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LV: Remastered

Do you pine for the past? Before John, before even Booksmart, there was Mike and Bob. Now, for subscribers only, embrace the nostalgia of the very first episodes of Lexicon Valley — remastered for your aural enjoyment.

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Happy Days Are Here Listen now | Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss what it means to be happy, both lexicographically and philosophically.

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Dec 2, 2021

EPISODE 10: When Being Done Replaced Doing Listen now | Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the most significant change to the English language that you've never heard of.

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Dec 2, 2021

EPISODE 9: One Giant Leap for Humanity Listen now | Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the he said/she said of the epicene pronoun.

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Dec 2, 2021

EPISODE 8: And May He Be a Masculine Bridge Listen now | Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss how a simple quirk of grammar may affect the way we think.

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Dec 2, 2021

EPISODE 7: When Nouns Grew Genitals Listen now | Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss what it means for language to have gender.

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Dec 2, 2021

EPISODE 6: A Needle Pulling Thread Listen now | Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the big ambitions of the little word "so."

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Dec 2, 2021

EPISODE 5: A Meditation on Scrabble Listen now | Mike Vuolo talks to Word Freak author Stefan Fatsis about the nature of language in Scrabble.

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Dec 2, 2021

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