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**Slate Debates**

A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You’ll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most.

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Let's Do Lunch Oct 16, 2019

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Come table-hopping as we discuss the linguistic quirks of some mealtime terms.

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How to Think Like a Linguist Oct 01, 2019

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Never mind those 26 letters—the English language has 44 unique sounds.

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Has English Gotten Less Complex? Sep 17, 2019

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English has shed many of its nuances over the centuries. Take pronouns, for example.

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S#!t, Hell and Darn Sep 03, 2019

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Curse words can reveal a lot about language. S#!t, hell and darn, to name three, contain countless linguistic lessons.

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This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages Aug 19, 2019

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From Madagascar to Easter Island, Austronesian tongues traveled far and wide with early seafarers.

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Language vs. Dialect Aug 06, 2019

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The difference between a language and a dialect is mostly meaningless and entirely political.

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The Internet Loves the Exclamation Point!! Jul 23, 2019

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A conversation with linguist Gretchen McCulloch about her new book, Because Internet.

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Why Is "Ph" Pronounced That Way? Jul 09, 2019

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Why is ph pronounced that way? The answer is positively phantastic.

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Does Language Affect Thought? Jun 25, 2019

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We revisit the popular notion that our language helps shapes our worldview.

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A Fleeting Glance Jun 11, 2019

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The word transient reveals some enduring patterns in English pronunciation and etymology.

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