The Chinese Language Division Podcast
1) Episode 23 - Out of the Gray, Into the Colors: Sijin's journey in chasing her rainbows and embracing possibilities
本期节目在波士顿 ATA 第66届年会现场录制。主持人 Rony Gao 对谈嘉宾 先思瑾，聆听她从笔译、字幕翻译到会议口译的励志旅程。思瑾分享了 ATA 集体如何帮助她走出舒适圈、重拾自信、让人生“彩虹重现”的故事，包括她毅然前往蒙特雷进修，并在国际口译大赛中荣获第一名的经历。节目最后，两人还探讨了人工智能时代口译行业的未来，以及“人之所以为人”的不可替代价值。
2) Episode 22 - Wisconsin has proposed to replace court interpreters with AI.
在本期《译声》节目中，Jessie 与 ATA 理事会成员、口译员分会负责人 Christina Green 展开深入对谈，聚焦威斯康星州最新提出的议会法案 AB 292 与参议院法案 SB 295。 这两项法案拟允许威州法院在民事、刑事、行政等案件中使用人工智能或机器翻译工具来取代人工口译员。Christina 结合亲身经历，剖析法案的起源、推动者的动机，以及其对语言平权与司法公正可能带来的严重...Show More
Episode 22 - Wisconsin has proposed to replace court interpreters with AI.
20:36 | Oct 20th, 2025
3) Episode 21 - English is the official language of the United States, now what?
In this insightful episode, Jessie talks with nationally recognized language policy expert Dr. Bill Rivers to unpack the implications of Executive Order 14224, which declared English the official lang...Show More
Episode 21 - English is the official language of the United States, now what?
19:21 | May 27th, 2025
4) Episode 19 - Special Conference Series (3) - A chat with Tianlu Redmon
Jessie hosts Tianlu Redmon in the third installment of the ATA Chinese Language Division (CLD) conference series from the ATA65 conference in Portland, Oregon. Tianlu shares her volunteer journey, sta...Show More
5) Episode 20 - Special Conference Series (4) - A chat with Liming Pals
In this finale episode of the special conference series, Jessie sits down with Liming Pals, the current Administrator of the Chinese Language Division (CLD) at ATA, live from ATA65 in Portland, Oregon...Show More
6) Episode 19 - Special Conference Series (3) - A chat with Tianlu Redmon
Jessie hosts Tianlu Redmon in the third installment of the ATA Chinese Language Division (CLD) conference series from the ATA65 conference in Portland, Oregon. Tianlu shares her volunteer journey, sta...Show More
7) Episode 18 - Special Conference Series - A chat with Aaron Hebenstreit
Long-time CLD member and ATA certification exam grader Aaron Hebenstreit joins Rony Gao in discussing his career journey and the challenges and advantages of being a non-native Chinese speaker working...Show More
8) Episode 17 - Special Conference Series - A chat with Jack, Hongyan Xu
Rony Gao interviews Hongyan Xu (Jack), a seasoned language professional with over 12 years of experience both in managerial roles at a mid-sized LSP and as a freelance translator and interpreter. Jack...Show More
9) Episode 16 - It's time to have "the talk"
Artificial intelligence, it matters less whether it is a friend or a foe than the fact that it is already here. In this 15-minute chat, Jessie and Tony explore the more important questions concerning ...Show More
10) Episode 15 - The compound effect of interpreting practice
Practice makes perfect. Although it’s rare to achieve absolute perfection when interpreting, practice does make it better. If you don’t yet have dedicated simultaneous interpreting practice time sched...Show More