Benny and Shannon talk to Chuck Smith, a notable figure in the language learning and Esperanto communities about Esperanto and its culture, and why Esperanto should be your next language.

Featured Resources

• Amikumu
• Innovative Languages

Mentioned in this Episode

• Polyglot Gathering
• Amikumu
• Innovative Languages
• Chuck Smith
• Chuck’s Twitter
• Chuck’s Instagram

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

• What Esperanto is and its history
• Why learn Esperanto?
• Does Esperanto really help you learn other languages?
• The lack of irregular verbs in Esperanto
• The lack of taboos and exclusivity in Esperanto
• The empowering nature of Esperanto conversations
• The unique aspects of Esperanto culture
• Going to Esperanto events in Europe
• Founding Amikumu
• Why grammar books may not be the best way to reach your language learning goals

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy