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Fifty Words For Snow

Fifty Words For Snow

Written by: Maggie Rowe and Emily Garces
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 A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.Copyright Maggie Rowe Foreign Language Audiobooks Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep 58 The New Year's Episode: German Umvelt

    Ep 58 The New Year's Episode: German Umvelt
    Jan 1 2026
    Maggie and Emily learn the German word umvelt from philospher/Biblical scholar Jared Byas. Poem by Emily: The Umvelt of the Human Animal.
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    36 mins
  • Ep 57 The Christmas Episode: Portuguese Muvuca

    Ep 57 The Christmas Episode: Portuguese Muvuca
    Dec 25 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the Portuguese word muvuca from Kika Mousse and put the term "safe space" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: Muvuca.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 56 French Flair part 2 - Spleen and Yaourter

    Ep 56 French Flair part 2 - Spleen and Yaourter
    Dec 18 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the French words spleen and yaourter from Luc Lewitanski and the AI term hopium from C. Brian Smith. Poem by Emily: Spleen.
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    29 mins
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