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Chapter 28: How to Actually Learn a Language with Griffin McNesby

Warmer days, longer evenings, and Easter right around the corner, it honestly feels like everything is starting again… and so is this podcast. I’ve missed this space so much, and I’m so happy to be back.

In Chapter 28, I’m sitting down with Griffin, and we’re talking about something I feel like everyone has said at least once: “I really want to learn a language.” And somehow… we never start. Or we download the app, do one lesson, and call it a day. Even if you only speak one language, it’s never too late to start a new one or pick up where you left off in school.

This episode felt like the perfect reminder that you actually can start, maybe even now, before summer hits and life gets busy again. We talk about Griffin’s journey through Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Russian, and how it was never about being perfect, but about showing up, staying curious, and letting language become part of your everyday life

I also share some of my own experiences, how much learning a language is tied to the people around you, the environments you put yourself in, and honestly just being okay with sounding a little lost at first.

Think of this episode as your little push to finally begin. Not in a “new year, new me” kind of way, but in a soft, spring kind of way. You don’t need a perfect plan, just a starting point.


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Ju and Cleo in the Big Wide World

Julia welcomes her older sibling, Mil (also known as Cleo), to discuss their shared history and memories of growing up together. The siblings touch on a wide range of topics, including their childhood experiences showing award-winning chickens and their surreal, “fear-mongering” experiences working at a summer camp in rural North Carolina.


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1OUR SHAMEHidden AlbumSelf-Released
2SETTING, THEThe SettingLoyal
3SPORTSSportsONErpm
4PEI-YU HUNGStill MovingSelf-Released
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10JOHAN LENOXFull Speed NowhereSelf-Released
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Navigating Home and Outside Culture – Episode 2

Sruti and Nithya discuss how being part of the South Asian diaspora can cause a lot of friction between the world of their parents at home and the outside American society. They talk about navigating between both cultures and how they balance family and their own individuality.


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5MIKE THOMPSON6th AvenueSelf-Released
6PAUL CORNISHYou’re Exaggerating!Blue Note
7ZACCAI CURTISCupob Lives!TRR Collective
8YOKO YATESEternal MomentsBanka
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14MEI SEMONESKurayami/Get Used To It + Itsumo [EP]Bayonet
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16ROCKETR Is For RocketTransgressive
17SOFTCULTWhen A Flower Doesn’t GrowEasy Life
18SURFBORTReality StarTODO
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22AMENRADe Toorn & With Fang And Claw [EP]Relapse
23ANIMAL COLLECTIVE“Love On The Big Screen” [Single]Domino
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25APPLEFIELDwhere are you going? [EP]Self-Released
26AUTUMN HOUSE“Rat’s in the Kitchen” [Single]Self-Released
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28VISIONS FROM THE GREY“Singles From The Tomb” [Single]Creator-Destructor
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EOT 428 Highlighting Women in STEM for Women’s History Month

Breyton Hill discusses the history of March being recognized as Women’s History Month. She also discusses the careers and achievements of outstanding women in STEM who have changed the world for the better, including Ada Lovelace, Henrietta Lacks, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. All these women and many, many more should be celebrated, especially as the 2026 theme of Women’s History Month is “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future”.


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