Word of Mouth Episodes Episode guide
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The Language of Fascism
The Language of Fascism
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Women's Words
Dr Jenni Nuttall talks to Michael about the words used by and about women.
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Chatbots
Professor of computational linguistics Emily M Bender chats all things bot with Michael
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A Load of Nonsense
Michael Rosen talks nonsense literature and made-up words with Noreen Masud.
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Psychiatrist and Patient
Neuropsychiatrist Anthony David talks to Michael.
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The Life Inside: Philosophy in Prison
Michael Rosen talks to Andy West who teaches philosophy in prisons
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Richard Osman's love of language
Richard Osman talks in depth to Michael Rosen about his broadcasting and writing lives.
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Interpreting for Mum and Dad
Sanmeet Kaur has been interpreting for her parents since the age of five.
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Subtitles
Karli Witkowska, the subtitler behind TV shows including Stranger Things, explains her job
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Snap Crackle and Every Little Helps - the language of food advertising
Michael Rosen delves into the fascinating world of food and drink advertising.
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Grammar Table
Michael Rosen is joined by grammar fanatic Ellen Jovin.
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Band names
Bob Stanley talks band names, from the rubbish to the brilliant.
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Exclamation Marks!!
Michael Rosen exclaims excitedly over exclamation marks with Florence Hazrat.
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Nihal Arthanayake on conversation
Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake talks to Michael about the art of conversation.
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Like
Linguist Carmen Fought talks to Michael about 'like' in all its forms.
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A Murmuration of Starlings
Michael Rosen talks to Matt Sewell about collective nouns in the animal world.
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The Art of Apologies
Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Louise Mullany about all the ways we say sorry.
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Ghosting Caking and Breadcrumbing
The evolving lexicon of online dating
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Lords and Ladies: Folk Names for Plants and Flowers
The different names we call our common plants and flowers around the British Isles.
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My Stammer Story
Michael Rosen asks William Laven about how he has learnt to celebrate his stammer.
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What is language actually good for?
Nick Enfield and Michael Rosen on language being good for lawyers but bad for scientists.
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Nathan Filer on the ways we talk about mental health
Nathan talks with Michael about words we use when talking about mental health.
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Weather Words
The many different ways we use to talk about the weather
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The language we use about children in care
Adoptive parent Margaret Reynolds talks about the language used around children in care
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3 Ways to Speak English
Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.
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The Language of Sci-Fi
Michael Rosen explores how the vocabulary of sci-fi has entered everyday speech.
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Talking to Computers
Michael Rosen talks to Lane Greene about advances in language technologies.
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John McWhorter on Language
John McWhorter, author and linguist at Columbia University, joins Michael Rosen.
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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.
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Remembering Mother Tongues
Michael Rosen asks Julie Sedivy about what happens when we lose our first language.
