It was supposed to be like a good, solid ten-ish days in Norway. How are you? Back from a long journey.ДЄmory: Back from a bit of an adventure. (Laughs.)ДЄmory: Grace Tatter, producer extraordinaire. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text.ДЄmory Sivertson: Ben, man, I know you have COVID, but it's done wonders for your voice. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity.

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Nicole Chung - All You Can Ever Know & The Challenges of Transracial Adoption (The Daily Show).

'Well meaning OP and wife try to raise their adopted son in his native culture, only to find out when he turned 18 they've made a horrible mistake'В (Reddit).

'Duolingo reveals its top phrase of 2020' (Lonely Planet).

'Duolingo come answer for your crimes' (TikTok).

Show producers: Megan Cattel, Dean Russell, Nora Saks, Ben Brock Johnson, and Quincy Walters

Credits:Д®pisode producer: Amory Sivertson and Grace TatterД¬o-hosts: Amory Sivertson and Grace Tatter Shout-out to our WBUR colleague Meagan McGinnes, who brought this Reddit post to our attention. Does this have something to do with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, or is it merely a coincidence? Next, Amory discusses a Reddit post in which a father immerses his adopted son in his native culture.only to realize he's made a huge mistake. First, our producer Grace Tatter recounts the curious case of the word 'blood' popping up a little too frequently in Russian Duolingo lessons. This week, we bring you two stories about the pitfalls of jumping to conclusions.

Coincidence i think not