Lexitecture

Lexitecture

By Ryan Paulsen and Amy HanlonEducationHistory
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Lexitecture episodes

  • Episode 5 : Cracking Nightmare
    In this episode, Amy tries to track down an Irish word that isn't with "cracking", and Ryan learns about chest-sitting monsters with "nightmare".
    Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or language trivia, this may be the show for you!
    26 min
  • Episode 4: Fanny Snob
    In this episode (which contains some strong language), Amy looks at the diminutive female names and anatomy (though which part depends on where you live) with "fanny" and Ryan talks about how both Cambridges contributed to turning shoemakers into socialites with "snob".
    Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B.
    22 min
  • Episode 3: Spell Tandem
    In this episode, Ryan looks at how a pun transformed a word with "tandem", and Amy looks back at the intersection of magic and reason with "spell".
    Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or language trivia, this may be the show for you!
    22 min
  • Episode 2: Subliminal Riding
    In this episode, Amy talks about the subconscious and doorway construction with "subliminal" and Ryan thinks about politics and letter-switching with "riding".
    Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or language trivia, this may be the show for you!
    23 min
  • Episode 1: Nice Serendipity
    In the first ever episode of Lexitecture, Amy takes a trip to the Isle of Serendip to find out what you call it when you find something you weren't even looking for, and Ryan explores the relation between "nice" and "science" and traces the history of a surprisingly old way to call someone stupid.
    Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) present their current favourite word, talk about its origins, current use, and puzzle out how it got from A to B.
    19 min
  • Introducing: Lexitecture!
    Hello everybody!
    We're thrilled to introduce a brand new podcast called Lexitecture!
    Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it got from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!
    Launching with our first two episodes on March 12!
    1 min

About Lexitecture

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A Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) talking about the words in the English language that fascinate them most at the moment, looking at their histories and origins and trying to piece together just how they got to where they are today.

Best of Lexitecture

Ranked by our users in the last 21 days

  1. Number 1: Episode 126: Not Long Ago, with Erin
    1 hr 1 min
  2. Number 2: Episode 71: ********* (Redacted)
    15 min
  3. Number 3: Episode 70: Cleave (to the) Future
    50 min