🇻🇦 The best podcasts for learning Latin

Irene Regini talks in Latin — clearly, unhurriedly, and about ordinary subjects rather than Cicero — across three hundred episodes. This is the closest Latin has to a conversational podcast, and it is the bridge between finishing a course and reading classical authors. Assumes you already have basic grammar; there is no English.

Daniel Pettersson's site collects audio of Latin prose read at speaking pace, essays about learning Latin, and a searchable dictionary that includes Latin-to-Latin definitions. The audio is the part nothing else replaces: Latin read aloud well is rare, and hearing it is what turns reading from decoding into reading. Some material is behind a subscription.

Mihalis Eleftheriou records real lessons with a real student and walks you through constructing the language yourself using cognates and logic — Spanish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Turkish, Arabic and Swahili are covered. Completely free, no ads, no sign-up, funded by donations. The Spanish course in particular is one of the most recommended free resources anywhere; the trade-off is small vocabulary and no reading or writing practice.

Mark Pentleton teaches a genuine student while you listen in, across French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Portuguese, Japanese and Gaelic. The podcast seasons are free on any podcast app and are structured as a real curriculum rather than scattered episodes; the Academy sells premium lesson notes, video and bonus audio. Ideal commuting material for beginners through B1, and the Spanish and French series are the strongest.