Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios

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  • A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter.

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  • The Story of Us
    Apr 22 2025

    John talks about the subject of his new book by Avery Publishing — Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words.

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    21 m
  • Fire, Die, Rim
    Mar 11 2025

    The Thai words for fire, die and rim sound an awful lot like the English words fire, die and rim. Why is that? John explains.

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    32 m
  • Hither and Yon
    Jan 7 2025

    Words like thence and thither are all but obsolete in English, but they were actually quite useful! John explains.

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    26 m
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McWhorter conveying a fascination with language

If you like this author’s writing, you’ll love this podcast. Prof McWhorter is an expert, assumes a level of intelligence in his audience, but always keeps it really fun. Also helps that he seems to love music and is quite hilarious too!

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