Not Quite Magic

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Not Quite Magic

Elena Langdon

6 episodes

6 months ago

Not Quite Magic is a podcast about interpreters. We interview interpreters (aka, translators who work with spoken or signed words) about what they do: their joys, their struggles, and how they do what often seems like magic. Elena Langdon, an industry-veteran with over 20 years of experience in the field, talks to professionals who are on the frontlines of this work every day - the sometimes hidden experts in a fascinating and essential line of work.

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Episodes (6/6)

Not Quite Magic

Jaime Russell: From medical translator to healthcare interpreter

In the episode, Elena talks to Jaime Russell, a Spanish-English certified ATA translator and certified healthcare interpreter. The focus of the new season is AI and its role and place in interpreting. Before that topical discussion, we discussed the profession in South America, how Jaime got started and what changes she has made in her career.

1 year ago

1 hour 5 minutes 24 seconds

Not Quite Magic

Katharine Allen: Interpreter Trainer and Advocate for the Profession

Katharine Allen, a longtime advocate for increased language access and interpreter recognition across all fields, talks about remote interpreting, the effects of the pandemic on the profession, and her constant work to try to elevate our reach and visibility.

4 years ago

37 minutes 47 seconds

Not Quite Magic

Bindiya Jha: Nepali Healthcare Interpreter and Trainer

In this episode we talk to Bindiya Jha, a Nepali healthcare interpreter and interpreter trainer based in Massachusetts. We spoke about her transition to remote interpreting and the rewarding experiences she had with it, working for the non-profit Found in Translation, and the intricacies of working with a language of lesser diffusion.

5 years ago

54 minutes 33 seconds

Not Quite Magic

Melissa Mann: Remote Conference Interpreting

This episode features Melissa Mann, a Spanish-Portuguese-English conference interpreter, voiceover artist, and certified translator based in São Paulo, Brazil. Melissa spoke about building a home studio for remote interpreting work, when remote interpreting works well, and the conference interpreting market in Brazil.

5 years ago

44 minutes 50 seconds

Not Quite Magic

Vonessa Costa: Staff Healthcare Interpreters Working Remotely

Vonessa Costa works as director of Multilingual Affairs and Patient Services at Cambridge Health Alliance and manages New England's first onsite call center for healthcare interpreters. She talked to us about the transition interpreters made to working remotely years ago, the advantages of language access with local staff interpreters, and the changes brought on recently by the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

48 minutes 57 seconds

Not Quite Magic

Ernest Niño-Murcia: From court to live political debates

In our inaugural episode, Ernest Niño-Murcia talks about his work as a court interpreter in Iowa and how he transitioned to interpreting for live broadcasts of the governor's daily press briefings on COVID-19. This season is dedicated to remote interpreting in all its forms.

5 years ago

27 minutes 14 seconds