Fifty Words For Snow

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.
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Episodes
  • Ep. 3 German Gems: Waldensemkeit, Torschlusspanik, and Kaputreparium

    Ep. 3 German Gems: Waldensemkeit, Torschlusspanik, and Kaputreparium
    Sep 26 2024
    Maggie and Emily explore the German words torschlusspanik, waldensemkeit, and kaputreparium with linguist Charley Rowe and native German speaker Merle Emrich. They put the word “mine” on trial with judge Jim Vallely and coin the word “torschlusspresence.” Poem by Maggie “Nothing at All.”
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    38 mins
  • Ep. 2 Japanese Jewels: Wabi Sabi and Shoshin

    Ep. 2 Japanese Jewels: Wabi Sabi and Shoshin
    Sep 19 2024
    Maggie and Emily explore the Japanese words wabi sabi and shoshin with native Japanese speaker Taka Tora in Tokyo. They put the word “should” or trial with judge Matt Vern and coin the words “winblunder” and “loomingloss.” Poem by Emily “A Japanese View of Love.”
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    36 mins
  • Preview: Maggie and Emily's Mission

    Preview: Maggie and Emily's Mission
    Sep 5 2024
    Our mission.
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    7 mins

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