Season 1

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60 Euphemisms for Death!

S1 Ep6 | 7m 11s

The word "Death" has a lot of euphemisms in virtually every language.

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Popular Words Invented by Authors

S1 Ep5 | 7m 21s

We explore some of the popular words authors have created that are now in our lexicon.

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What People Get Wrong About African-American English

S1 Ep4 | 11m 23s

Here are the deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE).

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Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It?

S1 Ep3 | 11m 26s

Is it really "language," or just a digital illusion?

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What's the Longest Word?

S1 Ep2 | 6m 59s

We'll have to figure out what the word "word" really means...

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The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’

S1 Ep1 | 8m

What can we learn about our relationship to monsters?