Location:
United States
Description:
A podcast about language.
Language:
English
Episodes
Ask Not ...?
9/4/2025
Listen now | On September 15, Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield return with their trademark persiflage.
Duration:00:27:35
The American Accent Came First
7/9/2025
It wasn't until the 1800s that Brits started talking that way.
Duration:00:29:55
Oversleeping at the Sleepover
5/20/2025
Little prepositions are a big part of what makes English so flexible.
The Story of Us
4/22/2025
A brief discussion of what makes seven little words — I, you, he, she, it, we and they — so interesting.
Fire, Die, Rim
3/11/2025
Why do words sometimes sound so similar in vastly different languages? It's usually one of three reasons.
Duration:00:32:21
Hither and Yon
1/7/2025
Here, there, where; hence, thence, whence; hither, thither, whither. Notice a pattern?
Duration:00:25:49
Down the Rabbit Hole
11/27/2024
Elmer Fudd's not the only one huntin' wascally wabbits.
Duration:00:22:51
Giving You the Business
10/15/2024
Getting busy with a going concern.
Duration:00:24:44
When Is Code-Switching Inappropriate?
9/9/2024
Should a radio announcer be held to a higher standard of pronunciation?
Duration:00:27:22
The World's Largest Family
8/1/2024
Almost half of all people speak an Indo-European language as their mother tongue. How did that happen?
Duration:00:19:26
English Is Practically Naked
7/12/2024
Most Indo-European languages are decked out with gender and noun endings and other accessories. Some are wearing very little.
Duration:00:21:38
Family Ties
6/10/2024
Why are Indo-European languages spread so far and wide? And what do they have in common?
Duration:00:26:59
Going Deep
4/30/2024
Don't go thinking you know all there is to know about go.
Duration:00:32:47