Native Podcast Transcripts Project

Open Forum
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Thank you for elaborating on this, Veral.

When you want audio transcripts in your target language, do you use LingQ exchange or any other web services?

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I donā€™t do this. In my target languages is enough content available. There is a lot stuff here on LingQ and elsewhere. Some is for free, but I bought some books, audiobooks etc too. I think it get more if I speak to a tutor. So I would spend the points for that. In English I donā€™t need scripts. I listen to podcasts without a script on the one hand, on the other hand I read books without the audio. That works good at my level. For French I prefer having a transcript.

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May I ask what English podcast you subscribe to?

My favorites are:

TED TALKS audio

http://blog.ted.com/audio_podcasts/

The Ellen Show Podcast

http://www.ellentv.com/tags/EllensPodcast/

Real English conversations

Culips ESL podcast

Just Japan podcast

http://busankevin.com/category/just-japan-podcast/

Speak Up Radio

https://itunes.apple.com/jp/podcast/supidoraningu-poddokyasuto/id656508732

English, baby!

G pod

I want to find more because I have a long commute that I can spend time for listening, but it is a little hard to find podcasts that fits my level and interests!

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Thanks for the links Yukiko, Iā€™ll have a look on them.

My favourite podcast is Outlook from the BBC: Lives Less Ordinary

It is British English. It has true life stories and includes the history programme Witness. It lasts about 50 minutes and this is exactly the time that I spend in my car when Iā€™m commuting. I like it because it is interesting enough to keep me focused and the interview partners speak in a huge variety of accents which improves my listening abilities.

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In response to another one of your comments, I canā€™t seem to send a reply to it. Another great podcast to be aware of is:
Art of Charm: www.artofcharm.com
That is probably one of my favorite podcasts to listen to. They are typically around 45 min. to an hour long. And it is usually from what I can tell free. So you shouldnā€™t have any trouble getting a chance to listen to them at nothing else.

-C.

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CodeRed82, thank you so much! I listened to one episode and liked it! It was a little bit challenging for me because they speak at native speed, but it was a good listening practice. I have a long commute to work, so this format works great as well. :slight_smile:

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Hi Iain,

I just stumbled upon this thread, and I am also willing to contribute content to the LingQ community, but as Vera and others have mentioned, doing transcripts are time-consuming and there is no reward - of course, besides the smug feeling of helping out other language learners! :slight_smile:

I just wanted to check in and see if your project is still alive. Iā€™d be willing to transcribe English and Korean content.

Thanks.