Podcast Episodes

LinguaFile VII | Cockamamie

Episode 51

On the Yiddish-inflected origin of a crazy word, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

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11 years, 2 months ago

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LinguaFile VII | Cockamamie

Episode 51

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss a mystery word or phrase with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

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11 years, 2 months ago

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Exposure to Vape Culture

Episode 50

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo are joined by Peter Sokolowski of Merriam-Webster, Katherine Martin of Oxford University Press, Jane Solomon of Dictionar…

11 years, 3 months ago

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Exposure to Vape Culture

Episode 50

Editors at Merriam-Webster, Oxford University Press, Dictionary.com and Wordnik discuss their rationale for choosing the one word that best represent…

11 years, 3 months ago

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LinguaFile VI | Grog

Episode 49

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss a mystery word or phrase with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

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11 years, 3 months ago

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LinguaFile VI | Grog

Episode 49

On the etymology of a potent word, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

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11 years, 3 months ago

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What Does It Mean to Sound Gay?

Episode 48

Can you tell if a man is gay by the way he speaks?

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11 years, 4 months ago

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What Does It Mean to Sound Gay?

Episode 48

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk to speech scientist Benjamin Munson about the "gay voice."

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11 years, 4 months ago

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LinguaFile V | Get One's Goat

Episode 47

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss a mystery word or phrase with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

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11 years, 4 months ago

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LinguaFile V | Get One's Goat

Episode 47

On the etymology of a provocative phrase, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

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11 years, 4 months ago

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