Otherwords

Otherwords (2021)


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  • First Air Date: 2021-03-24
  • Last Air Date: 2024-09-19
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 35
  • Status: Returning Series
  • Episode Runtime: 8 min.
  • Network: PBS Digital Studios

Summary

Digs deep into the quintessential human trait of language to find the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective into what it means to be human.

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Otherwords Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2021-03-24
41 Episodes

Otherwords Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 2021Episode 1The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster' min
Season 2021Episode 2What's the Longest Word? min
Season 2021Episode 3From Alan Turing to GPT-3: The Evolution of Computer Speech min
Season 2021Episode 4What People Get Wrong About African-American English min
Season 2021Episode 5Popular Words Invented by Authors min
Season 2021Episode 660 Euphemisms for Death! min
Season 2022Episode 1Is Swearing Good for Your Brain? min
Season 2022Episode 2Snowclones and Clichés and Memes, Oh My! min
Season 2022Episode 3The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling min
Season 2022Episode 4Pronouns: Little Words That Say A Lot min
Season 2022Episode 5A Controversial Theory About Gossip min
Season 2022Episode 6Foreign Words We Need in English min
Season 2022Episode 7Is Bilingualism a Superpower? min
Season 2022Episode 8The Stories Behind Food Names min
Season 2022Episode 9Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop min
Season 2022Episode 10Why Sign Language Was Banned in America min
Season 2023Episode 1How Brands Ruin Slang min
Season 2023Episode 2Is "R" a Vowel? min
Season 2023Episode 3Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names min
Season 2023Episode 4How English Took Over the World min
Season 2023Episode 5The Weird History of Invented Languages min
Season 2023Episode 6How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages min
Season 2023Episode 7What Brain Damage Reveals About Language min
Season 2023Episode 8Why Does Texting Feel Different From Talking? min
Season 2023Episode 9How the Colors Got Their Names min
Season 2023Episode 10The Most Extreme Place Names min
Season 2024Episode 1How Language Nerds Solve Crimes9 min
Season 2024Episode 2Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?9 min
Season 2024Episode 3Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?8 min
Season 2024Episode 4Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?9 min
Season 2024Episode 5Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion?7 min
Season 2024Episode 6How Cults Use Language to Control11 min
Season 2024Episode 7Is Body Language Really A Language?9 min
Season 2024Episode 8Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon?8 min
Season 2024Episode 9A Brief History of the Reading Wars?9 min
Season 2024Episode 10Is English a Creole?7 min
Season 2024Episode 11Is Bluey Giving Your Kid Australian Accent6 min
Season 2025Episode 1How Your Body Parts Got Their Names min
Season 2025Episode 2How Languages Die min
Season 2025Episode 3Why NO and NOT Are Not Words That Never Get Confusing min
Season 2025Episode 4The Smackdown Debate Over Universal Grammar min

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