Otherwords
(03/24/2021–06/26/2025)History
8 min
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Episodes
S2021E01
The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster'
S2021E02
What's the Longest Word?
S2021E03
From Alan Turing to GPT-3: The Evolution of Computer Speech
S2021E04
What People Get Wrong About African-American English
S2021E05
Popular Words Invented by Authors
S2021E06
60 Euphemisms for Death!
S2022E01
Is Swearing Good for Your Brain?
S2022E02
Snowclones and Clichés and Memes, Oh My!
S2022E03
The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling
S2022E04
Pronouns: Little Words That Say A Lot
S2022E05
A Controversial Theory About Gossip
S2022E06
Foreign Words We Need in English
S2022E07
Is Bilingualism a Superpower?
S2022E08
The Stories Behind Food Names
S2022E09
Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop
S2022E10
Why Sign Language Was Banned in America
S2023E01
How Brands Ruin Slang
S2023E02
Is "R" a Vowel?
S2023E03
Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names
S2023E04
How English Took Over the World
S2023E05
The Weird History of Invented Languages
S2023E06
How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages
S2023E07
What Brain Damage Reveals About Language
S2023E08
Why Does Texting Feel Different From Talking?
S2023E09
How the Colors Got Their Names
S2023E10
The Most Extreme Place Names
S2024E01
How Language Nerds Solve Crimes
S2024E02
Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?
S2024E03
Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?
S2024E04
Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?
S2024E05
Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion?
S2024E06
How Cults Use Language to Control
S2024E07
Is Body Language Really A Language?
S2024E08
Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon?
S2024E09
A Brief History of the Reading Wars?
S2024E10
Is English a Creole?
S2024E11
Is Bluey Giving Your Kid Australian Accent
S2025E01
How Your Body Parts Got Their Names
S2025E02
How Languages Die
S2025E03
Why NO and NOT Are Not Words That Never Get Confusing
S2025E04
The Smackdown Debate Over Universal Grammar
S2025E05
Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From?
S2025E06
These Magic Words Are REAL!