Podcasts
A daily podcast from every Shadow
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Mandarin Shadow Daily
Mandarin Shadow · in Mandarin Chinese and English
A new Mandarin lesson every day, made for listening with no screen: graded stories to shadow, grammar taken apart, survival phrases for China, listening quizzes, a chat between a learner and a native speaker, a weekly audio drama and slow Chinese news. Every episode is graded to an HSK level and leaves you pauses to speak out loud.
2026-11-13 · 6:01
Learning Burst (HSK 2): Splitting the Bill with Friends 朋友一起付钱 (péngyou yìqǐ fù qián)
2026-11-10 · 12:19
Basics 3 (below HSK 1): The Neutral Tone 轻声 (qīng shēng)
2026-11-10 · 5:43
Learning Burst (HSK 1): Seeing a Doctor When You Feel Ill 看医生：我很不舒服 (kàn yīshēng: wǒ hěn bù shūfu)
French Shadow Daily
French Shadow · in French and English
A new French lesson every day for English speakers, made for listening with no screen: graded stories to shadow, grammar taken apart, survival French for the boulangerie, the métro and the pharmacie, listening quizzes, a café chat between a learner and a native French speaker, a weekly audio drama and slow French news. Every episode is graded to a CEFR level (A1 to C2) and leaves you pauses to speak out loud.
2026-11-09 · 4:52
Learning Burst (A1): Splitting the Bill with Friends On partage l’addition
2026-11-07 · 10:37
French Audio Drama: The Open Window, Part 3 (A2): Splitting the Bill in Brussels L’addition
2026-11-05 · 5:28
Learning Burst (A1): Trying On Clothes J’essaie une veste
Spanish Shadow Daily
Spanish Shadow · in Spanish and English
A new Spanish lesson every day for English speakers, made for listening with no screen: graded stories to shadow, grammar taken apart, survival Spanish for the farmacia, the mercado and the metro, listening quizzes, a café chat between a learner and a native speaker from Spain, a weekly audio drama and slow Spanish news. Every episode is graded to a CEFR level (A1 to C2) and leaves you pauses to speak out loud.
2026-11-07 · 12:51
Spanish Audio Drama: The Neighbour's Secret, Part 3 (A2): Good News and a Strange Card Una buena noticia
2026-11-05 · 5:11
Learning Burst (A1): Splitting the Bill with Friends Pagamos la cuenta
2026-11-03 · 12:17
Basics 2 (below A1): The Five Vowels Las cinco vocales
Japanese Shadow Daily
Japanese Shadow · in Japanese and English
A new Japanese lesson every day for English speakers, made for listening with no screen: graded stories to shadow, grammar taken apart, survival Japanese for the konbini, the train station and the ramen shop, listening quizzes, a café chat between a learner and a native speaker from Tokyo, a weekly audio drama and slow Japanese news. Every episode is graded to a JLPT level (N5 to N1) and leaves you pauses to speak out loud.
2026-11-09 · 4:32
Learning Burst (N5): Setting Up a New Phone あたらしいスマホ
2026-11-08 · 17:00
Slow Japanese News (N4 & N3): Final Autumn Leaves Forecast: A Little Late 秋のこうよう、最後の予報
2026-11-07 · 12:19
Japanese Audio Drama: The Lost Umbrella, Part 2 (N4): A Surprise at the Cinema 映画館でのふしぎ
Shadow of Self Daily
Shadow of Self · in English
A daily conversation about how to live well today: relationships, work, health, habits, technology, emotions and meaning, checked against their sources.
2026-11-13 · 23:52
The Ideas of Alfred Adler, Part 3 of 3: Community feeling and contribution
2026-11-12 · 24:37
Waiting for a sign before a big decision?
2026-11-11 · 20:43
The Ideas of Alfred Adler, Part 2 of 3: The separation of tasks and the courage to be disliked