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FAQs about Word of the Week:How many episodes does Word of the Week have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.
August 12, 2024MokitaThis week’s word is mokita. This is a Kiriwina word that means ‘a truth everybody knows but nobody speaks’. Kiriwina is just one of the many languages existing on New Guinea. Let's hear what else this word has to say for itself!...more4minPlay
August 05, 2024RazbliutoThis week’s word is razbliuto, a Russian word that means ‘the feeling a person has for someone they once loved but no longer does’. What else does this word have to say for itself?...more3minPlay
July 29, 2024mamihlapinatapeiThis week’s word is mamihlapinatapei. This is a Tierra del Fuegan word referring to a meaningful look shared by two people, that expresses mutual unstated feelings. Let's hear what else this word has to say for itself!...more3minPlay
July 22, 2024BerriehThis week’s word is berrieh, a Yiddish word referring to an energetic and competent woman, i.e. housewife. But put your preconception aside, this word is so much more than you think. Let's hear what it has to say for itself......more4minPlay
July 15, 2024rojongThis week’s word is rojong. An Indonesian word that means mutual cooperation. What a lovely idea! And, of course, there's more to it than that. Let's hear what this word has to say for itself!...more4minPlay
July 08, 2024OrendaThis week’s word is orenda. A Haudenosaunee word that means ‘the power of voiced and focused will’. It’s quite literally the opposite of fate or kismet. Let's hear what else it has to say for itself!...more4minPlay
July 01, 2024TartleThis week’s word is tartle. A Scottish word that means to ‘postpone or hesitate’. Let's hear what it has to say for itself......more2minPlay
June 24, 2024mbuki-mvukiThis week’s word is mbuki-mvuki. A Bantu word meaning ‘to shuck off your clothes and dance madly’. Does it sound familiar to you at all? Let's listen to what it has to say for itself......more4minPlay
June 17, 2024ZeitgeistThis week’s word is Zeitgeist. A German word stemming from the 19th century meaning ‘the spirit of the time’. The prevailing mood of a certain period. But there's so much more to it than that. Let's see what it has to say for itself!...more5minPlay
June 10, 2024Ho’oponoponoThis week’s word is ho’oponopono, a Hawaiian word that comes from ho'o ("to make") and pono ("right"). Solving a problem or issue by talking it out. But it's so much more than that, let's hear what it has to say for itself, shall we?...more5minPlay
FAQs about Word of the Week:How many episodes does Word of the Week have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.