Words of the Week are coming out of the woodwork, and who better to work through them with us than Grant Barrett of A Way…
Our Mailbag is once again full of questions, and podcasting luminary Helen Zaltzman is here to help us answer them! Listen to this episode Download…
Language helps us build and maintain social relationships. Cults — however we define them — exploit this function and subvert it for their own ends.…
We’re taking over Pint of Science (or are they taking over us?) for this episode! Three researchers are presenting their work in language, and they’ll…
Are fish wet? What is bi-weekly? And which Monday is next Monday? We’re solving some of the thorniest problems in semantics by voting, because that’s…
It joins, it divides. It’s disappearing in some places, but it’s stronger than ever in others. For this episode, we’re talking to Professor Pardis Mahdavi,…
Who listens to the show more closely than anyone (except possibly Daniel)? It’s Maya Klein, who transcribes every word we say in excruciating detail. What…
For many students, university opens up new frontiers of learning — and new ways to be marginalised for their language use. A new book explores the…
We’re tackling these Mailbag questions with the help of the Layman’s Linguist! Listen to this episode Download this episode Patreon supporters Huge thanks to all…
What’s a corpsicle? How old is the word hyperspace? Who was the first writer to use the term warp drive? These and many other terms…