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Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

A podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

#100

130: Back to the FTR (with Séan Roberts, Cole Robertson, and Annemarie Verkerk)

You know the story. The language you speak doesn't determine your savings. If your languag... more

06 Dec 2025

2 HR 53 MINS

2:53:34

06 Dec 2025

#99

129: They Started It: Children and Language Evolution (with Madeleine Beekman)

We've asked linguists about how language began, but what would an evolutionary biologist t... more

19 Nov 2025

2 HR 25 MINS

2:25:50

19 Nov 2025

#98

128: Across the Universe (with Natan Last)

Among so many great word games, crosswords still reign supreme. How have they survived — a... more

22 Oct 2025

2 HR 07 MINS

2:07:26

22 Oct 2025

#97

127: Oh (with Maia Chao, Kelly Wright, and Caitlin Green)

The "Oh" show was an experimental linguistics performance lecture. It happened in June 202... more

10 Oct 2025

2 HR 15 MINS

2:15:56

10 Oct 2025

#96

125: Friends With Words (live with Martha Barnette and friends)

Martha Barnette is one half of the linguistics podcast A Way With Words, and author of the... more

12 Sep 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:09

12 Sep 2025

#95

124: Algospeak (with Adam Aleksic)

Creators have to be mindful of what to say and what not to say in their content. This affe... more

23 Aug 2025

1 HR 49 MINS

1:49:40

23 Aug 2025

#94

123: Conscious Language (with Karen Yin)

We've all seen style guides that tell us what to say and what not to say. Has a style guid... more

03 Aug 2025

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:22

03 Aug 2025

#93

122: The Interaction Engine (with Stephen Levinson)

How did language start? What do all languages have in common? How does language really wor... more

12 Jul 2025

55 MINS

55:34

12 Jul 2025

#92

121: Learning from LLMs (with Adele Goldberg)

How do large language models (LLMs) do their thing, and it is anything like how we do our ... more

29 Jun 2025

2 HR 22 MINS

2:22:45

29 Jun 2025

#91

120: Gesture! ✨👐✨ (with Lauren Gawne)

Gesture is everywhere. We wave our hands when we talk, even if we're alone. Signed languag... more

10 Jun 2025

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:22

10 Jun 2025

#90

119: Eurovision Goes to Uni (with Paulette van der Voet and Solveig Bollig)

It's Eurovision season! We love to talk about what we can learn about language from this i... more

18 May 2025

2 HR 15 MINS

2:15:17

18 May 2025

#89

118: The A.I. Con (with Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna)

Artificial intelligence (so-called) is typified by its boom and bust cycles, and we're in ... more

12 May 2025

51 MINS

51:26

12 May 2025

#88

117: Sometimes It Feels Like I'm the Only One Trying to Fix English Around Here (live with friends f...

Video version of this episode: <a href= "https://youtu.be/wxGeXMzlwng">https://youtu.be/wx... more

05 May 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:19

05 May 2025

#87

116: Enough Is Enuf (with Gabe Henry)

Spelling reform in English: a constant failure? Or a secret success? Waves upon waves of o... more

19 Apr 2025

2 HR 07 MINS

2:07:14

19 Apr 2025

#86

114: Bye Bye I Love You (with Michael Erard)

First words and last words get a lot of attention. But how did words get to have such a pl... more

25 Mar 2025

1 HR 56 MINS

1:56:29

25 Mar 2025

#85

113: "Official" English (with Carmen Fought)

Breaking news: The president of the United States intends to sign an executive order desig... more

02 Mar 2025

48 MINS

48:23

02 Mar 2025

#84

112: WotY 2024: The Last Word

What really goes on behind the scenes at the biggest Word of the Year vote in linguistdom?... more

21 Feb 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:10

21 Feb 2025

#83

111: Words of the Week of the Year 2024 (live with Mignon Fogarty and friends)

It's our Words of the Year episode, where we do a vibe check on all the words and name one... more

21 Dec 2024

1 HR 42 MINS

1:42:41

21 Dec 2024

#82

110: Diego's Dossier (with Diego Diaz)

What's in the linguistic news? Diego knows. He's been tracking down stories and words for ... more

18 Dec 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:03

18 Dec 2024

#81

109: Language Oppression in Tibet (with Gerald Roche and Sasha Wilmoth)

Minority languages are under threat everywhere, but Tibet represents a particularly diffic... more

06 Dec 2024

2 HR 35 MINS

2:35:46

06 Dec 2024

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