Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org
The word 'hypochondria' has travelled from meaning physical ailments in a particular region of your body, to ones that are... more
"It's quite a big undertaking going through every named feature in the whole solar system and trying to find out... more
This is the Tranquillusionist, in which I, Helen Zaltzman, soothe your brain by saying a load of words that don’t... more
At Lunar New Year, certain foods are particularly lucky to eat. Why? Because in Chinese, their names are puns on... more
Lipreading has been in the news this month, thanks to gossip-stoking mouth movements at the Golden Globes that the amateur... more
It's our annual end of year parade of all the extra good stuff this year's podguests talked about, including a... more
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
We’re returning to the theme of renaming, for two food-related renamings: the first one that mostly happened, the second that... more
The word 'misophonia' describes a condition that statistically, 20 per cent of you have: an extreme reaction to certain sounds.... more
All aboard, we're off to the 2023 Apple Festival at the University of British Columbia, to taste some apples and,... more
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