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by Maggie Rowe and Emily Garces
A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.
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- 5 days ago27 min
Ep 68 Words From the French Language: La Mie and Gourmand
Maggie and Emily learn the French words la mie and gourmand from French and English educator Luc Lewitanski and explore a "word in action" with reporter at large Eric Giancoli. Poem by Maggie: La Mie.
- 1 weeks ago32 min
Ep 67 The Pleasure Episode: Bengali word "shukhi shoreer"
Maggie and Emily learn the Bengali word shukhi shoreer from Sandeep Mukherjee, discuss Mr. Pleasure with C. Brian Smith, and talk about the democratization of connoisseurship with Paul Jackson. Poem by Maggie: Mr Pleasure.
- 2 weeks ago33 min
Ep 66 Word from the Birds: Torpor
Maggie and Emily learn the word torpor from Ballona Wetlands tour guide Susan Levinson and put the word "hardworking" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Emily: Surrender.
- 3 weeks ago24 min
Ep 65 Sanskrit Buddhist Word: Viriya
Maggie and Emily learn the Sanskrit word viriya from Katherine “Senshin” Griffith, head teacher at the Zen Center of Los Angeles and discuss “sick in bed without a fever day” with Jim Vallely. Poem by Maggie: Tiny Hero.
- May 14, 202630 min
Rerun of Ep 23 Words from the Language Of Wine: Terroir and Botrytis (Noble Rot)
Maggie and Emily learn the words from “terroir” and “noble rot” from wine educator Nora Murphy. They discover “apisoir” with Michael Alberty and “aha-mnesty” with C. Brian Smith. Poem by Emily: Terroir.
- May 7, 202631 min
Rerun of Ep 22 Words From Buddhism: Dukkha and Mudita
Maggie and Emily discuss the Buddhist words dukkha and mudita with Zen priest Senshin and put the word “karma” on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: Not To My Liking.
- Apr 30, 202629 min
Rerun of Ep 21 Valentines Day Episode: Words From Around the World
Maggie and Emily talk to guests from around the world about love and learn how people say “I love you” across the globe. Poem by Emily: galaxies.
- Apr 23, 202629 min
Rerun of Ep 19 Words From Math and Music
Emily and I will be back with new episodes in May, but for now, we have a rerun of episode 19 words from math and music. Here we go.
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A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.
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