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Rerun of Ep 18 Words from the Hebrew Language: Asir Toda and Nefesh
Maggie and Emily learn Hebrew words asir toda and nefesh from native speaker Leila Eden. Reporter at large Peter Baynham reports on the Finnish word …
13 hours ago
Rerun of Ep 16 Words From the Pashto Language: Khomar and Melamastia
Maggie and Emily learn the words khomar and melamastia from native speaker Sanjar Qiam. They speak with Italian actress Laura James about the Italian…
1 week, 1 day ago
Rerun of Ep 15 Words From the French Language: Flaneur and Dépaysement
Maggie and Emily speak with Chris Reuland about the French words flaneur and dépaysement and learn a very particular use of the word “scripted” from …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Rerun of Ep 14 Words from the Croatian Language: Pomalo and Fjaka
Maggie and Emily learn the words pomalo and fjaka from native Croatian speaker Saskia Neal. They discover the word hustletivity with Bonnie Harvey an…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Rerun of Ep 13 Words from the Swedish Language: Lagom and Slutspurt
Maggie and Emily talk to Majken Nillson about the Swedish words slutspurt and lagom. They explore a "Word in Action" with Nerys Miller-Baynham and th…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Rerun of Episode 12 Words From Italian Language: Scarpetta and Spaghettata
A linguistc expedition into brave new words. Maggie and Emily learn the Farsi words taarof and khaste nabashid with native speaker Navid Naderi Aliza…
1 month, 1 week ago
Rerun of Ep 11: Words from Farsi Language: Taarof and Khaste Nabashid
A linguistic exploration into brave new words. In this rerun of episode 11, Maggie and Emily learn the Farsi words taarof and khaste nabashid with na…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ep 64 The Valentine's Episode: The Word Love on Trial
Season 2 Episode 34
Maggie and Emily revisit the Sanskrit word mudita with Katherine Senshin Griffith and the Chinese word guimi 閨蜜 with Shen Zhong. Then, they put the w…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ep 63 Words from Ancient Greek Language: Kyklos and Epistrophe
Season 2 Episode 33
Maggie and Emily learn the ancient Greek words kyklos and epistrophe from psychologist Chet Sunde and try to coin a word for "nostalgia for the prese…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Ep 62 Words From Ancient Greek Language: Ekgona
Season 2 Episode 32
Maggie and Emily learn the Ancient Greek word "ekgona" from psychologist Chet Sunde and put the word "legacy" on linguistic trial with judge Matthew …
2 months ago