en clair: forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, and more

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S02E11 - The Imitation Gaime (voice only) Apr 01, 2025

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It's a special story for a special day. This little bonus episode was made in around two hours, which may or may not give you pause for thought. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tG

S02E11 - The Imitation Gaime Apr 01, 2025

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S02E10 - Bot or Not (voice only) Oct 19, 2024

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Can you tell your real individual from your robot agent? In the ultimate game of Bot or Not, would you stake $26m of your own money on it? en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-tt

S02E10 - Bot or Not Oct 19, 2024

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S02E08 - Slowburn Shakespeare, Park 6 of 6 (voice only) Aug 01, 2021

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Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? This final episode in this slowburn mini-series looks at one of the highest profile efforts to set down an authoritative answer - and all the questions it raised. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tN

S02E08 - Slowburn Shakespeare, Part 6 of 6 Aug 01, 2021

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S02E07 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 5 of 6 (voice only) Jul 01, 2021

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Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 5 of this slowburn mini-series pitches the computational linguists against the forensic linguists in an effort to determine whether either side can work out who wrote Shakespeare. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dV

S02E07 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 5 of 6 Jul 01, 2021

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S02E06 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 4 of 6 (voice only) Jun 01, 2021

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Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq

S02E06 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 4 of 6 Jun 01, 2021

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