Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
Episodes
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May 29, 2018 • 35min
One Tongue to Rule Them All
John McWhorter on the tantalizing prospect of a universal language.
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May 15, 2018 • 41min
The Art of the Spiel
A brief history of oratory from the Gilded Age to the Era of Trump.
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May 1, 2018 • 34min
Getting to Yes
Yes! John McWhorter on our compact, workaday affirmative.
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Apr 17, 2018 • 36min
The Story of P
John McWhorter on why the 16th letter of our alphabet is a fancy little thing.
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Apr 3, 2018 • 34min
English Spelling Is a Beautiful Mess
John McWhorter on why English spelling is so frustratingly idiosyncratic.
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Mar 20, 2018 • 35min
Did the Founding Fathers Have a British Accent?
John McWhorter on what Washington, Franklin and Hamilton may have sounded like.
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Mar 6, 2018 • 32min
No-Uh!
John McWhorter on the rise of an exclamatory syllable in English.
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Feb 20, 2018 • 32min
The Inner Workings of Out
John McWhorter on the rich complexities of a humble preposition.
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Feb 6, 2018 • 32min
Words, For Her
John McWhorter on the origin of woman, girl and other lady terms.
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Jan 23, 2018 • 42min
What's the Deal with Eleven?
John McWhorter on the etymology and pronunciation of English numbers.
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