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Word of Mouth Episodes

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

    Michael Rosen talks to science communicator Dr Hannah Little.

  2. When Words Fail Us

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

  3. Words from World War I

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

  4. Digital body language: how to work online

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

  5. When people get your name wrong

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

  6. Accent Bias

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

  7. Cultish Language

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

  8. Medical English

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

  9. The Art of Inventing Languages

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

  10. Why is English so weird?

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

  11. The Shipping Forecast: Internet Fandom

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

  12. Speech and Language Therapy

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

  13. Coinages

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

  14. Romance Fraud

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

  15. Changing Names

    Michael Rosen and 大象传媒 presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names.

  16. Alphabetical Order

    Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk categories and more.

  17. LGBTQIA+ slang

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

  18. Hilary Mantel in conversation with Michael Rosen

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

  19. Bulls and Bears: animal metaphors in business language

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

  20. Adam Bradley: The Poetry of Pop

    Adam Bradley joins Michael from Los Angeles and talks about the poetry of pop

  21. Being a Polyglot

    Michael talks to Alex Rawlings about being a polyglot

  22. How to Disagree

    Michael Rosen and Darren Chetty explore ways of disagreeing that could help to unite us.

  23. Talking Disability

    Talking disability with Samantha Renke

  24. Protest Slogans

    Sabrina Mahfouz talks about protest slogans with Siana Bangura and Zoe Buckman.

  25. Black masculinity and language

    Jeffrey Boakye on the language of black masculinity in a post-colonial world.

  26. Talking to Strangers

    Professor Tanya Byron sitting in for Michael Rosen on talking to strangers.

  27. Othering through the centuries: Translation to acronyms

    Sabrina Mahfouz talks to Tobi Kyeremateng and Katherine Harloe about othering in language.

  28. Words Used About Women

    From hussy to bossy, spinster to slut, Professor Deborah Cameron on words used about women

  29. The language of power and inequality in education and leadership

    Jeffrey Boakye talks with Iesha Small on the language of power and inequality in education

  30. The Language of the Pandemic

    Professor Tanya Byron examines the language of Covid-19 with author Mark Honigsbaum.

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