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What is language actually good for?
Nick Enfield and Michael Rosen on language being good for lawyers but bad for scientists.
Nathan Filer on the ways we talk about mental health
Nathan talks with Michael about words we use when talking about mental health.
Weather Words
The many different ways we use to talk about the weather
The language we use about children in care
Adoptive parent Margaret Reynolds talks about the language used around children in care
3 Ways to Speak English
Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.
The Language of Sci-Fi
Michael Rosen explores how the vocabulary of sci-fi has entered everyday speech.
Talking to Computers
Michael Rosen talks to Lane Greene about advances in language technologies.
John McWhorter on Language
John McWhorter, author and linguist at Columbia University, joins Michael Rosen.
Dropping the Mic and Jumping the Shark: Where Do Modern Idioms Come From?
Michael Rosen talks to Dr Gareth Carrol about the surprising origins of modern idioms.
Remembering Mother Tongues
Michael Rosen asks Julie Sedivy about what happens when we lose our first language.
