Languages through Music

If anybody is dedicated to multilingualism, it is this guy right here! Founder of the Polyglot Conference, Richard Simcott joins us to explore how music opened doors to literally dozens of languages.

From Eurovision to unexpected Icelandic covers, this episode celebrates the melodies that make languages come alive. This Official Bard of Cornwall shares his linguistic and musical insight and talks us through a very multilingual mixtape.

Thank you, Richard, for being the 50th guest on the Languages through Music podcast!

Photo taken at the last Polyglot Conference in Taipei, 2025. See you at the next one in Bologna, 18-20 November 2026!

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At The Polyglot Gathering in Prague a couple of years back, I met mi hermano, multilingual language coach and educator Guillermo Manzano-Fabre. Growing up in Germany, Guillermo speaks Spanish, German, Italian, English, French, Mandarin, Swahili, and has started studying Farsi. From Cuban classics and French hip-hop to Swahili beats and Chinese rap, this conversation explores how music accelerates language learning, deepens cultural understanding, and builds confidence beyond the classroom.

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Barrister and language justice activist Ife Thompson, founder of the Black British English podcast and BLAM UK, joins LTM to explore language, power, and resistance. From Black British English and Creoles to Yoruba and music as memory, this episode unpacks why language is central to identity, justice, and liberation.
In this episode, Ife traces her journey into linguistic justice through Black history, radical thought, and lived experience, challenging the idea that Creole languages are anything less than complete systems of culture, memory, and autonomy.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in language justice, Black history, decolonisation, and the radical idea that how we speak is deeply tied to how free we are.

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Meet Chisomo Banzi, the futuristic visionary behind Speakeasy 3D and Constellations!Constellations is a VR vocabulary learning app launching Saturday on Meta Quest. It combines the memory palace technique with spaced repetition - words float around you as points of light, you grab them and speak them aloud. Free early access, looking for feedback from language learners."www.languagesthroughmusic.comJoin us on Skool! www.skool.com/languagesthroughmusic#speakeasy3D #chisomobanzi #taipei #zimbabwe #shona #virtualreality

Milton Foster is a polyglot creative powerhouse: musician, producer, audio engineer, filmmaker, and founder of the Language Link Up.
From serenading the ladies in a salon at age 5 with Bob Marley tunes, to discovering a passion for languages as a teenager, in this episode Milton shares the sounds that shaped and inspired him. @thejamaicanpolyglot

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