Slate Debates
Slate Podcasts
A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most.
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Oct 29, 2019 • 35min
Zombie English
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.Long-dead elements of the language still haunt our everyday speech.Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019 • 38min
Let's Do Lunch
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.Come table-hopping as we discuss the linguistic quirks of some mealtime terms.Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 1, 2019 • 37min
How to Think Like a Linguist
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.Never mind those 26 letters—the English language has 44 unique sounds.Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2019 • 41min
Has English Gotten Less Complex?
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.English has shed many of its nuances over the centuries. Take pronouns, for example.Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 3, 2019 • 37min
S#!t, Hell and Darn
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.Curse words can reveal a lot about language. S#!t, hell and darn, to name three, contain countless linguistic lessons.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/podcastsplus. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2019 • 46min
This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.From Madagascar to Easter Island, Austronesian tongues traveled far and wide with early seafarers.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/podcastsplus.Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 6, 2019 • 42min
Language vs. Dialect
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.The difference between a language and a dialect is mostly meaningless and entirely political.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/podcastsplus. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2019 • 39min
The Internet Loves the Exclamation Point!!
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.A conversation with linguist Gretchen McCulloch about her new book, Because Internet.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/podcastsplus. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 9, 2019 • 47min
Why Is "Ph" Pronounced That Way?
Why is ph pronounced that way? The answer is positively phantastic.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/podcastsplus. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 25, 2019 • 48min
Does Language Affect Thought?
We revisit the popular notion that our language helps shapes our worldview.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/podcastsplus. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyEmail: lexiconvalley@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
