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Meet the Translator
Welcome to Meet the Translator! I'm Dot Roberts and I chat with a different translator each episode, getting to know them, hearing their story and covering various topics related to translation. Whether you are new to the translation industry, an experienced translator or just curious about the subject, join me as we delve into different areas of translation and learn more about our wonderful colleagues.
Episodes
33 episodes
Multilingual Voiceover with Leonie Schliesing
Welcome to another Meet the Translator podcast episode! ✨This time, I'm joined by multilingual voiceover actor, Leonie Schliesing. Discover what her job entails, how she got into it, and what her studio setup looks like. With three diff...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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53:24
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Inclusive Language in Translation with Alicja Tokarska and Aurélie Gobet
Welcome back to the Meet the Translator podcast! ✨Join me for an episode on the highly-requested topic of inclusive language in translation along with Alicja Tokarska and Aurélie Gobet, two incredible translators who specialise in inclu...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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Being a Content Creator in the Translation Industry with Adrian Probst and Kelsey Frick
Welcome back to the Meet the Translator podcast! ✨I'm joined by YouTube sensation Adrian Probst and LinkedInfluencer star Kelsey Frick for an episode all about being a content creator in the translation industry.Listen along to ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:17:34
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Translating Your Grandfather's Literature with Roberto Van Eyken
In this episode of the Meet the Translator podcast, I'm joined by Roberto Van Eyken, a translator who has had the unique opportunity to translate his own grandfather's literature.Listen along to find out about Roberto's path into transl...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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39:29
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Working as a Professional Translator: Discussing the Textbook with JC Penet
Welcome back to the Meet the Translator podcast and happy 2024!In this episode, I'm joined by JC Penet, lecturer in translation studies and author of the upcoming textbook Working as a Professional Translator. Join me to find o...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:24:43
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Translating the Works of Robert Musil with Genese Grill
This time around on the Meet the Translator podcast, I'm joined by Genese Grill, a writer, scholar, artist, and translator. In this episode, I ask Genese about her translations of Robert Musil's literature.We find out how Genese has got...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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50:42
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The Link Between Academia and the Profession of Translation and Interpreting with Sergey Tyulenev, Joseph Lambert, and Callum Walker
Welcome back to the Meet the Translator podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by three university lecturers who focus on various aspects of translation in their teachings to discuss the link between academia and the profession of translation and...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:15:31
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SEO Translation with Teresa Sousa
Today on the Meet the Translator podcast, I'm joined by Teresa Sousa for an episode on SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) translation.Teresa shares what she does as an SEO translator and the path she took to get here. She then explains wh...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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39:12
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Marketing Translation with Mandy Borchardt
In this episode of the Meet the Translator podcast, I'm joined by marketing translator Mandy Borchardt.Mandy explains what marketing translation is, what she does in her job as a marketing translator, what kind of skills you need to be ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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35:36
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Board Game Localisation with Anikó Pető-Mordovski, Ivar Junior, and Luciana Galeani Boldorini
In this episode of the Meet the Translator podcast, I'm joined by Anikó Pető-Mordovski, Ivar Junior, and Luciana Galeani Boldorini for a chat about board game localisation.We’ll find out about different types of board games that need tr...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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51:50
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Medical Translation with Alessio Armenise, Andrew Bell, and Silvia Romano
Today, I’m joined by Alessio Armenise, Andrew Bell, and Silvia Romano for an episode on medical translation.I find out what medical translation consists of, the challenges involved, what skills are needed to be a medical translator, and...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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57:18
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Literary Translation with Abi Prowse
In this episode of the Meet the Translator podcast, I'm joined by freelance translator Abi Prowse for a chat about literary translation.Abi explains how she became a literary translator and what kind of work she does, as well as what th...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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42:06
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Video Game Localisation with Eman Abdo
We're starting off the new season of the Meet the Translator podcast with a highly requested topic and guest!I'm joined by Eman Abdo for an episode all about video game localisation. After a short introduction, Eman explains what video ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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49:08
CPD with Lloyd Bingham
In this episode, I'm joined by Lloyd Bingham for a chat about CPD.Listen along to hear Lloyd talk about what CPD is and why it’s important for us as translators. We also discuss a few different types of CPD and Lloyd offers some recomme...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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48:18
Mental Health with Dr. Séverine Hubscher-Davidson
Welcome back to the Meet the Translator podcast! In this episode, I chat with Dr. Séverine Hubscher-Davidson about mental health for translators. Séverine is a senior lecturer in translation studies at the Open University and she’s done lots of...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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42:12
Team of Translators with María Scheibengraf
Welcome to another episode of the Meet the Translator podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by María Scheibengraf, an English to Spanish translator specializing in SEO, marketing, and IT, and operations manager of Crisol.Listen along to ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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45:40
Translation Networks with Kate Lo
This episode is all about translation networks and associations. I'm joined by Kate Lo, freelance Spanish and French to English translator and events team leader of the North West Translators' Network.Kate and I chat about what it's lik...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:22:20
Business with Marjolein Thickett
On this episode of the Meet the Translator podcast, I'm joined by German, Dutch, and Russian to English translator, Marjolein Thickett, for a chat all about business. Marjolein gives us some great advice on having a freelance translatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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48:20
Pricing with Susie Jackson
Happy New Year! To start off 2022, I'm joined by Susie Jackson for an episode all about pricing for translators.Susie delves into the (sometimes scary) world of pricing to give us advice on how to price our services, how to negotiate ou...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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57:00
Personal Branding with Kelsey Frick
Welcome to season three! I'm joined by Kelsey Frick on this Meet the Translator episode about personal branding.Kelsey shares what a personal brand is, how to create a personal brand, and how having a personal brand can benefit us as tr...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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51:03
Genealogy Translation with Katherine Schober
Genealogy translator Katherine Schober joins me on this episode of the Meet the Translator podcast to tell us all about what she does. We find out how and why Katherine got into genealogy translation, what it entails, and what she finds most ch...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:12
Environmental Translation with Kate Stansfield and Rachel Waddington
Welcome back to the Meet the Translator podcast! For this episode on environmental translation, I’m joined by Kate Stansfield and Rachel Waddington. We discuss what environmental translation is, the motivations behind doing it, and challenges t...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:16:02
Legal Translation with Nicole Fenwick
Welcome to the legal translation episode of the Meet the Translator podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by lawyer-linguist, Nicole Fenwick, who tells us all about her experience as a legal translator. She runs through her journey into the fiel...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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56:38
Sport Translation with Chris Drew
In this episode on sport translation, I’m joined by Chris Drew who tells us all about what he does as a translator specialising in sport translation. You’ll hear about his experiences, his favourite project, and the challenges of his job, as we...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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32:16
UX/UI Translation with Eva Katernberg
Are you interested in finding out all about UX and UI translation? Then this episode is for you!I'm joined by user-centric localisation specialist, Eva Katernberg, who tells us all about her job and what she loves about it. Eva explains...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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