This is a recorded live audio conversation on Twitter Spaces (https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqKDqdArbLGV?s=20). On 26 April, 2022, Alex D, Aleksander Szojda-Pallado and Urszula Rapacka explored if life after interpreting is possible. This job i

69: The Final One

Apr 12th, 2022 39m 37s

In this last episode of the Troublesome Terps, we look back at six years of podcasting, great guests and topics, and generally lots of trouble. We also have a very open chat about mental health and depression.In the future, we want to make the

68: 2021 in Review

Dec 22nd, 2021 52m

Even in the second year of the pandemic, the Troublesome Terps didn't show any signs of slowing down and started the year with an ELF on the shelf, took you to the UK and then on an actual trip around the world, talked about AI and interpreting

67: The Translation & Interpreting Podcastival

Nov 25th, 2021 1h 51m

Podcasts are everywhere, so what to listen to? To help you along here, the Troublesome Terps reached out to some of our favorite language related podcast-superstars and invited them to join our first ever live #podcastival.The goal was to cel

66: Book Club with Elisabet Tiselius & Michaela Albl-Mikasa

Oct 21st, 2021 1h 7m

With Sarah and Alex G away on assignment, Jonathan and Alex D sit down with renowned interpreting scholars Elisabet Tiselius and Michaela Albl-Mikasa to discuss the Routledge Handbook of Conference Interpreting. The two guests take us behind th

65: Ebru Diriker, Are Interpreters Who They Say They Are?

Sep 23rd, 2021 1h 2m

Who we say we are and who we actually are, are not always necessarily the same thing. Even interpreters who think of themselves as completely invisible and impartial will sometimes be forced to make some tough calls. Joining the Troublesome Ter

64: A quick summer update

Aug 12th, 2021 5m 58s

All four (!) troublemakers check in briefly to wish you all a wonderful summer and provide a sneak peek at what the autumn/fall will bring.

63: Interpreters Assemble!

Jul 21st, 2021 1h 6m

Interpreters seldom come alone - especially, if they are part of an interpreting network all their own! Join Alex and Alex as they interview three members of three very different networks to discover, what the pros and cons of being part of a n

62: AI versus Interpreting - with Graham Turner and Henry Líu

Jun 17th, 2021 1h 15m

With machine translation having become almost an everyday staple in the language industry, the discussion continues to shift towards artificial intelligence and how it may impact the future of interpreting and interpreter training. To discuss t

61: Multilingual is Normal w/ Cate Hamilton

May 20th, 2021 1h 23m

Joined by the lovely Cate Hamilton, Sarah and Alex G. go on to explore a fascinating world of language learning, Norwegian children's songs, baby scientists and why #MultilingualIsNormal. A brilliant episode for every language lover and interpr

60: I Can Show You the World (of Interpreting)

Apr 29th, 2021 34m 47s

Two Troublesome Terps embark on a trip around the world in (more or less) 60 minutes for our 60th episode! From Australia to Germany, Egypt to Japan, from the USA to Vietnam and many more, we are taking you on a whirlwind tour across different

59: How do Interpreters Think?

Mar 19th, 2021 58m 50s

The age old question, that has eluded our partners for centuries. Jonathan and Alex G. sit down with Kilian Seeber to find answers. Maybe. Special Guest: Kilian Seeber.

58: The UK Special

Feb 18th, 2021 1h 4m

In this episode, the Troublesome Terps welcome Kirsty Heimerl-Moggan and Paul Appleyard to discuss the challenges faced in the UK language market - current, previous and upcoming. From Brexit and linguist supply and demand, to Covid and RSI, to

57: The ELF on the Shelf

Jan 20th, 2021 49m 51s

Jonathan and the Alexes kick off 2021 by talking about a topic we have covered before: English as a lingua franca. In light of the global political shifts, Brexit and changing global travel (or lack thereof), is English still the undisputed "Gl

56: 2020 in Review and our first Annual Awards

Dec 18th, 2020 1h 1m

After a most definitely troublesome 2020 for the entire world, we thought we put a different spin on our annual Year In Review show and turn it into a celebration of the most favorite episodes and guests, all as voted by you, the fans! And the

55: New Ways of Working w/ Elena Davitti

Dec 3rd, 2020 56m 56s

This episode's topic seems to be of a particular relevance right now at a time, when interpreters around the world are diversifying more than ever. Elena Davitti joins the Troublesome Terps and details her research on interlingual respeaking, h

54: Interpreting in Conflict Zones w/ Antonio Posada

Nov 6th, 2020 1h 7m

You think you've had a nerve-wracking assignment? Think again and listen in as our guest Antonio Posada talks us through some select experience from his time working in proper conflict zones in and around Colombia. From meetings with guerilla f

53: Starting Out as an Interpreter

Sep 30th, 2020 1h 5m

The Troublesome Terps are going live again, 2020-style: on YouTube! Together with a dedicated live audience and a lot of previously collected input from our listeners, we discuss the trials and tribulations of starting out as an interpreter, wh

52: Don't be a Bully

Sep 7th, 2020 1h 1m

Inspired by Jonathan's very own survey on bullying, both Alexes and Jonathan discuss the issue of bullying within in the interpreting space, with the help of our very own short survey on bullying filled out byaudience members, sharing very pers

51: Getting Wordly with Lakshman Rathnam

Jul 22nd, 2020 1h 13m

In our 51st episode, which harkens back to our very first episode ever, "Dictionaries on Legs", the Troublesome Terps are meeting Lakshman Rathnam, CEO of wordly to talk to him about all things "machine interpreting". From speech-to-text and ba

50: Know Your Worth with Julia Poger

Jun 24th, 2020 1h 38m

Sometimes some good ol' shop talk is in order, and who better to talk shop with than Julia Poger, business and negotiation maven and trainer for the Cambridge Conference Interpretation Course (CCIC) and the Know Your Worth Workshop. From pricin

49: Voice, Body & Mind with Rebecca Gausnell

Jun 10th, 2020 55m 37s

This is the recording of a live session that aired on 21 May 2020. Alex D invited voice and dialect coach Rebecca Gausnell to chat about voice, body and mind during an all-encompassing pandemic. Tune in! Special Guest: Rebecca Gausnell.

48: Getting Lingthusiastic With Lauren Gawne

May 20th, 2020 1h 8m

Are interpreters enthusiastic about linguistics? If not, they should be! With Alex G away on assignment, Sarah, Jonathan & Alex D are joined by linguist and podcaster extraordinaire Lauren Gawne. Lauren teaches linguistics in Australia and co-h

47: ATA meets Troublesome Terps - Live online meetup

Apr 17th, 2020 1h 42m

Special times call for special episodes. So, together with ATA board members and US-based interpreters extraordinaire Elena Langdon and Melinda Gonzalez-Hibner, the Troublesome Foursome embarked on a live online episode recording. Almost three

46: Caught in a Web of Sites with Madalena Zampaulo

Mar 19th, 2020 1h 18m

Together with ATA president-elect Madalena Zampaulo, the Troublesome Terps embark on a perillous journey into the world wide web and the various types of online presence an interpreter or translator can have: From LinkedIn profiles, to Twitter,