Topic: Google Translate

2 chapters across the catalog

Dead Man Cuffed
Episode 620 22:02 - 24:38

620: Dead Man Cuffed

Tokyo, Robot Restaurant and Google Translate App

A discussion of travel experiences in Tokyo highlights the "Robot Restaurant" and a detailed report on the venue published on Boing-Boing. The hosts also recommend the Google Translate mobile app for navigating Japan, noting its effectiveness in communicating with cab drivers and translating kanji addresses.

Huge Samoan
Episode 541 48:49 - 51:04

541: Huge Samoan

Google Translate Failures, German Newspaper Article

An article about the No Agenda show in a major German newspaper is used to demonstrate the poor quality of Google Translate. The automated translation failed to accurately convey the text's meaning, which referenced Bertolt Brecht's radio theory and the struggle of independent media against multi-billion dollar corporations. A photo in the article featuring a host in an Audi is also mentioned.