DGT Radio — Radio Lingvistika

About DGT Radio — Radio Lingvistika

Hosted by the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) of the European Commission, the DGT Podcast: Languages & Technology explores different facets of languages, translation and language technology.  DGT is one of the world's largest public translation services, providing translation and editing services to the European Commission, and AI-based multilingual solutions to EU institutions and external users, including public sector bodies, universities, small businesses. It also promotes multilingualism and supports language professionals across Europe. Through conversations with experts, practitioners and researchers, this podcast covers key topics such as language learning, translation, multilingual communication and language technologies, including AI and natural language processing. Languages are at the heart of European identity and communication. This podcast looks at how they connect people, support democracy and evolve in an AI-driven world. New episodes are released monthly. For more information, visit our website Multilingualism, translation and language-based AI services (https://translation.ec.europa.eu/index_en). © European Union 2025. For any use or reproduction of elements that are not owned by the EU, permission may need to be sought directly from the respective right holders. Music: Title:  Days Past. Author: In Closing. Source: In Closing - Days Past (auboutdufil.com) (https://www.auboutdufil.com/index.php?id=498). Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.fr (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.fr)

Publisher

DGT podcast: Languages and Technology

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2020

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 124 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 13: Irish: a low-resource language in the age of AI

   Host Fiona Dunne interviews Dr. Jamie Murphy, Assistant Professor at University College Dublin, about AI's impact on low-resource languages like Irish and preventing digital language extinction.

2. 

   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 12: Inside the engine room of EU translation: how translation is planned and coordinated

   Anna Holmén interviews Ivana Zeljković and Iva Vatova-Ivanova about the European Commission's translation workflow, revealing how they ensure EU legislation reaches citizens in 24 languages.

3. 

   22 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 11: Transcreation: beyond literal translation

   Host Anna Holmén interviews transcreation expert Claudia Benetello about preserving human nuance and creativity in marketing language despite AI advancements.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 13: Irish: a low-resource language in the age of AI

Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Unlike many commercial AI systems, which are trained largely on material collected from the Internet, DigiTranslation has been developing its own EU institutional LLM trained on carefully curated multilingual data from the EU institutions. The aim is to help prevent digital language extinction. Irish was one of the languages that benefited most with its score nearly quadrupling in one of the AI tests. So beyond terminology, which we now know is so fundamental, from your perspective, Jimmy, what does a language like Irish actually need to survive and thrive in the digital age? Well, I would bring it back to speakers, first of all, because I think that, and I have to be careful here as well, because I think we can create as much technology as absolutely possible, but without speakers of the language, there's no point in the language existing in a digital space. […]

Who has been a guest on DGT Radio — Radio Lingvistika

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jamie Murphy
• Ivana Zeljković
• Iva Vatova-Ivanova
• Claudia Benetello
• Christos Ellinides

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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