74 - Season 6 - The unexpected truth about languages in America

The United States leads the world in bilingualism. No kidding. Because of this, no country understands the world as well as the United States. Seriously. Ah, you may be thinking, there must be a catch. No catch—just a different way to understand the uncontested data that’s been accumulating for decades. So…how did we get here, and how might we use this newly unveiled status to the betterment of the country? In this episode, America the Bilingual founder Steve Leveen takes you through the history, context and science that have led him to this realization of America’s leadership role in bilingualism. Whether or not you’re bilingual, you’ll want to hear this good news for America. Thanks to our America the Bilingual team: Mim Harrison, editorial and brand director, and early advocate of quizzes as a way to enliven ideas; Fernando Hernandez Becerra, who produced this episode from his studio in Guadalajara, Mexico, Esto No Es Radio; Alli Torban, who designed the data visuals in the quiz; and Jen Cavagnaro at Daruma Tech, who manages our website. Music and sounds in order of appearance by: Monplaisir - Be a good punk https://bit.ly/3Xe2z4f Anthousai - 23cm glass bowl - tone - cloth mallet 02.wav https://bit.ly/3MsBh5d License: Creative Commons 0 Kevin Macleod - Quasi Motion https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion Monplaisir - Garage https://bit.ly/3XbPokd Stomachache - Take me Out to the Ball Game by stomachache -- https://bit.ly/3z65vb4 -- License: Creative Commons 0 Nikitralala - korea_baseball.flac by nikitralala -- https://bit.ly/3MuT23J -- License: Creative Commons 0 Tylermyers1992 - MLB Crowd Cheer - 09032022.wav https://bit.ly/3MsL3Ev -- License: Creative Commons 0 The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps - United States National Anthem (The Star Spangled Banner) https://bit.ly/3Mx7RTi The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps - Reveille Variation/Drum Call/Slow Scotch/Quick Scotch/Yankee Doodle/Mont.... https://bit.ly/3Tf4Qei Komiku - De l'herbe sous les pieds https://bit.ly/3z66eJk Komiku - In the restaurant https://bit.ly/3OfJTOs Komiku - Beach https://bit.ly/4e8qEjH Komiku - Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme) https://bit.ly/4g1ZyMS Komiku - Everything is groovy (how to move your body) https://bit.ly/3xejA4I Komiku - The road we use to travel when we were kids https://bit.ly/47fG2Zw