‘The Fest’ Brings Live Podcast Tapings To Chicago

By Char Daston

Oct 3, 2018, 10:58am CT

Martina Castro joined the Morning Shift Wednesday to talk about her show, the "Duolingo Spanish" podcast. Jason Marck / WBEZ

By Char Daston

Oct 3, 2018, 10:58am CT

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Want to hear live interviews with influential Chicagoans? How about a night of bilingual storytelling?

Third Coast Audio Festival is presenting The Fest, a two-week series of live podcast tapings, at venues throughout the city this month.

The lineup includes the podcasts Terrible, Thanks for Asking and Intercepted, among others from Oct. 1 through Oct. 12.

Morning Shift sits down with Martina Castro, host of the Duolingo Spanish podcast which features stories told in English and Spanish for intermediate Spanish-learners. Castro will present Historias Bilingües ¡En Vivo!/Bilingual Stories Live! Wednesday, as part of The Fest.

GUESTS: Martina Castro, host, DuoLingo Podcast

Maya Goldberg-Safir, artistic director, Third Coast Audio Festival

LEARN MORE: Historias Bilingües ¡En Vivo!/Bilingual Stories Live! Wednesday, October 3rd, 7:30pm at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

The Fest’s full schedule