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The New York Times “Spelling Bee” word game really took off during the pandemic lockdown. But Sandip finds the Bee to be a bit exiguous.
- Added: Nov 16, 2021
- Length: 06:00
First-person commentary about using books as my "acorns" to survive the colder weather coming.
- Added: Sep 20, 2019
- Length: 10:47
Stop everything! We've hit a breakpoint, and things are gonna get dicey. This is Episode 65 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on fav...
Bought by Enchantment Radio
- Added: May 28, 2018
- Length: 04:04
- Purchases: 1
No, it's not an alternative slang form of "tap that," but it is a part that really gets us going.
Bought by WETD
- Added: Sep 25, 2017
- Length: 05:37
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Sep 22, 2017
- Length: 04:48
- Purchases: 1
You're looking for your perfect partner, but dating sites keep matching you with duds. So what do you do? Conduct an elaborate linguistic experimen...
- Added: Feb 06, 2016
- Length: 41:57
CONTENT WARNING: Be wary of listening to this episode around young children, as there may be life spoilers. Historian Greg Jenner traces the origin...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Dec 14, 2015
- Length: 25:35
- Purchases: 1
There’s a language which is said to be the smallest language in the world. It has around 123 words, five vowels, nine consonants, and apparently yo...
Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Added: Dec 14, 2015
- Length: 20:24
- Purchases: 1
It's cathartic; it's a useful historical record; and it might help you behave better on public transport. Neil Katcher and Dave Nadelberg from Mort...
- Added: Dec 14, 2015
- Length: 18:58
Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer from the podcast Criminal stop by to talk about the linguistic challenges of crime reporting. They also share their...
- Added: Nov 02, 2015
- Length: 23:05
Naming something after yourself: a grand display of egomania, or the humble willingness to be overshadowed by your own product? Stationery expert J...
- Added: Oct 24, 2015
- Length: 17:56
“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture” is a problematic statement: not just because nobody can agree on who came up with it, but ...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WABE, and PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 24, 2015
- Length: 27:04
- Purchases: 3
The messiness of English is the price of its success. It is the most widely spoken language in the world, geographically, being an official languag...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 14, 2015
- Length: 28:03
- Purchases: 1
Words are all over the place. So how do you turn them into fun games? Here to show the way is Leslie Scott, founder of Oxford Games and inventor of...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 14, 2015
- Length: 27:35
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Apr 23, 2015
- Length: 10:21
- Purchases: 1
Cryptic crosswords: delightful brain exercise, or the infernal taunting of the incomprehensible?
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 10, 2015
- Length: 16:28
- Purchases: 1
You'd think you could trust dictionaries, but it turns out, they are riddled with LIES.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 26, 2015
- Length: 15:26
- Purchases: 1
