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Ep 34 Swedish Soul: Vemod
Season 2 Episode 4
Maggie and Emily learn the Swedish word vemod from Tomas Walch, coin the word "crookie," and put the word "manifestation" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitkin. Poem by Emily: Vemod
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Ep 32 Irish Interludes Three: plámás
Season 2 Episode 3
Maggie and Emily learn the Irish word plámás from Leonie McDonagh and coin the term "folly space" with Susan Sechrist. Poem by Maggie: plámás.
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 31 Irish Interludes Part Two - Slán abhaile
Season 2 Episode 2
Maggie and Emily learn the word slán abhaile from Hiberno-English speaker Jimmy Doyle. Pop quiiz with Eric Giancoli. Poem by Emily: Slán abhaile.
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 30 Irish Interludes: Craic
Season 2 Episode 1
Maggie and Emily are back for season two with new episodes. They discuss meeting for the first time in Belfast in the flesh and learn the Irish word craic from Leonie McDonagh. Poem by Maggie: Craic.
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Rerun of Ep 10 Ancient Greek Anchors Plus Scarpetta Word in Action
Season 1 Episode 40
Rerun of Episode 10 Ancient Greek Anchors plus word in action "scarpetta" with Susan Levinson.
Published on 3 months ago
Rerun of Ep 9 Hawaiian Harmony Plus Wildflower Poem
Season 1 Episode 39
Rerun of episode 9 Hawaiian Harmony plus a poem for the wildflower downingia by Norm Milstein.
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Rerun of Ep 8 Yiddish Yums Plus Bonus: German Poet in Amsterdam
Season 1 Episode 38
Rerun of episode eight Yiddish Yums plus poetry from Philipp de Vries.
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Rerun of Ep 7 Spanish Specials plus bonus Swedish poetry
Season 1 Episode 36
Rerun of episode 7 Spanish Specials plus poetry by Swedish poet Tomas Walch.
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Rerun of Ep 6 Chinese Charms plus bonus Danish poetry
Season 1 Episode 35
Rerun of Episode Six Chinese Charms plus bonus: two poems by Danish Ulrick Dam.
Published on 4 months ago
Rerun of Ep 5 Hindi Horizons Plus Theme Music by Jake Labotz
Season 1 Episode 34
Rerun of Episode Five: Hindi Horizons Plus Jake Labotz sings the theme song for 50 Words For Snow: Love Advice From Grandma, one of Maggie's favorite songs ever.
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago