SlatorPod
SlatorPod is the weekly language industry podcast where we discuss the most important news and trends in translation, localization, interpreting, and language AI. Brought to you by Slator.com.
Episodes
237 episodes
#237 DeepL Voice Launch and Interpreter Job Surprise
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, focusing on Slator’s latest M&A and Funding Report, which highlights over 50 mergers, acqui...
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#236 The Year in Review and 2025 Predictions!
In the 2024 year-end episode of SlatorPod, hosts Florian Faes and Esther Bond, along with guest Anna Wyndham, explore pivotal language industry trends from the past year and predictions for 2025.First, the language industry news of the w...
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#235 The Interpreting SAFE AI Task Force with Katharine Allen and Dr. Bill Rivers
Katharine Allen, Director of Language Industry Learning at Boostlingo, and Dr. Bill Rivers, Principal at WP Rivers & Associates, join SlatorPod to discuss the challenges and opportunities
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#234 RWS and BLEND Appoint New CEOs, Microsoft and Amazon Speech AI
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where they explore how AI is influencing content creation and translation, noting its progress and limitations. A
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#233 Charles Campbell on Juntos and the Future of Localization in Latin America
Charles Campbell, President of tbo., returns to SlatorPod for round 2 to talk about his efforts to unite and professionalize the language services industry ...
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#232 Reddit Rises on AI Translation, TransPerfect Buys Studio
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Slator’s latest Translation as a Feature (TaaF) Report, which explores how AI translation is b...
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#231 AI Impact on Media Localization with ZOO Digital CEO Stuart Green
Stuart Green, CEO of ZOO Digital (ZOO), joins SlatorPod to discuss the role of AI in media localization ...
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#230 Christian Elongue on Advancing the Language Industry in Africa
Christian Elongue, Managing Director of Ghana-based consulting firm and language service provider (LSP) Kabod Group, joins SlatorPod to share his insights into the African language services landscape, recou...
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#229 Leading Localization from Asia with EC Innovations’ Sijie Wei
Sijie Wei, Co-CEO of language services, technology, and game localization specialist EC Innovations (ECI), joins SlatorPod to talk about
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#228 OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode and Interpreting, AI Dubs for Instagram
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with Slator’s latest Pro Guide on Audiovisual Translation, which outlines opportunities for language service ...
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#227 Leading a Boutique LSP with GORR Co-founders Gregor and Olivera Rosulnik
Gregor and Olivera Rosulnik, Co-founders of Slovenia-based language service provider GORR, join SlatorPod to discuss their journey into the language industry, the challenges they faced, and the strategies they'...
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#226 MTPE Use, Pricing, AI Adoption, and Other Findings from the 2024 ALC Survey
Shamus Sayed, COO of Interpreters Unlimited, and Anna Wyndham, Slator’s Head of Research, join SlatorPod to discuss key findings from the 2024 A...
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#225 Smartcat's Series C, YouTube Dubs, Viva Translate Shuts Down
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where they give their impressions from SlatorCon Silicon Valley and touch upon the findings fr...
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#224 On AI for Deep Content Understanding with Zetta Cloud Chief Strategist George Bara
George Bara, Founder and Chief Strategist of tech company Zetta Cloud, joins SlatorPod to talk about the nuances of AI technology and its applications in text analyti...
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#223 Evaluating Translations Objectively with ISO 5060 Lead Christopher Kurz
Dr. Christopher Kurz, Head of Translation Management at wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON, joins SlatorPod to talk about the development of
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#222 Hacks, Strikes, Layoffs, Rankings, and Localization Jobs
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with key highlights from the latest Slator Pro Guide: The Future of Language Industry Jobs. The ...
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#221 Localization Is a Top ROI Use Case for GenAI with Lilt CEO Spence Green
Spence Green, CEO and Co-founder of LILT, the AI solution provider for enterprise translation, joins SlatorPod. On the podcast, Spence discusses the evolution of...
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#220 Building an AI Video Localization Startup with Supernative Co-founder Paul Ghio
Paul Ghio, Co-founder of AI video localization startup Supernative, joins SlatorPod to talk about how language AI is reshaping how we create and consume content globally.Paul shares how his passion f...
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#219 PR Wars over LLM Translation Quality
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with a nearly USD 4m settlement involving Language Line Services and ongoing disputes...
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#218 How Large Language Models Replace Neural Machine Translation with Unbabel’s João Graca
João Graça, Co-founder and CTO of language operations platform Unbabel, joins SlatorPod to talk about the present and future of large language models (LL...
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#217 Legal Battles, Bankruptcies, Acquisitions, and AI Interpreting Guidelines
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with a legal battle in the UK involving public sector interpreting and the classification of interpreters as freelancers or workers, which could significantly impact the busines...
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#216 Josh Goldsmith on How Language Experts Become Successful
Josh Goldsmith, Geek-In-Chief of techforword, joins SlatorPod to talk about his multiple roles as a linguist, conference interpreter, and educator.Josh shares his multifaceted background in ling...
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#215 Humanless LSP as a Fun Weekend Project
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, giving a recap of SlatorCon London and exploring some use cases from the
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