Translation

Radiolab

By Ellen Horne : Executive Producer, Radiolab

How Radiolab took 7 classic songs and transposed them, then translated them into 7 foreign languages.

Spanish speakers, we'd love some feedback. How does Radiolab sound in Spanish? Does it translate?

Years ago, Douglas Hofstadter read a poem. Just a few short lines, nothing special. But he's been translating it ever since.

How a brave Ethiopian reporter put himself at risk to ask a very serious question that was seriously misunderstood.

Nataly Kelly worked for a translation company that dropped her right in the middle of the most dramatic moment of a total stranger’s life.

How the right words can have the wrong meanings, and the best translations lead us to an understanding that's way deeper than language.