Episodes

  • Derek Guy on the Language of Clothing

    Derek Guy on the Language of Clothing
    Jan 20 2026
    A prolific writer on men's fashion, Guy discusses the vocabulary of outerwear and why dress is a form of social language. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • McWhorter vs. McWhorter

    McWhorter vs. McWhorter
    Jan 6 2026
    The world was shocked by a controversial article published by "John McWhorter." Here, he sets the record straight. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • A Toast to Toast

    A Toast to Toast
    Dec 30 2025
    Raise a glass to browned bread ... now you're toast! X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • All the Rage Bait

    All the Rage Bait
    Dec 23 2025
    Oxford English Dictionary editor Fiona McPherson talks to Mike Vuolo about the terms that caught her attention in 2025. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

    The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
    Dec 9 2025
    Author John Koenig talks about inventing words for those subtle emotions that hitherto had no name. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • 6 7: Everything You Don't Know About the Word of the Year

    6 7: Everything You Don't Know About the Word of the Year
    Dec 2 2025
    Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield join Mike Pesca of The Gist to talk about the long, strange journey of 6 7, from rapper Skrilla to the basketball court, from the classroom to the Word of the Year. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • Gobbledygook Explained

    Gobbledygook Explained
    Nov 18 2025
    Gobbledygook sounds like one of those words that somebody just made up — so is it? X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Gen Alpha Thinks You're Cringe

    Gen Alpha Thinks You're Cringe
    Oct 28 2025
    Our parents were cringe-inducing but we're just cringe. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValleylley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins