Episode – 1803 : Blue Podcast Transcript Colors are something that we are all familiar with. The colors are among the first things we teach children. What if I were […]
Episode – 1716 : Why is the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?
Episode – 1716 : Why is the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order? hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript All of you are familiar with the ABCs. It is one of the very […]
Episode – 1586 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Nautical
Episode – 1586 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Nautical Podcast Transcript If you happen to be feeling blue because you feel like a loose cannon, fear not, because […]
Episode – 1534 : The French Origins of English
Episode – 1534 : The French Origins of English Podcast Transcript The English language is….different. Unlike other languages, English has borrowed and used words from a wide variety of other […]
Episode – 1526 : Silbo Gomero
Episode – 1526 : Silbo Gomero Podcast Transcript Located on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands is one of the most unusual languages on Earth. For centuries, […]
Episode – 1465 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Common Idioms
Episode – 1465 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Common Idioms Podcast Transcript Let me cut right to the chase. This episode is going to be a deep dive […]
Episode – 1384 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Military
Episode – 1384 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Military Podcast Transcript The English language has evolved organically, gathering words and phrases from different languages, countries, and communities. It […]
Episode – 1213 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: India
Episode – 1213 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: India Podcast Transcript The British ruled India for over 200 years. During that period, the British attempted to impose British […]
Episode – 1089 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Shakespeare
Episode – 1089 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Shakespeare Podcast Transcript Of all the billions of people who have spoken English, one person has probably impacted the language […]
Episode – 1019 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Volume 1
Episode – 1019 : The Origin of Words and Phrases: Volume 1 Podcast Transcript The English language is full of very quirky idioms and phrases. Every language has them, and […]
Episode – 0941 : Vanuatu
Episode – 0941 : Vanuatu Podcast Transcript Located in the southern Pacific Ocean lies the small nation of Vanuatu. While it shares many features with other Pacific Island nations, there […]
Episode – 0873 : The Basques
Episode – 0873 : The Basques Located in northcentral Spain live one of the most unique people in all of Europe. They have a language that is literally like no […]
Episode – 0869 : Ummm…..Okay
Episode – 0869 : Ummm…..Okay Podcast Transcript If you ever want to travel around the world, even if you don’t know another language, no matter where you go there is […]
Episode – 0855 : Punctuation Marks
Episode – 0855 : Punctuation Marks Podcast Transcript There was a time when languages had no punctuation. Not only did they not have punctuation, but they also didn’t even have […]
Episode – 0808 : Shakespeare’s English
Episode – 0808 : Shakespeare’s English Podcast Transcript English is a very strange language. It is a Germanic language where half of the words come from a Romance language. We […]
Episode – 0606 : Confusing Country Names
Episode – 0606 : Confusing Country Names Podcast Transcript Countries, like people, have names. Sometimes those names are long and sometimes they have a shorter version of it for common […]
Episode – 0492 : Shibboleths
Episode – 0492 : Shibboleths Podcast Transcript Have you ever met someone who couldn’t pronounce the name nearby town, or they just spoke different enough that you could tell that […]
Episode – 0286 : Lingua Latina
Episode – 0286 : Lingua Latina Transcript “E Pluribus Unum”, “Habeus Corpus”, “Carpe Diem”, “Caveat Emptor”. All of these phrases are known by most people, yet they come from a […]
Episode – 0267 : The History of the English Language
Episode – 0267 : The History of the English Language Transcript About 1500 years ago, a group of people that we would now call Vikings landed in what we now […]