Rough Translation
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| hosting = Gregory Warner
| genre = Culture
| language = English
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| began = 14 August 2017
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| url = {{URL|https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/rough-translation}}
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Rough Translation is an American podcast from NPR that tells stories from around the world that have relevance to a U.S. audience. It debuted in 2017 and was hosted by Gregory Warner, a former NPR foreign correspondent.{{cite web |title=Gregory Warner |url=https://www.npr.org/people/172020165/gregory-warner |publisher=NPR |access-date=5 June 2022 |language=en}} It was canceled by NPR in 2023.{{cite web |title=NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165559810/npr-layoffs-cancels-podcasts-invisibilia-rough-translation | publisher=NPR |access-date=23 March 2022 |language =en}}
Program
NPR describes the program as "a podcast that tells stories from far off places that hit close to home."
The first season had seven episodes, and the second an additional five. The third season, the first to have an explicit theme, was about rebels and had 26 episodes. The fourth season, about scandal, had seven episodes. The fifth season, about cultural identity, had eight episodes. The sixth season began with a seven-part series about the civilian-military cultural divide. It continued through April 2022. The seventh season, about work culture, began in June 2022.
Reception
The podcast has received positive critical reception.{{cite news |last1=Ugwu |first1=Reggie |title=The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/arts/best-podcasts.html |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=1 December 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Lett |first1=Phoebe |title=Travel The World With Your Ears |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/at-home/coronavirus-travel-podcasts.html |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=18 July 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Greenberg |first1=Jake |title=On Rough Translation, Reporters Investigate Their Obsessions |url=https://podcastreview.org/review/rough-translation/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=Podcast Review |publisher=Los Angeles Review of Books |date=11 July 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Raman |first1=Usha |title=Podcast review of Rough Translation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/podcast-review-rough-translation/article25454628.ece |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=10 November 2018 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Mallenbaum |first1=Carly |title=Podcast Pick: NPR's 'Rough Translation' gets listeners out of their bubbles |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/08/26/npr-rough-translation-podcast/599709001/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=USA Today |date=26 August 2017}}
References
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External links
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