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What Brain Damage Reveals About Language

Season 3 Episode 7
8:43
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Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking?

Season 3 Episode 8
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How the Colors Got Their Names

Season 3 Episode 9
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The Most Extreme Place Names

The Most Extreme Place Names

Season 3 Episode 10
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How Language Nerds Solve Crimes

How Language Nerds Solve Crimes

Season 4 Episode 1
8:59
Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?

Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?

Season 4 Episode 2
8:32
Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?

Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?

Season 4 Episode 3
7:33
Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?

Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?

Season 4 Episode 4
9:11
Why Do Some Names Fall Out of Fashion

Why Do Some Names Fall Out of Fashion

Season 4 Episode 5
7:14
How Cult Leaders Use Language

How Cult Leaders Use Language

Season 4 Episode 6
10:58
Is Body Language Really A Language?

Is Body Language Really A Language?

Season 4 Episode 7
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Why Is English Awash in Sailors Jargon?

Why Is English Awash in Sailors Jargon?

Season 4 Episode 8
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How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages

Season 3 Episode 6

Across the globe, queer communities have relied on secret lexicons known as "argots" to communicate safely, which have developed over the years into what some call "verbal jazz."
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