Welcome back to episode 62, everybody! It's time to get REAL NERDY and examine some language isolates. Let's go on a trip around the world to learn about Burushaski in Pakistan and India, Mapuche in Chile and Argentina, and -- of course -- Basque in Spain and a bit of France. We'll explore the culture … Continue reading Episode 62: Amazing Language Isolates
Not so secret anymore, are they, eh? Well, unless you actually want to learn them. No, we are not including Pig Latin, that doesn't count.
Tune in with your friends and guess what animals make the sounds in different languages!
Mental illness is something we would normally think of as an internal process, but it is actually an expression of our internal processes reacting with our environment. Naturally, culture plays a role.
Languages change all the time from lots of different forces, and one of those forces is migration! Let's talk about it.
We talk about the importance of German culture and history, and cover everything else from where to go and what to do to food to try and budget tips.
Did you ever think that a sport would involve war ships, goat carcasses, cutting wood, or trying to complete a play in one breath? These are just a few of the crazy things we learned this week.
The Basque culture and language are super unique. After exploring some of the culture, we get a little wild with the language and its grammatical structure.
Stay tuned for the bloopers after our outro, guys! Whether you are a Millenial, Boomer, Gen X-er, or even Post-millenial, you are sure to have noticed the tension between Millenials and Baby Boomers. Between these two generations there is a cultural gap, and one that seems larger than many other generational gaps due to rapid … Continue reading Episode 41: Millennials vs. Baby Boomers
(Patrice has a bit of mic trouble around 9 minutes in, but stay tuned -- this episode is a doozy!) If you're anything like us, you had no clue there were over 50 whistling languages! Maybe you don't even know what is meant by "whistling language," but don't fret! In this episode we talk about … Continue reading Episode 40: Whistling Languages