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SlatorPod
SlatorPod is the weekly language industry podcast where we discuss the most important news and trends in translation, localization, interpreting, and language AI. Brought to you by Slator.com.
Episodes
270 episodes
#270 AI Translation State of the Art with Tom Kocmi and Alon Lavie
Tom Kocmi, Researcher at Cohere, and Alon Lavie, Distinguished Career Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, join Florian and Slator language AI Research Analyst,...
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#269 Milestone Localization Founder on Automated Glossaries, LSI Leadership, AI Fatigue
Nikita Agarwal, Founder of Milestone Localization, joins SlatorPod to talk about her journey founding a language solutions integra...
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30:49
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#268 Thordur Arnason on Why Capgemini Is Building an AI Speech Translator
Thordur Arnason, Global AI GTM Lead at Capgemini Invent, joins SlatorPod to talk about how the consulting giant is em...
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32:32
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Bizarre AI Research, Perplexity Ad Blunder, New RWS Hires
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with congratulations to Villam Language Services on its sale to InAnyLang...
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24:16
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#266 CaptionHub CEO Tom Bridges on AI-Powered Real-Time Media Accessibility
Tom Bridges, CEO and Founder of CaptionHub, joins SlatorPod to talk about how a small in-house tool evolved into a global AI-powered multimedia localization platform. Tom began his career in...
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#265 Slator Award, DeepL’s $5 Billion Plan, Merz Stirs EU Interpreter Debate
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with breaking news that DeepL is
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#264 ElevenLabs Surprise, ChatGPT Stunner, YouTube Dubs, Microsoft Interpreting API
Slator’s Senior Research Analyst Alex Edwards joins Esther and Florian on the pod to discuss ElevenLabs’ move from a pure-play
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34:59
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#263 SlatorCon Recap, Cohere’s Big AI Translation Launch, TransPerfect Buys Unbabel
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the past few weeks, beginning with a recap of SlatorCon Silicon Valley 2025, where the duo noted strong local...
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32:48
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#262 The Hard Facts About AI in Healthcare Interpreting with GLOBO CEO Dipak Patel
Dipak Patel, CEO of GLOBO, joins SlatorPod to talk about his journey into language services and the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into healthcare communication.Dipak explains tha...
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39:24
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#261 Finding Product-Market Fit in Language AI with Naitiv Founder Gayatri Shahane
Gayatri Shahane, Founder and CEO of early-stage startup Naitiv, joins SlatorPod to talk about her entrepreneurial journey and building a conversational AI tool for business communication.Gayatri des...
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26:29
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#260 Pairaphrase Co-Founder Rick Woyde on Building a Language Technology Platform
Rick Woyde, Co-Founder of Pairaphrase, joins SlatorPod to talk about his entrepreneurial journey co-founding a language technology platform (LTP) focused on simplicity and accessibility.Rick des...
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#259 What Microsoft’s Misunderstood Copilot Study Actually Means for the Language Industry
Slator’s Head of Research Anna Wyndham joins Florian on the pod to discuss Microsoft’s research paper “Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Im...
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#258 Outdoor and Action Sports as a Growth Market for Localization with Martina Russo
Martina Russo, CEO of The Action Sports Translator (TAST), joins SlatorPod to talk about her journey from being a multilingual outdoor sports enthusiast to leading a
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34:32
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#257 The 50 Top Language AI Startups of 2025
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, including the newly released Slator 2025 Language AI 50 Under 50, showcasing fifty of the most innovative a...
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29:29
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#256 YouTube Dub Fail, Propio Buys CyraCom, LSIs Cheer Scale AI Deal
Florian and Esther catch up on a few weeks’ worth of language industry news with a surge of developments in speech translation. Ap...
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#255 The Rise of Voice Productivity with Krisp CEO Davit Baghdasaryan
Davit Baghdasaryan, Co-Founder & CEO of Krisp, joins SlatorPod to talk about the platform’s journey from a noise cancellation tool to a comprehensive voice productivity solution.Originally built to eli...
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36:36
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#254 EU Language Law with Professor Stefaan van der Jeught
Stefaan van der Jeught, Professor of EU Constitutional Law at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and a Press Officer at the Court of Justice of the European Unio...
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50:31
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#253 SlatorPod Tom Elias Hanna on Why On-Site Interpreting Is Here to Stay and the Trump EO Impact
Tom Elias Hanna, COO of Hanna Interpreting Services (Hanna), joins SlatorPod to talk about how a family-run interpreting initiative
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30:25
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#252 What Are Language Solutions Integrators and Language Technology Platforms?
Florian and Esther welcome Slator’s Anna Wyndham and Alex Edwards to SlatorPod to explain the rationale behind the new industry framework introduced in the Slator 2025 La...
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38:22
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#251 Inside the LSA–Lingolet Strategic AI Partnership
In a SlatorPod first, four guests — Scott Cooper, CEO of Language Services Associates (LSA), Pablo Tercero, COO of LSA, Jerry Song, CEO of
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#250 HeyGen CTO Rong Yan on AI Video Generation and the Language Challenge
Rong Yan, CTO of HeyGen, joins SlatorPod to recount the company’s transformation from a Metaverse-focused startup to leading the emerging field of AI vi...
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#249 How to Expand in AI Data Services with DATAmundi CEO Véronique Özkaya
Véronique Özkaya, Co-CEO of DATAmundi, returns to SlatorPod for round 2 to talk about the company’s strategic rebrand and how it is positioning itself as...
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37:12
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#248 DeepL Plants Flag on iPhone, RWS Stock Puzzle
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with DeepL becoming the first third-party trans...
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