About this episode
Danny Bate discusses his journey in linguistics and his podcasting endeavors.
“My mission is to show people how much language they already know without realizing it” A linguist, writer, and podcaster based in Prague, Danny Bate has turned a lifelong passion with language into a career that spans teaching, academia, and online media. After completing his Master’s, he worked as a language teacher before diving into a PhD in Linguistics with the University of Edinburgh. Since then, he’s become a broadcaster, voice actor, and podcast host. In A Language I Love Is…, Danny dives into a particular language with an expert, sharing their enthusiasm with his audience. Danny Bate on LinkedIn Danny Bate’s website Why Q Needs U on Bookshop.org A Language I Love Is…podcast Topics include: – Proto-Indo-European – history – historical linguistics – networking – Old Irish – public linguistics – podcasting – writing systems – careers outside academia – LLMs If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! Listen to Lingthusiam, our first patron!The post Episode #87: Danny Bate first appeared on Linguistics Careercast.
People in this episode
Guest: Danny Bate
Topics covered
- Proto-Indo-European
- historical linguistics
- public linguistics
- podcasting
- careers outside academia
Keywords
- linguistics
- language teaching
- PhD
- voice acting
- networking
- writing systems
- LLMs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Edinburgh, Lingthusiam, Patreon, Bookshop.org
Books & works: A Language I Love Is…
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