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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
  • Rerun of Episode 12 Words From Italian Language: Scarpetta and Spaghettata

    Rerun of Episode 12 Words From Italian Language: Scarpetta and Spaghettata
    Feb 26 2026
    A linguistc expedition into brave new words. Maggie and Emily learn the Farsi words taarof and khaste nabashid with native speaker Navid Naderi Alizadeh and put the term “happy birthday” on linguistic trial. Poem by Emily: Taarof.
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    30 mins
  • Rerun of Ep 11: Words from Farsi Language: Taarof and Khaste Nabashid

    Rerun of Ep 11: Words from Farsi Language: Taarof and Khaste Nabashid
    Feb 19 2026
    A linguistic exploration into brave new words. In this rerun of episode 11, Maggie and Emily learn the Farsi words taarof and khaste nabashid with native speaker Navid Naderi Alizadeh and put the term “happy birthday” on linguistic trial. Poem by Emily: Taarof.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 64 The Valentine's Episode: Love on Trial

    Ep 64 The Valentine's Episode: Love on Trial
    Feb 12 2026
    Maggie and Emily revisit the Sanskrit word mudita with Katherine Senshin Griffith and the Chinese word guimi 閨蜜 with Shen Zhong. Then, they put the word "love" on trial with judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Maggie: The First Year Without Love.
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    34 mins
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