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A*#holes and B%tchesListen now | The persistence of gender in English, from honorifics to insults.
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BONUS: 23,000 Year Old Footprints Help Solve a Vexing Linguistic RiddleListen now (5 min) | Languages throughout the American subcontinents are finally starting to make sense.
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The debate over CRT has become a debate over definitions.
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On the Singular 'They' and Slippery SlopesListen now | Language change is disruptive, disorienting and exciting — don't fear the singular "they."
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BONUS: Ridiculing Old People About SexListen now (8 min) | Untraceable words, unusual infixes — and some rather specific vocabulary — make the Aslian languages among the more fascinating.
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The Pandemic's Effect on LanguageListen now (28 min) | Do Covid masks make it difficult to understand speech? That depends on your language.
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BONUS: The First Writing SystemsListen now (4 min) | How do you unlock an undecipherable alphabet?
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What Do They Speak In Afghanistan?Listen now | Almost every Afghan speaks one of two main languages — and you may never have heard either.
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BONUS: Popping a 'TudeListen now (6 min) | Attitude was originally about one's physical position, but it wasn't long before it made the leap to mental.
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The story goes that Native Americans had a word for that plant that now gets packed into cigarettes. That story is wrong.
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The Morphing of Critical Race TheoryListen now (27 min) | Most thoughtful people agree that the idea of race and even racism should be taught in schools. So why is Critical Race Theory so…
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BONUS: Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?Listen now (7 min) | A bonus segment for subscribers only!
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