Podcast Episodes

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…

2 months, 1 week 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.

2 months, 2 weeks 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…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 58 The New Year's Episode: German word Umwelt

Season 2 Episode 28

Maggie and Emily learn the German word umvelt from philosopher/Biblical scholar Jared Byas. Poem by Emily: The Umvelt of the Human Animal.

3 months ago

Ep 57 The Christmas Episode: Portuguese word Muvuca

Maggie and Emily learn the Portuguese word muvuca from Kika Mousse and put the term "safe space" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Ma…

3 months, 1 week ago

Ep 56 Words From French Language: Spleen and Yaourter

Maggie and Emily learn the French words spleen and yaourter from Luc Lewitanski and the AI term hopium from C. Brian Smith. Poem by Emily: Spleen.

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 55 Words from French Language: retrouvailles and l'esprit d'escalier

Season 2 Episode 25

Maggie and Emily learn the French words rretrouvailles and l'esprit d'escalier from Parisian English and French teacher Luc Lewitanski. Then they put…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 54 Words from Portuguese Language: Cafofo and Cafuné

Season 2 Episode 24

Maggie and Emily learn the Portugese words cafofo and cafuné from Kika Mousse and put the word "self-made" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 53 The Thanksgiving Episode: Word Biophilia

Season 2 Episode 23

Maggie and Emily learn the word "biophilia" from Globe Aware founder Kimbery Haley-Coleman and discuss two words coined by poet Norm Milstein: hapita…

4 months, 1 week ago

Ep 52 The Journey of a Word: Tachles

Season 2 Episode 22

Maggie and Emily learn the word tachles (German/Hebrew/Yiddish) from retired Yeshiva principal and educator Seth Taylor and put the word “utilize” on…

4 months, 2 weeks ago