The World in Words 70: Bilingual metaphors, the passion of place name changes, and interpreting for the LA Dodgers

Nobel literature prize winner Herta Mueller dreamed up metaphors in a mix of her native German and the Romanian she learned at school. Try translating that into English. Also, a conversation with the author of “Whatever Happened to Tanganika? The Place Names that History Left Behind.” And a profile of the man the Los Angeles Dodgers hired to interpret for the team’s Japanese players; it helps that he also speaks fluent Spanish.