Maggie and Emily learn the Russian words Toska (Тоска) and Listopad (Листопад) from Masha Lichtenberg. Word in action: the Hindi word jugaad with natual stone specialist Dan Wiltshire. Poem by Emily: A Cat Called Tosca

Ep 48 Words From Russian Language- Toska (Тоска) and Listopad (Листопад)

A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.

Share Ep 48 Words From Russian Language- Toska (Тоска) and Listopad (Листопад)

Sign up to save your podcasts

Ep 48 Words From Russian Language- Toska (Тоска) and Listopad (Листопад)

Ep 48 Words From Russian Language- Toska (Тоска) and Listopad (Листопад)

More shows like Fifty Words For Snow

This American Life

Radiolab

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

The Moth

The Allusionist

On the Media

Gastropod

Science Friday

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Pod Save America

Ologies with Alie Ward

Endless Thread

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor