Fifty Words For Snow

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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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Ep 59 Puerto Rican Play: Gufear and Chinchorrear

Jan 8th, 2026 8:07 PM

Maggie and Emily learn the Puerto Rican Spanish words gufear and chinchorrear and speak to Nerys Miller-Baynham about the fictional Welsh saint, Saint Toiletai. Poem by Maggie: One Day.

Ep 58 The New Year's Episode: German Umwelt

Jan 1st, 2026 7:38 PM

Maggie and Emily learn the German word umvelt from philosopher/Biblical scholar Jared Byas. Poem by Emily: The Umvelt of the Human Animal.

Ep 57 The Christmas Episode: Portuguese Muvuca

Dec 25th, 2025 6:40 PM

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.

Ep 56 French Flair part 2 - Spleen and Yaourter

Dec 18th, 2025 9:10 PM

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.

Ep 55 French Flair: retrouvailles and l'esprit d'escalier

Dec 11th, 2025 6:53 PM

Maggie and Emily learn the French words rretrouvailles and l'esprit d'escalier from Parisian English and French teacher Luc Lewitanski. Then they put the word "banter" on trial. Poem by Maggie: L'esprit d'escalier.

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