๐Ÿš€ Should there be a cyclone emoji for both the southern and northern hemisphere? Are pink ballet shoes problematic? How the future of the emoji keyboard is being shaped and the questions it raises. With special guest Jennifer Daniel, Chair of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee.

๐Ÿ‘€ 117 new emojis have just been announced, and we discuss them all.

๐Ÿฅณ A special #WorldEmojiDay episode with not one but two guests. Discussing Apple's emoji preview, and emojis replacing IRL gestures.

๐Ÿ“œ Back to the history books: news of an emoji set that came out TWO YEARS before the well known "1999" Japanese emoji origin. Why Apple's emoji people didn't originally have hands, the "clompy mule", and can we have the stitched leather notes and calendar app back? With special guest former Apple emoji designer (and now design director at Yap Studios) Ollie Wagner.

๐Ÿค— We're back! Hot takes galore on the internet with the new emoji release, how to spot a PR campaign, and officer I'm calling about a car with an emoji license plate. With special guest Emojipedia's Senior Emoji Lexicographer John Kelly.

Who is behind the emojis on Nintendo Switch, tough pistol decisions, and why doesn't anyone know how to hug? With special guest Rick Moby from EmojiOne.

Who chooses the flavor of the cupcake ๐Ÿง emoji, why is Microsoft's ant ๐Ÿœ red, and would a white wine ๐Ÿท emoji be a help or a hindrance? With special guests Judy Safran-Aasen and Mike LaJoie from the team behind Microsoft's emoji font.

๐Ÿข Turtles that don't look like old men, a sweaty heart ๐Ÿ’ฆ emoji, Santa's orange hat ๐ŸŽ… and making men cry ๐Ÿ˜ญ are discussed with the person in charge of Android's emoji designs: Jennifer Daniel.

Twemoji is now all over your ๐Ÿ“ฒ Android phone, and Twitter Design Lead Bryan Haggerty talks Twemoji Easter Eggs, why the new shoe is red, and (scoop! ๐Ÿ—ž ) โœจ when the new emojis are coming to Twitter.

๐Ÿ“– Dictionary.com has added emojis to its collection of words. So is Jane Solomon, a lexicographer at Dictionary.com, my new nemesis? We'll see as I speak to her about ๐Ÿ and more.