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2 Couple to Kōrero

by Vincent Olsen-Reeder & Ariana Johnson-Perez

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Epi 10 - The Finale!

September 18, 2024 · 34 min

Well team - it's Epi 10 which means it's time to close Season 1. What are Ari and Vini's takeaways from our time so far, and 'what is it that we are all looking for...?' Vini dives into a quote from his buddy X̱'unei Twitchell's podcast…
Epi 9 - Languages don't have to compete

September 11, 2024 · 50 min

In epi 9 Vini puts his academic hat on, and takes us through some of the research behind language revival and bilingualism. We often hear things like 'people can't learn multiple languages because they'lll get confused' and 'kids should…
Epi 8 - Guest epi: Carthi & Thu

September 4, 2024 · 56 min

Many of the beautiful migrant languages we have here in Aotearoa are safely maintained in homes around the motu. In this epi we leave our couch and take a seat with some friends Harthiga Gnanam & Thuvaraka Poobalu, two cousins who share…
Epi 7 - Who wears the pants?

August 28, 2024 · 46 min

In this week's episode we're talking power dynamics and communication as a couple. How can we foster great language conversations as two people who share decision-making power in the home? In this episode we talk about a book by Professor…
Epi 6 - Planning to fail

August 21, 2024 · 38 min

Ari & Vini dive into the remedy for our language woes - language planning. A boring name that packs a lot of punch. Why is it important we all do it, and why should we fail at it? In this episode we mention a couple of links: Te Mātāwai's…

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Epi 5 - Language Trauma: The new kid on the block

August 14, 2024 · 57 min

CW: Language trauma This week we tackle a pretty massive kaupapa, language trauma. We don't reckon we'll get to the bottom of it in one episode - but we do want to float some thoughts. Where does it come from, how do we get rid of it, and…
Epi 4 - Guest epi: Hollie and Liki

August 7, 2024 · 44 min

Hollie and Liki are friends raising their tamaiti principally in te reo Māori and Lea Faka-tonga, Tongan. Working with three languages (e.g. Māori, Tongan and English) is not something we talk about a lot in language chats, but it's…
Epi 3 - A student and a teacher swipe right on each other... It's not what you think!

July 31, 2024 · 43 min

Nau mai anō ki te whare o Ari & Vini! Welcome back to our whare with another epi of 2CTK! In epi 3, we pick up where we left off last week, and dive a bit more into our relationship, and our language dreams, as we have some reckons about…
Epi 2 - Ko wai māua? Who are we?

July 24, 2024 · 40 min

In episode 2, we let you into a little about our life. The life and times of Ari and Vini! Who are we, what kind of life do we live? What are our language backgrounds? The 'stuff' of life will be different for us all, but we reckon the…
Epi 1 - Are we 2 Couple to Kōrero?

July 17, 2024 · 29 min

Join Ari & Vini - two millenial Māori - as we explore life, love & our language dreams for te reo Māori within the home. We'll dive deep into the many things that help and hinder our ability to speak our languages at home, as well as how…

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Follow Ari and Vini, a regular urban millenial couple on their quest to become a Māori-speaking whānau (family) at home. What are the pain points and hard parts? What do other families do? What should couples talk about? Follow Ari (who was raised with other languages in the home) and Vini (a Māori language specialist)Are they 2 Couple to Kōrero? Let's find out!