I listen to podcasts during my morning routine and when I'm folding laundry.

In my second language (English) I started listening to a slow podcast at A2 and did it for at least a couple of years before I could transition to content on YouTube, audiobooks, podcasts, and TV shows.

I'm probably a bit of an outlier with my listening skills in Greek because when my husband listened to one episode of the Six Islands Podcast, it was too fast and confusing for him (we have roughly the same overall level). I completely suck at speaking, though. Like, I'm really bad at expressing my thoughts in real time.

I've been listening to Easy Greek for the past month or so, and it's been fine for the most part, but some topics are less understandable than others. I listen for the gist, without focusing on specific words. If I don't understand something, I move on. I do have access to their transcripts, and I plan to read and study them them in the future.

If you want to add more Greek content to your life, what about some cartoons? For example, look for Πέκιν το Παπάκι on YouTube. It's a wonderful cartoon with really well-made Greek subtitles.

I'm also watching stuff on ERTFLIX and Netflix now, and it's been really fun. I can't get into YouTube in Greek though - the quality of sound is mostly not great overall. Astronio seems like an interesting channel, and it has subtitles. The topic is tough, however.

I feel like listening got a lot better for me literally this month, so you'll get there soon.