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Linguistics Careercast is the podcast devoted to exploring careers for linguists outside academia, through interviews with linguists employed in industry.

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September 9, 20261 hr 31 min

Episode #92: Anna Marie Trester and Robert Lawson

“How do we find and hang on to our own humanity in this inhumane capitalist system?” After completing her PhD in Linguistics in 2008, Anna Marie Trester worked in academic administration at Georgetown University and then later at the FrameWorks Institute (a social change communications think tank), all the while founding and growing Career Linguist (CL) as a “side hustle.” In December 2018, she took the plunge to focus on CL full-time, working as a story practitioner, researcher, consultant, and trainer. Anna Marie is the author of Employing Linguistics: Thinking and Talking About Careers for Linguists and Bringing Linguistics to Work: A Story Listening, Story Finding, and Story Telling approach to Your Career. She also serves as the Career Readiness Coordinator for the Department of Linguistics at Boise State University. Anna Marie Trester on LinkedIn Department of Linguistics at Boise State University Anna Marie Trester and Michal Temkin Martinez on Linguistics Careercast Robert Lawson is Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics at Birmingham City University, where he researches and teaches across sociolinguistics, language and identity, and applied language studies. He is the author of Language and Mediated Masculinities (Oxford University Press, 2023), co-editor of Sociolinguistic Research: Application and Impact (Routledge, 2016), and editor of Sociolinguistics in Scotland (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). He has also worked with police agencies in England to develop and deliver training on manosphere language and male supremacism and is a regular expert media commentator on men and masculinities. Robert Lawson on LinkedIn Robert Lawson at Birmingham City University The paper: Dancing with capitalism: Employability and the pursuit of impact in linguistics curricula (published in Language ) Charlotte Linde at the Linguistics Career Launch Topics include: – publishing journey – career preparation – linguistics departments – linguistics faculty – imposter syndrome – impact – modules – sociolinguistics – capitalism If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! Listen to Lingthusiam, our patron! The post Episode #92: Anna Marie Trester and Robert Lawson first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

August 21, 202659 min

Episode #91: Kelsey Kraus

“What if we could have an academic program that combines linguistic knowledge with engineering knowledge?” Kelsey Kraus is a computational linguist, data scientist, and educator. received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2018, where she worked on the semantics and pragmatics of intonation and discourse particles in English and German. She joined the linguistics faculty at San Jose State University in 2026 after working in Silicon Valley as a Linguist and Senior Data Scientist at Google, Amazon, and Cisco. Kelsey was a featured speaker at Linguistics Career Launch 2021, presenting a session on Human Language Technology (HLT) Industry Jobs. Kelsey Kraus on LinkedIn Kelsey Kraus on github Kelsey Kraus at SJSU Kelsey Kraus’ blog at Cisco Kelsey Kraus at LC 2022: “Human Language Technology (HLT) Industry Jobs” ( audio and video ) Linguistics at SJSU Topics include: – syntax – informational interviews – LinkedIn – Cisco – voice UI – LLMs – chat agents – computational linguistics – corpus linguistic – return to academia If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! Listen to Lingthusiam, our patron! The post Episode #91: Kelsey Kraus first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

August 4, 202657 min

Episode #90: Sarah Hendry

“My network is the most important part of my career journey” Sarah Hendry has a background in psycholinguistics, cognitive science, and discourse analysis – how language works in the brain, and how we interact with each other to get our meaning across. She also has an MBA from Temple University. Her employment in the pharma and healthcare industries as a linguist has given her deep subject matter expertise, from experience working in over a dozen therapeutic areas across audiences and challenges. She has also co-authored medical journal articles on effective communication. Sarah Hendry on LinkedIn Sarah Hendry’s professional publications Coursera course on salary negotiations Topics include: – sociolinguistics – discourse analysis – language strategy – qualitative research – quantitative research – MBAs – patient communication – publishing – AI – salary negotiation If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! Listen to Lingthusiam, our first patron! The post Episode #90: Sarah Hendry first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

July 15, 20261 hr 8 min

Episode #89: Laiylaly Mandujano

“I find my professional fulfillment outside my nine-to-five, in volunteering and working with my community” Laiylaly Mandujano works at the intersection of language and technology as a conversation designer. Her professional experience spans community work, teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and conversation design. She believes that language rights are human rights; in her free time she works in her community, organizing local tech events, networking events, workshops, and more. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and is an advocate of language access for all. Laiylaly Mandujano on LinkedIn Laiylaly Mandujano’s website Topics include: – English as a Second Language (ESL) – first generation college – Linguistics Career Launch (LCL) – networking – conversation design – automatic speech recognition (ASR) – LinkedIn – remote work – Spanish language If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! Listen to Lingthusiam, our first patron! The post Episode #89: Laiylaly Mandujano first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

