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
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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2021 | Episode 1 | The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster' | 2021-03-24 | min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 2 | What's the Longest Word? | 2021-04-14 | min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 3 | From Alan Turing to GPT-3: The Evolution of Computer Speech | 2021-05-05 | min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 4 | What People Get Wrong About African-American English | 2021-06-16 | min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 5 | Popular Words Invented by Authors | 2021-07-28 | min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 6 | 60 Euphemisms for Death! | 2021-09-20 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 1 | Is Swearing Good for Your Brain? | 2022-01-20 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 2 | Snowclones and Clichés and Memes, Oh My! | 2022-02-24 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 3 | The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling | 2022-03-24 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 4 | Pronouns: Little Words That Say A Lot | 2022-04-21 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 5 | A Controversial Theory About Gossip | 2022-05-26 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 6 | Foreign Words We Need in English | 2022-06-23 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 7 | Is Bilingualism a Superpower? | 2022-07-28 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 8 | The Stories Behind Food Names | 2022-08-25 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 9 | Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop | 2022-09-22 | min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 10 | Why Sign Language Was Banned in America | 2022-10-27 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 1 | How Brands Ruin Slang | 2023-01-26 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 2 | Is "R" a Vowel? | 2023-02-23 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 3 | Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names | 2023-03-23 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 4 | How English Took Over the World | 2023-04-20 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 5 | The Weird History of Invented Languages | 2023-05-25 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 6 | How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages | 2023-06-22 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 7 | What Brain Damage Reveals About Language | 2023-07-27 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 8 | Why Does Texting Feel Different From Talking? | 2023-08-24 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 9 | How the Colors Got Their Names | 2023-09-21 | min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 10 | The Most Extreme Place Names | 2023-10-19 | min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 1 | How Language Nerds Solve Crimes | 2024-01-25 | 9 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 2 | Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | 2024-02-22 | 9 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 3 | Is the Southern Accent Disappearing? | 2024-03-21 | 8 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 4 | Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | 2024-04-25 | 9 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 5 | Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion? | 2024-05-30 | 7 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 6 | How Cults Use Language to Control | 2024-06-20 | 11 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 7 | Is Body Language Really A Language? | 2024-07-25 | 9 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 8 | Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon? | 2024-08-22 | 8 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 9 | A Brief History of the Reading Wars? | 2024-09-19 | 9 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 10 | Is English a Creole? | 2024-10-31 | 7 min |
| Season 2024 | Episode 11 | Is Bluey Giving Your Kid Australian Accent | 2024-11-21 | 6 min |
| Season 2025 | Episode 1 | How Your Body Parts Got Their Names | 2025-01-30 | min |
| Season 2025 | Episode 2 | How Languages Die | 2025-02-27 | min |