It’s always interesting to see mainstream podcast production houses getting into (or out of) branded projects. Radiolingo is the cleverly named podcast from Duolingo and partner Crooked Media.

Radiolingo

As far as I can tell, it’s the first Crooked Media production for a brand, and they’ve done a good job with it.

The show launched 8 episodes from Nov’22 to Jan’23 hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar tackling different aspects of what makes language complex and fascinating. I specifically recommend “Congrats! It’s a Language” that offers a fun dive into constructed languages - those purposefully invented for film or TV