Welcome to Drunk on Language! 

Here in this space, we get some alcohol and a book, usually, and talk about language.  In this episode, we unpack and analyze the book Polyglot (1970) by Dr. Kató Lomb, and take some tips from one of the 20th century's most accomplished interpreters.  In the book, she reveals her personal strategies that helped her master 16 languages.

Your host today is Professor H. The squirrels that robbed me this morning left the beer, but took the last 4 letters of my name.  A search party has been sent out.

Episode 1: In which your host, full of beer and chocolate, reads a decades-old linguistics book, in a sweaty room in the Balkans with the AC cranked up

Thank you to my inspirations, including: Drunk History, Paulaner Munchner Hell, Cheleando con Mextalki, and the Game of Thrones Abridged podcast.

''Polyglot'' by Kató Lomb: A Shrewd Analysis, Chapters 1-4 (Episode 1/egy, Drunk on Language)

What is International Mother Language Day?  Why is February 21st special to language learners?

Links: 
United Nations page on Mother Language Day: https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day

Nativlang video about what makes English special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQEzTcLH27U

Young creator Santos Tuz teaches Yucatec Mayan online.  It is the OG language of Tulum and Cancún (video in Spanish and Mayan): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwSt5Et19ZU

International Mother Language Day (Episode 10)

In this episode of How I Learned English, we sat down with Carlos, an educator and singer from Veracruz, Mexico.  He explains his own unique philosophy on learning, focused on enjoyment of the process; he learned with Zelda and other video games.  His enthusiasm is simply infectious.  

Carlos is a bilingual Spanish teacher, who tutors on the Italki platform: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6521812

How I Learned English in Mexico, featuring educator Carlos (Episode 17)

Here in the finale of Season 1 of the Aandigo podcast, we include advice for tips on learning languages, travel English , and surviving business English situations.  

Thanks all for listening to the Aandigo Podcast!  Season 2 will debut later in 2024 on Soundcloud and Spotify.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aandigo
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/31ZaWSLrTrJv7qmMMfkjHu

The best of Season One (Episode 21, Season One finale)

A Heartfelt Shook

There are only 3 ways to grow your creator business:
Get more views (traffic)

1. Turn more viewers into customers (conversion)
2. Get customers to spend more (product/offer)
3. The hard part? Knowing what to fix right now.

Here’s a simple guide:

1. Optimize TRAFFIC first if:
You’re not getting top views in your niche
You haven’t fully committed to a YouTube strategy

2. Build a PRODUCT if:
You’ve got significant traffic but nothing to sell
You’ve maxed out short-term growth tactics

3. Optimize CONVERSION if:
You have solid traffic and a product that people actually want
But you don’t have proper sales systems in place


195. Simple Framework for Growing your Creator Business

Fall Out Boy Drunk History - Brendon Urie

Punisher

Chinese Satellite

Halloween

Today we’re talking to Paul Jorgenson, founder, and creator of Langfocus, a YouTube Channel with over one million subscribers. 

Langfocus isn’t about just one language. It’s not a polyglot channel either. Instead, Langfocus videos are about the history, culture, spread, and linguistics of the world’s many languages.

In this interview, you’ll learn:
- Paul’s story
- How and why he began Langfocus
- How much work it takes to make a documentary-style video
- Valuable lessons YouTube lessons learned 
- Paul’s number one YouTube fear
- How to deal with haters
- Monetising with Patreon
- The importance of building your email list
- Paul’s best tips for other Langpreneurs

For the full article go to:
https://langpreneur.com/langfocus/

Join Langpreneur Accelerator (Group coaching)
https://langpreneur.com/accelerator

Learn more about our Langpreneur 1:1 coaching program:
https://langpreneur.com/coaching

Learn to build your own successful online language business
https://langpreneur.com/lbb

Join our annual Mastermind Retreat with other like-minded entrepreneurs:
https://langpreneur.com/mastermind

41. The Right Mindset for Building a Massive Audience on YouTube with Paul Jorgensen of Langfocus

Creatividad

We have fun with language here.  If you accidentally learn something, we're sorry.

My influences and inspirations include: Nativlang, Drunk History, Langfocus, Game of Thrones Abridged, My Drunk Kitchen, and Mextalki.
The men in my life: Jim Beam, Jack Daniel, Jose Cuervo, the Kunstmanns, Captain Morgan, Mike and his ''Hard Lemonade''.      

And Brendon Urie.