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Episode 126: True Color, with Kory Stamper

July 30, 2026

We talked to Kory Stamper, lexicographer and author, about the unexpectedly gripping story of the struggle to define colours and wrestle the kaleidoscope of our social, scientific, artistic, sartorial, and commercial understanding of hues into some sort of order. This is truly one of our favourite books we’ve ever read for this podcast!Kory’s book True ColorKory Stamper’s websiteTranscript of this episodeThis episode on YouTubeOur Patreon pageRedbubble storeThis podcast is licensed under a&nb...

Episode 125: Accents, with Valerie Fridland

June 16, 2026

What does your accent say about you? (And yes, you DO have an accent!) Why do accents develop, and what is the history behind the wide range of modern American accents? We talked to Valerie Fridland about all of these questions and more, covered in her delightful new book “Why We Talk Funny”.Valerie’s book “Why We Talk Funny”Like, Literally, Dude! and our interview with her about itDr. Valerie Fridland’s websiteTranscript of this episodeThis episode on YouTubeOur Patreon pageRedbubble storeT...

Episode 124: The Alphabet, with Danny Bate

May 19, 2026

We spoke with linguist, writer and podcaster Dr Danny Bate about his debut book, Why Q Needs U, a “linguistico-historical non-fiction book” that sets out to answer two big questions: Where did we get the letters of the alphabet from? And why does English use them so strangely? We had a delightful conversation about the book, his podcast, Indo-European, and cats!Danny’s book “Why Q Needs U”Transcript of this episodeThis episode on YouTubeOur Patreon pageRedbubble storeThis podcast is licensed ...