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  • Ep 59 Puerto Rican Play: Gufear and Chinchorrear

    Ep 59 Puerto Rican Play: Gufear and Chinchorrear
    Jan 8 2026
    Maggie and Emily learn the Puerto Rican Spanish words gufear and chinchorrear and speak to Nerys Miller-Baynham about the fictional Welsh saint, Saint Toiletai. Poem by Maggie: One Day.
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    24 Min.
  • Ep 58 The New Year's Episode: German Umwelt

    Ep 58 The New Year's Episode: German Umwelt
    Jan 1 2026
    Maggie and Emily learn the German word umvelt from philosopher/Biblical scholar Jared Byas. Poem by Emily: The Umvelt of the Human Animal.
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    36 Min.
  • Ep 57 The Christmas Episode: Portuguese Muvuca

    Ep 57 The Christmas Episode: Portuguese Muvuca
    Dec 25 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the Portuguese word muvuca from Kika Mousse and put the term "safe space" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: Muvuca.
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    30 Min.
  • Ep 56 French Flair part 2 - Spleen and Yaourter

    Ep 56 French Flair part 2 - Spleen and Yaourter
    Dec 18 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the French words spleen and yaourter from Luc Lewitanski and the AI term hopium from C. Brian Smith. Poem by Emily: Spleen.
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    29 Min.
  • Ep 55 French Flair: retrouvailles and l'esprit d'escalier

    Ep 55 French Flair: retrouvailles and l'esprit d'escalier
    Dec 11 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the French words rretrouvailles and l'esprit d'escalier from Parisian English and French teacher Luc Lewitanski. Then they put the word "banter" on trial. Poem by Maggie: L'esprit d'escalier.
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    31 Min.
  • Ep 54 Portuguese Power: Cafofo and Cafuné

    Ep 54 Portuguese Power: Cafofo and Cafuné
    Dec 4 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the Portugese words cafofo and cafuné from Kika Mousse and put the word "self-made" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Emily: Cafofo.
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    33 Min.
  • Ep 53 The Thanksgiving Episode: Biophilia

    Ep 53 The Thanksgiving Episode: Biophilia
    Nov 26 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the word "biophilia" from Globe Aware founder Kimbery Haley-Coleman and discuss two words coined by poet Norm Milstein: hapitat and ebullhumblexuberance. Poem by Maggie: Heavier Things Than Me.
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    29 Min.
  • Ep 52 The Journey of a Word: Tachles

    Ep 52 The Journey of a Word: Tachles
    Nov 21 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the word tachles (German/Hebrew/Yiddish) from retired Yeshiva principal and educator Seth Taylor and put the word “utilize” on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Emily: Tachles.
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    29 Min.