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The Allusionist
The Allusionist
Helen Zaltzman

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

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Episodes

191. Hypochondria

The word 'hypochondria' has travelled from meaning physical ailments in a particular region of your body, to ones that are... more

23 Mar 2024 · 49 minutes
190. Craters

"It's quite a big undertaking going through every named feature in the whole solar system and trying to find out... more

11 Mar 2024 · 37 minutes
Tranquillusionist: Person In Scene

This is the Tranquillusionist, in which I, Helen Zaltzman, soothe your brain by saying a load of words that don’t... more

26 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
189. Mouthful of Fortune

At Lunar New Year, certain foods are particularly lucky to eat. Why? Because in Chinese, their names are puns on... more

10 Feb 2024 · 25 minutes
188. Lipread

Lipreading has been in the news this month, thanks to gossip-stoking mouth movements at the Golden Globes that the amateur... more

28 Jan 2024 · 42 minutes
187. Bonus 2023

It's our annual end of year parade of all the extra good stuff this year's podguests talked about, including a... more

24 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
186. Ravels

We’ve got knitting! We’ve got eponyms!! We’ve got knitting eponyms!!! Which come with a whole load of battles, f-boys, duels,... more

12 Dec 2023 · 33 minutes
185. Gems and Patties

We’re returning to the theme of renaming, for two food-related renamings: the first one that mostly happened, the second that... more

20 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
184. Misophonia

The word 'misophonia' describes a condition that statistically, 20 per cent of you have: an extreme reaction to certain sounds.... more

06 Nov 2023 · 52 minutes
Apple Fest!

All aboard, we're off to the 2023 Apple Festival at the University of British Columbia, to taste some apples and,... more

22 Oct 2023 · 41 minutes
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191. Hypochondria
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