368 Episodes

  1. Thanksgiving Misnomers

    Published: 28/11/2017

  2. Sometimes Just Because

    Published: 14/11/2017

  3. Against Strunk & White

    Published: 31/10/2017

  4. Whence Baby Mama?

    Published: 17/10/2017

  5. Este No Es Parqueo

    Published: 03/10/2017

  6. From Pidgins to Creoles

    Published: 19/09/2017

  7. Do Languages Simplify Over Time?

    Published: 05/09/2017

  8. Did Cavebabies Say Mama and Papa?

    Published: 22/08/2017

  9. New Life for Dying Languages

    Published: 08/08/2017

  10. In the Negative

    Published: 25/07/2017

  11. Why Do Languages Have Contractions?

    Published: 11/07/2017

  12. The Incredible Lightness of Being

    Published: 27/06/2017

  13. Is There a Jewish Way of Talking?

    Published: 13/06/2017

  14. Mining Graffiti for Slang

    Published: 30/05/2017

  15. That's Not a Word, Is It?

    Published: 16/05/2017

  16. The Language of Female Friendships

    Published: 02/05/2017

  17. The Euphemism Treadmill

    Published: 18/04/2017

  18. Heyo, Let's Talk About Hamilton

    Published: 04/04/2017

  19. Earlier American English—More Profane, Parochial and Provincial

    Published: 21/03/2017

  20. Like, Why Do We Use Like So Much?

    Published: 07/02/2017

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