The Word's Worth

The Word's Worth episodes

March 27, 2020 Telecommuting and Fist Bumps Russian Style
Pandemic vocabulary building for everyone. Just in case.
8 min
March 13, 2020 Starting the Presidency All Over Again
Russian wits had so much fun with the nullification of presidential term limits.
10 min
March 06, 2020 The Expat Russian Language Guide to Coronavirus
Are you panicked about coronavirus! Без паники! I walk you through Russian instructions.
10 min
February 14, 2020 Breathing Out and Breathing In
All about being in love, breathing, and time flying.
10 min
February 07, 2020 The Russian Blahs
Feeling off? Not great, but not awful? No problem! Russian has a word for it.
10 min
January 31, 2020 Fixing It Up the Russian Way
Today I write about a Russian word I want to import into English: ремонт.
13 min
January 24, 2020 Shame On You!
Do I feel more shame in Russian or do I just talk about it more?
11 min
January 17, 2020 50 Ways to Leave Your Government
The resignation of the Russian government produced a great crop of humor.
11 min
January 10, 2020 The Key Words of 2019
What were the words of the year for 2019? And am I Cassandra?
10 min
December 20, 2019 Terms, Prerogatives and Matters of Taste
The interesting bits from Mr. Putin's press conference.
7 min

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