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commit 1040c235b424e1a8e9bc1b9baddc47f19e291123
Spenser Truex <truex@equwal.com>
2026-09-26 18:32:46 -0700

Add podcast episodes 22 and 23 from the phone videos

Two beach talks recorded in July and August join the Polyglot Podcast
and the muhlanguages YouTube channel. podcast.tsv lists them with their
YouTube ids, and the podcast post links their audio.

 podcast.tsv                                            |  2 ++
 ...cast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.md |  2 ++
 ...st-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html |  8 ++++++++
 site/podcast.xml                                       | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 site/polyglot-podcast.html                             |  2 ++
 ...st-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html |  8 ++++++++
 6 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
diff --git a/podcast.tsv b/podcast.tsv
index d21cd2d..565339b 100644
--- a/podcast.tsv
+++ b/podcast.tsv
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2026-09-27T01:24:50Z	23-big-problems-need-big-solutions.m4a	17158826	1056	AD6IQ5DpQ6c	Atomic Habits won't teach you a language: big problems need BIG solutions
+2026-09-27T01:01:17Z	22-conversation-and-literacy-are-two-skills.m4a	7750374	477	og0YHyVuxAg	Why your languages STOPPED improving: conversation and literacy are two different skills
 2026-08-10T00:11:38Z	stop-ai-with-this-one-weird-trick.m4a	9597391	593	T34-trDek-4	We're all going to die by AI unless this one thing happens: stop AI with this one weird trick
 2026-08-09T20:23:39Z	test-your-vibe-code.m4a	8016382	496	CsJuUGQEBrU	Secret way to test your FREAKING VIBE CODE or it will never work ever
 2026-08-08T12:50:23Z	our-ai-is-totally-fine.m4a	29439885	1820	B0rAEuhcjGQ	Our "AI" is totally fine according to Bostrom's Superintelligence, 2014
diff --git a/posts/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.md b/posts/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.md
index 9649cc7..7de9d6f 100755
--- a/posts/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.md
+++ b/posts/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.md
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ Right now it isn't syndicated anywhere, but you can download them directly from
 - [19 Our "AI" is totally fine according to Bostrom's Superintelligence, 2014](static/language-podcast/our-ai-is-totally-fine.m4a)
 - [20 Secret way to test your FREAKING VIBE CODE or it will never work ever](static/language-podcast/test-your-vibe-code.m4a)
 - [21 We're all going to die by AI unless this one thing happens: stop AI with this one weird trick](static/language-podcast/stop-ai-with-this-one-weird-trick.m4a)
+- [22 Why your languages STOPPED improving: conversation and literacy are two different skills](static/language-podcast/22-conversation-and-literacy-are-two-skills.m4a)
+- [23 Atomic Habits won't teach you a language: big problems need BIG solutions](static/language-podcast/23-big-problems-need-big-solutions.m4a)
diff --git a/site/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html b/site/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html
index 2ead842..d422e15 100755
--- a/site/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html
+++ b/site/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ learning (LISTEN NOW!)" />
   href="static/language-podcast/stop-ai-with-this-one-weird-trick.m4a">21
   We’re all going to die by AI unless this one thing happens: stop AI
   with this one weird trick</a></li>
+  <li><a
+  href="static/language-podcast/22-conversation-and-literacy-are-two-skills.m4a">22
+  Why your languages STOPPED improving: conversation and literacy are
+  two different skills</a></li>
+  <li><a
+  href="static/language-podcast/23-big-problems-need-big-solutions.m4a">23
+  Atomic Habits won’t teach you a language: big problems need BIG
+  solutions</a></li>
   </ul>
 
   <p class="links"><a
diff --git a/site/podcast.xml b/site/podcast.xml
index 5c2b0c8..3416f10 100644
--- a/site/podcast.xml
+++ b/site/podcast.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@
   </itunes:category>
   <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
   <podcast:funding url="https://ko-fi.com/truex">Support the podcast</podcast:funding>
+  <item>
+    <title>Atomic Habits won't teach you a language: big problems need BIG solutions</title>
+    <enclosure url="https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/23-big-problems-need-big-solutions.m4a" length="17158826" type="audio/x-m4a" />
+    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/23-big-problems-need-big-solutions.m4a</guid>
+    <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
+    <itunes:duration>1056</itunes:duration>
+    <link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD6IQ5DpQ6c</link>
+    <description>Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD6IQ5DpQ6c</description>
+  </item>
+  <item>
+    <title>Why your languages STOPPED improving: conversation and literacy are two different skills</title>
+    <enclosure url="https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/22-conversation-and-literacy-are-two-skills.m4a" length="7750374" type="audio/x-m4a" />
+    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/22-conversation-and-literacy-are-two-skills.m4a</guid>
+    <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
+    <itunes:duration>477</itunes:duration>
+    <link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og0YHyVuxAg</link>
+    <description>Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og0YHyVuxAg</description>
+  </item>
   <item>
     <title>We're all going to die by AI unless this one thing happens: stop AI with this one weird trick</title>
     <enclosure url="https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/stop-ai-with-this-one-weird-trick.m4a" length="9597391" type="audio/x-m4a" />
diff --git a/site/polyglot-podcast.html b/site/polyglot-podcast.html
index de48abd..6688749 100644
--- a/site/polyglot-podcast.html
+++ b/site/polyglot-podcast.html
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
   <p>Support the podcast on <a
   href="https://ko-fi.com/truex">ko-fi</a>.</p>
 <ul>
+<li><a href="static/language-podcast/23-big-problems-need-big-solutions.m4a">Atomic Habits won't teach you a language: big problems need BIG solutions</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD6IQ5DpQ6c">video</a>)</li>
+<li><a href="static/language-podcast/22-conversation-and-literacy-are-two-skills.m4a">Why your languages STOPPED improving: conversation and literacy are two different skills</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og0YHyVuxAg">video</a>)</li>
 <li><a href="static/language-podcast/stop-ai-with-this-one-weird-trick.m4a">We're all going to die by AI unless this one thing happens: stop AI with this one weird trick</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T34-trDek-4">video</a>)</li>
 <li><a href="static/language-podcast/test-your-vibe-code.m4a">Secret way to test your FREAKING VIBE CODE or it will never work ever</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsJuUGQEBrU">video</a>)</li>
 <li><a href="static/language-podcast/our-ai-is-totally-fine.m4a">Our "AI" is totally fine according to Bostrom's Superintelligence, 2014</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0rAEuhcjGQ">video</a>)</li>
diff --git a/site/postdata/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html b/site/postdata/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html
index ba0dc81..27e526d 100644
--- a/site/postdata/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html
+++ b/site/postdata/New-podcast-about-polyglot-language-learning-LISTEN-NOW.html
@@ -63,4 +63,12 @@ way to test your FREAKING VIBE CODE or it will never work ever</a></li>
 href="https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/stop-ai-with-this-one-weird-trick.m4a">21
 We’re all going to die by AI unless this one thing happens: stop AI with
 this one weird trick</a></li>
+<li><a
+href="https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/22-conversation-and-literacy-are-two-skills.m4a">22
+Why your languages STOPPED improving: conversation and literacy are two
+different skills</a></li>
+<li><a
+href="https://recentlywritten.com/static/language-podcast/23-big-problems-need-big-solutions.m4a">23
+Atomic Habits won’t teach you a language: big problems need BIG
+solutions</a></li>
 </ul>