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The Surprising History of the Slur Beyoncé and Lizzo Both Cut From Their New Albums
Ben Zimmer
Aug 03, 2022
6:04 PM
Taking a Trip Down Language Lane
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
March 29, 2022
6:00 AM
What’s the Difference Between a Dialect and a Language?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
March 15, 2022
6:00 AM
What’s Up With Siri’s New Voices?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
March 01, 2022
6:00 AM
Where Did the Football Chants “Who Dey” and “Who Dat” Come From?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Feb 15, 2022
12:58 PM
How Do You Pronounce the Capital of Ukraine’s Name?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Feb 01, 2022
6:00 AM
Wordle’s Creator Thinks He Knows Why the Game Has Gone So Viral
Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer
Jan 19, 2022
5:55 AM
The Creator of Wordle on Why You Can’t Stop Playing
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Jan 18, 2022
7:00 AM
Two Dictionary Editors Tell Us How They Chose 2021’s Word of the Year
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Jan 04, 2022
6:00 AM
What Role Does Identity Play When Choosing a Synthesized Voice?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Dec 21, 2021
6:00 AM
How the Heck Do You Pronounce Omicron?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Dec 07, 2021
6:00 AM
Stephen Sondheim Didn’t Just Change Musicals. He Changed Crosswords.
Ben Zimmer
Dec 04, 2021
5:40 AM
Should We Give Taylor Swift the Benefit of the Doubt on Her Lyric “F— the Patriarchy”?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Nov 23, 2021
7:00 AM
Could Taylor Swift Have Written “F— the Patriarchy” a Decade Ago?
Ben Zimmer
Nov 21, 2021
5:45 AM
How Interrupting Someone Can Show You Care
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Nov 09, 2021
6:00 AM
Why Does Anthony Fauci Pronounce Pfizer Like That?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Oct 26, 2021
6:00 AM
What’s Up With the Subtitles in Netflix’s Squid Game ?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Oct 12, 2021
8:00 AM
How Black American Sign Language Differs From “Mainstream” ASL
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Sept 28, 2021
6:00 AM
Why Is Dutch So Hard for English Speakers to Get Their Mouths Around?
Podcast Episode
Spectacular Vernacular
Sept 14, 2021
6:00 AM
Insider Secrets of the New York Times Spelling Bee
Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer
Aug 31, 2021
10:00 AM
