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This week we're joined by Wall Street Journal language columnist and Spectacular Vernacular podcast host Ben Zimmer! Learn all about Ben's research on the history of words like 'hella' and 'Ms.', plus how slang is studied and tracked through ti
First: someone who owns or runs a restaurant is called a restaurateur. What? How did that happen? Is 'restauranteur' a valid word? We'll get into it.Then: why do people say 'meteoric rise' when meteors are famously things that fall?Hosted by Em
Few words in the English language get people as riled up as the supposed "incorrect" use of 'decimate.' Does it have to keep its Roman meaning of "reduce by one tenth" or can it generally mean "destroy," as it's been used by millions of speaker
How did 'audible' move from the football huddle to general conversation?And why do we have both 'inexplicable' and 'unexplainable'?Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Medi
How did 'snake-oil salesman' become a term for a swindler? It's a complex story.How was 'asshat' formed? It's about what you'd expect.Today we're getting into the intricacies of vulgarities.Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolo
We talk all the time about how words are entered. But what about the ones that fall away? How are those decisions made? Let's get into it.Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Publ
Today we're looking at two of the English language's most persistent questions. First, is there an actual difference between 'ax' and 'axe'? What's up with that? Then, the great debate continues to rage over what can be called a 'podium' and wh
This week we finally address it: the two spellings of everyone's favorite North American marsupial.Plus, we do a deep dive on 'staycation' and various other leisure-related portmanteaus!Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski
Shadowy spies, brilliant detectives, danger and action. The language of spy and mystery thrillers has always been a source of captivation for readers, sometimes even affecting the world of spycraft itself. This week we'll look at the contributi
Another story from Himachel Pradesh and the Shimla village area, as gathered by Alice Dracott (Simla Village Tales).This story tells the tale of a rich Rajah and his six rich wives and his one poor one. Unable to have kids, he asks a Fakhir to
Who are the friends that, despite different paths chosen, have remained steadfast in your life?In this poem Christian Wiman recalls the changing beliefs of his friends; this one has a new diet, this one has a new relationship, this one is slipp
Luister naar twee indringende verhalen van Maartje Wortel, voorgelezen door de acteurs Isis Cabolet en Ludwig Bindervoet: 'Er moet iets gebeuren' en 'Als de dingen beginnen te draaien.' Na afloop vertelt de schrijver over de twee verhalen en ha
If you thought you could kidnap a policeman, tie him to a stolen bear, then push them both in the canal and wonder off without any consequences, think again! Join us this week as Pierre's dark, bear filled past rears its furry head to cause mod
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This, our inaugral episode kicks off the NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS podcast with a tale of horror from beyond the stars. Our humble narrator Kristin Holland performs J A Konrath's 'Symbios'.
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