Fifty Words For Snow

By Maggie Rowe and Emily Garces

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... more

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How many episodes does Fifty Words For Snow have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

Fifty Words For Snow episodes:

July 17, 2025 Ep 34 Swedish Soul: Vemod
Maggie and Emily learn the Swedish word vemod from Tomas Walch, coin the word "crookie," and put the word "manifestation" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitkin. Poem by Emily: Vemod
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34min
July 10, 2025 Ep 32 Irish Interludes Three: plámás
Maggie and Emily learn the Irish word plámás from Leonie McDonagh and coin the term "folly space" with Susan Sechrist. Poem by Maggie: plámás.
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27min
July 03, 2025 Ep 31 Irish Interludes Part Two - Slán abhaile
Maggie and Emily learn the word slán abhaile from Hiberno-English speaker Jimmy Doyle. Pop quiiz with Eric Giancoli. Poem by Emily: Slán abhaile.
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33min
June 26, 2025 Ep 30 Irish Interludes: Craic
Maggie and Emily are back for season two with new episodes. They discuss meeting for the first time in Belfast in the flesh and learn the Irish word craic from Leonie McDonagh. Poem by Maggie: Craic.
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33min
June 19, 2025 Rerun of Ep 10 Ancient Greek Anchors Plus Scarpetta Word in Action
Rerun of Episode 10 Ancient Greek Anchors plus word in action "scarpetta" with Susan Levinson.
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35min
June 12, 2025 Rerun of Ep 9 Hawaiian Harmony Plus Wildflower Poem
Rerun of episode 9 Hawaiian Harmony plus a poem for the wildflower downingia by Norm Milstein.
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34min
June 05, 2025 Rerun of Ep 8 Yiddish Yums Plus Bonus: German Poet in Amsterdam
Rerun of episode eight Yiddish Yums plus poetry from Philipp de Vries.
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38min
May 29, 2025 Rerun of Ep 7 Spanish Specials plus bonus Swedish poetry
Rerun of episode 7 Spanish Specials plus poetry by Swedish poet Tomas Walch.
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35min
May 22, 2025 Rerun of Ep 6 Chinese Charms plus bonus Danish poetry
Rerun of Episode Six Chinese Charms plus bonus: two poems by Danish Ulrick Dam.
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40min
May 15, 2025 Rerun of Ep 5 Hindi Horizons Plus Theme Music by Jake Labotz
Rerun of Episode Five: Hindi Horizons Plus Jake Labotz sings the theme song for 50 Words For Snow: Love Advice From Grandma, one of Maggie's favorite songs ever.
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43min

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How many episodes does Fifty Words For Snow have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

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