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 How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape our echo chambers, Rough Translation takes you places.Copyright 2015-2021 NPR - For Personal Use Only Politics & Government Science Social Sciences
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  • Rough Translation New Years Message

    Rough Translation New Years Message
    Dec 27 2023
    As we head toward a new year, former Rough Translation host Gregory Warner reflects on "goal disengagement" — letting go of past goals, rather than coming up with New Year resolutions. He recommends three of his favorite episodes aligned with this theme for Rough Translation fans and new listeners. Episodes are in the show notes below. And we encourage you to visit our archives with some timeless Rough Translation gems.

    When Failure is a 4-Letter Word: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/05/738963753/when-failure-is-a-four-letter-word

    War Poems: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/02/625501009/war-poems

    American Surrogate: https://www.npr.org/2017/10/17/547332434/american-surrogate

    Discover Rough Translation's archive of timeless episodes here: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/rough-translation

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    5 mins
  • Hold the Sitar: The Making of the Love Commandos Theme Song

    Hold the Sitar: The Making of the Love Commandos Theme Song
    Aug 30 2023
    In this bonus episode of Love Commandos, Gregory Warner interviews musician John Ellis, who composed Rough Translation's original theme music in 2017, and songwriters Amira Gill and VASU, who jointly created the new theme song for Love Commandos. They discuss their musical processes, and how they incorporate stories into their music.

    Love Commandos will be releasing more bonus episodes like this one over the next few weeks, where the team will continue to take listeners behind the scenes of the show and continue exploring the themes of love and marriage in modern India. To access those episodes, sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded.

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    25 mins
  • Calling It Quits

    Calling It Quits
    Aug 23 2023
    In Episode 5 of Love Commandos, couples seeking to shut down the Love Commandos' shelter band together for a risky plan. Want to hear bonus episodes of Love Commandos? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded. Subscribe to host Gregory Warner's Rough Transition substack newsletter.

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    30 mins
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My first listen in this series. I couldn’t stop, ‘stayed up too late… What a gentle, kind, thoughtful, empathetic, transformative piece!
It’s about a small-town US newspaper that hires a Ukrainian journalist who then writes about his life during the war, while desperately trying to emotionally ignore the war.

My only critique? At the end it says he’s written for the New Yorker/ or will soon, but his name is not included in the description of the podcast and is hard to decipher audibly. Please add his name. TY

Wow what an endearing, Wang aging surprise!

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I'm GLAD I found this!!! Connected to Life in 2022 in a fun bright way.

Smart, funny and informative!!!

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