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Word of Mouth Episodes

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    My Stammer Story

    Michael Rosen asks William Laven about how he has learnt to celebrate his stammer.

  2. What is language actually good for?

    Nick Enfield and Michael Rosen on language being good for lawyers but bad for scientists.

  3. Nathan Filer on the ways we talk about mental health

    Nathan talks with Michael about words we use when talking about mental health.

  4. Weather Words

    The many different ways we use to talk about the weather

  5. The language we use about children in care

    Adoptive parent Margaret Reynolds talks about the language used around children in care

  6. 3 Ways to Speak English

    Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.

  7. The Language of Sci-Fi

    Michael Rosen explores how the vocabulary of sci-fi has entered everyday speech.

  8. Talking to Computers

    Michael Rosen talks to Lane Greene about advances in language technologies.

  9. John McWhorter on Language

    John McWhorter, author and linguist at Columbia University, joins Michael Rosen.

  10. Dropping the Mic and Jumping the Shark: Where Do Modern Idioms Come From?

    Michael Rosen talks to Dr Gareth Carrol about the surprising origins of modern idioms.

  11. Remembering Mother Tongues

    Michael Rosen asks Julie Sedivy about what happens when we lose our first language.

  12. It's language, Jim, but not as we know it

    Michael Rosen talks to science communicator Dr Hannah Little.

  13. When Words Fail Us

    Kathryn Mannix and Michael Rosen on how to talk tenderly and and listen well.

  14. Words from World War I

    Michael Rosen and Professor Lynda Mugglestone explore the new language from World War I.

  15. Digital body language: how to work online

    Michael Rosen gets advice from Erica Dhawan on the best ways to communicate on-screen.

  16. When people get your name wrong

    Michael Rosen on why personal names are mistaken or misspelled, in conversation and online

  17. Accent Bias

    Michael Rosen asks Devyani Sharma about the latest research into accent bias in the UK.

  18. Cultish Language

    Michael Rosen and Amanda Montell on who uses it and why.

  19. Medical English

    Michael Rosen asks Dr Sophie Harrison about the special language used by doctors.

  20. The Art of Inventing Languages

    Michael Rosen is joined by David J. Peterson, language creator for Game of Thrones.

  21. Why is English so weird?

    Michael Rosen hears why our language is a bit of a mess from linguist Arika Okrent

  22. The Shipping Forecast: Internet Fandom

    Michael Rosen talks to internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch about online fandom language.

  23. Speech and Language Therapy

    Michael Rosen talks to the speech and language therapist who helped him after Covid-19.

  24. Coinages

    Michael Rosen talks to Ralph Keyes about how words and phrases are coined.

  25. Romance Fraud

    Dr Elisabeth Carter talks to Michael about the language used by romance fraudsters.

  26. Changing Names

    Michael Rosen and 蜜芽传媒 presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names.

  27. Alphabetical Order

    Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk categories and more.

  28. LGBTQIA+ slang

    Chloe Davis, creator of The Queen's English dictionary of LGBTQIA+ slang, talks to Michael

  29. Hilary Mantel in conversation with Michael Rosen

    Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, talks to Michael Rosen about her life in language.

  30. Bulls and Bears: animal metaphors in business language

    Michael Rosen asks why there are so many terms related to animals in the business world.

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