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Fifty Words For Snow
Maggie Rowe and Emily Garces
59 episodes
3 days ago
A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.
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A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.
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Language Learning
Education,
Society & Culture
Episodes (20/59)
Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 49 Words From Church part two - Reckoning
Maggie and Emily discuss the word "reckoning" with pastor Cedric Lundy and put the word "forgiveness" on trial with judge Matt Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: While Washing The Dishes.
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3 days ago
34 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 48 Russian Reflection Part two - Toska (Тоска) and Listopad (Листопад)
Maggie and Emily learn the Russian words Toska (Тоска) and Listopad (Листопад) from Masha Lichtenberg. Word in action: the Hindi word jugaad with natual stone specialist Dan Wiltshire. Poem by Emily: A Cat Called Tosca
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1 week ago
29 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 47 Russian Reflection: Da nyet ( Да нет) and Apparatchik (Аппаратчик)
Maggie and Emily learn the Russian words Da nyet (Да нет) and Apparatchik (Аппаратчик) from Masha Lichtenberg and put the term "can't wait" on trial with judge Matt Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: No.
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2 weeks ago
29 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 46: Teen Slang: Words of the Young
Maggie and Emily learn teen slang from Maggie's nieces, Addie and Ava, and Emily's son Ollie. Words include 6-7, gyatt, touch grass, riz, Stan, big back, Poem by Emily: Poem Number 67.
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3 weeks ago
30 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 45 Wise Words From Church: Edify
Maggie and Emily discuss the word "edify" with pastor Cedric Lundy and put the word "secular" on trial with judge Eric Giancoli. Poem by Maggie: Looking For God In All The Wrong Places.
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1 month ago
30 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 44 Hindi Horizons part 3: Seva and Atithi
Maggie and Emily learn the Hindi words seva and atithi from Vikas and Shashi Bandhu. "Word in action": seva with Nerys Miller-Baynham. Poem by Emily: seva.
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1 month ago
27 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 43 Hindi Horizons part 2: Nazar
Maggie and Emily learn the Hindi word nazar from Vikas and Shashi Bandhu and put one usage of the word "just" on trial. Poem by Maggie: Nazar.
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1 month ago
32 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 42 Welsh Wisdom: Hiraeth
Maggie and Emily learn the Welsh word hiraeth from Welsh educater Stephen Rule (Dr.Cymraeg.) Poem by Emily: Hiraeth.
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1 month ago
31 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 41 Astrophysics Angles: Dark Matter and Parallax
Maggie and Emily explore the Dutch word ietsisme and the terms “dark matter” and "parallax" with astrophysicist Margot Brouer. They discuss “scalation” with author/speaker Rob Bell. Poem by Maggie: Dark Matter.
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1 month ago
33 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 40 German Gems part three - Weltschmerz
Maggie and Emily learn the German word weltschmerz from Philipp De Vries. Word in action: Muße with Eric Giancoli. Poem by Emily: Wild.
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2 months ago
31 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 39 - Dutch Delights part four - zingeving
Maggie and Emiy learn the Dutch word zingeving from astrophysicist Margot Brouwer. Poem by Maggie: Zingeving.
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2 months ago
30 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 38 - German Gems Part 2 - Muße
Maggie and Emily learn the German word muße from Philipp De Vries and explore petrichor with Susan Sechrist. Poem by Emily: Muße.
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2 months ago
28 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 37 Dutch Delights part three: Polderon
Maggie and Emily learn the Dutch word polderon and put the word "boss" on trial with judge C. Brian Smith. Poem by Maggie: Polderon.
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2 months ago
30 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 36 Dutch Delights part two - Uitwaaien and Voorpret
Maggie and Emily learn the Dutch words uitwaaien and voorpret from Jozua Ros and explore the Cajun lagniappe with Brenda Pontiff. Poem by Emily: Uitwaaien.
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3 months ago
23 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 35 Swedish Soul part 2: Fika
Maggie and Emily learn the Swedish word fika from Tomas Walch and explore the word petrichor with Susan Sechrist. Poem by Maggie: fika
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3 months ago
31 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 34 Swedish Soul: Vemod
Maggie and Emily learn the Swedish word vemod from Tomas Walch, coin the word "crookie," and put the word "manifestation" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitkin. Poem by Emily: Vemod
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3 months ago
33 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 32 Irish Interludes Three: plámás
Maggie and Emily learn the Irish word plámás from Leonie McDonagh and coin the term "folly space" with Susan Sechrist. Poem by Maggie: plámás.
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3 months ago
26 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 31 Irish Interludes Part Two - Slán abhaile
Maggie and Emily learn the word slán abhaile from Hiberno-English speaker Jimmy Doyle. Pop quiiz with Eric Giancoli. Poem by Emily: Slán abhaile.
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4 months ago
32 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Ep 30 Irish Interludes: Craic
Maggie and Emily are back for season two with new episodes. They discuss meeting for the first time in Belfast in the flesh and learn the Irish word craic from Leonie McDonagh. Poem by Maggie: Craic.
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4 months ago
32 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
Rerun of Ep 10 Ancient Greek Anchors Plus Scarpetta Word in Action
Rerun of Episode 10 Ancient Greek Anchors plus word in action "scarpetta" with Susan Levinson.
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4 months ago
34 minutes

Fifty Words For Snow
A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.