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56+12. Joins & Pride

To celebrate Pride Month, I’m playing two of the Allusionist episodes that have stuck with me the...

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100. The Hundredth

To mark the 100th* episode of the Allusionist, here’s a celebratory parade of language-related...

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99. Polari

When there were no safe spaces to be gay, Polari allowed gay men to identify and communicate with...

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98. Alter Ego

Today: three pieces about alter egos, when your name - the words by which the world knows you -...

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97. The Future is Now?

“There are two ways to say ‘The future is now’: you can say it optimistically, like, ‘The future...

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96. Trust

“Trust isn't a brand that you should use. It's a social glue that, when it breaks down, has...

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95. Verisimilitude

When you’re watching a fantasy or science fiction show, and the characters are speaking a...

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95. Verisimilitude

When you’re watching a fantasy or science fiction show, and the characters are speaking a...

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94. Harsh Realm

On 15 November 1992, the New York Times printed a ‘Lexicon of Grunge’, a list of slang terms from...

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94. Harsh Realm

On 15 November 1992, the New York Times printed a ‘Lexicon of Grunge’, a list of slang terms from...

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93. Gossip

‘Idle’, ‘trivial’, ‘scurrilous’: the word ‘gossip’ is often accompanied by uncomplimentary...

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93. Gossip

‘Idle’, ‘trivial’, ‘scurrilous’: the word ‘gossip’ is often accompanied by uncomplimentary...

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92. To Err Is Human

If you wince when you hear someone say “a whole nother level”, “hone in on” or “right from the...

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92. To Err Is Human

If you wince when you hear someone say “a whole nother level”, “hone in on” or “right from the...

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Extra special QUIZ!

For a bit of fun to celebrate Radiotopia’s 2018 fundraiser, this episode is a wordy quiz for you...

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Extra special QUIZ!

For a bit of fun to celebrate Radiotopia’s 2018 fundraiser, this episode is a wordy quiz for you...

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Extra special QUIZ!

For a bit of fun to celebrate Radiotopia’s 2018 fundraiser, this episode is a wordy quiz for you...

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91. Bonus 2018

Throughout the year, the people who appear on the Allusionist tell me a lot of interesting stuff....

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91. Bonus 2018

Throughout the year, the people who appear on the Allusionist tell me a lot of interesting stuff....

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91. Bonus 2018

Throughout the year, the people who appear on the Allusionist tell me a lot of interesting stuff....

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