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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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- 1 weeks ago24 min
Ep 88: Words From the Ukraine: незручно (nezruchno) and лагідний (lahidnyi)
Maggie and Emily learn the Ukranian words незручно (nezruchno) and лагідний (lahidnyi) from Alexandra Shurun. They discuss the word "oofle" with Susie McDonnell. Poem by Maggie: Please Describe Your Discomfort.
- 2 weeks ago24 min
Ep 87: Word From the Ukraine: Dacha
Maggie and Emily talk with Alexandra Shunrun about the Ukrainian word "dacha" and put the word "vacation" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Emily: Dacha.
- 3 weeks ago25 min
Ep 86 Word From the Language of the Stars: Retrograde
Maggie and Emily discuss the Greek word "kenosis" with rock star priest Kenneth Katona and the word "retrograde" with astrologer Cate Root. Poem by Maggie: Retrograde.
- 4 weeks ago27 min
Ep 85 Word from the Language of the Stars: Metakosmia
Maggie and Emily learn the astrology word "metakosmia" from Cate Root. Man at Large Eric Giancoli goes stargazing in Hollywood. Poem by Emily: Metakosmia.
- Oct 1, 202631 min
Ep 84 French word Jouissance: The Joy of Suffering
Maggie and Emily discuss the word jouissance with philosopher Peter Rollins then put the word "toxic" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: The Rabbit.
- Sep 24, 202632 min
Ep 83 Geman Language Word: Gestalt
Maggie and Emily talk about the German word "gestalt" with gestalt therapist Chris Gilbert and philosopher Peter Rollins. Poem by Emily: Eat the Soup
- Sep 17, 202634 min
Ep 82 The Cool Episode: The Art of Deboxing
Maggie and Emily discuss with Ralph Levinson the word "deboxing" he coined and put the word "cool" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: Cool.
- Sep 10, 202627 min
Ep. 81 Indian Devotion: Sanskrit and Hindi Word Bhakti
Maggie and Emily learn the Sanskrit and Hindi word bhakti from Vikas and Shashi Bandhu. They put the word "needy" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Emily: In Admiration of Trees.
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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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