Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq

Bilingual Avenue fills a specific niche that very few podcasts address well: the practical, day-to-day challenges of raising bilingual children. Marianna Du Bosq hosts from personal experience as a bilingual mother, and her interviews with experts and fellow parents go far beyond the typical surface-level advice. She tackles the real questions families face -- how to move a child from passively understanding a language to actively speaking it, when code-switching is normal versus a sign of struggle, and what to do when a child refuses to speak the minority language at home. Episodes are relatively short, usually 10 to 15 minutes, with occasional longer consulting-call episodes stretching past 40 minutes. That brevity works in the show's favor. Busy parents get actionable strategies without committing to an hour-long listen. Across 175 episodes, Marianna has covered bilingual parenting from infancy through the teenage years, and the advice evolves as the challenges change. She interviews linguists, educators, speech therapists, and parents from dozens of language backgrounds, creating a resource that applies regardless of which languages your family speaks. The show has earned a remarkable 4.9-star rating from listeners, and the reviews consistently highlight how encouraging and practical the content is. Marianna never makes bilingual parenting sound effortless -- she acknowledges the frustrations, the setbacks, and the moments of doubt -- but she provides concrete next steps rather than vague reassurance. For any family navigating the bilingual journey, this podcast feels like having a knowledgeable, supportive friend who has been through it all before.