Not Quite Magic

Sep 30 2024 6 ep. 46 mins 3
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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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Jaime Russell: From medical translator to healthcare interpreter

Sep 30 2024 65 mins  
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.

Katharine Allen: Interpreter Trainer and Advocate for the Profession

Dec 31 2020 37 mins  
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.

Bindiya Jha: Nepali Healthcare Interpreter and Trainer

Aug 26 2020 54 mins  
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.

Melissa Mann: Remote Conference Interpreting

Aug 02 2020 44 mins  
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.

Vonessa Costa: Staff Healthcare Interpreters Working Remotely

Jun 17 2020 48 mins  
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 COV

Ernest Niño-Murcia: From court to live political debates

May 26 2020 27 mins  
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.