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PODCAST

RushMandarin

The emotional reality of learning Mandarin that nobody talks about. I"m Gene, a Chinese adoptee who became conversational in a year and then hit a wall. This podcast is part my own journey, part a platform for other learners to share theirs.

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All Episodes

00:42:52

06: The More Mistakes You Make, The Better

RushMandarin ·

2025/09/16

Nicolas from France learned every Chinese character by hand, stroke by stroke. After a panic attack forced him to slow down, he discovered why perfectionism might be killing your language learning. We talk about burnout, the SMART framework, and why you need to forget words seven times to truly learn them.

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00:00:22

05: I Didn't Do Any Preparation

RushMandarin ·

2025/09/16

I meet Nicolas spontaneously at a language exchange with zero preparation. Sometimes the best interviews happen when you don't know what you're walking into.

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00:00:43

04: There's a Big Gap Between Being Able to Order...

RushMandarin ·

2025/09/09

Processing what Aliyang's story reveals about the intermediate plateau and why some questions are more important than the answers. When a good interview leaves you wanting to dig deeper.

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00:29:08

03: You Can Live in Taiwan and Speak 100% English All...

RushMandarin ·

2025/09/09

Anliyang spent 5+ years studying Mandarin in Taiwan but hit a plateau. His honest take on why living in a Chinese-speaking country doesn't automatically lead to fluency - and the gap between ordering coffee and real conversations.

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00:00:39

02: Sure I Love Languages and Podcasts

RushMandarin ·

2025/09/09

How my desperate message to 850+ strangers across two language groups led to one response that launched this entire podcast. Sometimes the most important connections happen by chance.

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00:02:50

01: That Scared the Shit Outta Me

RushMandarin ·

2025/09/09

I'm a Chinese adoptee who couldn't speak Mandarin when I first returned to China. After deciding to learn the language, I attended a conference and met zero adoptees who had become fluent - that's when I realized how hard this would be. Twelve months later, I'm conversational but terrified of losing it all when I return to America.

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