Podcast Episodes

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…

2 months, 1 week 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…

2 months, 2 weeks 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…

2 months, 3 weeks 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…

3 months 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…

3 months, 1 week 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…

3 months, 2 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 …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 61 Words From Hebrew Language: tohu va vohu

Season 2 Episode 31

Maggie and Emily explore the Hebrew word tohu va vohu with retired Yeshiva principal Seth Taylor and philospher Peter Rollins. Poem by Maggie: Tohu w…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 60 Words From Portuguese Language: Saudade

Season 2 Episode 30

Maggie and Emily discuss the Portuguese word saudade with Lucas Gomes and Peter Rollins. Poem by Emily: Saudade.

4 months ago

Ep 59 Words from Puerto Rican Spanish: Gufear and Chinchorrear

Season 2 Episode 29

Maggie and Emily learn the Puerto Rican Spanish words gufear and chinchorrear and speak to Nerys Miller-Baynham about the fictional Welsh saint, Sain…

4 months, 1 week ago