Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org
“The starting point is, and the research questions are all framed by: 'We know it's terrible to be fat, but... more
It should just be an accurate descriptor of my body, but the word 'fat' has shaped so much more of... more
Oh, you thought the Eurovision Song Contest was about songs? Or a fun international TV event that brings people together... more
There aren't many multilingual, multinational television shows that have been running for nearly seven decades. But what makes the Eurovision... more
"You can't redead the dead by you saying something shit," says Cariad Lloyd of Griefcast and author of You Are... more
"The myths, or the received wisdom, about Portuguese language in Brazil is that, of course we know we speak a... more
Last episode, I mentioned that in London, Ontario, in 2019 a 9-year-old named Lyla Wheeler had launched a petition to... more
Over the past few years, numerous products and places with the word 'plantation' in their names have rebranded. As for... more
Erwin Schrödinger is one of the "fathers of quantum mechanics". He also sexually abused children. Trinity College Dublin recently denamed... more
There’s been a recurring theme on the show over the years, of filling gaps in language, removing stigma and bias,... more
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