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Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

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Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Wednesday, April 22.

A podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

100 episodes • 0 archived •

135: Linguistic Illusions (with Dan Parker)

April 3

April 3

2h 8m

134: True Colour (with Kory Stamper)

March 13

March 13

2h 21m

133: Why We Talk Funny (with Valerie Fridland)

February 26

February 26

2h 27m

132: WotY 2025, the Final Word (with Kelly Wright)

February 17

February 17

1h 29m

131: Words of the Week of the Year 2025 (live with friends)

Dec 20, 2025

Dec 20, 2025

1h 31m

130: Back to the FTR (with Séan Roberts, Cole Robertson, and Annemarie Verkerk)

Dec 6, 2025

Dec 6, 2025

2h 53m

129: They Started It: Children and Language Evolution (with Madeleine Beekman)

Nov 19, 2025

Nov 19, 2025

2h 25m

128: Across the Universe (with Natan Last)

Oct 22, 2025

Oct 22, 2025

2h 7m

127: Oh (with Maia Chao, Kelly Wright, and Caitlin Green)

Oct 10, 2025

Oct 10, 2025

2h 15m

125: Friends With Words (live with Martha Barnette and friends)

Sep 12, 2025

Sep 12, 2025

1h 31m

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