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Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
Toute l'actualité en temps réel avec Europe 1
Europe 1
The Secret Teachings
Ryan Gable
Sunstone Mormon History Podcast
Sunstone
Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories
Indiana Historical Society
Sleep Documentaries
Sleep Documentaries
Calming History
Calming History
Harold's Old Time Radio
Harolds Old Time Radio
The Partial Historians
The Partial Historians
New Books in British Studies
Marshall Poe
New Books in History
Marshall Poe
Move Forth With Grace: A Discipleship for Women
Angela Grace Forth
The Brion McClanahan Show
The Brion McClanahan Show
American Revolution Podcast
Michael Troy
New Books in Intellectual History
New Books Network
The Archaeology Podcast Network Feed
The Archaeology Podcast Network
P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution
Professor Nick Giordano | Conservative Political Analyst & Commentator
Making Gay History
sara.burningham@gmail.com
Princeton UP Ideas Podcast
New Books Network
Quinto Evangelista & Giovanni 8:32
Giovanni 8:32
Multipolarity
Multipolarity
American History Hit
History Hit
On Brand with Jon and Marisa
PodcastOne
The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast
The Archaeology Podcast Network
Pete & Gary's Military History
Peter Hart
Destination Terror
Eeriecast Network
World War II with Tom Hanks
The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy
Polska na ucho
Michał Poklękowski
Already Gone Podcast
Nina Innsted
Christian History Almanac
1517 Podcasts
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
Gary Arndt
One Decision
Listen Now Media
歴史を紐解く！聞き流し偉人伝
ナスとカイ
It's a History Podcast
Madison Schmidt
The Culture of Cloth
Veronica Tucker
Gunsmoke - Tales of the West
John Meston
The Falcon Radio
Dougall & Bennett
History
Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
How does an artist use a 'donkey'? What does 'Mona Lisa' actually mean? Who is the "dada" in Dadaism? Rob and Jess are explaining word origins from the art world in the latest Words Unravelled, exploring artists, artwork...
Rob and Jess are exploring deceptive words in other languages, like French, German and Spanish. So-called 'false friends' look familiar to English speakers but mean something very different. Watch this episode to avoid a...
Why is it called "Rock and Roll"? Who came up with "The Beatles"? Which bands took their names from literature? Rob and Jess are answering all manner of musical etymological question in this off-beat episode of Words Unr...
¡Hablas más español de lo que crees! You speak more Spanish than you think! In this episode, Rob and Jess are exploring the Spanish words that have entered English both sides of the Atlantic.🤠 Which words entered English...
Let's explore the mysteries of our weird alphabet. Rob and Jess are joined by Danny Bate, author of Why Q Needs U, to discuss where our letters came from and why they make the noises they make.🅰️ How was A originally an ...
Rob and Jess are guffawing their way through a world of comedic words. 🎭 What does 'comedy' literally mean?🤡 Who should you hit with a 'slapstick'?🥄 What was a spoof? (It's not a type of spoon)These questions answered, a...
Rob and Jess are exploring the Arabic words hiding in English.🛜 Who was the original ‘algorithm’ named after?🥷 How did ‘assassins’ get their name?🔢 Why does English use Arabic numerals?These questions answered, and many ...
This episode is all in the mind, as Rob and Jess explore the origins of psychological terms.💕 What did Oedipus doe to his mother?🛋️ What did Sigmund Freud actually believe?😳 What is "catagelaphobia"?🥼 Why has "therapy sp...
Rob and Jess are touring the world and translating the names of popular foods.🍝 What does "chow mein" mean?👅 Which pasta is "little tongues"?🌭 What is a Frankfurter called in Frankfurt?These curious culinary questions an...
Rob and Jess explore the origins of common sayings in another episode dedicated to the stories behind idioms.🐟 What was the first "red herring"?🪿 Is there a goose in a "wild goose chase"?👮 Why is prison called "up the ri...
What's in a names? Jess and Rob are exploring why major cities are called what they're called and what their names literally mean.🇩🇪 Why does BERLIN mean 'swamp'?🇯🇵 Why are KYOTO and TOKYO anagrams?🇿🇦 Who is the Johannes...
Rob and Jess are engaged in another transatlantic war of words, pitting their British and American accents against one another.🍽️ Why do Brits eat their entrees first?👰🏽 Why do Americans pronounce "merry", "marry" and "M...
Rob and Jess are joined by the brilliant John McWhorter to discuss words you're not allowed to use. Professor McWhorter has written extensively about taboos, slurs and profanities and brings his unparalleled expertise on...
What does IKEA mean? What language is Häagen-Dasz? Who came up with the name Adidas? Why is Danone spelled Dannon in the US? These questions answered, and many more, as Jess and Rob explore the origins of brand names.Enj...
Jess and Rob are digging into the origins of the words behind some of history’s biggest ideas – from stoicism and cynicism to logic, ethics, and metaphysics. Along the way, they trace how ancient Greek schools of thought...
Jess and Rob are discussing "the shaking of the sheets". Join them to explore the origins of words for 'doing it' and a host of historic terms for firkytoodling, quiffing and dancing Moll Peatley's Jig. Welcome to a very...
Why doesn't English have a word for someone who is alive? Or a general term for your aunties and uncles? Should we bring back the word 'uhtceare' from Old English or steal 'Torschlusspanik' from German?Rob and Jess answe...
Is necessity the mother of invention? NO! Latin is, etymologically speaking. That's just one of many revelations as Jess and Rob investigates words for innovations.🛗 Could you 'escalate' something before the escalator?🍞 ...
Rob and Jess are touring the US and the UK in search of the most interesting city name origin stories.💨 Does 'Chicago' have anything to do with wind?🗽 Is New York actually named after York?🚇 Does anyone know what 'London...
Rob and Jess are going deep undercover to unearth the origins of words from the word of espionage.🕵️♀️ What's the difference between a SPY, and ASSET, and an AGENT?🔍 What does ESPIONAGE literally mean?🇬🇧 Was there ever ...
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