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Lexicon Valley
By Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.... more
4.8
560560 ratings
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How many episodes does Lexicon Valley have?
The podcast currently has 389 episodes available.
Best of Lexicon Valley
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- Number 1: Grand Am
John McWhorter on the truth behind "am" in Black English. Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 310: "Grand Am." With John McWhorter. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19min
- Number 2: Haut Corn!
John McWhorter asks: What did Black New Yorkers sound like in the 1800s? Find out in this first of a two-part episode. Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 309: "Haut Corn!" With John McWhorter. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23min - Number 3: A Quick Buck
A buck is a male deer. Or a dollar bill. Or a strapping lad. Or an old poker term. Are they related? Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 308: "A Quick Buck." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17min - Number 4: Nice Guys Finish Last
What does a cement mixer and a 1948 Cosmopolitan magazine article have to do with the phrase Nice Guys Finish Last? Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield explain. Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 312: "Nice Guys Finish Last." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10min - Number 5: Happily Ever Arter
In a bonus segment for all listeners, John McWhorter talks about "arter," a word from Jim's dialect in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 311: "Happily Ever Arter." With John McWhorter. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7min
Lexicon Valley episodes:
April 02, 2019Can Climate Influence Language? March 19, 2019When Ain't Was All Right March 19, 2019When Ain’t Was All Right March 05, 2019The Semitic Tongues February 19, 2019Precious Little February 06, 2019When Words Collide January 22, 2019Truth Be Told January 08, 2019A Penetrating History of F*%k December 26, 2018When Did English Get Happy? December 25, 2018When Did English Get Happy?
FAQs about Lexicon Valley:
How many episodes does Lexicon Valley have?
The podcast currently has 389 episodes available.
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