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Dispatches from a not so dead language. Hosted by Darach O'Séaghdha.
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159: #159 | Swear It All Over Again: Megan Figueroa & the Politics of Expletives
You may have see promos for Nicholas Cage's new show on Netflix all about swear words. Well, we had the idea first. While Darach was slaving over Christmas dinner, Peadar and Gearóidín sat down with Dr. Megan Figueroa from the Vocal Fries Podcast to discu...
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The Angels' Share (Teaser)
As we take a break for Christmas and New Year, please enjoy this bonus clip from our recent Patreon discussion on all things Irish whiskey. For the full video and mo...
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158: #158 | 2020 Hindsight: MoFo Seasonal End Of Year Review
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Not much if you've been in lockdown, lad! Go easy on yourself and remember that getting this far has been an achiev...
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157: #157 | Focal Point : Ireland's Word of the Year 2020
As December staggers towards the manhole of time and we all wait for it to fall in, a lot of linguistically minded people around the world consider what the word of ...
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156: #156 | Passing Irish: Performed Identity Through Language
Multinational companies like to appear somewhat local in each of the countries they are present in. This can take many forms, especially in the advertising that the ...
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155: #155 | Ochtó Bliain Ag Fás: Tomás Kenny & Kenny's Bookshop
Bookshops and their proprietors thrive on browsers, on customers asking for recommendations,on book launches and on all the little interactions which the pandemic ...
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