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  • Premiered: Mar 2021
  • Episodes: 43
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  • Tuesday at 17
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Season 2
2x1
Is Swearing Good for Your Brain?
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 20, 2022
Does swearing get a bad rap? There's evidence that the shouting obscenities has an evolutionary purpose... and may be good for your psyche!
2x2
Snowclones and Clichés and Memes, Oh My!
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 24, 2022
How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes? Adaptable clichés called "snowclones" are EVERYWHERE on the internet. We use them for memes, inside jokes, to show our membership of the group. But .. show full overview
2x3
The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling
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Air date
Mar 24, 2022
The English spelling system is a MESS... arguably more than any other language. How did it get this way?
2x4
Pronouns: Little Words That Say A Lot
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Air date
Apr 21, 2022
Pronouns may be little, but they say a lot, and they're always changing!
2x5
A Controversial Theory About Gossip
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Air date
May 26, 2022
Gossip is an integral part of human social structure... and maybe the reason language evolved in the first place!
2x6
Foreign Words We Need in English
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Air date
Jun 23, 2022
English has more words than most other languages, but there are still so many familiar things and experiences that we don't have a word for... but other languages do! Here are some of our faves!
2x7
Is Bilingualism a Superpower?
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Air date
Jul 28, 2022
There was a time when psychologists thought growing up bilingual was harmful to brain development, but recent studies into bilingual children have turned that idea on its head!
2x8
The Stories Behind Food Names
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Air date
Aug 25, 2022
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2x9
Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop
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Air date
Sep 22, 2022
Besides being annoying, what if the grammar police are actually... wrong?
2x10 Season finale
Why Sign Language Was Banned in America
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Air date
Oct 27, 2022
Sign Languages are just as linguistically valid and vibrant as spoken languages, and beneficial to learn for Deaf and hearing people. So why for decades was it illegal to teach them in American schools?

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