Otherwords - All Episodes
Season 1 / Year 2021
Episode | Name | Airdate |
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2021-03-24 | The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster' | Mar 24, 2021 |
2021-04-14 | What's the Longest Word? | Apr 14, 2021 |
2021-05-05 | From Alan Turing to GPT-3: The Evolution of Computer Speech | May 5, 2021 |
2021-06-16 | What People Get Wrong About African-American English | Jun 16, 2021 |
2021-07-28 | Popular Words Invented by Authors | Jul 28, 2021 |
2021-09-20 | 60 Euphemisms for Death! | Sep 20, 2021 |
Season 2 / Year 2022
Episode | Name | Airdate |
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2022-01-20 | Is Swearing Good for Your Brain? | Jan 20, 2022 |
2022-02-24 | Snowclones and Clichés and Memes, Oh My! | Feb 24, 2022 |
2022-03-24 | The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling | Mar 24, 2022 |
2022-04-21 | Pronouns: Little Words That Say A Lot | Apr 21, 2022 |
2022-05-26 | A Controversial Theory About Gossip | May 26, 2022 |
2022-06-23 | Foreign Words We Need in English | Jun 23, 2022 |
2022-07-28 | Is Bilingualism a Superpower? | Jul 28, 2022 |
2022-08-25 | The Stories Behind Food Names | Aug 25, 2022 |
2022-09-22 | Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop | Sep 22, 2022 |
2022-10-27 | Why Sign Language Was Banned in America | Oct 27, 2022 |
Season 3 / Year 2023
Episode | Name | Airdate |
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2023-01-26 | How Brands Ruin Slang | Jan 26, 2023 |
2023-02-23 | Is "R" a Vowel? | Feb 23, 2023 |
2023-03-23 | Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names | Mar 23, 2023 |
2023-04-20 | How English Took Over the World | Apr 20, 2023 |
2023-05-25 | The Weird History of Invented Languages | May 25, 2023 |
2023-06-22 | How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages | Jun 22, 2023 |
2023-07-27 | What Brain Damage Reveals About Language | Jul 27, 2023 |
2023-08-24 | Why Does Texting Feel Different From Talking? | Aug 24, 2023 |
2023-09-21 | How the Colors Got Their Names | Sep 21, 2023 |
2023-10-19 | The Most Extreme Place Names | Oct 19, 2023 |
Season 4 / Year 2024
Episode | Name | Airdate |
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2024-01-25 | How Language Nerds Solve Crimes | Jan 25, 2024 |
2024-02-22 | Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Feb 22, 2024 |
2024-03-21 | Is the Southern Accent Disappearing? | Mar 21, 2024 |
2024-04-25 | Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | Apr 25, 2024 |
2024-05-30 | Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion? | May 30, 2024 |
2024-06-20 | How Cults Use Language to Control | Jun 20, 2024 |
2024-07-25 | Is Body Language Really A Language? | Jul 25, 2024 |
2024-08-22 | Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon? | Aug 22, 2024 |
2024-09-19 | A Brief History of the Reading Wars? | Sep 19, 2024 |
2024-10-31 | Is English a Creole? | Oct 31, 2024 |
2024-11-21 | Is Bluey Giving Your Kid Australian Accent | Nov 21, 2024 |
Season 5 / Year 2025
Episode | Name | Airdate |
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2025-01-30 | How Your Body Parts Got Their Names | Jan 30, 2025 |
2025-02-27 | How Languages Die | Feb 27, 2025 |
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