Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
Jackie Kay on the Scots language
Jackie Kay has written a book in Scots and tells Michael about her love of the language.
The Language of Genetics
Adam Rutherford joins Michael to unpick the knotty language we use to talk about genetics.
Susie Dent's World of Words
Susie Dent joins Michael to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and languages.
Social media language
How language is used on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X.
How Animals Talk
Michael hears about how animals communicate, and why, from zoologist Arik Kershenbaum.
A Poet Writing in Three Languages
Poet Nabeela Ahmed on being multilingual.
Fine Distinctions
Eli Burnstein talks about fine distinctions between words.
Former astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield on the language of Space exploration
The Canadian former astronaut and author talks about communicating Space
The words we use about getting older and why they matter
How we talk about getting older can affect how we age. Michael hears from Dr Lucy Pollock.
How babies learn language
Professor Julian Pine on how babies learn language.
