“What’s your pronoun?” Good question.
Many people would like to be more supportive of trans and non-binary people. In general, it’s helpful to disclose pronouns, but there’s a little more to this story.
Daniel and Ben are talking to researcher …
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It’s been a big year for singular they, but there’s more than one pronoun in town.
What invented pronouns have there been? How far back does singular they go? And why did some people kick up a fuss about …
Flexible. Funny. Foul.
This most versatile of English words is all of these and more. And it gets a thorough cataloging in The F-Word by lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower.
He sits down with Daniel for a chat on history, power, …
What’s behind swearing?
If you’re looking at the brain, an awful lot. But how do we use swearing to navigate social relationships? And do all language have swears?
We’re talking to cognitive scientist Benjamin Bergen on this episode of Talk the Talk.…
The Talk the Talk team is taking their show to the Disrupted Festival, and they’re chatting with internet influencer Ketan Joshi about data privacy, science advocacy, and changing minds. Plus their usual antics, games, and the dreaded Words of the …
It’s a Talk the Talk live show!
We’re working together with Pint of Science to bring science to the pub. But we’re not alone — we’ve got early-career researchers Amy Budrikis and Troy Reynolds to talk about their work in …
Golly, darn, fetch, and shivers.
Swearing’s lots of fun, but when you’re not in a sweary situation, you might have to engage in taboo avoidance. This process can have a big flippin’ effect on language change.
Daniel, Ben, …
We get mail. From you. And today, we’re answering your questions.
How has jazz influenced our language? And what if you like language diversity, but you’re not too keen on how it’s used?
Daniel and Kylie answer them all on …
Do you get mansplained?
Many women will know the pain of the ‘splain, but few have documented an extended mansplain so comically or in such detail as our guest for this episode, writer Lara B. Sharp. Her narrative with …
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