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Season 1
2021 · 54 episodes
E1
The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’
Mar 24, 2021
E2
What's the Longest Word?
Apr 14, 2021
E3
Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It?
May 5, 2021
E4
What People Get Wrong About African-American English
Jun 16, 2021
E5
Popular Words Invented by Authors
Jul 28, 2021
E6
60 Euphemisms for Death!
Sep 20, 2021
E7
Is Swearing Good for Your Brain?
Jan 20, 2022
E8
How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes?
Feb 24, 2022
E9
The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling
Mar 24, 2022
E10
Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot
Apr 21, 2022
E11
Is Gossip... Good?
May 26, 2022
E12
Foreign Words We Need in English
Jun 23, 2022
E13
Is Bilingualism a Superpower?
Jul 28, 2022
E14
The Stories Behind Food Names
Aug 25, 2022
E15
Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop
Sep 22, 2022
E16
Why Sign Language Was Banned in America
Oct 27, 2022
E17
How Brands Ruin Slang
Jan 26, 2023
E18
Is "R" a Vowel?
Feb 23, 2023
E19
Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names
Mar 23, 2023
E20
How English Took Over the World
Apr 20, 2023
E21
The Weird History of Invented Languages
May 25, 2023
E22
How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages
Jun 22, 2023
E23
What Brain Damage Reveals About Language
Jul 27, 2023
E24
Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking?
Aug 24, 2023
E25
How the Colors Got Their Names
Sep 21, 2023
E26
The Most Extreme Place Names
Oct 19, 2023
E27
How Language Nerds Solve Crimes
Jan 25, 2024
E28
Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?
Feb 22, 2024
E29
Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?
Mar 21, 2024
E30
Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?
Apr 26, 2024
E31
Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion?
May 30, 2024
E32
How Cults Use Language to Control
Jun 20, 2024
E33
What Is Your Body Telling People?
Jul 25, 2024
E34
Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon?
Aug 22, 2024
E35
You Were Probably Taught to Read Wrong
Sep 19, 2024
E36
Is English a Creole?
Oct 31, 2024
E37
Can TV Change the Way We Speak?
Nov 21, 2024
E38
The Ancient Origins of Body Words
Jan 30, 2025
E39
How Languages Die
Feb 27, 2025
E40
Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words
Apr 3, 2025
E41
Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics
Apr 24, 2025
E42
Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From?
May 22, 2025
E43
These Magic Words Are REAL!
Jun 26, 2025
E44
Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language?
Jul 24, 2025
E45
Popular Word Origins That Are Totally WRONG
Aug 21, 2025
E46
The 2,000 Year Evolution of Punctuation
Sep 23, 2025
E47
How Brands Use Linguistics to Control Your Mind
Oct 28, 2025
E48
Why Linguists Love What's Happening with K-Pop
Feb 3, 2026
E49
Lying Is Way More Complicated Than You Think
Mar 3, 2026
E50
Why We All Disagree on How to Talk About Time
Mar 31, 2026
E51
Why Every Generation Uses This One Slang Word
Apr 28, 2026
E52
The Problem with Judges Acting Like Linguists
May 26, 2026
E53
Why Are There So Few Words for Smells?
Jun 23, 2026
E54
The People Trying to Control Language
Jul 21, 2026
E55
Does "Baby Talk" Have a Purpose?
Aug 17, 2026
~ to be continued ~
