcasts. You can also follow us on Twitter @‌ochentapodcasts and on TikTok @‌studioochenta. We also have a YouTube channel, @‌ochentapodcasts, where you can watch all the interviews from this season, as well as content from more of our shows.

Atlas Shorts: Gallo Pinto, a Central American delicacy

When we began our interview with @bernadette.kirwan, we knew she had Irish, Palestinian, and Australian cultural roots, but we were surprised to learn that she also had a great deal of exposure to Nicaraguan culture! She told us she often had gallo pinto for breakfast, and we couldn't help but break down the dish, its history, and its importance in Latin American cuisine.

Australia by way of Ireland and Palestine, with Bernadette Kirwan

Atlas Shorts: Why Brazil has the largest Japanese population outside of Japan

Atlas Shorts: Why Brazil has the largest Japanese population outside of Japan

How did Brazil become the country with the largest Japanese population outside of Japan? For Atlas Linguae, we talked to UK-based, Japanese-Brazilian content creator @kenzomizumoto about his cultural background, among other things, and we wanted to tell the story of how South America's largest country became a hub for Japanese immigrants, to the point of having fully Japanese neighborhoods, schools, and newspapers!

Why playing anime soundtracks under your videos makes them twice as funny, with Kenzo Mizumoto

Reclaiming the word “pocha” with Maya Murillo

Atlas Linguae Season 3 is all about the language of culture online, and for our first episode we talk to Maya Murillo (@mayainthemoment ), who truly embodies the joys and challenges of exploring your identity on the internet. Originally from Phoenix and based in Los Angeles, Maya is an actor, musician, and content creator who worked for several years as a producer at Buzzfeed’s “Pero Like” channel. Maya shares her journey as she became more comfortable documenting her life and struggles on video, and explains why speaking Spanglish and being a “pocha” is a key part of her identity.

Follow us on Instagram @‌hownottotravelpod and @‌ochentapodcasts. You can also follow us on Twitter @‌ochentapodcasts and on TikTok @‌studioochenta. We also have a YouTube channel, @‌ochentapodcasts, where you can watch all the interviews from this season, as well as content from more of our shows.

Studio Ochenta presents: Atlas Linguae. Season 3

WE ARE STUDIO OCHENTA!

Studio Ochenta’s creative work reflects our motto: Raising Voices across Cultures.

We produce global stories for international audiences to make sure language isn’t a barrier to enjoying a great story.

Check out our award-winning original podcasts for kids of all ages, which reached #1 in over 31 countries.

We are nominated for a Webby!

We have some awesome news!

La Cabina Telefónica has been nominated for a 2023 Webby Award in the Best Scripted Fiction category and you can help us win by voting for us!

Studio Ochenta Presents: Love Items

Love Items is a rom com for the modern girl. It follows the story of Cloe, an AI researcher, and Eloc, her AI assistant. After discovering that Eloc has the power to analyze the love stories behind everyday objects, Cloe decides to steal objects from her dates for Eloc to analyse and help her find ‘ the one’.

Tune in daily on Apple Podcasts. You can also subscribe to Ochenta’s premium channel on Apple podcasts to get access to ALL the episodes at once! Just search Love Items on Apple podcasts and click on: SUBSCRIBE.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter as @Ochentapodcasts, and on TikTok @studioochenta, and let us know what you think with the #LoveItems!

Studio Ochenta Presents: La Cabina Telefónica

Before cell phones and the internet, if you wanted to call La Casa, you’d have to stroll into a cabina telefónica (calling center) and pay for some minutes with a few quarters.

Set in 1995, La Cabina Telefónica is a bilingual audio novela that tells the story of Matty Cardona, a Colombian immigrant who launched Matty's Llamadas y Servicios 82 to do just that. She runs the shop in Jackson Heights, Queens with her daughter Rossy and offers calling, printing, faxing, money transfers and much more to her local clients. Each episode includes a phone call in a phone booth at Matty's, with a different story about familia, love and community.

The Language of Fashion

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Summer Anne Lee, Valerie Steele and Yvonne Ntiamoah.

The Language of Games

Every game incorporates language, and each type of game involves a different type of communication. During this episode we will explore how language works in different types of games: starting from crossword puzzles, we’ll dive into board games and turn into videogames.  

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Will Nediger, Jeremías Juárez, and Martín Rodríguez

The Language of Friendship

What exactly does it mean to be a friend to someone? And how do we communicate that friendship? In this episode we break down different ways that we express our desire to make friends, and why it can be so hard to develop new friendships and maintain old ones as times goes by.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Emily King, Karina Lopez, Tobias Dickmeis, Adam Smiley Poswolsky, and Mark Pagán.

Atlas Linguae Recommends: Ochenta Cuentos’ Fourth Season!

While Season 2 of Atlas Linguae goes on, we think you’d love to check out another Ochenta show in your free time: Ochenta Cuentos, an anthology show with episodes in Spanish and English that showcases creative fiction stories from Latin America. 

Airing its fourth season on September 22nd, start listening to a whole array of short stories inspired by *drum roll*… plants and animals.

Beyond the Binary

The episode explores the ways in which language has evolved as non-binary and gender non-conforming people have become more visible in the mainstream. Starting from the analysys of gender neutral pronouns and terms, the episode proposes a reflection on how non-binary identities are represented through language and art . 

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Archie Crowley, Emma Renström, and Cassils.

