Selected Media Interviews

Lies we tell ourselves about multilingualism Interview with Ingrid Piller, Language on the Move. January 2, 2024.

Can we ever unthink linguistic nationalism? Interview with Ingrid Piller, Language on the Move. October 4, 2021.

Is joy the same in every language? Here’s how learning unfamiliar words can take us on epic journeys even when we can’t travel. Interview with Jen Rose Smith, National Geographic, December 22, 2020.

Damit wir uns richtig verstehen. Interview in German, Die Zeit, June 25, 2020.

Hagen-forsvinningen: Trusselbrevet Språkdetaljen politiet avslørte. Interview in Norwegian, Dagbladet, June 8, 2020.

Many people misunderstand their rights during police interrogations. Interview with Fillip-André Baarøy, University of Oslo, October 16, 2017.

How falling in love can help you learn a language. BBC, November 2016.

Thinking in English. Interview with Rita Forbes, Spotlight, Munich, Germany, April 2016.

How to learn 30 languages? BBC, May 2015.

Episode 2: Do you know Miranda? Radio Coffeehouse, October 2014.

How do people lose their native language? Interview with Taylor Brown for BBC news magazine, June 3, 2014.

Interview with George Walkden. New Books in Language, March 29, 2014.

Interview with Alan Yu. NPR, January 02, 2014.

Intervew with Dan Damon. BBC World Service, November 19, 2013.

The Bilingual Mind. Interview with François Grosjean for Psychology Today, October 31, 2013.

Linguistic tensions in Ukraine. Interview in French, Le Devoir, Canada, July 14, 2012.

Linguistic situation in Ukraine. Interview in Ukrainian, Deutsche Welle, Germany, January 10, 2012.

"What if your child refuses to speak your language". Interview in Russian, Baby Reporter website, Luxembourg, January 11, 2012.