June 9, 20261 hr 5 min

Episode #88: Samantha Beaver

“The secret to wealth is not to be rich in money but rich in language” Samantha Beaver is a workplace communications analyst and linguist, business owner, wife, and mother. She earned a Masters in Applied English Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Since 2018, she has applied her linguistic expertise to help executive teams, leaders, and boards of directors optimize interpersonal communication through the application of linguistics. She is the CEO and founder of Memra Language Services, a learning and analytics company. Samantha Beaver on LinkedIn Memra Language Services Samantha Beaver’s books at Bookshop.org Topics include: – research – data analysis – children’s language teaching – company culture – children’s books – workplace learning – work/life balance – entrepreneurship – experience analysis If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! Listen to Lingthusiam, our first patron! The post Episode #88: Samantha Beaver first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

May 12, 20261 hr 16 min

Episode #87: Danny Bate

“My mission is to show people how much language they already know without realizing it” A linguist, writer, and podcaster based in Prague, Danny Bate has turned a lifelong passion with language into a career that spans teaching, academia, and online media. After completing his Master’s, he worked as a language teacher before diving into a PhD in Linguistics with the University of Edinburgh. Since then, he’s become a broadcaster, voice actor, and podcast host. In A Language I Love Is …, Danny dives into a particular language with an expert, sharing their enthusiasm with his audience. Danny Bate on LinkedIn Danny Bate’s website Why Q Needs U on Bookshop.org A Language I Love Is…podcast Topics include: – Proto-Indo-European – history – historical linguistics – networking – Old Irish – public linguistics – podcasting – writing systems – careers outside academia – LLMs If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! Listen to Lingthusiam, our first patron! The post Episode #87: Danny Bate first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

April 28, 20261 hr 4 min

Episode #86: Joan Barker

“My linguistics work has allowed me to experience humanity on different levels” Joan Barker received a Master’s in Linguistics at Central Connecticut State University and spent much of her career abroad, holding positions in Africa and the Middle East. She’s worked as technical consultant, writer, instructor, and trainer, contracting with the Department of Defense to design and implement language courses. She’s currently employed here in the States as a public safety officer. Joan Barker on LinkedIn Joan Barker’s freelance journalism Topics include: – Peace Corps – TESOL – technical writing – cross-cultural communication – government contracting – language instruction If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! The post Episode #86: Joan Barker first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

April 17, 20261 hr 0 min

Episode #85: Jen Polk

“Where you land in a job might not be where you want to stay” Jen Polk is a career coach for professors, postdocs and PhD students looking to make the jump from academia to industry. She got her PhD in history at the University of Toronto and since 2013 she has guided students and faculty in identifying fulfilling opportunities that align with their goals and values, through 1-on-1 coaching, group facilitation and workshops, webinars, conferences, and through her written work, which has been published in various journals, books, and on her blog and business website, From PhD to Life. Jen Polk on LinkedIn PhD To Life Anna Marie Trester’s Career Linguist Tori Wobber’s Coaching and Consulting Topics include: – history – career coaching – job search – entrepreneurship – elevator pitches – networking – LinkedIn If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! The post Episode #85: Jen Polk first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

April 13, 20262 min

Linguistics Careercast Update!

Just a quick update – we’ve taken a short hiatus but we have so much more content to come: Interviews! Panels! Webinars! If you’d like to support us, we have a Patreon and our first Patron is the fantastic Lingthusiasm podcast ! And if you would like to be a guest on the pod, or know someone who would, get in touch via our contact form . New episodes coming soon! The post Linguistics Careercast Update! first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

January 6, 202648 min

Episode #84: Abby Bajuniemi

“Networking is work, but it’s fun work – you get to talk to smart, fun people” Abby Bajuniemi is a linguist with 10+ years of experience leading UX research and content initiatives across multiple industries, working for organizations such as Google, Calendly, Medtronic, Princeton University, and the non-profit New_Public. She is a contributing writer on the intersection of UX and linguistics for Code Like a Girl, and has published a number of articles at Medium. She is a self-professed word nerd and loves the oxford comma. Abby Bajuniemi on LinkedIn Abby Bajuniemi’s website Abby Bajuniemi on Medium Code Like a Girl Topics include: – UX research – Hispanic linguistics – networking – social media – comment moderation – implicature – resumes – LinkedIn If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon! The post Episode #84: Abby Bajuniemi first appeared on Linguistics Careercast .

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