Fifty Words For Snow

By: Maggie Rowe and Emily Garces
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  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • Ep. 11 Farsi Finds: Taarof and Khaste Nabashid

    Ep. 11 Farsi Finds: Taarof and Khaste Nabashid
    Nov 21 2024
    Maggie and Emily learn the Farsi words taarof and khaste nabashid with native speaker Navid Naderi Alizadeh and put the term “happy birthday” on trial. Poem by Emily: Taarof.
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    30 mins
  • Ep. 10 Ancient Greek Anchors: Eunomia and Eudomonia

    Ep. 10 Ancient Greek Anchors: Eunomia and Eudomonia
    Nov 14 2024
    Maggie and Emily learn the ancient Greek words eunomia and eudomonia with scholar and theologian Peter Rollins. They coin the word "tempfatum." Poem by Maggie: Eunomia in the Aftermath.
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    33 mins
  • Ep 9 Hawaiian Harmony: Pono and Ha’aha’a

    Ep 9 Hawaiian Harmony: Pono and Ha’aha’a
    Nov 7 2024
    Maggie and Emily learn the Hawaiian words pono and ha’aha’a from native speaker Luana Kawaa. They coin the word "pommies" with Vern M and put a usage of "cringe" on trial with Judge Matt Aitken. Poem by Emily: Getting Low.
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    32 mins

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