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The Art of Inventing Languages
Michael Rosen is joined by David J. Peterson, language creator for Game of Thrones.
Why is English so weird?
Michael Rosen hears why our language is a bit of a mess from linguist Arika Okrent
The Shipping Forecast: Internet Fandom
Michael Rosen talks to internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch about online fandom language.
Speech and Language Therapy
Michael Rosen talks to the speech and language therapist who helped him after Covid-19.
Coinages
Michael Rosen talks to Ralph Keyes about how words and phrases are coined.
Romance Fraud
Dr Elisabeth Carter talks to Michael about the language used by romance fraudsters.
Changing Names
Michael Rosen and 大象传媒 presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names.
Alphabetical Order
Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk categories and more.
LGBTQIA+ slang
Chloe Davis, creator of The Queen's English dictionary of LGBTQIA+ slang, talks to Michael
Hilary Mantel in conversation with Michael Rosen
Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, talks to Michael Rosen about her life in language.
