Alexander is a trained conference interpreter, working in the EU bubble. On this podcast, he speaks in a purely private capacity and does not represent the views of his employer.
Alexander Drechsel has hosted 67 Episodes.
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70: Leaving Interpreting? [Recorded Twitter Space]
29 April 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
This is a recorded live audio conversation on Twitter Spaces. On 26 April, 2022, Alex D, Aleksander Szojda-Pallado and Urszula Rapacka explored if life after interpreting is possible. This job is often very personal. So what can we do after or in addition to interpreting? We believe we actually have a lot of skills beyond “just interpreting” that we can apply in various contexts.
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69: The Final One
12 April 2022 | 39 mins 37 secs
hosts-only
In this last episode of the Troublesome Terps, we look back at six years of podcasting, great guests and topics, and generally lots of trouble. We also have a very open chat about mental health and depression.
In the future, we want to make the podcast available to our community. If you have a topic you would like to discuss with anyone, just let us know and we'll be happy to provide our platform to share it with the community!
Thank you for having been part of our journey and all your support and we are beyond excited for what's in store for the Troublesome Terps podcast!
Sarah, Alex D, Alex G and Jonathan
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68: 2021 in Review
22 December 2021 | 52 mins
hosts-only, year-in-review
Even in the second year of the pandemic, the Troublesome Terps didn't show any signs of slowing down and started the year with an ELF on the shelf, took you to the UK and then on an actual trip around the world, talked about AI and interpreting, why interpreter networks are a thing, joined a book club (and wrote a little something ;-) ) and closed the year with the first ever language podcastival. Phew!
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67: The Translation & Interpreting Podcastival
25 November 2021 | 1 hr 51 mins
live
Podcasts are everywhere, so what to listen to? To help you along here, the Troublesome Terps reached out to some of our favorite language related podcast-superstars and invited them to join our first ever live #podcastival. The goal was to celebrate the language industry at large in all its beautiful diversity with all its shades and wrinkles and shine a spotlight on these fabulous contributions - if we missed your favorite language podcast, do let us know and enjoy our #podcastival!
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66: Book Club with Elisabet Tiselius & Michaela Albl-Mikasa
21 October 2021 | 1 hr 7 mins
research
With Sarah and Alex G away on assignment, Jonathan and Alex D sit down with renowned interpreting scholars Elisabet Tiselius and Michaela Albl-Mikasa to discuss the Routledge Handbook of Conference Interpreting. The two guests take us behind the scenes of putting together a scientific publication, from A to Z.
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65: Ebru Diriker, Are Interpreters Who They Say They Are?
23 September 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
Who we say we are and who we actually are, are not always necessarily the same thing. Even interpreters who think of themselves as completely invisible and impartial will sometimes be forced to make some tough calls. Joining the Troublesome Terps to talk about this, her research and much, much more is Ebru Diriker. Don't miss this episode to have some of your assumptions challenged!
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64: A quick summer update
12 August 2021 | 5 mins 58 secs
All four (!) troublemakers check in briefly to wish you all a wonderful summer and provide a sneak peek at what the autumn/fall will bring.
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63: Interpreters Assemble!
21 July 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
Interpreters seldom come alone - especially, if they are part of an interpreting network all their own! Join Alex and Alex as they interview three members of three very different networks to discover, what the pros and cons of being part of a network are, how you can start one yourself and what the different "models" are. A truly inspiring episode about solidarity, common interests and mutual support!
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62: AI versus Interpreting - with Graham Turner and Henry Líu
17 June 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins
With machine translation having become almost an everyday staple in the language industry, the discussion continues to shift towards artificial intelligence and how it may impact the future of interpreting and interpreter training. To discuss this topic from two perspectives, Henry Liu and Graham Turner join the Troublesome Terps to tackle this crucial and controversial topic head on. Listen in and let us know what YOU think about our future and our possible co-existence with the C3POs of this world in the comments of on social media!
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58: The UK Special
18 February 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
In this episode, the Troublesome Terps welcome Kirsty Heimerl-Moggan and Paul Appleyard to discuss the challenges faced in the UK language market - current, previous and upcoming. From Brexit and linguist supply and demand, to Covid and RSI, to how the PSI sector and professional bodies such as the ITI have responded to the changing environment, this episode is full of information, surprises and a bit of cheek!
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57: The ELF on the Shelf
20 January 2021 | 49 mins 51 secs
hosts-only
Jonathan and the Alexes kick off 2021 by talking about a topic we have covered before: English as a lingua franca. In light of the global political shifts, Brexit and changing global travel (or lack thereof), is English still the undisputed "Global Language"? And what even IS English?
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56: 2020 in Review and our first Annual Awards
18 December 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
hosts-only, year-in-review
After a most definitely troublesome 2020 for the entire world, we thought we put a different spin on our annual Year In Review show and turn it into a celebration of the most favorite episodes and guest hosts, all as voted by you, the fans! And the award goes to...???