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  • The Amazing Great

    The Amazing Great
    Oct 7 2025
    Good is no longer good enough. Everyone is awesome, superlative or simply great. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    17 Min.
  • It's Been a Minute

    It's Been a Minute
    Sep 15 2025
    Returning as the primary hosts of Lexicon Valley, Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield speak to John McWhorter about understatement and hyperbole in Black English. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    21 Min.
  • Ask Not ...?

    Ask Not ...?
    Sep 4 2025
    Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield interview Richard Tofel on his book Sound the Trumpet: The Making of John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, revealing the startling authorship behind JFK’s most famous words in this long unavailable episode from our archive. Twitter: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    28 Min.
  • The American Accent Came First

    The American Accent Came First
    Jul 9 2025
    What did English sound like during the Revolutionary War? John has a number of fascinating observations about the way the language was spoken back then — including the accents! Twitter: @lexiconvalley Facebook: facebook.com/LexiconValley Website: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    30 Min.
  • Oversleeping at the Sleepover

    Oversleeping at the Sleepover
    May 20 2025
    Over isn’t just the opposite of under and off is not necessarily the opposite of on. John explains. Twitter: @lexiconvalley Facebook: facebook.com/LexiconValley Website: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    25 Min.
  • The Story of Us

    The Story of Us
    Apr 22 2025
    John talks about the subject of his new book by Avery Publishing — Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Twitter: @lexiconvalley Facebook: facebook.com/LexiconValley Website: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    21 Min.
  • Fire, Die, Rim

    Fire, Die, Rim
    Mar 11 2025
    The Thai words for fire, die and rim sound an awful lot like the English words fire, die and rim. Why is that? John explains. Twitter: @lexiconvalley Facebook: facebook.com/LexiconValley Website: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    32 Min.
  • Hither and Yon

    Hither and Yon
    Jan 7 2025
    Words like thence and thither are all but obsolete in English, but they were actually quite useful! John explains. Twitter: @lexiconvalley Facebook: facebook.com/LexiconValley Website: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley
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    26 Min.