60: The Crossworld (with Hayley Gold)
Language isn't just for communication — it's fun. For over a hundred years, crosswords have served as entertainment, and even been blamed for society's ills. Turns out crosswords are serious business....
13 Sep 20221h 49min
59: Mailbag of Ew
In which we get together for a chat, talk about stuff we like, and — oh, yeah — answers a few questions from our great listeners. Other languages have a word for late morning, before noon. Why doesn'...
30 Aug 20221h 13min
58: Expression Unleashed (with Thom Scott-Phillips and Joshua Blackburn)
Today, we communicate. But once, we didn't. What had to happen in our brains to make communication possible? And why don't other animals do it like we do? We talk to Dr Thom Scott-Phillips about his n...
3 Aug 20221h 46min
57: Potluck (live, with friends)
Our friends, listeners, and patrons give us so many great stories, news, and words, so for this live episode, we're having them tell these language stories in their own words. Thanks to PharaohKatt, L...
27 Juli 20221h 26min
56: Diego's Digest
Our listeners and patrons send in so many great ideas, stories, and words. For this episode, listener and prolific contributor Diego has put together an entire show for our edification. ASL may have ...
14 Juli 20221h 5min
54: Slang (with Jonathon Green)
It's crude. It's rude. And it's a lot of fun. Slang has been with us for as long as people didn't want others to understand what they were about. But what exactly is it? And has the nature of slang ch...
15 Juni 20221h 37min
53: Mailbag of Compounds (with Tiger Webb)
Language titan Tiger Webb is helping us with our voluminous Mailbag. Hedvig is giving her annual Eurovision language roundup. And we're sorting through the lexicon of the 2022 Australian election. Is...
31 Maj 20221h 32min
