Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
Episodes
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Feb 23, 2015 • 36min
Sex Workers
The rise and fall of the feminine ending.
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Feb 9, 2015 • 27min
LinguaFile VIII | Quiz
On the etymology of a puzzling word, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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Jan 26, 2015 • 40min
The Many Lives of Anna Karenina
Just how faithful should a translator be to the original?
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Jan 16, 2015 • 35min
LinguaFile VII | Cockamamie
On the Yiddish-inflected origin of a crazy word, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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Dec 29, 2014 • 52min
Exposure to Vape Culture
Editors at Merriam-Webster, Oxford University Press, Dictionary.com and Wordnik discuss their rationale for choosing the one word that best represents 2014.
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Dec 15, 2014 • 29min
LinguaFile VI | Grog
On the etymology of a potent word, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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Dec 1, 2014 • 39min
What Does It Mean to Sound Gay?
Can you tell if a man is gay by the way he speaks?
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Nov 17, 2014 • 34min
LinguaFile V | Get One's Goat
On the etymology of a provocative phrase, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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Nov 3, 2014 • 28min
Number Theory
How many blackbirds were baked in that pie?
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Oct 20, 2014 • 43min
LinguaFile IV | Snark
On the etymology of a sarcastic word, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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