Summer time tip: learn a language

What to do these months when your regular podcasts are on a summer break and you, the listener, actually has more time to spend on listening. Gotten past the backlog yet? Here is something new to try: why not take up a foreign language through podcast?

Podcasting is highly developed in the realm of language learning and although a lot of good content comes at a premium, also a lot is free. If you search 'learn nn through podcast', especially when nn is a rather commonly used language, you will find an astonishing amount of productions. Many are very similar and most of the free content is on beginners level, but through a couple of sessions of initial listening you can certainly identify the podcast that matches your level and preferences.

For example pick up some French. Here is a quick sample of what I collected when I was looking for a refresher of my high school French:

Beginners:
French for beginners; Real life French (feed)
Learn French by Podcast (feed)
Learn French With Alexa (feed)
Learn French with daily podcasts (feed)
The FrenchPodClass - Frenchie Productions (feed)

More advanced:

One thing in a French day (feed)

More learning language on Anne is a Man:
Learn German through podcast,
Learn Hebrew through podcast,

Learn Dutch through podcast.

Tour de France podcasts

Seamlessly I moved from following the World Cup to following the Tour de France. Last year I had a hard time finding relevant podcasts. This year I put in some more effort and here is where I started:

ITV Tour de France Podcast (feed)

The Cycling News Podcast (feed)

VeloCast (feed)

Le Journal du Tour (Radio Sud) (feed) (in French)