The Language of Femininity

Starting from terms like “Girl Boss”, “That Girl” and “Black Girl Magic” the episode analyzes the infinite ways of expressing femininity. It also discusses how women represent themselves and how they are represented on social media platforms in multiple ways: through their body, their lifestyles, their relationships, and their careers.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Frankie Mastrangelo, Julia Jordan Zachery, Blanche Tecson, Clarke Rose

The language of Masculinity

One of the subjects that men have the hardest time talking about…is themselves, more specifically, their emotions and vulnerabilities. In this episode, we talk to experts who help us break down the communication of masculinity. We discuss how language often accentuates a need to show strength as a sign of “manliness,” and we explore how one of the best ways to break down communication barriers between men is to open up dialog spaces to listen to, and relate to, each other’s experiences.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Robert Payne, Benjamín Pérez, Maximiliano Stiemerling

The Language of Flirting

Is that person just being friendly? Or are they being…more than friendly? To find out, we have to be able to read the verbal and non-verbal cues intrinsic to the language of flirting. In this episode we hear from researchers, dating coaches and flirt interpreters (a real job!) to unpack the many ways in which we approach what is perhaps one of the most intimidating tasks: telling someone we’re attracted to them.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Hayley Quinn, Jean Smith, and Jeffrey Hall.

The Language of Money

In this episode we’re going to discuss how the language of money is ever present in our daily lives and what are some ways in which we can understand it and fluently speak it. While we dive into the money slang, we’re also gonna explore topics like cryptocurrencies.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Gustav Peebles, Hannah Mayfield, Jennifer Hemphill, Economia Para La Pipol.

The Language of Death

In this episode we discuss how the ways that we talk about death and dying have changed over time, from Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries to today’s true crime podcasts. We investigate why we love playing detective in the stories we consume and we deconstruct the much thrown-around question of “why do women love crime stories so much?”

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Russell Williams, Michael Cholbi, and Georgia Hampton.

The Language of Animals

During this episode we will explore how animals communicate with us. Specifically, we’ll dive into the language of cats and dogs. We will discover those verbal and non-verbal expression that allow us to create a very special relationship with our beloved pets.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, where we dive deep into translation and communication. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Pat Shipman, Ian Dunbar, Lauren Pears.

Studio Ochenta presents: Atlas Linguae. Season 2

Welcome to the second season of Atlas Linguae! During the past season we went deep into all things translation, but this time around, we’ll be tackling questions that go beyond spoken and written language: we will explore the languages that define our everyday life.

Stay tuned! Listen to a new episode every two weeks beginning June 20th, 2022, wherever you get your podcasts.

International Slogans

Let’s discuss how brands market to a global audience, and how international campaigns are tweaked according to their target audience’s culture.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, the only atlas you can navigate without a compass. This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Angeliki Nikolinakou, Wendy Pease, Annie Peng Cui.

Play Adventure in Atacama Now!

A flight attendant, a retired pilot and a luchador must find a missing marine biologist to save the world from a “proverbial” apocalypse - that is, IF YOU CAN HELP THEM DO IT! Welcome to Adventure in Atacama, an audio game where you decide what happens to our heroes!

Bilingualism in Ukraine: A Tale of Two Languages

In this special episode of Atlas Linguae, we explore the unique role language plays in Ukraine. We dive into the history of Ukrainian and Russian through the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and up to the present day. We learn about how these languages mix and coexist side by side, and the political significance of choosing to speak one language or the other in times of conflict. 

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, the only atlas you can navigate without a compass.This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Dr. Laada Bilaniuk and Anna Romandash.

Literature in Translation

Discover how literature is translated for a global audience - for better or for worse. 

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, the only atlas you can navigate without a compass.This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Sean Cotter, Francois Von Hurter, and Cameron Stracher.

Atlas Linguae Recommends: Adventure in Atacama

A flight attendant, a retired pilot and a luchado must find a missing marine biologist to save the world from a “proverbial” apocalypse - that is, IF YOU CAN HELP THEM DO IT! Welcome to Adventure in Atacama, an audio game where you decide what happens to the heroes!

Idioms and Proverbs In Translation

Join us as we attempt to decipher the age-old wisdom of other cultures, and explore how metaphors and idioms can be translated into other languages.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, the only atlas you can navigate without a compass.This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Katty Kauffman, Andrejs Veisbergs.

Atlas Linguae Recommends: Ochenta Cuentos

Ochenta Cuentos brand new season starts off with a fiery story! Lucifer and Armando Hoyos, a former porn actor, embark on an epic journey to planet Venus in order to restore the Devil's dominion on Hell.

This fiction story comes to us from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Hosted by: Maru Lombardo

Transating Humor

Everyone knows how hard it can be sometimes to land a joke - especially in a different language. We’re here to find out how to make those comedic moments magical and why they’re so challenging in the first place.

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, the only atlas you can navigate without a compass.This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Tiziano La Bella, Jeroen Vandaele, Ofer Blum.

Studio Ochenta Presents: Ochenta Cuentos’ New Season!

In Atlas Linguae we delve deep into MANY aspects of everyday communication AND in doing that we celebrate the creative power behind all language. That’s why we think you’ll love Ochenta Cuentos, an anthology show with episodes in Spanish and English that showcases creative fiction stories from Latin America. 

This season, airing March 10th, start listening to a whole array of short stories inspired by *drum roll*… fire. 

Songs in Translation

We talk to both experts and the fans themselves to figure out how musical genres like Kpop have become so internationally successful, and how translation may - or may not - play a role. 

Thank you for listening to Atlas Linguae, the only atlas you can navigate without a compass.This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. 

Special Thanks to our guests: Rinne, Faith, Aditi (BangTan Subs), Peter Low, Marc Verboord.