Podcast Episodes

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.

9 months, 1 week 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…

9 months, 2 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.

9 months, 3 weeks 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…

10 months 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.

10 months, 1 week 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…

10 months, 2 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. …

10 months, 3 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…

10 months, 4 weeks 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…

11 months ago

Ep 51 The Illusion Episode: French word Chimera (Chimère) and Hindi word Mrugtrushna

Season 2 Episode 21

Maggie and Emily learn two words dealing with illusion, the French word chimère from Ralph Levinson and Luc Lewitanski and the Hindi word mrigtrishna…

11 months, 1 week ago