Episodes

  • Rerun of Ep 15 Words From the French Language: Flaneur and Dépaysement

    Rerun of Ep 15 Words From the French Language: Flaneur and Dépaysement
    Mar 19 2026
    Maggie and Emily speak with Chris Reuland about the French words flaneur and dépaysement and learn a very particular use of the word “scripted” from John Ekezian. Poem by Emily: Dépaysement.
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    33 mins
  • Rerun of Ep 14 Words from the Croatian Language: Pomalo and Fjaka

    Rerun of Ep 14 Words from the Croatian Language: Pomalo and Fjaka
    Mar 12 2026
    Maggie and Emily learn the words pomalo and fjaka from native Croatian speaker Saskia Neal. They discover the word hustletivity with Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan. Poem by Maggie: It is Time.
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    37 mins
  • Rerun of Ep 13 Words from the Swedish Language: Lagom and Slutspurt

    Rerun of Ep 13 Words from the Swedish Language: Lagom and Slutspurt
    Mar 5 2026
    Maggie and Emily talk to Majken Nillson about the Swedish words slutspurt and lagom. They explore a "Word in Action" with Nerys Miller-Baynham and the word "woolfthdt." Poem by Emily: Lagom.
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    29 mins
  • Rerun of Episode 12 Words From Italian Language: Scarpetta and Spaghettata

    Rerun of Episode 12 Words From Italian Language: Scarpetta and Spaghettata
    Feb 26 2026
    A linguistc expedition into brave new words. Maggie and Emily learn the Farsi words taarof and khaste nabashid with native speaker Navid Naderi Alizadeh and put the term “happy birthday” on linguistic trial. Poem by Emily: Taarof.
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    30 mins
  • Rerun of Ep 11: Words from Farsi Language: Taarof and Khaste Nabashid

    Rerun of Ep 11: Words from Farsi Language: Taarof and Khaste Nabashid
    Feb 19 2026
    A linguistic exploration into brave new words. In this rerun of episode 11, Maggie and Emily learn the Farsi words taarof and khaste nabashid with native speaker Navid Naderi Alizadeh and put the term “happy birthday” on linguistic trial. Poem by Emily: Taarof.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 64 The Valentine's Episode: The Word Love on Trial

    Ep 64 The Valentine's Episode: The Word Love on Trial
    Feb 12 2026
    Maggie and Emily revisit the Sanskrit word mudita with Katherine Senshin Griffith and the Chinese word guimi 閨蜜 with Shen Zhong. Then, they put the word "love" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: The First Year Without Love.
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    34 mins
  • Ep 63 Words from Ancient Greek Language: Kyklos and Epistrophe

    Ep 63 Words from Ancient Greek Language: Kyklos and Epistrophe
    Feb 5 2026
    Maggie and Emily learn the ancient Greek words kyklos and epistrophe from psychologist Chet Sunde and try to coin a word for "nostalgia for the present" with Arlo Miller-Baynham. Poem by Emily: I Had An Epistrophe.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 62 Words From Ancient Greek Language: Ekgona

    Ep 62 Words From Ancient Greek Language: Ekgona
    Jan 29 2026
    Maggie and Emily learn the Ancient Greek word "ekgona" from psychologist Chet Sunde and put the word "legacy" on linguistic trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: ekgona.
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