Welcome to Drunk on Language! 

Here in this space, we get some alcohol and a book, usually, and talk about language.  In this episode, we unpack and analyze the book Polyglot (1970) by Dr. Kató Lomb, and take some tips from one of the 20th century's most accomplished interpreters.  In the book, she reveals her personal strategies that helped her master 16 languages.

Your host today is Professor H. The squirrels that robbed me this morning left the beer, but took the last 4 letters of my name.  A search party has been sent out.

Episode 1: In which your host, full of beer and chocolate, reads a decades-old linguistics book, in a sweaty room in the Balkans with the AC cranked up

Thank you to my inspirations, including: Drunk History, Paulaner Munchner Hell, Cheleando con Mextalki, and the Game of Thrones Abridged podcast.

''Polyglot'' by Kató Lomb: A Shrewd Analysis, Chapters 1-4 (Episode 1/egy, Drunk on Language)

In this episode, we again unpack and analyze the book Polyglot: How I Learn Languages (1970) by Dr. Kató Lomb, and take some tips from one of the 20th century's most accomplished interpreters. In Chapters 7 and 8, Dr. Lomb reveals more about how she learned and used 16 different languages!  

Lomb emphasizes the power of reading.

Your host today is Professor H. The squirrels remain at large.

Episode 2: In which your host, full of beer and cevapi​/ћевап​и, reads a book written by someone way smarter than him.

''Polyglot'' by Kató Lomb: A Shrewd Analysis,Chapters 7-8 (Episode 2/kettő Drunk on Language)

A totally sober, shrewd, surgical look at a linguistic book, Polyglot: How I learn Languages (1970) by Kató Lomb.  In this episode, we look at confidence, dictionaries, the intersection of fences and asses, as well as men's vs women's language.  

Your host today is Professor H**r*.. The squirrels remain at large, but the letter R was found abandoned in a storm drain.

Episode 3: In which your host, full of Mike's Hard and industrial chocolate, reads a book written by someone way smarter than him.

Hungry for Languages, analysis of Dr. Kato Lomb interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKf1eoK9Ts

''Polyglot'' by Kató Lomb: A Shrewd Analysis, Book's End (Episode 3/három, Drunk on Language)

A totally sober, surgical look at a linguistic book.  No Tangents, of course. 

Just kidding.  In this episode, we look at Esperanto, universal languages, and unfinished construction projects.   Your host today is Professor H*mr*.  Several furry rascals were apprehended while surfing down I-75  atop the letter M.

The Bridge Tongues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP1UjCb0J1g

Your Esperanto Lesson for today: 1 2 3 4= unu, du, tri, kvar.  Thanks for listening to Episode Kvar :)

Episode 4: In which your host, Founder's IPA in hand, sips deep of a new book.

''The Story of English'' by Phillip Gooden.  Universal Language (Episode 4/kvar, Drunk on Language)

A precise, surgical look at a linguistic history book. No Tangents.  Rum in hand, your host brings you a thousand years of history in a few minutes.

Your host today is Professor Hamrd.   He has at last recovered his full name from the furry grip of the thieving squirrels.

Today's  episode was heavily influenced by Bacardi Gold: Ron Superior.  Gracias a la gente amable de Cuba y Puerto Rico.

''The Story of English'' by Phillip Gooden. Old English: Decades Under the Influence (Episode 5/fīf)

Your host Professor Hamrd brings you another episode of Drunk on Language.  This time, we cover what the heck happened to the written form of English, and why millions of kids are tortured with spelling bees each year.

''The Story of English'' by Phillip Gooden.  Dr. Johnson's Dictionary (Episode 6/siex)

Perhaps no made-up language has generated as much interest in the 21st century as Valyrian and Dothraki, from the Ice and Fire series of books by American author George R.R. Martin.    Valyrian languages are the topic of this episode, the Season 1 finale of Drunk on Language.

Game of Thrones brought Dothraki to life through Jason Mamoa's performance, becoming unforgettable.   House of the Dragon Season 1 did much the same for High Valyrian, with Matt Smith and Milly Alcock putting their all into the dragonlord tongue.

House of the Dragon Season 2 will drop soon, and herein we take a look at what all those dragonlords are saying.  Valyrian is quite comparable to Latin, and that's an intentional decision by George.  Learn more about why on this podcast.

High Valyrian, a shrewd analysis (Episode 7/sīkuda) (Season 1 finale)

We have fun with language here.  If you accidentally learn something, we're sorry.

My influences and inspirations include: Nativlang, Drunk History, Langfocus, Game of Thrones Abridged, My Drunk Kitchen, and Mextalki.
The men in my life: Jim Beam, Jack Daniel, Jose Cuervo, the Kunstmanns, Captain Morgan, Mike and his ''Hard Lemonade''.      

And Brendon Urie.

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