Word of Mouth Episodes Episode guide
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Lane Greene on Editing
Economist Johnson language columnist Lane Greene talks to Michael Rosen and Laura Wright.
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Give 'em an inch... imperial and metric
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright talk to Rob Eastaway about imperial and metric measurements
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Stephen Fry and Michael Rosen talk language
Stephen Fry talks to presenter Michael Rosen about their mutual obsession with language.
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Shop Names
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the history behind and wordplay used in shop names.
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How to talk like a Samaritan
Michael Rosen talks to the Samaritans about how language can help people in crisis.
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The Words That Saved Me
Sally Bayley talks to Michael Rosen about how words came to her rescue during childhood.
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Me, Myself & AI
Michael is joined by Tom Hewitson, conversation designer for the likes of Siri and Alexa.
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Naming Emotions
Michael Rosen talks to Tiffany Watt Smith about the words we use to describe our emotions.
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Not My Type
How do fonts change the meaning of a message? Michael Rosen is joined by Sarah Hyndman.
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Words Apart
Michael Rosen asks if we are living through a crisis of language in public debate.
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Haggard Hawks
Michael Rosen is joined by Paul Anthony Jones of popular etymology blog Haggard Hawks.
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Language and Gender Identity
Michael Rosen talks language and gender identity with CN Lester, author of Trans Like Me.
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Naming Diseases
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright explore how diseases are named.
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Best wishes, kind regards or none of the above?
Best wishes or kind regards? What is the new etiquette for written communication?
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Michael Gets Voice Training
Vocal coaches Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher give Michael Rosen a thorough workout.
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Hello! Is it me you're looking for? - The art of greetings
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright start a new series with hellos and greetings.
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Pub Names
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright explain how pubs got their names.
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Language and Our Genes with Dr Steve Jones
Michael Rosen talks to Steve Jones about language and our genes.
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Wild Words
Robert Macfarlane tells Michael Rosen about his 'word-hoard' of endangered nature words.
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Autism and Communication
Michael Rosen finds out what can be learnt about communication from people with autism.
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Are we all speaking football?
Lifelong Arsenal supporter Michael Rosen talks football cliches with Adam Hurrey.
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Malorie Blackman on Language
Malorie Blackman, author of Noughts and Crosses, talks in depth to Michael Rosen.
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Eat My Words: How to Describe Food Flavours
Michael Rosen asks Andi Oliver and Niki Segnit how they describe the flavours of food.
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David Walliams on writing for children
David Walliams talks to Michael Rosen about writing children's books.
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Game On: The Language of Video Games
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright find out how video games influence language.
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The Postbag Edition
Michael Rosen answers listeners' language queries from the Word of Mouth inbox and postbag
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Cucks, snowflakes and virtue signalling: the new US political lexicon
Michael Rosen asks George Lakoff about the new political words coming out of the US now.
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Jacqueline Wilson talks to Michael Rosen about language
Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson talks to Michael Rosen about her love of language.
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How Countries Got Their Names
Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright find out how countries got their names.
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Frenchified: The Influence of French on English
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright find out how much of English comes from French roots.
