What does it really mean to sound authentic? In this podcast, we discuss everything about authenticity in voice acting: from the challenges of German dubbing to the rapidly growing role of AI in the industry. Plus, we sat down with an expert in this field, voice acting director Ulrike Mehnert, to get behind-the-scenes insights on the job, its importance and what makes a voice truly authentic.
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Papercup (2024). Will AI replace voice actors? https://www.papercup.com/blog/will-ai-replace-voice-actors
Audio-clip 2: 爱奇艺国漫 iQIYI Animation (May 2025) [AI English Dub] EP01: The goddess confessed to me! | Super Cube | iQIYI Animation. [Video] Youtube
Feyerke, Alexander. Effects of Dubbing on the Depiction of the United States in American Movies and Television Series in Germany. 2005. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=f3311ce818078557254b81234526c18a4b6c21c1
What does Authenticity mean in a Christian context? And what are the unique challenges of living as a believer in Christ in today’s zeitgeist? My name is Christiana and in this episode, I’ll be diving into these questions with the help of a good friend and sister in Christ.
“[ ··· ] If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
“In this the love of God was manifested towards us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
(1 John 4:9-10)
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The cover image features ‘Betende Hände’ by Albrecht Dürer (Image source: Wikimedia Commons, edited)
In our podcast, we explore how celebrities shape current beauty trends, focusing on Kim Kardashian and the Kardashian-effect. We discuss whether their decision to get plastic surgery is authentic and how they decide to handle this topic affects their authenticity.
“I definitely believe in plastic surgery. I don’t want to be an old hag. There’s no fun in that.“ –Scarlett Johansson
The interactive nature of video games has great potential for players to be their authentic selves even in new and exciting environments. Whether this is in the form of life simulators, in-game story decisions or sandbox games, the decisions you’re able to make are limited only by the code of the game. In this episode of “Nerd Out” Kaimi, Vivi, Janina and Line discuss the different ways in which player choice manifests itself and how import- or unimportant it is to each of them based on four very different examples of this.
Anne is on vacation in America and wants to go on a renaissance faire with her friends. But what are renaissance faires and what can you do there? Are they really just about history and what makes them authentic?
To solve these questions Anne asks her friends back home for advice. Come and join our conversation to get to know more.
Can we fully be ourselves if we are only speaking in one of our languages? In this podcast we, Oliwia and Bayan, explore what it means to feel authentic as multilinguals. We talk about switching between languages not only to express ourselves better, but also to connect with emotions.
From untranslatable words like “Schadenfreude” and “Fernweh” to personalities and identities that shift with every different language spoken, we dive into the complexity of expressing who we are when speaking more than one language.
In this podcast Michelle and Madeleine are going to talk about different aspects of neurodivergence and how living in our society as a neurodivergent person can negatively affect inter-human connections, even making neurodivergent people more vulnerable to falling victim to abuse.
Online fandom spaces can offer a safespace for all of those people who can otherwise feel alienated in real life social interactions, offering the chance to create meaningful relationships and connections, through shared struggles and interests.
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Neurodivergence and the impact of connection in online fandom spaces
What connects women from all over the world with each other? Does being a woman feel different in different cultures and societies? And what are the experiences most women share despite their background? In this podcast, Charlotte, Julie and Johanna are talking about experiences and challenges that women across different cultures and backgrounds share and achievements they made through the connection of womenhood.
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Thanks to the capabilities of modern communication apps and social media, digital-only relationships have become more and more common in recent years, especially among younger people. Connecting to people you get along with and who share your own interests as easily as one can do nowadays is a wondrous thing – but it is not without its problems. In this episode, Lennart and Colin discuss the advantages and disadvantages of digital relationships and try to offer some advice on how to make them last.
In this podcast a definition of parasocial relationships is given by the host “Lea” The host then explains what kind of parasocial relationship types there are and asks her guests Vivien, Chantal and Jan if they have seen a form of parasocial relationships.
A podcast by: Vivien Piredda, Chantal Schneider, Lea Zeißler and Jan Schöner
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Parasocial relationships experienced in real life.
