Language is not just how we communicate. It is how we think, feel, and exist in the world. The Multilingual Self is a series of deep conversations with people who know this firsthand — multilinguals navigating identity, work, and belonging across more than two languages. These are stories of reinvention, of the selves we discover (and the ones we leave behind) every time we shift languages.
Latest episodes
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35 min
Arndt (Business Owner) - Spanish
What happens when the words you need most aren't in the language you were born into?Arndt is German, born and raised in northern Germany, and has lived in the United States for mor…
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31 min
Sonya (Leadership Coach) - Spanish, German & English
What do you pass on to your children when the language you give them isn't even your first?Sonya Rumpf grew up in Massachusetts with a German mother and an American father of Jewis…
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30 min
Adela (UX Designer) - Spanish
What happens to your identity when you leave your mother tongue behind and build a life in someone else's?Adela Jablonska is Polish, holds a degree in Hispanic philology, and becam…
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36 min
Rodolphe (Anthropologist) - Spanish
What does it mean to earn the right to go unnoticed?Rodolphe is French, has lived in Buenos Aires for sixteen years, and became an Argentine citizen in 2024. In this episode, he sh…
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42 min
Joseph (Golf Coach) - Spanish & English
What does it take to choose who you become in another language?José is a golf coach from Texas who speaks English, Spanish, and German, and reads Latin. In this episode, he shares…